What Do You Want to See From Ubuntu in 2026?
What would make 2026 Ubuntu’s best year yet? Share your wishlist wants and must-haves, be it bold changes or resolving long-standing bugs. Sound off! You’re reading...
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Russ Allbery: 2025 Book Reading in Review
In 2025, I finished and reviewed 32 books, not counting another five books I’ve finished but not yet reviewed and which will therefore roll over to...
Read moreNVIDIA Graphics On Haiku OS Make Progress With NVIDIA Open Kernel Modules + NVK/Zink
As a wonderful New Year surprise, there’s good momentum on NVIDIA graphics support for the BeOS-inspired Haiku open-source operating system…
Read moreMarvel rings in new year with Wonder Man trailer
Marvel Studios decided to ring in the new year with a fresh trailer for Wonder Man, its eight-episode miniseries premiering later this month on Disney+. Part...
Read moreResearch roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed
It’s a regrettable reality that there is never enough time to cover all the interesting scientific stories we come across each month. In the past, we’ve...
Read more2025 Wrapped: Self-Hosted Year-in-Review Tools
A growing list of tools for visualizing self-hosted metrics in a ‘year-in-review’ style Continue reading on selfh.st…
Read moreLG’s new karaoke-ready party speaker uses AI to remove song vocals
LG is adding a karaoke-focused party speaker to its lineup of Xboom devices, which is built in collaboration with Will.i.am. Announced this week, LG says the...
Read moreHow To Build a Developer Career When the First Rung Is Gone
As AI tools become increasingly integrated in many industries across all levels, there has been a quiet but undeniable shift. The tasks that used to be...
Read moreOur New Years Wish is to Hide in a Giant Pokéball
Between the news, the world situation, and the inevitable family stresses that come this time of year, well — one could be excused for feeling a...
Read moreValve’s Linux Efforts, Kernel Improvements & KDE Plasma Wayland Advancements Topped 2025
After looking yesterday at the most viewed Linux hardware reviews and benchmarks of 2025, today’s look is at the most popular open-source/Linux news of the past...
Read morePublic domain 2026: Betty Boop, Pluto, and Nancy Drew set free
Betty Boop made her debut as an anthropomorphic dog in Dizzy Dishes. | Image: Fleischer Studios Some years ago, I was writing a science fiction short...
Read moreReactOS Starts 2026 With Another “Major Step” Toward Windows NT6 Compatibility
The ReactOS free software project is turning 30 this year and its “open-source Windows” OS ambitions remain. They are starting out this year with another “major...
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