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The Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS hardware enablement stack (HWE) has finally hit the updates repo, bringing Linux kernel 6.17 and Mesa 25.2.7 to users on the current long-term support release. All users on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS can install this newer kernel version and updated GPU driver set as a regular softwareContinue Reading

It’s time to think about human reproduction in space, scientists urge

What will the first families in space look like? (Image credit: Denis-Art/Getty Images) As humanity moves from brief space missions toward longer stays — driven by commercial ambitions for moon bases and eventual Martian settlements — scientists are beginning to confront how the conditions of space may affect human reproduction. A new study argues thatContinue Reading

‘Textbooks will need to be updated’: Jupiter is smaller and flatter than we thought, Juno spacecraft reveals

Jupiter imaged by the Juno spacecraft, with the shadow of the massive moon Ganymede to the left. Data from Juno suggests that Jupiter is flatter than previously thought, according to a new study. (Image credit: Image data: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by Thomas Thomopoulos © CC BY) Jupiter is slightly smaller and flatter than scientists thoughtContinue Reading

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that’s turning into another potential boon for the company. The numbers released Wednesday marked Google’s third consecutive quarter of digital ad growth of more than 10% from the previousContinue Reading

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JetBrains has announced that native Wayland support will be enabled in its IntelliJ-based IDEs starting with version 2026.1, letting Linux developers work without X11 compatibility layers. Moving its development suite away from legacy X11 is necessary now that major desktop environments and distributions (including Ubuntu) only officially run on orContinue Reading