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...
Ubuntu 25.10 Will Ship with the Linux 6.17 Kernel
Day-by-day we’re learning more on what to expect in Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’, the next short-term release of Ubuntu due for release in October. Today, Canonical’s Kleber Souza, member of the Ubuntu Kernel Team, confirmed the plan is to sh...
Investing in what moves the internet forward
Firefox is the only major browser not backed by a billionaire and our independence shapes everything we build. This independence allows us to prioritize building products and tools, which shape the future of the internet for the better. And it means we...
GNOME Dropping X11 Support May Complicate Next Ubuntu LTS
GNOME is looking to jettison X11 session support - as soon as this year, which may impact Ubuntu's plans for its next long-term support release. You're reading GNOME Dropping X11 Support May Complicate Next Ubuntu LTS, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do ...
The Open Source Legacy and AI’s Licensing Challenge
Open source licensing revolutionized software development, creating a thriving ecosystem built on shared innovation and collaboration. Licenses like MIT and Apache-2.0 gave developers a standard, legally robust way to share code, reducing friction and...
GhostBSD: from usability to struggle and renewal
This article isn’t meant to be technical. Instead, it offers a high-level view of what happened through the years with GhostBSD, where the project stands today, and where we want to take it next. As you may know, GhostBSD is a user-friendly desktop B...
The Windows AI platform takes shape
In May 2024, Microsoft announced the Windows Copilot Runtime. Targeted at its then-new Copilot+ PCs, it provided a mix of innovations, from on-device small language models to improvements to Windows’ support for NPU (neural processing unit) hardware...
Evolving the Windows AI platform
In May 2024, Microsoft announced the Windows Copilot Runtime. Targeted at its then-new Copilot+ PCs, it provided a mix of innovations, from on-device small language models to improvements to Windows’ support for NPU (neural processing unit) hardware...
How to add user context to request traces in ASP.NET Core
When working with web applications, you will often want to keep watch on user requests to understand user behavior. Known as request tracing, this process also enables you to monitor the reliability of your applications and to inspect requests and det...
How to use method references in Java
Method references in Java are part of the broader set of features introduced and enhanced in Java 8 and beyond. They are a concise way to refer to methods of classes or objects. Method references are especially useful in the context of lambda expressi...
Red Hat readies Advanced Developer Suite
Red Hat has announced Red Hat Advanced Developer Suite, an integrated suite of tools for developers that includes an internal developer platform, trusted software supply chain capabilities, platform application capabilities, and streamlined tools that...
Journées du Logiciel Libre (JDLL)
Free software booths, and a lot of talks for both the general public and developers. Also games for kids, and 3D printing and other demos by the local fablab. French speaking event. Event Dates: 2025-05-24 - 2025-05-25 Event Homepage: http://www.jdll.o...
InfluxDB’s new model for time series workloads
In 2017, I was developing software focused on answering one question: “What happens when this airplane gets struck by lightning?” Not if, but when. On average, every airplane is struck by lightning once per year. And when that moment arrives, mill...
CloudBees unveils AI-enhanced devops platform
CloudBees has unveiled the CloudBees Unify devops platform, which brings an AI-enhanced control plane to existing developer tool chains, providing a modular solution for complex software environments. Announced May 20 and still in an early access phas...
Google releases agent development kits for Python and Java
Google has released agent development kits for the Python and Java programming languages. The Python ADK 1.0.0 and Java ADK 0.1.0 were announced on May 20. The open source tool kits are designed to be used for building and deploying sophisticated AI ...