Searching on Linux used to be a chore, unless you knew how to work your way around the CLI with find, locate, and grep — fun times!, but today, times have genuinely changed. And I am not talking about fuzzy search options in the terminal. In this article, we'll look at some of the best GUI tools available for searching your files on Linux - no terminal required.1. FSearchFSearch keeps it uncomplicated but effective💡Note: We've covered FSearch in a full review, if you'd like to lea...
Proton has been on a roll lately. The Swiss company keeps expanding its privacy-focused ecosystem with tools that actually work for regular people. Take Lumo AI, for instance, their privacy-respecting AI assistant that doesn't feed your prompts into some data-hungry training pipeline.And now, they are taking a big swing at Big Tech's productivity services dominance by launching Proton Sheets, an encrypted spreadsheet tool that isn't interested in mining your data.📋The article cont...
Valve has been quietly funding an Arm emulation project for seven years now. Pierre-Loup Griffais, who helped build SteamOS and the Steam Deck, told The Verge (paywalled) about it recently.While most of us already knew of their work on Proton, the popular compatibility layer for running Windows games on Linux, their behind-the-scenes support for FEX-Emu, an x86-to-ARM64 emulator, has come as a surprise.Valve's Approach to Open SourceThe company began recruiting developers for Arm compatibil...
Short-form content has ruined attention spans for many people, including myself. Those little dopamine hits feel good in the moment. But over time, they make you impulsive, easily irritated, and exhausted.Let it control you long enough, and it becomes like any other addiction. Your brain gets used to constant stimulation. Normal activities feel boring. You need more just to feel okay.Your ability to focus on anything substantial crumbles. Work becomes harder. Relationships suffer, and if you are...
Embedded Linux devices power everything from network routers to industrial controllers. Their broad appeal comes from running a full operating system while maintaining low-power consumption and real-time capabilities.A group of engineers who met in a Reddit comment section have now created an open source Linux handheld that aims to be a versatile development tool.Linux Platform Kit: A Foundational GadgetSource: The Linux Platform Kit TeamThe Linux Platform Kit is a modular handheld built around ...
Fedora is known for pushing boundaries when it comes to adopting new tech, almost always staying near the bleeding edge of what's currently available. The project doesn't really wait around for things to become "accepted" before jumping in.That approach now continues as the Fedora Engineering Steering Committee (FESCo) just gave the green light to replace a very old system component with something more modern.What's Happening?Fedora 44 is ditching fbcon, the kernel framebuffer con...
Session is an open source encrypted messaging app that requires no phone number or email address to sign up. Instead of routing messages through centralized servers, Session uses a decentralized network of over 2,000 nodes running the onion routing protocol, similar to Tor, ensuring that no single server knows both the message origin and destination.The Session Technology Foundation took over stewardship of Session back in October 2024, succeeding the Australia-based Oxen Privacy Tech Foundation...
Ubuntu's community wikis have long been an essential resource for people looking to troubleshoot issues, find guides, and learn more about the popular Linux-powered operating system.For over two decades, these wikis have served countless users and developers globally.Canonical has announced that it is working on building a new Ubuntu wiki from the ground up. This is being done to address the many issues plaguing the existing wikis that have gone unaddressed for years.The current wikis at wi...
Recently, Linus Torvalds and Linus Sebastian come together for a YouTube video collaboration. There, Torvalds said that the infamous blue screen of death in Windows is not a software issue in most cases. Hard to disagree with him.Linus Torvalds Defends Windows’ Blue Screen of DeathAnd he is not wrong actually.It's FOSSAbhishek PrakashAlso, if you like It's FOSS and rely on Google search, please add us as your preferred source in Google. This way, you get reliable and more accurate info...
Raspberry Pi just launched the 1GB version of the Pi 5 for $45. At the same time, they've increased prices across the Pi 4 and Pi 5 lineups to offset rising memory costs. The hikes are significant. The 8GB Pi 5 now costs $95, up from $80. The 16GB variant jumped from $120 to $145. Even the 4GB Pi 4 sees a $5 increase to $60.According to Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton, the LPDDR4 memory shortage driven by AI infrastructure demand is the culprit. He calls it "painful but ultimately temporary" an...
The cloud computing space is dominated by a handful of Big Tech players. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud together control a large portion of the global cloud market.These hyperscalers have built their empires on data. The more information flows through their systems, the more valuable their platforms become. This business model creates an exploitative relationship where people's privacy is traded for cheap prices.Switzerland's data protection authorities have now...
