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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How To Install Jellyfin on Fedora 43
Jellyfin has emerged as the leading free and open-source media server solution, offering complete control over your digital media library without subscription...Read more
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Flutterwave buys Nigeria’s Mono in rare African fintech exit
Africa’s largest fintech company, Flutterwave, has acquired Nigerian open banking startup Mono in an all-stock deal valued between $25 million and $40...Read more
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What GenAI Really Needs? GenAI is Not a Magic Wand: It’s a Discipline, Do Not Blame AI For Your Bad AI Results!
By: Dr. Hamza Mousa Why Did I Write this Post? I’ve seen many people use GenAI, but the results...Read more
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How To Install Pyenv on Fedora 43
Managing multiple Python versions on a single system can be challenging, especially when different projects require different Python releases. Pyenv solves this...Read more
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Open Notebook is a Self-hosted Free Privacy-First Alternative to Google's Notebook LM That Works Offline
What is Open Notebook? Open Notebook is a free, private tool you run on your own computer. It lets you chat...Read more -
Jonathan McDowell: Free Software Activities for 2025
Given we’ve entered a new year it’s time for my annual recap of my Free Software activities for the previous calendar year....Read more -
Bullet improvements in Impress
The bullet support in Impress got a couple of improvements recently, some of this is PPTX support and others are general UI...Read more -
Russell Coker: Phone Charging Speeds With Debian/Trixie
One of the problems I encountered with the PinePhone Pro (PPP) when I tried using it as a daily driver [1] was...Read more
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5 forces driving DevOps and AI in 2026
In the coming year, the transformation of software development will accelerate. This transformation will fully incorporate artificial intelligence, which is rapidly becoming critical for planning, development, testing, and deployment. Beyond the...Read more
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The AI DevOps Playground is Closed: Engineering the Reality of the AI-Native Cloud
By: Hossam Aboata For the last eighteen months, the tech world has been stuck in a collective fever dream. We’ve watched...Read more
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The "Linguistic Illusion": Why Medicine Needs Physical Intelligence, Not Just Better Chatbots
When Sam Altman recently admitted that we are still in a "primitive age" regarding digital memory, he wasn't just describing a technical...Read more
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Own a Fire TV? I changed 10 settings to make the system run like new again
If your Fire TV or Fire TV Stick is running slow, don't replace it just yet. These quick tweaks can make all...Read more
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DeepTutor: Meet Your Free New AI Study Partner: The App That Reads 100 Papers While You Sleep
What is DeepTutor? DeepTutor is a self-hosted AI-powered, open-source learning assistant that transforms how students and researchers interact with textbooks, papers,...Read more
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This adorable bladeless fan is peak parent tech at CES 2026 - and it actually works
Baby FuFu is a small bear fan that can double as a toy and attaches to your stroller, and has zero exposed...Read more
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InfoDash – displays RSS feeds, weather and stock information
InfoDash is a modern GTK4 dashboard application for Linux that displays RSS feeds, weather, and stock data. The post InfoDash – displays...Read more
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How To Install Elasticsearch on Fedora 43
Elasticsearch has become the go-to solution for developers and organizations seeking powerful full-text search capabilities and real-time data analytics. This distributed search...Read more
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How To Install Elasticsearch on Debian 13
Elasticsearch has become an essential tool for organizations seeking powerful search and analytics capabilities. This distributed search engine excels at handling large...Read more
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I saw LG's ultra-thin Wallpaper TV at CES 2026, and it made my OLED feel outdated
The company is bringing back the W-series of TVs, with the OLED Evo W6 being its thinnest one yet.Read more
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A breast milk monitor made its big debut at CES - and parents are loving it
The Coro is a nipple shield with a tiny sensor that can accurately measure how much breast milk a baby is getting...Read more
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Wardrobe – prettify your desktop
Wardrobe is a utility for installing community-made Gnome Shell, GTK3/4, icon, and cursor themes as well as wallpapers. The post Wardrobe –...Read more