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KDE gets €1.2m funding from the Sovereign Tech Fund

KDE has announced it's getting a €1.28 million grant from the Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) to help improve the Plasma desktop, KDE Linux and the

OMG! Ubuntu

Firefox 149 adds built-in free VPN with 50GB monthly data - OMG! Ubuntu

Firefox 149 is adding a free built-in VPN with 50GB monthly data. Browser traffic only — not a full-device VPN.

Claude Code Did The Heavy Lifting To Get Adobe Lightroom CC Running On Linux

An open-source developer with the assistance of Claude Code has managed to get the Adobe Lightroom CC software working on Linux under Wine.

How-To Geek

These 3 lightweight code editors made VS Code feel bloated

VS Code might be what you're used to, but there's a lot more to see when it comes to code editors. Here's a few options.

FreeBSD Foundation Executive Director Tries Daily Driving FreeBSD On Laptop

With FreeBSD having worked on improving its laptop support over the past two years with some big changes and ongoing efforts for making a nice KDE desktop experience on FreeBSD, FreeBSD Foundation's Executive Director has been trying to daily drive FreeBSD on laptops.

Gizmodo

Companies Are Getting Burned by Burning Tons of Tokens

Wait, this costs money?

Linuxiac

Flatpak’s Future May Leave Non-systemd Distros Behind

Flatpak’s future sandboxing design may rely more heavily on systemd services, raising questions about compatibility with non-systemd systems.

blog.mozilla.org

Inside the new Firefox design: speed, privacy, and customization | The Mozilla Blog

Update on September 29, 2026: Starting today, the new Firefox design is rolling out to everyone who uses the browser across desktop and mobile devices. It

Business Insider

SpaceX, Nvidia, OpenAI, Anthropic: We just got the latest harbinger from the 4 horsemen of the AI age

From SpaceX's IPO to Anthropic's massive revenue number, it looks like AI just had the day when the hype became real.

OMG! Ubuntu

GNOME Sushi spacebar preview fix coming to Ubuntu 26.04

GNOME Sushi fans, rejoice: the spacebar preview feature is being fixed in Ubuntu 26.04. If you're not familiar with it, GNOME Sushi is a file preview tool

Ars Technica

Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial

Access to TV OS's source code could allow users to limit ads, tracking.

Mitchell Hashimoto

Ghostty Is Leaving GitHub

Engadget

Firefox AI guardrails arrive for mobile - Engadget

The feature lets you turn all AI enhancements off with one tap.

MakeUseOf

6 Linux distros that were huge once, but barely matter now

A few of these distros were basically celebrities in the Linux world.