We all have seen countless memes and jokes about Microsoft Windows' blue of screen death popularly known as BSOD.A popular but fake image poking fun at Windows blue screen of deathMicrosoft did make changes to handle the criticism and jokes. They changed the blue color to black 😆 So, it is still BSOD, blue or black, doesn't matter. The black screen surely mixes with Linux's very own kernel panic screen. Microsoft is taking notes from Linux, it seems.The reason I am talking about B...
Back on November 13, Google launched Code Wiki in public preview. The platform automatically generates and maintains documentation for code repositories using Gemini.The tool addresses what Google calls software development's biggest, most expensive bottleneck, "reading existing code". In simple terms, Code Wiki keeps documentation constantly updated as the codebase develops.Instead of static content that becomes outdated, it serves as a living wiki that evolves with every code change. Here...
Chrome is undoubtedly the most popular browser on the market. Backed by Google and coming in default for most Android devices, which have the largest smartphone market share, Chrome checks a lot of boxes and makes it immensely easy to sync your browsing data across devices. There are, however, some caveats. Even though it is based on open source Chromium project, Chrome has been under fire again and again over the years because of privacy concerns.The biggest alternative available to us is Firef...
ONLYOFFICE continues to offer a compelling alternative to proprietary suites like Microsoft Office, with strong document format compatibility and a privacy-respecting approach.The open source suite has successfully built a reputation for combining professional features with user data protection. Now, the developers have released ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2, building on the work of the earlier release.Let's dig in! 🤓🆕 ONLYOFFICE Docs 9.2: What's New?It is now possible to customize keyboard shor...
More than two months since the last version, a new Linux release has been introduced, offering, as usual, better hardware support and many new additions covering a broad range of subsystems.As with every development cycle, work from thousands of contributors has brought incremental improvements across CPUs, GPUs, storage, networking, and security.Linus Torvalds had this to say about the release:So I'll have to admit that I'd have been happier with slightly less bugfixing noise in this ...
More than two months since the last version, a new Linux release has been introduced, offering, as usual, better hardware support and many new additions covering a broad range of subsystems.As with every development cycle, work from thousands of contributors has brought incremental improvements across CPUs, GPUs, storage, networking, and security.Linus Torvalds had this to say about the release:So I'll have to admit that I'd have been happier with slightly less bugfixing noise in this ...
More than two months since the last version, a new Linux release has been introduced, offering, as usual, better hardware support and many new additions covering a broad range of subsystems.As with every development cycle, work from thousands of contributors has brought incremental improvements across CPUs, GPUs, storage, networking, and security.Linus Torvalds had this to say about the release:So I'll have to admit that I'd have been happier with slightly less bugfixing noise in this ...
The Linux Foundation has been a major driving force in the Linux and open source space. Beyond their work on the Linux kernel and hosting critical projects like Kubernetes, they run one of the most comprehensive technology training and certification programs around.Their courses cover Linux system administration, cloud native development, and cybersecurity. If you have been eyeing their certifications, then their annual sales are the best time to grab them.And, as it happens, the Linux Foundatio...
Most new Linux distributions tend to follow a familiar formula: take a well-known base, add a desktop environment, sprinkle in some theming, and call it a day. Sometimes it works; sometimes the distro disappears in six months. What you don’t often see, however, is a distro trying to rethink how updates, rollbacks, and system integrity fundamentally work.ObsidianOS is one of those unusual projects that immediately caught my attention for exactly that reason. It’s Arch-based, yes, but the defining...
The development for Ubuntu 26.04 codenamed 'Resolute Raccoon' has already begun. It is a long-term support (LTS) release and a particularly important one as we venture more into the Wayland-only era of Linux.Let's have a look at the release schedule of Ubuntu 26.04 and its planned features.📋Since the development is in progress and the final version comes in April'26, I'll be updating this article from time to time when there are new developments.Ubuntu 26.04 Release Sche...
The GNOME app ecosystem is on fire these days. Whatever your needs, there's probably an app for that. Or two. Or three (no kidding)! Two of the sleekest apps for monitoring your system (aptly called, "system monitors", of course) are Mission Center, and Resources.Both use libadwaita to provide slick visuals, responsive GUIs, and familiar functionality for the GNOME desktop environment. But, which one is right for you? I'll attempt to help you answer that question in this article. Quick...
