New Debian Developers and Maintainers (March and April 2025)
Status: published The following contributors got their Debian Developer accounts in the last two months: Moritz Schlarb (moschlar) Sérgio de Almeida Cipriano Júnior (cipriano) Mario Anthony Limonciello (superm1) The following contributor was added as...
Kotlin gets a new AI agent framework
Looking to make Kotlin a first-class language for AI, JetBrains has introduced Koog, an open source agentic framework for building AI agents within the Java virtual machine (JVM) ecosystem via a Kotlin domain-specific language (DSL). Introduced May 2...
A smarter, simpler Firefox address bar
Firefox’s address bar just got an upgrade, and it’s all about putting you in control. It’s faster, easier to use and built to support how you search and browse — while staying true to what makes Firefox, Firefox: real user choice, strong privac...
Google’s “AI” is convinced Solaris uses systemd
Who doesn’t love a bug bounty program? Fix some bugs, get some money – you scratch my back, I pay you for it. The CycloneDX Rust (Cargo) Plugin decided to run one, funded by the Bug Resilience Program run by the Sovereign Tech Fund. That is, until ...
The most L.A. corner of the internet
Here at Mozilla, we are the first to admit the internet isn’t perfect, but we know the internet is pretty darn magical. The internet opens up doors and opportunities, allows for human connection, and lets everyone find where they belong — their cor...
Enterprises are wasting the cloud’s potential
Imagine a once-renowned international manufacturing corporation, known for its flexibility in responding to market shifts, embarks on a cloud venture with a commitment to enhancing operational efficiency and stimulating creativity. After two years, th...
Java turns 30, and there’s no stopping it now
Happy Birthday, Java! Even as rivals Python and Rust claim the spotlight, proponents say the 30-year-old language will continue to forge ahead. Introduced by Sun Microsystems on May 23, 1995, Java is a pillar of enterprise computing. The language has ...
.NET Aspire update includes AI debugging via GitHub Copilot
.NET Aspire 9.3, the latest version of Microsoft’s cloud-ready stack for building distributed applications, has been released. The current update leverages GitHub Copilot as an AI debugging assistant. Introduced May 19 and billed as a minor release,...
How generative AI rollouts fail, and how to fix them
Despite big strides, generative AI is still in its infancy in the enterprise, and often when AI tools are deployed, they don’t live up to expectations. Success stories come from careful planning that creates a cohesive data and infrastructural found...
Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4 and Claude Opus 4
Anthropic has introduced its next generation of Claude models, Claude Opus 4 and Claude Sonnet 4, which the company said set new standards for coding, advanced reasoning, and AI agents. Both are hybrid reasoning models, offering the expected near-inst...
Linux Mint forks GNOME’s Libadwaita to add theme support
On numerous occasions, we’ve talked about the issue facing non-GNOME GTK desktops, like Xfce, MATE, and Cinnamon: the popularity of Libadwaita. With more and more application developers opting for GNOME’s Libadwaita because of the desktop environme...
Mozilla Kills Pocket so it can Focus on Firefox
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the “read it later” service it acquired in 2017 and integrated into the Firefox web browser. Pocket shuts down on July 8, but existing users and paying subscribers will be able to export saved stories until October ...
Mozilla Kills Pocket & Fakespot to Focus on Firefox
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the “read it later” service it acquired in 2017 and integrated into the Firefox web browser. Pocket shuts down on July 8, but existing users and paying subscribers will be able to export saved stories until October ...
Mozilla is Shutting Down Pocket to Focus on Firefox
Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the popular “read it later” service it acquired in 2017 and subsequently integrated into its Firefox web browser. Pocket shuts down on July 8, though existing users (and paying subscribers, who Mozilla say will rece...
