ubuntu-26.04-lts:-best-new-features

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS codenamed “Resolute Raccoon” brings exciting improvements in desktop experience, security, and hardware support for the next five years. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS codenamed “Resolute Raccoon” released on April 23, 2026. This is the latest long-term support release that brings solid improvements in security, desktop experience, and hardware support.Continue Reading

Xiaomi SU7 deliveries surpass 500,000 in 28.5 months

Xiaomi said cumulative deliveries of its SU7 electric sedan have surpassed 500,000 units, about 28.5 months after the model was launched. The SU7 remains the core product in Xiaomi’s expansion from consumer electronics into electric vehicles. The milestone refers specifically to the SU7 and does not include deliveries of Xiaomi’s newer YU7 SUV…Continue Reading

hyke-and-aqua-superpower-partner-to-promote-electrified-ferry-networks

Aqua superPower, a provider of marine fast charging infrastructure, and Hyke, a developer of electric passenger ferries, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to create a blueprint for electrified urban ferry networks. “As cities worldwide face increasing pressure from congestion, emissions and constrained transport infrastructure, waterways represent a largely untappedContinue Reading

Private mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope fails

Artist’s illustration of Katalyst Space Technologies’ LINK spacecraft meeting up with NASA’s Swift space telescope in Earth orbit. (Image credit: NASA) NASA is calling off the effort to save its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after a private rescue spacecraft couldn’t overcome its own problems in orbit. LINK, the specialized probe from Katalyst Space that NASAContinue Reading

gimp-is-(finally)-working-on-a-new-project-file-format

A new project file format is in the works for GIMP, as the existing one can’t handle larger, complex projects. Since 1997, the famed FOSS image editor has used the binary .xcf format to save projects so layers, effects and anything else can be edited and adjusted again – which doesn’tContinue Reading

foss-weekly-#2634:-stillos-review,-kernel-7.2-released,-pine-trouble,-beautifying-gnome,-terminal-multiplexers-and-more

LightDM 1.33.0 is out after a four-year gap, now under community maintainership rather than Canonical’s. Two new maintainers, one behind Ubuntu Cinnamon Remix and the other a long-time Fedora and openSUSE contributor, have stepped up. Nitrux has given a name to what it’s been building since dropping Plasma for HyprlandContinue Reading