As soon as Elon Musk bought Twitter, new social networks, such as Bluesky, Post.News, Threads, and T2/Pebble, sprang up to challenge it. Other existing social networks, such as Mastodon, were revitalized. Today, while Twitter, recently renamed X, is…Read More

Security bugs are a dime a dozen. Not a week goes by that we don’t see another one. But, usually, they’re fixable. But, then along comes one with the problem that isn’t in the software; it’s in a fundamental standard, … Continue reading →

Would you pay a buck to Tweet? X, formerly known as Twitter, is testing a new subscription plan called “Not A Bot.” Under this new plan, any new user must verify their phone number and pay $1 per year to … Continue reading →

RALEIGH, NC — Today, the Dell XPS-13 with Ubuntu Linux is easily the most well-known Linux laptop. Many users, especially developers — including Linus Torvalds — love it. As Torvalds recently said, “Normally, I wouldn’t name names, but I’m making…Read … Continue reading →

Opinion When I was in Bilbao recently for the Open Source Summit Europe event, the main topic of conversation was the European Union’s (EU) Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). Everyone – and I mean everyone – mentioned it. Why? Because pretty … Continue reading →

Linux is used everywhere, from supercomputers to servers and on Internet of Things (IoT) devices and the cloud. The one place where Linux isn’t everywhere is the desktop — and that’s in no small part because the major Linux commercial … Continue reading →