Taking Dictation

Vosk lets you embed a simple voice decoder into your homegrown applications.
Free Your Wrist!

The AsteroidOS is designed to run on smartwatches, including several devices that are no longer supported by the original vendor.
Give Your Pico a Shell

Running a shell on your Raspberry Pi Pico lets you use it like a classic Unix or MS-DOS workstation. All you need are basic filesystem commands – no C/C++ or Python skills required.
FOSSPicks

This month, we explore the top FOSS, including a stripped-down version of Brave, a lightweight audio player, and a command-line search utility.

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Dutch Government Turns to Open Source for Digital Sovereignty

Digital Soverei... , Linux , open source

Following in the footsteps of European countries, the Netherlands is looking to increase its sovereign digital infrastructure with open source software.
Linux May Soon Work on Snapdragon X2-Based PCs

DEBIAN , Hardware , Ubuntu

If you're thinking about buying a Snapdragon X2-based desktop or laptop, Linux may soon be an option.
KDE for People Initiative Calls for AI Ban in Plasma

Artificial Inte... , Community , KDE

A new community of KDE wants the project to adopt a strict no-AI policy for KDE Plasma.
KDE Sets Ambitious Goals for 2026 and Beyond

Community , KDE

KDE Connect reveals the goals for the Linux desktop darling, with one of those goals long overdue.
It’s Time to Test Fedora 45 Beta

Fedora , Gnome , Plasma

Fedora 45 beta has been released with updated Gnome, KDE Plasma, and kernel.
Ubuntu Stonking Stingray Gets Even Rustier

Operating Systems , Rust , Ubuntu

Ubuntu 26.10 has completed its migration to the Rust-based coreutils.
AI Fixes Linux Bottlenecks Using “Hideous” Code

Artificial Inte... , Kernel , LLM

A Linux developer used AI to fix bottlenecks that caused problems when building the kernel. The resulting AI-generated code needed a lot of work.
Advanced Video Coding Still Under Patent

Linux , Operating Systems , Video

Brazilian patent BRPI0109962B1 has expired, which means that DivX and Xvid are no longer problematic for Linux, but it doesn’t mean that video is all of a sudden fully unleashed.
2,000 Vulnerabilities per Linux Release

Artificial Inte... , Kernel , vulnerability

Thanks to AI bug hunters, the Linux kernel is seeing record numbers of vulnerabilities, and it's overwhelming developers.
Linux Exempt from California’s Age Verification Law

Linux , open source , package manager

So long as Linux is distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses, the OS is exempt from being required to verify the age of its users in California.

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