FOSS Weekly #26.33: Mint Kernel, PDF Editing, VLC Drama, Omarchy Quattro and More Linux Stuff
Linux Mint is getting automatic old kernel cleanup in the next release, a feature Fedora has handled through DNF’s installonly_limit for years. And I did
Omarchy Bets Its Future on AI Agents While the Linux World Stays Cautious
The world of open source is split when it comes to AI, while a big project like Linux is seeing its leader warming up to
Why MakuluLinux AI-OS Became My New Daily Driver
The aging MakuluLinux LinDoz distro has evolved into AI-OS, which its developer calls a first-of-its-kind intelligent Linux desktop. MakuluLinux developer Jacque Montague Raymer released the
Trauma-informed guideline can reduce CPS reporting for infants with prenatal opioid exposure
A new study conducted at Boston Medical Center (BMC), New England’s largest essential hospital, found that a trauma-informed clinical guideline can help reduce reflexive Child
Most veterans with low-risk prostate cancer choose active surveillance
Three decades after UC San Francisco pioneered “active surveillance” for patients with low-risk prostate cancer, a new study has found that the vast majority of
Synthetic peptide enables modular detection of coronavirus protease activity
A research team has computationally designed a synthetic peptide that enables modular detection of the enzymatic activity of coronavirus 3C-like protease (3CLPro), an enzyme essential
Judge Affirms Settlement Allowing HPE’s Deal for Juniper
States had opposed an agreement allowing a Hewlett Packard Enterprise acquisition, calling the settlement ineffective and corrupt.
The glue that binds a proton may be key to its identity
Gluons do more than hold protons together. They may also help define the proton’s identity through a quantum property called baryon number.
Stars’ plasma spurts may be blocked by magnetic fields
The sun frequently flings plasma into space, but sightings of such eruptions on other stars are rare. Magnetic fields could explain why.
Databricks Closes $5 Billion Round at $190 Billion Valuation
Databricks has closed a $5bn round at a $190bn valuation, led by Coatue, with revenue run-rate past $7bn and growth above 80% year on year.
GM and LG restart Ohio battery production after seven idle months
Ultium Cells, the GM and LG Energy Solution joint venture, restarts EV battery cell production in Warren, Ohio next week after a seven-month shutdown, with
Gaza City police chief killed as Israel pushes on with deadly strikes
Latest Israeli attacks kill police official Jamal Abu Kamil in Gaza City and another person in Khan Younis.
Perseids Meteor Shower
The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors on Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.
Tate supporters rally for brothers ahead of bail hearing in Miami
Supporters of Andrew and Tristan Tate gathered outside a Miami detention centre ahead of their bail hearing.