Linux Mint needs to stop making apps and focus on Linux
Linux Mint is adding an EPUB reader, calendar, and other software while its August update arrives on September 11. Maybe it is time to focus on the OS.
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Asahi Linux now officially supports Apple M3 Macs… sort of
Asahi Linux has officially added support for Apple M3 Macs, including M3 Pro and M3 Max models. But GPU acceleration, sleep, and HDMI are still missing.
Audacity 4 is a massive open source audio editor overhaul, but some features are missing
Audacity 4 is a huge overhaul of the open source audio editor, bringing a rebuilt Qt interface, improved clip editing, ASIO support on Windows, and a new project format. However, several Audacity 3 features are currently missing.
NVIDIA buys Hugging Face for nearly $13 billion dollars and promises to keep it open
NVIDIA is buying Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, giving the AI chip company control of a platform used by more than 18 million developers.
Perplexity says Lily beats MLX on Apple silicon but the code is still coming
Perplexity says its Lily AI engine runs Qwen faster than MLX-LM on Apple silicon. The specialized local inference engine will eventually become open source.
Debian Linux developers just rejected a ban on artificial intelligence
Debian developers have rejected proposals to ban artificial intelligence from the project, choosing a responsible-use policy that allows generative AI while keeping humans accountable for their contributions.
EndeavourOS Titan Nova Linux arrives as a bridge to its Wayland future
EndeavourOS Titan Nova is now available with Linux 7.1.8, updated NVIDIA support, installer fixes, and a temporary goodbye to Budgie as development continues on the Wayland-focused Triton release.
Vanilla OS 3 Reunion is here with ARM64 support, GNOME 50, and Linux 7.1.3
Vanilla OS 3 Reunion is now available with ARM64 support, GNOME 50, Linux 7.1.3, reproducible builds, and the new Vanilla Continuity backup tool.
DHH gets $8 million from tech heavyweights to take desktop Linux mainstream
DHH has launched the Omacom Foundation with $8 million from Michael Dell, Jack Dorsey, Tobi Lütke, Patrick Collison, and other tech heavyweights to support Omarchy, Hyprland, and his push to take desktop Linux mainstream.
Mozilla says your open source AI might not be as open as you think
Mozilla is highlighting a new framework for understanding open source AI, arguing that model weights, training data, code, documentation, and other components can have very different levels of openness.
Bitwarden now protects more than 15 million users and 80,000 businesses as credential security needs evolve
Bitwarden has surpassed 15 million users and 80,000 businesses worldwide as passwords, passkeys, secrets, and AI agents make identity security increasingly complicated.
Linux 7.2 officially released as Linus Torvalds embraces the new normal
Linux 7.2 is officially available. Linus Torvalds released the new kernel despite a busier-than-desired final week that included several late DRM reversals and fixes throughout the kernel.