Open Source

Ubuntu 25.04: The Best New Features
The upcoming Ubuntu 25.04 release is set to ship with a plethora of new features, UI improvements and core changes that will be worth upgrading for. In this post, I run through the best new features Ubuntu 25.04 ‘Plucky Puffin’ has to offer. If you...
2025-03-27 19:45
Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux 6.14, GNOME 48
Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky Puffin) distribution is now available for public beta testing with Linux kernel 6.14, GNOME 48, and many other changes. Here's what to expect! The post Ubuntu 25.04 “Plucky Puffin” Enters Public Beta Testing with Linux 6.14, GN...
2025-03-27 18:40
Ubuntu 25.04 Beta is Now Available to Download
If you’ve been pining to sample the Plucky Puffin, now’s the time: the Ubuntu 25.04 beta downloads are out! Ubuntu 25.04 beta lands ahead of the planned stable release on Thursday April 17, 2025. As a beta, the purpose is to let folks like you and ...
2025-03-27 18:18
4 accessibility tools to try in Firefox 
The internet is for everyone, but not everyone experiences it the same way. For many of us, harsh brightness, hard-to-read text or a webpage that doesn’t work with a screen reader can turn simple tasks into frustrating obstacles. While we’ve built ...
2025-03-27 17:41
Meet Declarative Web Push
Web Push notifications are a powerful and important part of the web platform.
2025-03-27 17:00
Vivaldi Browser Adds Integrated Proton VPN
The Vivaldi web browser is famed for offering a plethora of options, settings and features that cater to all kinds of use-cases and needs — today it added a new one: an integrated VPN. Proton VPN for Vivaldi is exactly what it says it is: Proton VPN ...
2025-03-27 14:17
Vivaldi Browser Now Integrates Free Proton VPN
The Vivaldi web browser is famed for offering a plethora of options, settings and features that cater to all kinds of use-cases and needs — today it added a new one: an integrated VPN. Proton VPN for Vivaldi is exactly what it says it is: Proton VPN ...
2025-03-27 14:17
Free Proton VPN Now Included in Vivaldi Web Browser
The Vivaldi web browser is famed for offering a plethora of options, settings and features that cater to all kinds of use-cases and needs — today it added a new one: an integrated VPN. Proton VPN for Vivaldi is exactly what it says it is: Proton VPN ...
2025-03-27 14:17
Free Proton VPN is Now Included in Vivaldi Web Browser
The Vivaldi web browser is famed for offering a plethora of options, settings and features that cater to all kinds of use-cases and needs — today it added a new one: an integrated VPN. Proton VPN for Vivaldi is exactly what it says it is: Proton VPN ...
2025-03-27 14:17
LibreOffice 25.2.2 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 83 Bug Fixes
LibreOffice 25.2.2 is now available for download as the second point release to the latest LibreOffice 25.2 office suite series with 83 bug fixes. The post LibreOffice 25.2.2 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 83 Bug Fixes appeared first o...
2025-03-27 14:07
Viridien Platinum Sponsor of DebConf25
We are pleased to announce that Viridien has committed to sponsor DebConf25 as a Platinum Sponsor. Viridien is an advanced technology, digital and Earth data company that pushes the boundaries of science for a more prosperous and sustainable future. V...
2025-03-27 11:50
How RamaLama helps make AI model testing safer
Consider this example: An amazing new software tool emerges suddenly, turning technology industry expectations on their heads by delivering unprecedented performance at a fraction of the existing cost. The only catch? Its backstory is a bit shrouded i...
2025-03-27 09:00
What next for WASI on Azure Kubernetes Service?
Microsoft announced at the end of January 2025 that it would be closing its experimental support for WASI (WebAssembly System Interface) node pools in its managed Azure Kubernetes Service. This shouldn’t have been a surprise if you have been followi...
2025-03-27 09:00
Open source enterprise application security remains a challenge despite greater patching efforts, IDC research reveals
The latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) co-sponsored by Canonical and Google Cloud  indicates that 36% of organizations adopt open source to improve development velocity, and 7 in 10 organizations see open source as extremely i...
2025-03-27 09:00
Zypper Adds Experimental Parallel Downloads
A new zypper experimental media backend and support for parallel package downloads have been introduced with the release of libzypp version 17.36.4 and zypper version 1.14.87. These enhancements, according to an email on the factory mailing list, impro...
2025-03-27 08:00
Microsoft lauds Hyperlight Wasm for WebAssembly workloads
Microsoft has unveiled Hyperlight Wasm, a virtual machine “micro-guest” that can run WebAssembly component workloads written in a multitude of languages including C and Python. Introduced March 26, Hyperlight Wasm serves as a Rust library crate. W...
2025-03-26 21:40
US government’s attack on free speech, science, and research is causing a brain drain
How do you create a brain drain and lose your status as eminent destination for scientists and researchers? The United States seems to be sending out questionnaires to researchers at universities and research institutes outside of the United States, as...
2025-03-26 18:55
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