Pebble, the e-paper smartwatch that first launched on Kickstarter in 2012, gained a cult-like following for its innovative approach to wearable tech. Sadly, Fitbit acquired and shut it down in 2016, taking with it the intellectual property (IP) of the brand.The IP eventually landed with Google after their Fitbit acquisition in 2021.Earlier this year, the original creator, Eric Migicovsky, relaunched Pebble through Core Devices LLC, a self-funded company operating via the rePebble consumer brand....
In a previous column, I argued that self-hosting is resistance in an age where ownership is increasingly illusory.There is increasing evidence that self-hosting is becoming popular among a certain kind of user, say the typical readership of ItsFoss.There is a simple explanation for this shift: people want their data, dollars, and destiny back. Centralized platforms optimized for engagement and extraction are colliding with real-world needs — privacy, compliance, predictability, and craft. Linux,...
A growing number of Linux desktop environments (DEs) are moving towards Wayland, the modern display protocol designed to replace the aging X11 window system. X11 has been the foundation of Linux graphical interfaces for over three decades now, but it carries significant technical debt and security limitations that Wayland aims to address.Projects like Fedora, GNOME, and KDE have been leading the charge on this by being among the first ones to adopt Wayland.Now, KDE has announced it is sunsetting...
A growing number of Linux desktop environments (DEs) are moving towards Wayland, the modern display protocol designed to replace the aging X11 window system. X11 has been the foundation of Linux graphical interfaces for over three decades now, but it carries significant technical debt and security limitations that Wayland aims to address.Projects like Fedora, GNOME, and KDE have been leading the charge on this by being among the first ones to adopt Wayland.Now, KDE has announced it is sunsetting...
If you spend a lot of time on a computer, then fonts matter more than you think. A good one reduces eye strain and makes reading the contents of the screen easier. The right one can drastically improve your entire desktop experience.In my case, I like to use Inter on my Fedora-powered daily driver, and I don't really mess around with it. But everyone's different. Some like rounded fonts. Others want sharp, clean lines. Having options matters. Your eyes, your choice after all.Anyhow, Go...
As Linux users, most of us prefer open-source software. But if you’ve been using Linux for a while, you know this truth too: in daily workflows, you may have to rely on proprietary software.And sometimes, you use software that feels like open source projects but they actually are not. I am going to list some of those applications that are popular among Linux users but often we don't realize that they are not open source. I'll also suggest their open source alternatives for you.Obsidian...
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃I’m incredibly thankful for this community. To our Plus members who support us financially, and to our free members who amplify our work by sharing it with the world — you all mean a lot to us. Your belief in what we do has kept us going for 13 amazing years.This Thanksgiving, let’s also extend our gratitude beyond our personal circles to the open-source contributors whose work silently powers our servers, desktops, and daily digital lives. From code to distributions to docum...
Collabora Productivity is well-known for two of its flagship offerings, Collabora Online, their web-based document editor that powers many organizations, and their LibreOffice-based enterprise suite. That second one just got a makeover and the existing offering was moved to a new name.They announced Collabora Office for desktop today. It brings their online editor's interface to local desktop apps for Linux, Windows, and macOS. The previous enterprise suite is now called Collabora Office Cl...
One of the greatest things about open-source software is that anyone can pick up where a project left off and bring it back to life, whether it's to continue a legacy, or a spiritual successor that builds on a new foundation.In this article, I'll share some of the popular Linux apps that got new lives as "New/Next Generation" (-ng) versions of their former selves.1. iotop-ciotop-c gives iotop a refreshed lookYou've heard of top and htop, but did you know there's also a tool s...
Thanksgiving is around the corner, and the market is flooded with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on everything from gadgets to software subscriptions.For Linux users and open source enthusiasts, finding deals that respect privacy can be tricky. We have handpicked offers on secure cloud storage, VPNs, learning platforms, and Linux-friendly hardware.My advice for picking the right dealsFor someone who often takes advantage of deals, here are a few things you should note for making an informed...
TUXEDO Computers specializes in Linux-first hardware, recently launching the InfinityBook Max 15 (Gen10) with AMD Ryzen AI 300 processors. The German manufacturer has built a reputation for well-built Linux systems that work reliably.However, 18 months of work on an ARM-powered notebook has come to an abrupt halt. The company announced that it is shelving its Snapdragon X Elite laptop project.A Tricky SoC ArchitectureJust a placeholder image of TUXEDO Computers' recent launch.The notebook w...
