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Open Invention Network Shifts to Tiered Funding and Expands Linux System

After two decades of endowment‑backed patent defense, Open Invention Network is moving to a tiered funding model and expanding its Linux System coverage.
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I tested the world’s smallest 1TB SSD drive, and it’s biggest downside shouldn’t surprise you

The SanDisk ExtremeFit USB-C weighs under three grams yet delivers ample storage and fast speeds.

Meet Prism, OpenAI’s free research workspace for scientists – how to try it

Powered by GPT-5.2, Prism helps you draft papers, source contextualized references, and more – just don’t delegate your research to it.

This Anker portable power station for $370 off on Amazon is a steal – and it’s great for the winter

Whether winter storms have knocked out your electricity or you’re just looking to stay prepared for the next one, the Anker Solix C1000 is a solid choice.

Official Firefox RPM Package Now Available for Fedora-Style Linux Distributions

by George Whittaker

Mozilla has taken a notable step toward improving Firefox distribution on Linux. An official Firefox RPM package is now available directly from Mozilla for Fedora-s…

The most useful thing in my tech bag costs just $7 – and it’s a cable

The Vafoton PD 240W Thunderbolt 4 cable supports 40Gbps data transfer and is flexible enough to clip to my backpack.

I tested the $99 gadget that prevents electrical fires by doing nothing – and it’s legit

The Ting Smart Sensor quietly monitors your home wiring for potential hazards. Here’s how it handled my house of gadgets.

5 ways you can stop testing AI and start scaling it responsibly in 2026

The moment is now. CIOs are eager to move from AI experimentation to tangible returns. Here’s how you can do it too, safely.

How To Read Emails on Ubuntu using Thunderbird

Mozilla Thunderbird is the preinstalled email client application on Ubuntu. Using this application, an Ubuntu user can read emails coming into his or her mail inbox. We will explain it in a step-by-step manner as usual based on our OS version 24.04 “No…

Ptyxis Terminal Emulator Released 49.3 with APX Containers Support

Ptyxis, the free open-source container-oriented terminal emulator, released new 49.3 version few days ago. As you may know, Ptyxis is a GTK4 terminal emulator that’s default in Ubuntu since 25.10. It features first-class container integration with automatic discovery, direct spawning, and context preservation support for Podman, Toolbox, Distrobox, and JHBuild. It also features smart process […]

The best email encryption software of 2026: Expert tested

The best email encryption software can prevent hackers from scraping your emails for company contracts, financial records, and workplace credentials.

Why I’m not buying ‘AI earbuds’ until they have these 3 specific upgrades

AI earbuds are often nothing more than earbuds relaying AI features processed on your phone. These three upgrades would change the game.

The only Linux command you need for monitoring network traffic – and how to use it

Recently, I needed to check on incoming and outgoing traffic to one of my Linux machines. Fortunately, there’s an easy way to do just that.

Unofficial AppImage Lets You Run Canva’s Affinity on Ubuntu

Linux lacks native versions of industry-grade creative tools like Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and while open-source options are capable, not everyone is willing to relearn and adapt to different tools. Thankfully, the gap in commercial design soft…

Distribution Release: Emmabuntüs DE5-1.05

The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Emmabuntüs project has published an update for its DE5 branch. The new version improves volume handling, makes it easier to install WINE, and offers updated Italian language support….

Seven Years After, Stallman Is Still Stallman

Nearly seven years after Richard Stallman left MIT under pressure and resigned the presidency of the Free Software Foundation he founded, he’s back on a U.S. campus giving a talk that is pure RMS — and fundraising for FSF in the process.
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FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, February 6, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, February 6 from 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

FSF Events: Free Software Directory meeting on IRC: Friday, January 30, starting at 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC)

Join the FSF and friends on Friday, January 30 from 12:00 to 15:00 EST (17:00 to 20:00 UTC) to help improve the Free Software Directory.

The latest Linux distro to embrace Wayland also makes Arch more accessible

Fast, beautiful, and free to use, the CachyOS distribution gets a big upgrade.