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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As EU waters down 2035 EV goals, electric startups express concern
The future may be electric, but that future is being postponed. The European Commission, citing the need for flexibility, has softened its...Read more
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Distribution Release: EasyOS 7.1
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. Barry Kauler has announced the release of EasyOS 7.1, an updated...Read more
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Distribution Release: Synex 13 "Server"
The DistroWatch news feed is brought to you by TUXEDO COMPUTERS. The Synex distribution is based on Debian's "Stable" branch and offers...Read more
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I turned my old Windows laptop into a perfect secondary screen
That dusty old laptop can still be useful — you just need the right software.Read more -
Ventoy 1.1.10 Bootable USB Creator Released with Support for AerynOS
Ventoy 1.1.10 open-source bootable USB solution is now available for download with support for AerynOS and other improvements. Here's what's new! The...Read more -
I finally ditched my messy calendar apps for this open-source one
How I turned scheduling chaos into enforceable boundaries.Read more -
I saw a drone deliver pies in Atlanta, and it was an uncannily brilliant experience
Wing and Walmart's partnership has expanded to the metro Atlanta area, with other cities in its direct line of sight.Read more
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I tried the fastest public DNS you’ve never heard of — and it’s more powerful than Cloudflare
Speed is table stakes; visibility and control changed everything.Read more -
Israel’s famed VC Jon Medved, diagnosed with ALS, backed the tech that will improve his life
In perhaps the last public interview of one Israel's most famous VCs, Jon Medved tells TechCrunch how tech will enhance his life.Read more
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Intel Prepares For KVM Guest VMs To Support Advanced Performance Extensions (APX)
Since Linux 6.16 the Intel APX support has been ready for the kernel infrastructure and goes along with the compiler toolchain support...Read more
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ad – adaptable text editor
ad aims at combining a modal editing interface of likes of vi and kakoune with the approach to extensibility of Plan9's Acme....Read more
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5 default Windows settings that are secretly slowing down your PC
Your PC isn’t underpowered, Windows is just holding it back.Read more -
I travel with an iPad that acts like a touchscreen MacBook - here's my setup
Here's how I keep working on my iPad when Wi-Fi, power, and travel plans fail.Read more
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I didn’t think I needed a journaling app until I tried this Google app
I almost ditched journaling, but this app stopped it.Read more -
Linux 6.19-rc2 Adding Support For CRKD Guitar Controllers
Most notable with the input subsystem updates sent out today ahead of the Linux 6.19-rc2 release is some new hardware support. New...Read more
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WMI Marshalling Support For Linux Aims To Match Windows' ACPI/WMI Handling
Open-source developer Armin Wolf has been working most recently on marshalling support for the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) platform code within the...Read more
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Linux 6.19 Lands Fix For Seagate Barracuda HDD Taking Down The SATA Bus
It's not often getting to talk about hard drives on Phoronix these days, but there's an important fix merged to the Linux...Read more
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Why I Wouldn’t Want John Solomon’s New CMO Job at Mozilla
Firefox’s market share has cratered while Mozilla’s dependence on Google and executive pay have soared. We look at what John Solomon is...Read more
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China's open AI models are in a dead heat with the West - here's what happens next
With the rising technological prowess and greater openness of Chinese models, the world is increasingly turning to the East for efficient and...Read more
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Google has perfected so many products, yet one category still breaks it
The one type of app that keeps tripping Google up.Read more