Tab Groups & Address Bar Revamp Land in Firefox 137
Tab grouping is the latest big-ticket feature addition to get added to Mozilla Firefox, which sees a new stable release roll out from today. Last month’s Firefox 136 update delivered long-requested support for vertical tabs, a redesigned sidebar ex...
Firefox 137 Released with Address Bar Revamp & Tab Groups
Tab grouping is the latest big-ticket feature addition to get added to Mozilla Firefox, which sees a new stable release roll out from today. Last month’s Firefox 136 update delivered long-requested support for vertical tabs, a redesigned sidebar ex...
WordPress 6.8 Release Candidate 2
The second Release Candidate (“RC2”) for WordPress 6.8 is ready for download and testing! This version of the WordPress software is under development. Please do not install, run, or test this version of WordPress on production or mission-critical w...
Ubuntu 25.10 Codename Revealed — or an April Fools’ Prank?
Will Ubuntu 25.10 be codenamed the Quizzical Quokka? It’s an adjective + animal moniker Canonical’s marketing team tersely tweeted today—sans context—but as today is April 1 (aka April’s Fools Day, aka the day when companies, teams, and unpai...
Seamless migration from Windows
Windows 10 End of Life is approaching and Linux distributions show creativity to attract Windows 10 users. openSUSE takes a step further by offering users a seamless migration tool for migration from Windows 10 and 11 to openSUSE Leap and Tumbleweed. T...
How to start developing a balanced AI governance strategy
The best defense is a good offense, right? When it comes to AI governance, organizations need both. The reason is that genAI capabilities evolve quickly, hype accelerates investments, and data risks are amplified through AI applications. This article ...
Java plan prepares to restrict final field mutation
A JDK Enhancement Proposal (JEP) to prepare to make final mean final in Java would issue warnings about uses of deep reflection to mutate final fields. The warnings would prepare Java developers for a future release that ensures integrity by default b...
Tumbleweed Monthly Update - March 2025
Tumbleweed continues to showcase the strength of a well-maintained rolling release as we move through 2025. March delivered several snapshots and several impactful changes across the software stack. This month brought the debut of GNOME 48, delivering ...
New Python lock file format will specify dependencies
Python’s builders have accepted a proposal to create a universal lock file format for Python projects that would specify dependencies, enabling installation reproducibility in a Python environment. Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) 751, accepted Mar...
Linux App Release Roundup (March 2025)
March was another stellar month for Linux software updates, with big improvements to essential privacy tools like KeePassXC, creative apps such as Shotcut and DigiKam, and many more — updates that didn’t warrant dedicated articles on this blog. Why...
We Request Your Feedback for Early Hints
The NGINX community is being asked for thoughts on the new Early Hints standard, which allows servers to send an informational response with the HTTP status code 103.
Apple’s Swift language gets version manager
Apple has introduced swiftly 1.0, a version manager for the Swift programming language that is intended to ease the process of installing, managing, and updating the user’s Swift tool chain. Swiftly 1.0 was announced March 28. While swiftly has been...
Developer Revives Iconic Desktop Weather App for Linux
An iconic desktop weather app from Linux’s past has just blown in — yes, Typhoon is back! Typhoon’s conceit is simple: display current conditions at a location plus a 4 day forecast on a customisable coloured background. Long long-time OMG! Ubunt...
