Renesas Expands ForgeFPGA Line with New 2k-LUT Ultra-Low-Power Devices
Renesas Electronics has introduced three new ForgeFPGA devices that significantly expand the company’s low-density FPGA portfolio. The newly announced SLG47912, SLG47920, and SLG47921 more than double the available logic resources compared to earlier 1k-LUT ForgeFPGA parts, targeting space-constrained and cost-sensitive edge designs. Renesas notes that ForgeFPGA is positioned as an alternative to traditional low-end FPGAs, […]
Garuda Linux Publishes First ISO Refresh of 2026 With NVIDIA 590 Drivers
Arch-based Garuda Linux ISO 260115 ships with NVIDIA 590 drivers, which no longer support NVIDIA 1000 series GPUs.
Opera GX Gaming Browser Confirms Native Linux Version
Opera GX, the gaming-focused web browser, is coming to Linux, with the company confirming active development.
Anthropic Claude wants to be your helpful colleague, always looking over your shoulder
Just be careful not to entrust the AI model with your sensitive data
Anthropic on Monday announced the research preview of Claude Cowork, a tool for automating office work that comes with the now familiar recitation of machine learning risks.…
Intel Panther Lake GSC Firmware Published Ahead Of Laptop Availability
While Intel has been upstreaming various Panther Lake firmware bits to linux-firmware.git for pairing with their open-source kernel drivers ahead of Core Ultra Series 3 laptops shipping, one piece of the puzzle only published today is the GSC firmware for the Panther Lake graphics...
Firefox 147 brings GPU boost, tidier tabs, and video that follows you around
Latest update focuses on hardware acceleration, security tightening, and a handful of quality-of-life tweaks
The latest Firefox is here with some handy changes – most of which differ depending on what OS and type of CPU you run it on.…
Python Software Foundation Receives $1.5 Million From Anthropic
Anthropic commits $1.5 million to the Python Software Foundation to strengthen CPython and PyPI security over a two-year partnership.
Fedora Games Lab Approved To Switch To KDE Plasma, Become A Better Linux Gaming Showcase
Back in December we reported on drafted plans for revitalizing Fedora Games Lab to be a modern Linux gaming showcase. This Fedora Labs initiative has featured some open-source games paired with an Xfce desktop while moving forward they are looking to better position it as a modern Linux gaming showcase...
Use This Tool to Reduce Your Docker Images Size and Improve Performance
SlimToolkit helps shrink Docker images safely, keeping only required files to improve performance, speed, and storage efficiency.
GNOME 48.8 Released With Bug Fixes and Security Updates
GNOME 48.8 desktop environment is out as a maintenance release, delivering bug fixes, security updates, and improvements across selected core components.
$99 BeaglePlay Board Achieves "100% Open-Source" Upstream PowerVR Graphics
Going back many years Imagination PowerVR graphics were widely despised by open-source enthusiasts and Linux desktop users for their lack of an open-source GPU driver. But over the past few years the Imagination PowerVR driver focused on their Rogue graphics IP has matured nicely within the Linux kernel and the PowerVR Vulkan driver in Mesa taking shape too. Paired with Zink for OpenGL over Vulkan, there's a robust open-source PowerVR graphics experience now possible. For those interested in trying out said open-source driver stack, the TI AM62-powered BeaglePlay is an affordable way of doing so for that $99 USD single board computer...
Why Ditching VirtualBox for KVM and Virt-Manager Makes Sense
Moving away from VirtualBox doesn’t have to be complicated. Jack Wallen walks you through installing virt-manager and spinning up your first VM with KVM.
