gnome-51:-best-new-features

We round up the best new features of GNOME 51 desktop environments. GNOME 51 brings a calmer, more practical desktop. One of the major highlights is smoother motion under load. Mutter’s reworked frame scheduling and screen frame delivery help animations stay smooth when the system is busy. Screen recording isContinue Reading

ubuntu-26.10-ships-with-rust-based-openpgp-tooling

Ubuntu 26.10 ships with a Rust-based OpenPGP implementation ahead of plans to phase out GnuPG in a future release. Sequoia PGP is included in the default seed (i.e., preinstalled) for the ‘Stonking Stingray’, and Canonical has moved the rust-sequoia-sq package to the main repo in order to provide official supportContinue Reading

how-meta-stumbled-onto-a-winning-ai-strategy

We’re on the brink of a revolution in how people use AI. Today, people mostly use non-agentic, non-personalized, non-proactive AI tools via PC browsers and mobile apps. Very soon, I predict, most AI usage will move to agentic, personalized, and proactive AI assistants via wearables like glasses, watches, and earbuds.Continue Reading

us-ftc-will-investigate-anthropic-and-openai

The US Federal Trade Commission has warned leading AI players that they will to have tighten up their acts. The agency will soon send formal demands for information to Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI companies as part of an investigation into whether they are breaking consumer protection laws. The FTCContinue Reading

f-droid’s-new-app-shows-it-isn’t-going-anywhere

Since 2010, F-Droid has been the go-to place for downloading free and open source apps for Android. Its client app is the one people interact with the most, and it has received many upgrades over the years. But now it’s time for a massive rewrite that has emerged from moreContinue Reading