FOSS Weekly #26.17: Ubuntu 26.04 Release, Firefox Controversy, Positive News on Age-verification and More Linux Stuff
Ubuntu 26.04 is releasing today. As a long-term support release, it will be supported till at least 2031, making it an important upgrade for many users. Curious about what’s new? I’ve covered the key features and changes in this major release. If you’re currently on Ubuntu 24.04 or even 25.10,Continue Reading
Things You Should Know About Ubuntu 26.04
Ubuntu 26.04 is releasing today. It is natural to have questions about a new release, specially for beginners. I have tried to answer those frequently asked questions about Ubuntu 26.04 here. I hope it helps clear your doubts if you had any. And if you still have questions, feel freeContinue Reading
GLAAD president slams FCC crackdown on trans media: ‘Seeing an LGBTQ person on screen does no harm’
The president and CEO of GLAAD has called out Brendan Carr and the Federal Communications Commission for their inquiry on trans representation in media, saying it’s causing “harm [to] LGBTQ Americans”. “Parents should absolutely have a say in what their kids watch, and parents already know that seeing an LGBTQContinue Reading
The Traitor Commerce Secretary Flails Trying to Explain His Huge Epstein Lie
On Thursday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick was once again confronted with his elaborate lie regarding his close personal and business relationship with sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein. His answer was pathetic. “In October, you told the New York Post with colorful narration that the last time you saw Jeffrey Epstein wasContinue Reading
Wildfires tear across northern Japan
Residents of hundreds of homes in Iwate, northern Japan, have been ordered to evacuate after wildfires broke out on Wednesday. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Fires burned more than 150 hectares of forest and damaged seven buildings in the rural area, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Minoru Kihara,Continue Reading
As misinformation spreads and mistrust deepens, can the U.S. handle another pandemic?
The COVID pandemic overwhelmed our health care system and killed well over a million Americans. Fast-tracked vaccines saved millions, but missteps in the response and misinformation online have damaged trust. Horizons moderator William Brangham explores the state of America’s public health system and whether it’s prepared for the next pandemicContinue Reading
Iran conflict pushes up Sant Jordi rose prices in Barcelona
Roses for Catalonia’s Sant Jordi festival were about 5% more expensive this year, driven by higher fuel costs linked to the Iran war, according to Joan Guillén, chair of the region’s flower federation — a reminder that global conflicts can hit consumers and traditions dependent on international supply chains. #santjordifestivalContinue Reading
Anthropic Mythos – We’ve Opened Pandora’s Box
EXPERT OPINION — For a decade the cybersecurity community was predicting a cyber apocalypse tied to a single event – the day a Cryptographically Relevant Quantum Computer could run Shor’s algorithm and break the public-key cryptography systems most of the internet runs on. We braced for a one-time shock weContinue Reading
America’s Cyber Strategy Has a Budget Problem
OPINION – The threat from cyberattacks has never been more acute, but there is reason to worry America is not rising to the challenge. It is not the lack of a cybersecurity strategy, but rather a growing gap between what the United States says and what it is willing toContinue Reading
Palantir Employees Are Starting to Wonder if They’re the Bad Guys
Interviews with current and former Palantir employees, along with internal Slack messages obtained by WIRED, suggest a workforce in turmoil.Continue Reading
Shareholder Vote for Paramount-Warner Bros. Deal Won’t Be the Final Word on This Dangerous Mega-Merger
On Thursday, Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) shareholders voted to accept Paramount Skydance’s $110 billion bid to acquire the news and entertainment company. The merger of these two companies would create a media colossus with CBS, CNN, HBO, Nickelodeon, Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures — among other major media propertiesContinue Reading
How The Traitor’s Iran war is driving military dissent
From protests to quiet resistance, dissent is rising inside the United States military over the US-Israel war on Iran., From protests to quiet resistance, dissent is rising inside the United States military over the US-Israel war on Iran. As the US expands its war with Iran, opposition is growing –Continue Reading