Popular Python libraries used in Hugging Face models subject to poisoned metadata attack
The open-source libraries were created by Salesforce, Nvidia, and Apple with a Swiss group
Vulnerabilities in popular AI and ML Python libraries used in Hugging Face models with tens of millions of downloads allow remote attackers to hide malicious code in metadata. The code then executes automatically when a file containing the poisoned metadata is loaded.…
Anthropic finds $1.5 million to help Python Foundation improve security
AI upstart also upscales its Labs to find the next frontier
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) has an extra $1.5 million heading its way, after AI upstart Anthropic entered into a partnership aimed at improving security in the Python ecosystem.…
Canonical: Make Ubuntu Bloated (Debian With Snaps), Then Sell the 'Debloated' Version for a Fee
Put bluntly, Canonical is trying to sell a solution to a problem it is creating
DietPi 10.0 Enters Open Beta With Major Platform and Software Changes
DietPi 10.0 enters open beta with breaking changes, new software additions, and platform updates ahead of the stable release.
Three Small Plugins That Make Joplin Click
According to our writer, three small, easy-to-miss plugins were all it took for Joplin to live up to its Evernote-killer reputation.
Debian Libre Live 13.3 Images Released For Avoiding Non-Free Firmware
Building off this past weekend's Debian 13.3 release is now Debian Libre Live 13.3 images for this derivative that ships the install/live media without any of the non-free firmware assets to remain a free software blessed image...
KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta Is Out as a Feature Preview Ahead of February Stable Launch
The KDE Plasma 6.6 Beta is now available, giving users a first look at changes scheduled for the February 17 stable release.
Unraid Plans Internal Boot Support and Multiple Arrays for 2026
Unraid’s 2026 plans include booting without USB flash drives, expanded storage arrays, and a modernized web interface.
ReactOS Receives Fix For A Very Annoying Usability Issue
ReactOS began 2026 with another "major step" towards Windows NT 6 compatibility with updating its MSVCRT implementation from Wine for the Microsoft C Runtime DLL library. That improved support for a number of Windows applications running on this open-source OS. ReactOS is taking another step-forward now with addressing a very annoying usability issue where up until now you may need to refresh the file manager for seeing folder changes...
Thunderbird 147 Adds “Show Full Path” Folder Pane Option for Compact View Modes
After Firefox 147, Mozilla Thunderbird 147 has been released today as the latest stable version of this open-source, cross-platform, and free email client app that also features chat, addressbook, calendar, and news capabilities.
JPEG-XL Image Support Returns To Latest Chrome / Chromium Code
To the frustration of many developers and end-users, back in 2022 Google deprecated JPEG-XL support in Chrome/Chromium and proceeded to remove the support. That decision was widely slammed and ultimately Google said they may end up reconsidering it. In November there was renewed activity and interest in restoring JPEG-XL within Google's image web browser and as of yesterday the code was merged...
1M+ Windows defections fueling one of Linux’s biggest growth stories in 2026
Zorin OS 18 passes 2 million downloads in under three months, with most coming from Windows users as Windows 10 support ends and hardware limits tighten.
Not Journalism: Almost 80% of the 'Articles' We Saw About Torvalds and 'Vibe Coding' Are LLM Slop (Sometimes Slop Images)
The real issue is, Torvalds who created Git as a solution to proprietary prison is entertaining Microsoft's own proprietary prison
NVIDIA 580.126.09 Released to Improve Compatibility with Recent Linux Kernels
NVIDIA released today NVIDIA 580.126.09 for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris platforms with a few important changes for those using the production branch version of the graphics driver.
KDE Ships Plasma 6.5.5 as January Bugfix Update for Plasma 6
KDE Plasma 6.5.5 is now available as the January 2026 bugfix release, delivering fixes across Wayland, KWin, Discover, and core desktop components.
Linus Torvalds tries vibe coding, world still intact somehow
The Emperor Penguin tries it… just for fun
Perhaps the most famous low-level systems programmer has tried "vibe coding" for himself – and he seems to be enjoying it.…
Canonical Launches Minimal Ubuntu Pro for Secure Cloud Deployments
Canonical expands Ubuntu Pro to minimal cloud images available on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
Fresh Adds an Easy-to-use and Powerful Text Editor to the Linux Terminal
Fresh is an easy-to-use and poweful text editor for the terminal. It takes many things we love about modern graphical editors and brings them to the terminal.
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