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We Have Another New Linux Phone Before 2025 Ends...And It's Not For You (or Me)
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We Have Another New Linux Phone Before 2025 Ends...And It's Not For You (or Me)

FuriLabs launches enterprise-only VX1 with MDM capabilities for companies.
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Here's Our Prediction for the Future of Desktop Linux in 2026

Our take on the trends that will shape desktop Linux and open source in the year ahead.
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Christmas Comes Early With elementary OS 8.1 Release

Based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with Secure Session as default and many other improvements.
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13 Awesome Games Linux Users Can Grab in Steam Winter Sale 🎮 (Ends 5 January)

End 2025 on a winning note by grabbing some fun games for your Linux gaming rig!
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Watch Out Elasticsearch! Tiger Data's PostgreSQL BM25 Search Extension Goes Open Source

Previously proprietary PostgreSQL extension is now freely available on GitHub.
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Decentralized YouTube Alternative PeerTube Adds Creator Mode

The open source YouTube alternative offers some welcome updates for content creators.
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Docker Makes Enterprise-Grade Hardened Images Free for All Developers

Previously enterprise-only hardened images go open source under Apache License 2.0.
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Red Hat Buys an AI Safety Company, Promises to Open Source Its Tech

The new addition brings custom AI security and safety tooling to Red Hat.
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The First Rust CVE in Linux Kernel Only Makes Your System Crash

Greg Kroah-Hartman announced this alongside 150+ C code vulnerabilities that were addressed.
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The Upcoming Armbian Imager Tool is a Godsend for Non-Raspberry Pi SBC Owners

Official Armbian utility supports over 300 boards with smart image filtering and verified writes.
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Denmark Begins its Exit from Microsoft — and This is Just the Beginning

The move is part of a government-wide effort to reduce dependency on Microsoft software. The traffic department's move is just the beginning.
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Is Denmark Really Banning VPNs? A Controversial Bill Has People Worried

Proposed legislation would make it illegal to use VPNs for accessing geo-blocked content.
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Check Your Snap Packages for Vulnerabilities With This Vibe-Coded Tool

Snapscope makes it easy to scan any Snap package for security issues.
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No AI Slops! GNOME Now Forbids Vibe Coded Extensions

New policy targets low-quality AI-generated code while still allowing AI as a learning tool.
YouTube’s AI is Breaking the Creator Ecosystem
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YouTube’s AI is Breaking the Creator Ecosystem

A moderation system that leans on automation just knocked legitimate tech tutorials and even entire channels offline. The appeals felt automated, too. Creators are powerless against opaque enforcement and the incentives that should favor craft and trust are tilting toward noise.
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Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS Review: Is This the Linux Distro of the Year 2025?

After years of development, System76's Rust-based desktop delivers.
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Cinnamon 6.6 Release Sets the Tone for the Next Linux Mint Release

The update also introduces notification badges and theme categorization.
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Is SysAdmin Still a Good Career Choice in 2026?

Insights from an Interview with Hirdaypal Singh Lamba, Salesforce Consultant.
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The Tor Project is Making a Switch to Rust, Ditches C

Arti, the Rust rewrite of Tor, brings circuit isolation and onion service improvements in its 1.8.0 release.
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A Linux-Powered Smartphone That Has Features You Won't Find on Most Phones

The Divine D. is set to come with LoRa networking, hardware privacy switches, and local AI processing.
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Ubuntu Will Soon Make AMD GPUs Much Easier to Use for AI Workloads

Canonical teams up with AMD to package ROCm directly in Ubuntu.
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Linux Foundation Launches Agentic AI Foundation with Industry-Wide Support

Anthropic's MCP, Block's goose, and OpenAI's AGENTS.md form the foundation of this new initiative.
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This Company Uses Lab-Grown Human Neurons for Energy-efficient Computing

Swiss startup offers remote access to living neural networks for research.
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Calibre Now Lets You Chat About Your E-Books Using Local AI

You can ask questions about any book in your library and run AI models locally via LM Studio.

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