System76 Launches First Stable Release of COSMIC Desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS
System76 Launches First Stable Release of COSMIC Desktop and Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS - Slashdot
This week System76 launched the first stable release of its Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment. Announced in 2021, it
'Free Software Awards' Winners Announced: Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, Govdirectory
'Free Software Awards' Winners Announced: Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, Govdirectory - Slashdot
This week the Free Software Foundation honored Andy Wingo, Alx Sa, and Govdirectory with this year
Applets Are Officially Going, But Java In the Browser Is Better Than Ever
Applets Are Officially Going, But Java In the Browser Is Better Than Ever - Slashdot
"The entire java.applet package has been removed from JDK 26, which will release in March 2026," notes Inside Java. But long-time Slashdo...
Startup Successfully Uses AI to Find New Geothermal Energy Reservoirs
Startup Successfully Uses AI to Find New Geothermal Energy Reservoirs - Slashdot
A Utah-based startup announced last week it used AI to locate a 250-degree Fahrenheit geothermal reservoir, reports CNN. It
How a 23-Year-Old in 1975 Built the World's First Handheld Digital Camera
How a 23-Year-Old in 1975 Built the World
In 1975, 23-year-old electrical engineer Steve Sasson joined Kodak. And in a new interview with the BBC, he remembers that he
More of America's Coal-Fired Power Plants Cease Operations
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Rust in Linux's Kernel 'is No Longer Experimental'
Rust in Linux
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols files this report from Tokyo: At the invitation-only Linux Kernel Maintainers Summit here, the top Linux maintainers ...
Germany Covers Nearly 56 Percent of 2025 Electricity Use With Renewables
Germany Covers Nearly 56 Percent of 2025 Electricity Use With Renewables - Slashdot
Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from Clean Energy Wire: Renewable energy sources covered nearly 56 percent of Germany
Chinese Whistleblower Living In US Is Being Hunted By Beijing With US Tech
Chinese Whistleblower Living In US Is Being Hunted By Beijing With US Tech - Slashdot
A former Chinese official who fled to the U.S. says Beijing has used advanced surveillance technology from U.S. companies to track, intimidate, and...
Ukrainians Sue US Chip Firms For Powering Russian Drones, Missiles
Ukrainians Sue US Chip Firms For Powering Russian Drones, Missiles - Slashdot
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Dozens of Ukrainian civilians filed a series of lawsuits in Texas this week, accusing some o...