FOSS Weekly #26.06: Bash Manual in Epstein Files, Linux after Linus, Nano like Editors, France Takes on Big Tech and More
Your weekly assortment of FOSS news, Linux tips and open source tools.
Category: Tech
LibreOffice 26.2 is a Maintenance Release That Feels Like a Stable One
Performance upgrades and format compatibility improvements land with this release.
Google Meet videoconferencing devices can now join Teams calls
Google and Microsoft have enabled interoperability between their videoconferencing devices, meaning Google Meet users can now join Teams meetings from a Chrome OS-based Google Meet
This is why high-value targets should use Lockdown Mode
If you’ve ever wondered how secure Apple’s Lockdown Mode is, the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has the answer — and it’s good news for journalists
Files Reveal Epstein’s Money Mingled with Silicon Valley’s Tech Start-Ups
The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.
Google Plans to Double Spending Amid A.I. Race
Profits jumped 30 percent to $34.5 billion last quarter, and the tech giant is increasing its capital spending this year to as much as $185
Steam Machine and Steam Frame delays are the latest product of the RAM crisis
When Valve announced its Steam Machine desktop PC and Steam Frame VR headset in mid-November of last year, it declined to announce pricing or availability
Increase of AI bots on the Internet sparks arms race
The viral virtual assistant OpenClaw—formerly known as Moltbot, and before that Clawdbot—is a symbol of a broader revolution underway that could fundamentally alter how the
QT Sense raises €4M to advance a quantum sensing platform
QT Sense, a deep-tech biotech startup building tools to study living cells, announced it has secured €4 million in funding to accelerate its Quantum Nuova
Global IT spending to hit $6.15Tn in 2026, driven by AI infrastructure boom
Global IT spending will grow 10.8% to reach $6.15 trillion in 2026, Gartner said in its latest forecast, with AI infrastructure accounting for the lion’s
Q&A: How AI could transform corporate meetings — for better or worse
Rebecca Hinds has studied office meetings and collaboration efforts for more than 15 years and most recently she’s seen how AI can make corporate get-togethers
Kembara closes €750M first close to fuel growth of European deep tech startups
Europe’s largest dedicated deep tech growth fund has taken a major step forward after closing the first tranche of its fundraising effort at €750 million.
Museums incorporate “scent of the afterlife” into Egyptian exhibits
In 2023, scientists identified the compounds in the balms used to mummify the organs of an ancient Egyptian noblewoman, suggesting that the recipes were unusually
Should AI chatbots have ads? Anthropic says no.
On Wednesday, Anthropic announced that its AI chatbot, Claude, will remain free of advertisements, drawing a sharp line between itself and rival OpenAI, which began