Canonical has officially launched Ubuntu Core 24, a special-purpose Linux for the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing. If you want an operating system that ensures long-term reliability and security for embedded systems, Ubuntu Core 24 is for…Read More

If you did away with Linux, the cloud, containers, or Kubernetes, you wouldn’t recognize today’s technology world. Linux is the operating system foundation for all of it; the cloud gives us access to all its applications and resources; containers are…Read … Continue reading →

We all know that some perfectly good Windows 10 PCs can’t be upgraded to Windows 11. But did you know that Canalys Insights estimated there are 240 million Windows 10 PCs doomed to the trash heap because they can’t be … Continue reading →

I’ve been playing with artificial intelligence (AI) since Lisp was the state-of-the-art (that is to say, a while). Lately, like everyone else, I’ve been looking at AI a lot more closely. While it’s nifty, I’m not that impressed — but … Continue reading →

Many people were surprised to hear recently that ICQ — the once-popular instant messaging (IM) client — will shut down on June 26. I suspect more people were surprised to hear that ICQ (supposedly short for “I Seek You”) was … Continue reading →

Opinion Oracle is dropping Terraform for OpenTofu, and IBM’s CEO is talking up open source. What does all this mean for both programs? Here’s what I see happening. The Terraform tale has been… interesting. And, with Oracle quietly dumping Terraform…Read … Continue reading →