Open Source

Microsoft envisions Windows Update as the unified platform for all software updates
Microsoft is overhauling Windows Update with a unified orchestration platform designed to fix the fragmentation of app patching across the ecosystem. The platform will enable developers to integrate updates for MSIX, APPX, and Win32 apps directly into...
2025-05-29 12:25
Mistral AI launches code embedding model, claims edge over OpenAI and Cohere
French startup Mistral AI on Wednesday unveiled Codestral Embed, its first code-specific embedding model, claiming it outperforms rival offerings from OpenAI, Cohere, and Voyage. The company said the model supports configurable embedding outputs with ...
2025-05-29 11:30
Using Microsoft Fabric to create digital twins
Digital twins are an important part of modern control systems. They let you create a model of a physical system that serves as a tool for simulation and prediction. It models the inputs and outputs of a system, using real-time data to keep it at the s...
2025-05-29 09:00
Docling: An open-source toolkit for advanced document processing
The rapid advancements in generative AI technologies have made it essential to create tools that can effectively manage different document formats. While large language models (LLMs) excel at understanding and generating text, they struggle with parsi...
2025-05-29 09:00
Docling: An open-source tool kit for advanced document processing
The rapid advancements in generative AI technologies have made it essential to create tools that can effectively manage different document formats. While large language models (LLMs) excel at understanding and generating text, they struggle with parsi...
2025-05-29 09:00
Ubuntu Fix Vanishing Install Button in Software Updater
A fix to Ubuntu's Software Updater tool is rolling out, resolving an issue where the 'install' button would disappear (and not return) until closed. You're reading Ubuntu Fix Vanishing Install Button in Software Updater, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. D...
2025-05-29 01:22
Ubuntu Fixes Vanishing Install Button in Software Updater
A fix to Ubuntu's Software Updater tool is rolling out, resolving an issue where the 'install' button would disappear (and not return) until closed. You're reading Ubuntu Fixes Vanishing Install Button in Software Updater, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu....
2025-05-29 01:22
Reports of Deno’s demise ‘greatly exaggerated,’ Deno creator says
Deno creator Ryan Dahl has responded to reports of Deno’s demise, saying they have been “greatly exaggerated.” In a May 20 blog post, Dahl, also co-founder of Deno steward Deno Land, addressed criticisms of the Deno Deploy edge hosting service, ...
2025-05-29 01:01
Apple said to switch to year to identify releases of its operating systems
The next Apple operating systems will be identified by year, rather than with a version number, according to people with knowledge of the matter. That means the current iOS 18 will give way to “iOS 26,” said the people, who asked not to be identifi...
2025-05-28 21:38
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Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 220
Safari Technology Preview Release 220 is now available for download for macOS Sequoia and macOS Sonoma.
2025-05-28 21:34
The length of file names in early Unix
If you use Unix today, you can enjoy relatively long file names on more or less any filesystem that you care to name. But it wasn’t always this way. Research V7 had 14-byte filenames, and the System III/System V lineage continued this restriction unt...
2025-05-28 21:28
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Canonical Bring Intel ‘Battlemage’ GPU Support to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users can make use of the Intel Graphics Preview to unlock support for newer Intel GPU features, like faster ray tracing and ML. You're reading Canonical Bring Intel ‘Battlemage’ GPU Support to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a blog post from OM...
2025-05-28 20:04
Newer Intel GPU Support Now Available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users can make use of the Intel Graphics Preview to unlock support for newer Intel GPU features, like faster ray tracing and ML. You're reading Newer Intel GPU Support Now Available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do...
2025-05-28 20:04
Microsoft unveils Microsoft’s competitor to Microsoft’s winget
One of the ways in which Windows (and macOS) trails behind the Linux and BSD world is the complete lack of centralised, standardised application management. Windows users still have to scour the web to download sketchy installers straight from the Wind...
2025-05-28 19:56
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SuperTuxKart 1.5 Release Candidate Now Available
SuperTuxKart developers announce the first release candidate of SuperTuxKart 1.5, the next major version of the popular, open-source racing game. You're reading SuperTuxKart 1.5 Release Candidate Now Available, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not repr...
2025-05-28 17:20