Flatpak has pretty much become the de-facto standard for universal packages on the Linux desktop, with an increasing number of distros supporting the format in their default installs. Yet, even with how easy it is to install and update Linux apps with Flatpak, moving them to a new system can be tricky, especially if you’ve installed dozens over time.Sure, you could list and reinstall everything manually, but that’s tedious work, and easily prone to human error. Fortunately, there’s a simple way ...
Dell has a solid track record with Linux-powered OSes, particularly Ubuntu. The company has been shipping developer-focused laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed for years.Many of their devices come with compatible drivers working out of the box. Audio, Wi-Fi, Thunderbolt ports, and even fingerprint readers mostly work without hassle. My daily workhorse is a Dell laptop that hasn't had a driver-related issue for quite some time now.And a recent launch just reinforces their Linux approach.Dell P...
Last month, Zorin OS 18 dropped just in time for the Windows 10 EOL, bringing about an assortment of improvements like Linux kernel 6.14, rounded corners for the desktop interface, and a new window tiling manager.So, it didn't come as a surprise to me when Zorin OS 18 hit the 1 million downloads milestone just over a month after its release. Alongside that announcement, the developers have made available an upgrade path from Zorin OS 17, which is intended for users of Core, Education, and P...
When Qualcomm announced its acquisition of Arduino in October 2025, the tinkerer and maker community watched nervously. Large corporate acquisitions rarely end well for open platforms after all, and enshittification is something that often follows.And now, what's followed is unsettling. Adafruit Industries, makers of popular development boards and a respected voice in the open hardware space, have sounded the alarm.This Looks ConcerningQualcomm has quietly made some massive changes to Ardui...
The Snap packaging system makes it easy to install and update software on any Linux distribution that supports them. However, if you’ve ever had to reinstall your system, you’ve probably been burned by the fact that Snap, like most other packaging systems, doesn’t provide any built-in means for exporting your apps or moving them to a new machine.Thankfully, there's good news: You can still. With just a few commands and a bit of organisation, you can export and restore your Snap application...
There is an ongoing OSS maintainer burnout crisis. A new report reveals that a significant portion of developers have experienced burnout, with most of them being unpaid and very close to quitting.Luckily, all's not lost. With proper funding, support, and recognition, there is a chance this crisis can be handled.Alongside releasing that report, Sentry and the Open Source Pledge also announced something very wholesome.Celebrate Thanksgiving, The Open Source WayCranberry sOSS is a real jar of...
Blender is a free and open source 3D creation suite used across film, animation, game development, and VFX production. Organizations like Ubisoft, NVIDIA, AMD, and others rely on it for their commercial projects.With a recent announcement, the Blender team has released Blender 5.0, introducing major improvements to color management, video editing, and rendering workflows.🆕 Blender 5.0: What's New?Blender 5.0 adds support for ACES 1.3 and 2.0 workflows. You can now use the ACEScg working spa...
Nitrux has released a major new version, and it now uses Hyprland instead of KDE Plasma. Hyprland popularity is soaring, and I predict that more distros will start offering their Hyprland soon. Are we entering a Hyprland era of desktop Linux? Nitrux 5.0.0 Released: A ‘New Beginning’ That’s Not for Everyone (By Design)The Debian-based distro goes all-in on Hyprland, immutability, and intentional design.It's FOSSSourav RudraLet's see what else you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly:FFmpe...
If you ask me, Microsoft has been one of the biggest driving forces behind Linux adoption in recent years. The way they've been handling Windows, with its forced updates, aggressive telemetry, and questionable AI features, has sent more people to Linux than any marketing campaign ever could.And they are at it again with a new AI feature that could be tricked into installing malware on your system.Isn't This Too Much?Microsoft is rolling out a new experimental feature called "Copilot Ac...
Mastodon is a decentralized social network built on the ActivityPub protocol. Unlike Big Tech platforms, it operates as a federated network where users can choose or host their own servers.The key advantage is that no single entity controls your data or content. We already have an active presence on the instance owned and operated by the Mastodon non-profit, so you can follow us there if you have not already.Now let’s move on to the topic at hand.What's Happening: Eugen Rochko is stepping d...
Your favorite apps run on code maintained by exhausted volunteers. The databases powering your company? Built by developers working double shifts. Those JavaScript frameworks everyone depends on? Often shepherded by a single person, unpaid, drowning in demands.A new report reveals just how bad things have gotten. Sentry funded this research through their Open Source Pledge initiative. Miranda Heath, a psychologist and PhD student at The University of Edinburgh, conducted the study.She reviewed a...
