Python is Now the Most Popular Language on GitHub
Python has overtaken JavaScript as the most-used language on GitHub, according to the code-hosting platform’s latest Octoverse report. The company attributes this momentum to a massive influx of “data science and machine learning on GitHub”, whic...
SuperTuxKart 1.5 Beta Brings Benchmark Test, UI Tweaks + More
It’s hallowe’en, and there’s a frightfully good treat waiting for fans of the free, open-source racing game SuperTuxKart – a new beta! The first beta of SuperTuxKart 1.5 offers an array of improvements, touching everything from the underlying g...
The AI problem we can’t ignore
In August 2020, as the pandemic confined people to their homes, the U.K. canceled A-level exams and turned to an algorithm to calculate grades, key for university admissions. Based on historical data that reflected the resource advantages of private sc...
Is now the right time to invest in implementing agentic AI?
Software vendors’ pitches are evolving, with agentic AI beginning to supplant generative AI in their marketing messages. Rather than just generating code or content for human review agentic AI will, they say, follow instructions, make decisions, a...
Microsoft isn’t secretly installing Recall on your Windows PC
There’s been more controversy regarding Microsoft’s Recall feature for Windows, with people supposedly discovering Recall was being secretly installed on Windows 11 24H2. Furthermore, trying to remove this secretly installed Recall would break Expl...
Why use aspect-oriented programming
Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) is a programming style that allows you to more easily manage the cross-cutting concerns in your application, meaning those concerns such as authentication or logging that cut across many parts of the app. In essence, ...
OpenHCL: Understanding Microsoft’s open source paravisor
At the heart of Microsoft’s more recent operating system updates, in the cloud and on-premises, is virtualization. By isolating operating instances from one another on the same hardware, virtualization has powered Azure’s high-density infrastructu...
Fedora Stakeholders Debate Idea Of "-O3" Optimized Packages
Following the announcement yesterday that Ubuntu 25.04 will default to the -O3 optimization level with GCC for its Debian package builds, Fedora stakeholders have begun debating the merits of switching to the -O3 optimization level or not instead of th...
Getting hands-on with AI in automotive
From cloud to edge, hardware-agnostic AI/ML In January Canonical will reconfirm its presence at CES 2025; here we will be showing a cutting-edge AI/ML demo that showcases how AI models can be trained, deployed, and updated seamlessly across various har...
How to rebase to Fedora Linux 41 on Silverblue
Fedora Silverblue is an operating system for your desktop built on Fedora Linux. It’s excellent for daily use, development, and container-based workflows. It offers numerous advantages such as being able to roll back in case of any problems. If y...
