Dima_zel/Getty Images It’s been more than two years since Boeing’s Starliner last took a trip to space, and NASA is finally ready to talk about when the spacecraft will again escape Earth’s clutches. According to the latest update from the agency and Boeing, the next flight for Starliner could happen as early as December 2026Continue Reading
Astronauts, from left, Joshua Kutryk, of Canada, pilot Luke Delaney, commander Jessica Watkins and Cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov, of Russia leave the Operations and Checkout Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. Terry Renna/AP Photo/Terry Renna CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts pulled up at the International SpaceContinue Reading
The beta release of Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stringray) is now available for download – a week later than planned. Ubuntu 26.10 Beta runs on the Linux 7.3 kernel (release candidate) and ships the GNOME 51 desktop. Lower-level changes include a complete set of Rust core utilities and better handling ofContinue Reading
Tech writers seem hugely excited at news that new Apple CEO John Ternus intends to launch a wave of new products, presumably because we’ll get to fill our feeds waxing lyrical about all the new things. But what does it mean when a company known for a few great products beginsContinue Reading
Gabriel Horcasitas’ conviction for manslaughter stands but he will be resentenced., Gabriel Horcasitas’ conviction for manslaughter stands but he will be resentenced., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Flock Safety has faced growing scrutiny amid reports that police officers abused the technology., Flock Safety has faced growing scrutiny amid reports that police officers abused the technology., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
yt-dlp has over 195,000 stars on GitHub, supports thousands of platforms, and is actively maintained by a global developer community. Unfortunately, the IFPI would like to see it on the EU’s piracy watchlist. Just so you know, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) represents around 8,000 music labelsContinue Reading
Canonical is moving Ubuntu’s kernel update cycle from four weeks to two, with the expected result being a kernel release landing every week due to cycle overlap. They did this because AI-assisted vulnerability hunting is causing CVEs to land faster than the old timeline could respond to. They have alsoContinue Reading
Learn about the key feature sets of GNOME 50 desktop environment. A fresh release of GNOME 50 “Tokyo” landed on March 18, 2026. This version brings solid improvements in parental controls, accessibility, file management, and display technologies. It marks a big step forward for families, assistive tech users, and everydayContinue Reading
The Airbus A380 is often portrayed as the ultimate symbol of commercial aviation excess, a double-decker giant complete with onboard bars, shower spas, and hundreds of passengers crossing continents in a single flight. However, for Emirates, the world’s largest A380 operator, the aircraft is less a luxury showcase than aContinue Reading
Air Canada is the largest airline in Canada by fleet size and passengers carried, and it plays a major role in connecting the country with the rest of the world. The airline has been expanding its international network and is set to start 31 new international routes from October onward,Continue Reading
As London’s key decision-makers handle the transition to net-zero, the capital’s fleet managers and executive drivers are navigating the journey to zero-emissions motoring, writes Tim Barnes-Clay. Even though electric vehicles (EVs) haven’t been around for long, the market already feels overwhelmingly crowded. That’s especially true after the recent avalanche of Chinese brands entering the UK…Continue Reading
Ubuntu 26.10 includes a Rust-based OpenPGP implementation, with plans to phase out GnuPG in a future release. Sequoia PGP is part of the default seed, with the rust-sequoia-sq package in the main repository, officially supported by Canonical. It’s said to provide a “modern, and memory-safe” reimplementation of the OpenPGP cryptographicContinue Reading