ubuntu-now-has-official-desktop-images-for-risc-v

Installing the Ubuntu desktop on RISC-V hardware is made easier with 26.10, as Canonical is now building official riscv64 desktop images. Experimental versions of the upcoming Ubuntu 26.10 release are out for testing on a SpacemiT K3 – the board Canonical has been working on with SpacemiT. One ISO shipsContinue Reading

is-apple-about-to-stitch-up-the-smart-home?

Apple is about to intensify its push into the smart home, having spent several years pulling the threads together. The push is well past time, though we’ve expected it for months. We’ve seen the industry try to come to grips with some of the challenges surrounding complex consumer technology in domesticContinue Reading

gnome-os-is-getting-a-‘test-center’-–-making-experimental-software-testing-actually-usable

GNOME OS is getting a dedicated “Test Center” that finally makes testing experimental apps and system components safe, simple, and reversible on image-based distributions. GNOME OS has always been that cool, slightly wild playground for people who live and breathe GNOME. It’s image-based, atomically updated, super secure… and until now,Continue Reading

Four astronauts return to Earth after eight months in space

In this photo provided by NASA, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom spacecraft splashes down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, returning from the International Space Station. (Keegan Barber/NASA via AP) Keegan Barber/NASA via AP CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Four astronauts returned to Earth from the InternationalContinue Reading

NASA Briefing to Highlight Contributions to Martian Moons Mission

Jessica Taveau Oct 08, 2026 Media are invited to join NASA for a media teleconference at 4 p.m. EDT, Thursday, Oct. 15, to preview the agency’s contributions to JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission. The mission is scheduled to launch from JAXA’s Tanegashima Space Center in Japan on Monday, Oct. 19Continue Reading

Washington, D.C., October 7, 2src26 — The Digital Sovereignty Alliance (DSA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing clear and ethical public policy, research, and education related to emerging technologies, announced today that its white paper, “Modern Foundations of Personal Finance: Literacy and Infrastructure in the Digital Economy,” has been named one of five winning papersContinue Reading