linux-app-release-roundup-(july-2026)

Check in for a roundup of the hottest Linux app release that landed in July 2026 (and not just hot because of the temperatures last month). Major updates last month included the Firefox 153 release, with container tabs confusing those who’ve had them for ages. It also finally rounded windowContinue Reading

Hubble telescope takes one of the most detailed looks at neighboring Andromeda galaxy ever — Space photo of the week

The Hubble Space Telescope’s detailed view of 200 million stars in the Andromeda galaxy. (Image credit: NASA, ESA, Benjamin Williams (UWashington), Zhuo Chen (UWashington), L. Clifton Johnson (Northwestern); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)) Quick facts What it is: Andromeda galaxy (M31) Where it is: 2.5 million light-years away, in the constellation Andromeda When it wasContinue Reading

US Data Centers Want More Space

Dark Artistic/Shutterstock Data centers are already reshaping rural skylines, straining local water supplies, and — as one Iowa campground’s regulars found out over July 4 — pushing regular campers out of their usual spots to make room for data center construction crews. Now, to make matters worse, it seems that data centers are coming forContinue Reading

sam-altman-talks-ai-policy-on-capitol-hill

Altman’s visit comes after a security breach experts are calling the first attack carried out without human direction., Altman’s visit comes after a security breach experts are calling the first attack carried out without human direction., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading

gnome-50-tokyo:-best-new-features-and-improvements

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

ubuntu’s-ready-for-alberta-and-morocco’s-time-zone-changes

Times are changing, and Ubuntu’s keeping pace. In November, most of Canada will turn its clocks back an hour, but the Western Canadian province of Alberta won’t. It’s decided to stay on daylight saving time permanently rather than fall back to standard time as usual. Meanwhile, in September, Morocco is doingContinue Reading

What If the Most Valuable Part of an EV Isn’t the Car?

Rapid depreciation in China’s electric vehicle market is often portrayed as evidence that EVs are becoming disposable consumer electronics. Yet the opposite may prove true. While the vehicle loses value, the battery increasingly becomes a long-lived energy asset with multiple commercial lives ahead of it. For decades…Continue Reading