RustDesk has positioned itself as a compelling open source alternative to proprietary remote desktop solutions like TeamViewer and AnyDesk. Built with Rust and licensed under AGPL 3.0, it offers cross-platform support across Linux, Android, Windows, macOS, and iOS.The project has now announced a major update for Linux users. RustDesk's latest nightly build introduces support for multiple monitors with different scaling factors on Wayland sessions, specifically targeting KDE and GNOME deskto...
I rely heavily on GNOME extensions for my daily workflow. From Dash to Dock for quick app launching to Tiling Shell to effortlessly manage app windows while working. These basically turn the vanilla GNOME experience into something that truly fits my needs.While browsing through the latest This Week in GNOME post, I stumbled upon something interesting. A developer announced Veil, describing it as a cleaner and more modern way than Hide Items to manage applets in the GNOME panel.It sounded promisi...
Snap Inc., the company behind Snapchat, has open-sourced Valdi, a cross-platform mobile UI framework. The social media company typically keeps its technology in-house, but this marks a surprising move into open source territory.While there was no dedicated announcement for this on their news portal, The New Stack were the first ones to report this; I am assuming they received a press release for this.Anyhow, let's dive into this interesting development.Valdi is Now Open SourceValdi is now a...
If you’re like me, you probably grew up with the classic Linux command-line tools such as ls, cat, du. These commands have carried me through countless scripts and late-night debugging sessions.Here's the thing. While these tools do their job, they can be plain looking and difficult to use for certain tasks. Take the du command for example. It shows the disk usage on the system but use it without any option, and it is a mess. Terminals today support color, Unicode icons, live previews, all ...
Firefox has been pushing AI features for a while now. Over the past year, they've added AI chatbots in the sidebar, automatic alt text generation, and AI-enhanced tab grouping. It is basically their way of keeping up with Chrome and Edge, both of which have gone all-in on AI.Of course not everyone is thrilled about AI creeping into their web browsers, and Mozilla (the ones behind Firefox) seems to understand that. Every AI feature in Firefox is opt-in. You can keep using the browser as you ...
Ubuntu is Canonical's flagship Linux distribution that powers a significant portion of the information technology infrastructure today. It has two major versions: an interim release that comes with nine months of support and a long-term support release that comes with five years of standard support that is extensible via Ubuntu Pro.If you didn't know, Canonical introduced Ubuntu Pro in 2022 as a subscription service that extends LTS coverage beyond the standard five years. It includes ...
FFmpeg maintainers have publicly criticized Google after its AI tool reported a security bug in code for a 1995 video game.The maintainers called the finding "CVE slop" and questioned whether trillion-dollar corporations should use AI to find security issues in volunteer code without providing fixes.Unchecked Automation is Not an AnswerPatch to fix an issue with decoding LucasArts Smush codec, specifically the first 10-20 frames of Rebel Assault 2, a game from 1995.FFmpeg aims to play every vide...
Nitrux is a Debian-based Linux distribution that has always stood out for its bold design choices. It even made our list of the most beautiful Linux distributions.Earlier this year, the project made a significant announcement. They discontinued its custom NX Desktop and the underlying KDE Plasma base, prioritizing a Hyprland desktop experience combined with their in-house developed app distribution methods.Now, the first major release reflecting this redefined approach is finally here.🆕 Nitrux 5...
Here is the news. It's FOSS News (news.itsfoss.com) doesn't exist anymore, at least not as a separate entity. All news articles are now located under the main website: https://itsfoss.com/news/I merged the two portals into one. Now, you just have to log into one portal to enjoy your membership benefits. I hope it simplifies things for you, specially if you are a Plus member.Let's see what else you get in this edition of FOSS Weekly:A new ODF document standard release.Open source a...
The OpenSearch Software Foundation is a vendor-neutral organization under the Linux Foundation that hosts the OpenSearch Project. It recently appointed a new Executive Director, and the project itself has already seen over 1 billion software downloads since launch. If you didn't know, OpenSearch focuses on search, analytics, observability, and vector database capabilities.What's Happening: During this year's KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America conference, the foundation announc...
The Linux ecosystem is facing increasing pressure from threat actors, who are getting more clever day-by-day, threatening critical infrastructure worldwide. Servers powering essential services, industrial control systems, and enterprise networks all rely on Linux, and these attackers know it.What was once considered a relatively safe ecosystem is now a lucrative target. 🥲This brings us to Kaspersky, the Russian cybersecurity firm with a reputation. The company was banned from selling its antivir...
