The FreeBSD project has quietly reached a significant milestone with the availability of FreeBSD 14.4-RC1, the first release candidate for what will become the next point release in the FreeBSD 14 stable branch. While the broader technology press often overlooks FreeBSD in favor of Linux-centric coverage, the operating system powers critical infrastructure at companies like
A small but ambitious Linux distribution project has quietly rebranded and shipped a significant new release, staking its claim as a serious contender in the crowded field of independent Linux distributions. AerynOS, formerly known as Serpent OS, released version 2026.02 in late February 2025, marking what its developers describe as a major step toward building
For millions of consumers, Amazon wish lists are a convenient way to organize gift ideas, share holiday preferences with family, or simply bookmark items for later purchase. But a long-standing privacy vulnerability in how Amazon configures these lists means that your full name, city, state, and even your complete shipping address could be visible to
In the world of open-source programming tools, few projects carry the institutional weight of Free Pascal and its companion IDE, Lazarus. For decades, these projects have served as the spiritual successors to Borland’s Turbo Pascal and Delphi, offering a free, cross-platform Object Pascal compiler and development environment to a loyal — if sometimes overlooked —
For all the breathless headlines about humanoid robots entering factories and warehouses, a stubborn truth persists: robot hands remain remarkably clumsy. Despite billions of dollars pouring into robotics startups and decades of academic research, getting a mechanical hand to perform tasks that a five-year-old manages effortlessly—tying a knot, folding a shirt, peeling an orange—remains one
Google is preparing to bring sticker functionality to its Photos app on Android, a feature that would allow users to overlay decorative elements onto their images directly within the editing interface. The addition, first spotted through an APK teardown, signals that Google continues to invest in making its Photos app not just a storage and
For decades, the world’s largest banks, insurers, and government agencies have been held hostage by a programming language older than the moon landing. COBOL — the Common Business-Oriented Language first developed in 1959 — still processes an estimated 95% of ATM transactions, 80% of in-person transactions, and runs systems that touch $3 trillion in daily
The entertainment industry woke up to a new reality this week: Paramount Global has agreed to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery in a blockbuster transaction valued at approximately $28 billion, a deal that will create the largest traditional media company in the world and fundamentally alter the competitive dynamics of streaming, film, and television for years
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday gave its blessing to the merger of two of America’s largest cable operators, approving Charter Communications’ acquisition of Cox Communications in a deal valued at approximately $34.5 billion. The vote, which split along party lines with the FCC’s three Republican commissioners in favor and the two Democrats dissenting, removes
Microsoft is preparing to launch a long-anticipated bundled version of its Microsoft 365 productivity software that will fold in artificial intelligence capabilities currently sold as a premium add-on, according to internal company plans reported by Business Insider. The move, expected to take effect in 2026, would mark a significant shift in how the company monetizes