Watershed Moment for AI–Human Collaboration in Math
When Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska received a Fields Medal—widely regarded as the Nobel Prize for mathematics—in July 2022, it was big news. Not only was she...
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Linux 7.1 Will Power Off The System By Default If A Fatal ACPI Error Occurs
An important default kernel behavior change worth noting in advance for the upcoming Linux 7.1 kernel is that the system will attempt to power-off automatically if...
Read moreAge Verification: Protection Tool or Surveillance in Disguise?
As more governments push age checks into our apps and operating systems, the dystopian future doesn’t feel so far off anymore.
Read moreOpenAI’s “compromise” with the Pentagon is what Anthropic feared
On February 28, OpenAI announced it had reached a deal that will allow the US military to use its technologies in classified settings. CEO Sam Altman...
Read moreHellen Chemtai: The Last Week of My Journey as an Outreachy Intern at Debian OpenQA
Hello world . I’m Hellen Chemtai, an intern at Outreachy working with the Debian OpenQA team on Images Testing. This is the final week of the...
Read moreInvesting in Infrastructure: Meta’s Renewed Commitment to jemalloc
Meta recognizes the long-term benefits of jemalloc, a high-performance memory allocator, in its software infrastructure. We are renewing focus on jemalloc, aiming to reduce maintenance needs...
Read moreBen Hutchings: FOSS activity in February 2026
Debian packages: firmware-free: Bugs: closed #890601: firmware-linux-free uses prebuilt blobs instead of building from source Uploads: uploaded version 20241210-3 to unstable firmware-nonfree: Bugs: closed #481234: firmware-nonfree:...
Read moreNational Book Tour for Cindy Cohn’s Memoir, ‘Privacy’s Defender’
MIT Press Publishes EFF Executive Director’s Book As She Prepares to Depart Organization After 25 Years SAN FRANCISCO – Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn...
Read moreWar in Iran Spiked Oil Prices. Trump Will Decide How High They Go
The conflict in the Middle East is driving oil prices up in a midterm year when Americans are already focused on high energy bills.
Read moreThe best mobile tech announced at MWC 2026 so far
Mobile World Congress 2026 opened its doors today in Barcelona, Spain, but some of the biggest announcements from the mobile-focused show were already made over the...
Read moreIowa county adopts strict zoning rules for data centers, but residents still worry
PALO, Iowa—There are two restaurants in Palo, not counting the chicken wings and pizza sold at the only gas station in town. All three establishments, including...
Read more[$] The exploitation paradox in open source
The free and open-source software (FOSS) movements have always been about giving freedom and power to individuals and organizations; throughout that history, though, there have also...
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