The FOSS Force News Wire pulls mostly FOSS related news stories from a variety of sources and is updated every 30 minutes. The News Wire is also available as an RSS feed at http://fossforce.com/newswire. Time stamps are in UTC, so “4 hours ago” means it was published this hour EDT.
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Here's How You Can Customize Linux Desktop for Halloween [Dot Files Included]
Forget pumpkin carving. This year, I carved out a haunted Hyprland setup straight from the underworld of Arch Linux 👻Read more -
I wore 5 different headphones across 8 flights - here's how each pair won (and lost)
The airplane is the true litmus test for headphones and earbuds. I tested the leading models so you don't have to.Read more
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Alien-OS – Debian-based Linux distribution
Alien-OS is a German Linux distribution based on Debian. The distro uses the Regolith Desktop Environment The post Alien-OS – Debian-based Linux...Read more
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Ubuntu Unity hanging by a thread as wunderkind maintainer gets busy with life
Team begs for help as teenage dev who revived Canonical’s old Unity desktop prioritizes studiesThe Ubuntu Unity project is in trouble because...Read more
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See how AI checks your code from images in this demo
Brent Laster highlights a clever way to use AI for image-based code analysis in this quick AI tech tip. By simply feeding...Read more -
Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS & COSMIC Desktop Aim For December Stable Release
Following last month's Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS beta and COSMIC desktop beta, System76 has now shared their stable release plans for this long-awaited...Read more
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IntrCity SmartBus lands $30M at $140M valuation to deepen its grip on India’s intercity travel market
IntrCity SmartBus grew revenue by 67% last year and is targeting full profitability this year, as intercity travel booms across India.Read more
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LILYGO T-Echo Plus Integrates LoRa, GNSS, and IMU in Rugged Wireless Smart Tag
LILYGO’s T-Echo Plus is a compact, battery-powered smart tag designed for wireless telemetry, motion tracking, and geolocation. It combines LoRa communication, GNSS...Read more
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FOSS Weekly #25.44: KDE Plasma 6.5 and Fedora 43 Released, Ghostty Terminal, Nextcloud Over Microsoft and Productivity App for Linux
Fedora 43 is here and so is KDE Plasma 6.5 with a bunch of new, modern features.Read more -
'Keep Android Open' movement fights back against Google sideloading restrictions
Petition seeks to rally community opposition and alert regulatorsStarting next year, Google plans to require all apps installed on certified Android devices,...Read more
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Easy RISC-V Provides an Interactive Way to Explore the RISC-V Architecture
Easy RISC-V is an open, browser-based learning resource that allows users to experiment with RISC-V assembly and gain a deeper understanding of...Read more
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DietPi October 2025 Update Adds Support for NanoPi R3S, R76S, and Reworked Dashboard
The October 18th release of DietPi v9.18 introduces support for new FriendlyELEC single-board computers, a redesigned DietPi-Dashboard with improved security, and the...Read more
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UK Woman Threatens Trademark Legal Action Against Cookbook Over ‘Sabzi’
It’s sort of funny in a way to see how ownership culture has specifically invaded the realm of the culinary arts. If...Read more
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Ubuntu 25.04 Users Can Now Upgrade to Ubuntu 25.10, Here’s How
This is your friendly reminder that, as of today, October 29th, 2025, Canonical has opened the upgrade path for Ubuntu 25.04 (Plucky...Read more
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Magic Leap and Google showcase what's next for AI smart glasses
Will Meta finally get some real competition?Read more
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Google Labs' free new experiment creates AI-generated ads for your small business
No ad budget? Try this tool - all you need is a URL to get started.Read more
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PayPal's new service is built for the AI shopping future - security included
The company's new features hope to reduce stress for merchants while boosting ROI. Here's how to try them out for your business.Read more
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India’s Snabbit valuation doubled to $180M in 5 months on its quick house-help bet
Snabbit has raised its third funding round in nine months.Read more
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Disaggregated Routing with SONiC and VPP: Lab Demo and Performance Insights – Part Two
In Part One of this series, we examined how the SONiC control plane and the VPP data plane form a cohesive, software-defined...Read more
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How To Install Snap on Fedora 43
Fedora 43 arrives with impressive updates including GNOME 49, RPM 6.0, and Linux kernel 6.17, solidifying its position as a cutting-edge distribution....Read more