Ubuntu's move to Rust-based system utilities has hit some bumps. Earlier, a bug in the Rust-based date command broke automatic updates. The command returned current time instead of file modification timestamps, causing Ubuntu 25.10 systems to stop automatically checking for software updates.That issue was quickly fixed, but now, two security vulnerabilities have been found in sudo-rs.Better Now than LaterThe first vulnerability involves password exposure during timeouts. When users type a p...
In my last column, Ownership is an illusion, unless you self-host, I encouraged readers to go down the self-hosting path. My thesis was simple: ownership of digital assets (movies, music, games, books, software) is an illusion, and that the only way to move away from this make-believe was to embrace self-hosting. For people like me, non-programmer types, this is easier said than done: Free and Open Source (FOSS) can seem intimidating because often (not always) FOSS asks you to embrace granular c...
D7VK is a new Vulkan-based translation layer for Direct3D 7. It relies on DXVK’s Direct3D 9 backend and works with Wine on Linux. The project is open source and actively maintained.The developer behind it is WinterSnowfall, who has also worked on D8VK between 2023 and 2024. That project has since been merged into the larger DXVK project that's extensively used by Linux users.You have to understand that D7VK is not meant to run every Direct3D 7 game. Titles that mix D3D7 with older DirectDra...
Having a reliable help desk solution is a must for any consumer-facing business in today's digital age. Whether you handle customer emails, support tickets, or live chat, a good help desk system keeps your communication organized and your customers happy.Sadly, many companies take advantage of this need. They push users into walled gardens where access to basic features can change on a whim and key tools get locked behind paywalls.Help Scout's pricing as of November 11, 2025.One such c...
Imagine that one of the most prestigious open source software websites starts showing up in top results for "pornhub downloader".This is actually happening with Flathub, the official web-based app store for Flatpak packages.Here's a demo I made while risking to spoil my relationship with Google:
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Humble Bundle has a Linux collection (partner link) running right now that's kind of hard to ignore. Twenty-two books covering everything from "how do I even install this" to Kubernetes orchestration and ARM64 reverse engineering. All from Apress and Springer; this means proper technical publishers, not some random self-published stuff.Humble Tech Book Bundle: Linux for Professionals by Apress/SpringerUnlock essential resources for Linux—get a professional edge on the competition with a lit...
Microsoft's proprietary formats like .doc and .docx dominate the office productivity landscape. Most people and organizations rely on these formats for daily document work. This creates a predatory situation where vendor lock-in is the norm and compatibility issues are taken as a omen that moving away from Microsoft Office is a bad idea.OpenDocument Format (ODF) offers an open alternative. It is an ISO-standard XML-based format for text documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and graphics. ...
If you love working in the terminal or just want something fast and lightweight for calendar management, Calcurse gives you a full organiser you can use right in your shell. As its name suggests, Calcurse uses ncurses to deliver a complex command-line interface that rivals some GUI apps in features and efficiency.
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Privacy is a practice. I treat it like tidying my room. A little attention every weekend keeps the mess from becoming a monster. Here are seven wins you can stack in a day or two, all with free and open source tools.1. Harden your browserFirefox is still the easiest place to start. Install uBlock Origin, turn on strict tracking protection, and only whitelist what you truly need. Add NoScript if you want to control which sites can run scripts.Why it matters: Most tracking starts in the browser. B...
The internet of the early 2000s—what I once called the revelatory internet—felt like an endless library with doors left ajar. Much of that material circulated illegally, yes. I am not advocating a return to unchecked piracy. But the current licensing frameworks are failing both artists and audiences, and it’s worth asking why—and what a better model could look like.Hands up if you weren’t surprised to see streaming services plateauing or shedding subscribers.Prices are rising across Netflix, Spo...
I recently upgraded to Fedora 43 and one thing I noticed was that image thumbnails were not showing up in the Nautilus files manager. Not just the recent file formats like webp or AVIF, it was not even showing up for classic image file formats like png and jpeg.Image thumbnails not showing upAs you can see in the screenshot above, thumbnails for video files were displayed properly. Even PDF and EPUB files displayed thumbnails.Actually, the behvaior was weirdly inconsistent, as it did show thumbn...
AI and bots are everywhere. YouTube is filled with AI generated, low-quality videos; Facebook and other social media are no different. What is more concerning is the report that more than 50% of the internet traffic is by bots.Gone are the days when the Internet connected humans. Are we heading towards the death of the internet? Theena explores what the world could look like in the near future.The Internet is Dying. We Can Still Stop ItAlmost 50% of all internet traffic are non-human already. Un...
