and-folks,-we-have-a-vibe-coded-linux-desktop!

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Starling is a new open source Linux desktop environment. One developer built it by directing Claude for about six months, ending up with a working desktop that boots into its own session with a compositor and window manager. Don’t think of this as a themed shell bolted onto GNOME orContinue Reading

linux-kernel-6.18:-key-feature-highlights

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We round up the key feature sets of Linux Kernel 6.18. Linus Torvalds released Linux Kernel 6.18 on November 30, 2025. This is the last mainline kernel of the year and is expected to become the 2025 Long Term Support (LTS) kernel. It brings many new features and hardware updatesContinue Reading

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

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Times are literally changing and Ubuntu’s keeping pace – well, kinda. 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. Meanwhile, in September,Continue Reading

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

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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

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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

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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