Canonical is bringing thoughtful, local-first AI to Ubuntu – enhancing accessibility, enabling intelligent agents, and keeping user privacy and open source values at the core. As we move through 2026, large language models (LLMs) and AI tools have become ubiquitous across the tech industry. Adoption varies widely – some projectsContinue Reading
The OpenShot video editor is now available on the Canonical Snap Store. An official snap package of the Qt-based editing tool went live today (22 September). The new snap is already available to install via App Center on all supported Ubuntu releases, though a Deb package is carried in theContinue Reading
The 7,000 km (4,350 mile) cable, called Petal, will connect the US and France. Meta is partnering with NEC and Sumitomo Electric Industries to build it, and working with French telecommunications company Orange to coordinate the landing of the cable on the French coast. Petal will have more than doubleContinue Reading
Google’s Gemini 4 AI model is in the early days of post-training, the phase in which a base AI model is refined to behave reliably, and should be released “much earlier” than the end of this year, Google DeepMind head Koray Kavukcuoglu told The Information at its AI Agenda LiveContinue Reading
The AI revolution may eliminate some jobs, but it’s creating a huge demand for electricians, welders and other skilled trades., The AI revolution may eliminate some jobs, but it’s creating a huge demand for electricians, welders and other skilled trades., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
The agreements were part of an eight-point consensus reached during Xi’s three-day state visit to Washington, D.C., which ended Friday., The agreements were part of an eight-point consensus reached during Xi’s three-day state visit to Washington, D.C., which ended Friday., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
CATL has begun trial production on the first two lines of its new battery cell factory in Debrecen, Hungary. The trial’s purpose is to set up, optimize and validate the production equipment and manufacturing processes before series production starts. Before issuing the facility’s occupancy permit, the Hajdú-Bihar County Government OfficeContinue Reading
Five Chinese industry, research and government organizations signed a strategic cooperation agreement, launching the Anhui Rare Earth Industry Alliance. The signatories were the China Rare Earth Industry Association (CREIA), the Chinese Society of Rare Earths, the National Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Permanent Magnet Materials, the Baohe District government inContinue Reading
Pete Hegseth and The Traitor got a dubious win today: a 2-1 panel of the DC Circuit found that the designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk was not unlawful. It dismissed Anthropic’s challenge despite (1) a different court having found the exact opposite not that long ago; (2)Continue Reading
Aerial refueling is a hallmark of persistent, effective and, if need be, lethal airpower. The ability of a military to provide fuel to its aircraft midair allows its combat aircraft to remain on station to provide vital close air support. Additionally, this capability lets a nation rapidly project power acrossContinue Reading
Dutch flag carrier KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has revealed the first five routes on which it plans to deploy its brand-new Airbus A350-900 widebody twinjets from its main hub at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS). The SkyTeam member plans to put the type into service on October 30, which, according AeroRoutes,Continue Reading
Kanon Takao, Hiroto Shimizu, Yuzuki Tamukai, Taihi Kimura, M.A.O join cast of series debuting in January…Read MoreContinue Reading
Era is a new Rust-based calendar app for GNOME that describes itself as “beautiful and performant”. And you don’t need to schedule a date to try it; a beta release is available to install from Flathub. At first glance, Era looks like GNOME’s Calendar (which got a big update inContinue Reading