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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Jared Isaacman confirmed as next head of NASA
Isaacman will run the space agency at a time when Trump is trying to both downsize it and task it with returning...Read more
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The Oscars are heading to YouTube under a new global deal
In a major coup for Google, YouTube has secured exclusive global rights to the Oscars and a wide range of Academy programming...Read more
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Wacom adds ibisPaint X and file support improvements to MovinkPad
Wacom has released a new Android update for its MovinkPad lineup that changes how creative apps work together on the device. The...Read more
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Linux Patches Begin Adapting RAID Code To Use Folios
A new set of patches posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list begin adapting the Linux software RAID code paths to...Read more
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Get 50% off Samsung VXT digital signage cloud software - here's how
Save half on monthly and annual subscriptions to Samsung VXT digital signage cloud software with this code.Read more
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The tech products we absolutely loved this year - and which we're taking into 2026
From smart plugs to smart glasses, see what we loved (and what surprised us) this year.Read more
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My spreadsheets load faster than ever thanks to this unassuming Excel toggle
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YouTube to pull music data from Billboard’s charts because it doesn’t like its ranking formula
YouTube takes its ball and goes home by pulling Billboard's access to its music data.Read more
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When The Internet Grew Up — And Locked Out Its Kids
In December 2025, the world crossed a threshold. For the first time ever, access to the major social media platforms was no...Read more
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Can your shopping bot be trusted? How Visa will ensure scam-free AI transactions
How can merchants trust agentic transactions? Visa and Akamai's partnership is here to help.Read more
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antiX-25-full-beta2 for public testing
Here is the second beta iso of antiX-25 (64 and 32 bit). Hopefully, this will be upgradable via repos to final. Bullet...Read more
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Beginners Guide for Hash Command in Linux
In this article, you will learn what the hash list is, the differences between it and the history list, and how to...Read more
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I replaced voice commands with this Google Widget tool and it's so much faster
Make using Google Assistant less awkward in public and more accurate in private.Read more -
Red Hat Goes Shopping for AI Safety, Comes Home With Chatterbox Labs
Red Hat has quietly bought Chatterbox Labs, a boutique firm that stress‑tests AI models for trouble. Is this a signal that AI...Read more
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Best Free and Open Source IaaS Software
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) is a service model where an organization outsources the equipment used to support storage, hardware, servers and...Read more
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YouTube will stream the Oscars — exclusively — beginning in 2029
The news highlights YouTube's growing dominance in the television space and a major shift as streaming takes on more live events.Read more
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[$] Going boldly into the COSMIC desktop environment
After three years of development, Linux hardware provider System76 has declared the COSMIC desktop environment stable. It shipped COSMIC Epoch 1 as part...Read more
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Meta is pausing its dream of sharing Quest’s Horizon OS with third-party headset makers
The company said that it would revisit opportunities for third-party partnerships in the future.Read more
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Hopping online at the airport? Cellular may be faster than Wi-Fi - here's why
Your mobile carrier may offer better access than the airport's Wi-Fi, according to tests by Ookla. Results vary by airport.Read more
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People are talking about the Vizio suit!
After the positive tentative ruling in our case against Vizio, we gathered in Orange County with our lawyers for what is likely...Read more