Linux Mint’s next release will offer a hibernation mode, so you can close your laptop mid-session and not worry about returning to a drained battery. A new Sleep Modes page in the System Administration tool in Linux Mint 27, out this December, makes it easy to enable hibernation and ensureContinue Reading
Among a range of factors leading to a wave of tech sector layoffs in 2026 is the rapid rise of artificial intelligence and automation. Companies are reconfiguring their workforces to leverage AI for increased efficiency and reduced operating costs. This realignment and reduction is implemented even by companies reporting strongContinue Reading
Until now, Microsoft Excel has followed a strict structural rule: each cell on a worksheet can hold only a single scalar value. While you can string together text using commas or write dynamic array formulas to spill values across adjacent rows and columns, the cell itself remains a single-item container.Continue Reading
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Government lawyers told Australia’s highest court on Wednesday that a world-first ban on children younger than 16 from holding social media accounts was necessary to protect developing brains. The Australian government is fighting in the High Court two constitutional challenges to the ban that took effectContinue Reading
As Americans cast ballots Tuesday, new Google Trends data shows intense interest in the 2026 midterm elections., As Americans cast ballots Tuesday, new Google Trends data shows intense interest in the 2026 midterm elections., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Suzukawa currently planning new chapters, will start full color with 19th chapter…Read MoreContinue Reading
Fal, which hosts image, video and audio AI models for developers, raised $1.3B led by Bessemer at a $16B valuation, double its April value. Nvidia and T. Rowe Price also invested. Fal plans to spend the money on more computing power and staff. Fal, a startup that runs image…Continue Reading
The Hubble Space Telescope hovering above Earth. (Image credit: NASA) NASA is reviving discussions to rescue the Hubble Space Telescope, which is operating well but is on track to reenter Earth’s atmosphere about six years from now. The agency issued a request for information (RFI) on Oct. 29 for “in-space servicing” capabilities, which could includeContinue Reading
(Main) an illustration of collsiding stars in the early universe (Inset) A strip of Little Red Dots as seen by the JWST (Image credit: Robert Lea) New research suggests that collisions between stars in the early universe were common, which could help explain the rapid growth of supermassive black holes and the existence of strangeContinue Reading
My homelab runs on 5 machines with around 30 Docker containers. For a long time, the way I reached them was a bookmarks folder full of entries like http://100.101.12.4:8096. Tailscale took care of getting me into my network from anywhere, but once I was in, I was back to rememberingContinue Reading
Building a Fedora release means tracking an enormous amount of formal change proposals planned for each release cycle on a public Change Set page, where every entry carries an owner and a status. These proposals undergo community review and require approval from the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo), either inContinue Reading
GIMP 3.2.8 is out, the fourth maintenance update in the current stable series, which first launched in March 2026. No shiny new features ship, as fixes and fine-tuning are the primary focus. Major work is happening alongside maintenance efforts, but that work is targeted at the next major series. What’sContinue Reading
Investors back Journify’s push into the US and Europe Journify, the ad signal infrastructure company, today announced a $12 million Series A at four times its previous valuation. Al Mada Ventures led the round, co-led by returning investor Silicon Badia, with Shorooq and Bunat Ventures increasing their investment and DuContinue Reading