Fauna to shut down FaunaDB service in May
Fauna, the provider of the NoSQL database FaunaDB, has said that it will shut down the service by the end of May due to the unavailability of capital required to support the database service and market it. “…after careful consideration, we have ma...
GenAI tools for R: New tools to make R programming easier
My previous article focused on some of the best tools for incorporating LLMs into your R scripts and workflows. We’ll expand on that theme here, offering up a collection of generative AI tools you can use to get help with your R programming or to ru...
Cosmonic uses WebAssembly to manage apps
Leveraging the WebAssembly binary instruction format, Cosmonic has launched wasmCloud-based Cosmonic Control, an enterprise control plane for managing distributed applications. Introduced March 24, this control plane can be used across any cloud, Kube...
Google acquires Wiz: A win for multicloud security
Google’s recent acquisition of Wiz positions the tech giant as a leader ready to tackle today’s multicloud challenges, potentially outperforming competitors such as Microsoft Azure and AWS. The collaboration aims to simplify complex security archi...
Playing multimedia with Dillo
What if you want to use a web browser like Dillo, which lacks JavaScript support and can’t play audio or video inside the browser? Dillo doesn’t have the capability to play audio or video directly from the browser, however it can easily offload thi...
The seL4 microkernel: an introduction
This whitepaper provides an introduction to and overview of seL4. We explain what seL4 is (and is not) and explore its defining features. We explain what makes seL4 uniquely qualified as the operating-system kernel of choice for security- and safety-cr...
Linux Kernel 6.14 Released with Boost for Linux Gaming
Linux Kernel 6.14 has arrived, bringing a clutch of changes to make your computer run more efficiently and more securely than before. Interestingly, Linux 6.14 is one the smallest kernel updates in terms of commits (not lines of code) for some time. It...
Linux Kernel 6.14 Delivers Big Boost to Linux Gaming + More
Linux Kernel 6.14 has arrived, bringing a clutch of changes to make your computer run more efficiently and more securely than before. Interestingly, Linux 6.14 is one the smallest kernel updates in terms of commits (not lines of code) for some time. It...
Linux Kernel 6.14 Officially Released, This Is What’s New
Linux kernel 6.14 is now available for download with new features, enhanced hardware support through new and updated drivers, improvements to filesystems and networking, and much more. Here’s what’s new! The post Linux Kernel 6.14 Officially Releas...
What is Application Security (AppSec)?
Application security (or AppSec, for short) is a broad term that refers to all of the tools, actions, and processes that an organization uses to protect its applications against vulnerabilities across the entirety of its life cycle. Application securit...
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 23rd, 2025
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for March 23rd, 2025, brings news about GNOME 48, GIMP 3.0, Fedora Linux 42 beta, Blender 4.4, Rescuezilla 2.6, EndeavourOS Mercury Neo, Finnix 250, Calibre 8.0, Kali Linux 2025.1, AerynOS, elementary OS 8.0.1, as well as a...
Learning AI governance lessons from SaaS and Web2
The experimental phase of generative AI is over. Enterprises now face mounting pressure — from boardrooms to the front lines — to move AI into production to streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and drive innovation. Yet, as AI depl...
OpenTofu becomes the real deal
In open source, forks often struggle to break free from the shadow of their progenitors. But OpenTofu, the community-driven Terraform fork born from HashiCorp’s licensing upheaval, is writing a different story. Since January 2024, OpenTofu has trans...
