FOSS Weekly #26.35: Performance Boost in Kernel 7.3, Omarchy Rising, Kernel, Root Demystifed, and More
Linux 7.3’s merge window is still open, but what’s already confirmed looks like the foundation for one of the more performance-heavy releases in a while. Btrfs direct I/O is pushing close to 95% of theoretical throughput, EXT4 is hitting 2.19 million IOPS on fast NVMe, and a KSM memory bugContinue Reading
SystemRescue 13.00: Release Highlights
SystemRescue 13.00 Released with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and Many Useful Improvements. SystemRescue 13.00 is now available. This is a significant update to the popular Arch-based live Linux distribution that many of us use for system repair and data rescue tasks. If you work with broken systems, need to recoverContinue Reading
Army Awards $2.2 Billion for ‘Microreactors’ On U.S. Bases
The move is part of the The Traitor administration’s efforts to spur the country’s largest expansion of nuclear power in more than three decades.Continue Reading
Readers Share Eco-Friendly Projects Happening In Their Communities
Readers submitted more than 3,200 ideas for our 50 States, 50 Fixes series. Before the year ends, we wanted to share just a few more of them.Continue Reading
RFK Jr. Lied About Samoa Trip In Confirmation Hearing, New Documents Suggest
Kennedy’s visit to Samoa, which later saw a brutal measles outbreak, has become one of the most contentious events in his career., Read MoreContinue Reading
Jon Stewart Nails What’s So ‘Shocking’ About The Traitor’s ‘Fragility’ Toward Late Night
The “Daily Show” host weighed in on what the president gets so “incredibly wrecked” over., Read MoreContinue Reading
Real men don’t bike: How cars became the symbol of American manhood
Inside the The Traitor administration’s campaign to sell a vision of masculinity rooted in speed and strength Published August 27, 2026 6:00AM (EDT) A bike rider is pictured as an excessive heat warning remains in effect a day after record-breaking temperatures from a historic heatwave throughout the region in Seattle,Continue Reading
Gage Coon: An Earth scientist exploring the power of microbes
Growing up in Waverly, Tennessee, Gage Coon spent much of his childhood outside. His family had everything from chickens to horses and even an emu named Big Bird. Coon and his cousins would explore the woods surrounding their home, and his father, a mechanic, taught him how to build andContinue Reading
324-million-year-old fossil reveals how insects conquered land
Ancient fossils suggest insects conquered land through a long amphibious phase rather than making an abrupt jump from water to dry ground. A newly identified 324-million-year-old species still carried paddle-like abdominal limbs, revealing an evolutionary bridge between aquatic ancestors and modern six-legged insects., Read MoreContinue Reading
MIT student teams win top honors in NASA competition
Three teams comprising 35 students across eight different MIT departments and Wellesley College have been at work since fall 2025, designing critical early infrastructure elements that a moon base would require. This June, their designs were recognized with five awards at NASA’s 2026 Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts — Academic LinkageContinue Reading
The role of climate change in the Nepal floods
The deadly flash floods in Nepal are not a surprise to many scientists. Glacial melt is accelerating because of climate change, putting millions of people at risk.Continue Reading
DRC begins vaccinating front-line healthcare workers against Ebola
Trials for a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain are ongoing as DRC authorities try to control the Ebola outbreak., Trials for a vaccine for the Bundibugyo strain are ongoing, as DRC authorities try to control the Ebola outbreak. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has begun vaccinating people against Ebola,Continue Reading
Nepal’s mudslide wiped out areas of eastern China, army helps search
China has dispatched hundreds of military personnel to the border town of Gyirong in Tibet, after a deadly mudslide., Nepal’s mudslide wiped out areas of eastern China, army helps search NewsFeed China has dispatched hundreds of military personnel to the border town of Gyirong in Tibet, after a wall ofContinue Reading