Linux 6.18 is out with… As ever, an eclectic assortment of changes in the latest stable kernel.. Better support for gaming handhelds, faster memory management, speedier loading of SD card files, and the removal of Bcachefs.
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Linux 6.18 boots Bcachefs and adds new laptop drivers
Linux kernel 6.18 delivers performance boosts, new laptop drivers, and a controversial filesystem removal, plus more key changes inside.
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LibrePods brings AirPods Pro features to Linux desktops, including ANC, ear detection and battery levels.
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Use AirPods Pro Features on Linux with LibrePods
LibrePods brings AirPods Pro features to Linux desktops, including active noise cancellation, transparency mode, ear detection and accurate battery...
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Mozilla has detailed it's pivot to AI, lazily framing its "people-first AI" vs "big tech AI" gambit as a rehash of 2000s browser wars. Over the next three years all of Mozilla’s portfolio "will design their strategies" and "measure their success" with how much AI they're adding. AI features in Firefox will be "opt-in", but no doubt it'll nag you to try them since Mozilla is making 20% yearly increases in non-search revenue part of its "bottom line" mission.
Rewiring Mozilla: Doing for AI what we did for the web | The Mozilla Blog
AI isn’t just another tech trend β€” it’s at the heart of most apps, tools and technology we use today. It enables remarkable things: new w...
Mozilla's TABS API will help developers build AI agents to automate web tasks. Some fear AI agents will depopulate the web, as less content is made for humans since fewer humans browse. Mozilla, champion of the open web, thinks differently.
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TABS API is Mozilla's Latest Bet on the Agentic Web
Mozilla's new TABS API helps developers build AI agents to automate web tasks, as the company continues to bet on AI as its future. Details, p...
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Xubuntu's website was compromised in October, with torrent links replaced by a ZIP containing Windows malware. Now, the team share a report on how the breach was able to happen.
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Xubuntu Reveals How its Website Was Hijacked
The Xubuntu team has shared an incident report on its October website breach. Attackers brute-forced the site to inject malware - but was anything ...
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Microsoft Exchange support and DNS over HTTPS are among changes on offer in the new Thunderbird update.
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Thunderbird 145 Adds Microsoft Exchange Support + More
Thunderbird 145 has been released with support for Microsoft Exchange e-mail accounts, DNS over HTTPS, renamed Junk folder and other improvements.
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AI Window is a new browsing mode in development for Mozilla Firefox, and you can signup for early access.
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Firefox is Getting a New AI Browsing Mode
AI browsing mode is coming to the Firefox web browser, Mozilla announce. Interested users can join a waiting list to get invite-only early access. ...
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Ubuntu LTS releases now get up to 15 years of security coverage, with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS support now extended to 2029.
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Ubuntu LTS Releases Now Get 15 Years of Support
Canonical has announced Ubuntu LTS releases will now be supported for 15 years from release through the Ubuntu Pro Legacy Add-on.
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Kaspersky is now available for Linux desktops for the first time, as its makers warn of a "20-fold increase" in Linux threats during the past 5 years.
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Kaspersky Brings Its Antivirus Software to Linux Desktops
Kaspersky launches Linux antivirus for Ubuntu and other distros. Features, system requirements and why the banned security firm has come to open-so...
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