"Software is over": Developer uses AI to build free Adobe clones after frustration with cancellation fees
The open-source apps aim to replace Photoshop, Premiere, and five other Adobe products, though early users have reported problems
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Google pauses bug bounties for open source because AI slop reports are drowning its reviewers
Microsoft Edge and Linux face the same problem, and smaller projects have banned AI-generated contributions altogether
This open-source tool aims to eliminate shader compilation stutter in PC games
SCSKiller pre-compiles shaders for DirectX 11 and 12 games on AMD and Nvidia GPUs
The Netherlands is building its own Linux OS to break free from Microsoft
The Dutch government wants to replace US software with Linux and open-source alternatives
Modders are turning Android handhelds into "mini" Steam Decks
SteamOS for Arm used in the Steam Frame is giving devs a head start on Ayn, Ayaneo, and Retroid devices
Connecting the dots: Valve recently released an official port of SteamOS for Arm devices alongside the Steam Frame headset. Now, modders and open-source developers are turning the company's work into a renaissance of "Steam-like" experiences across a growing number of handheld devices.
Valve open-sources Lepton, its Android compatibility layer for the Steam Frame
Developers can port Android games while tapping into SteamOS graphics and performance tools
Modders turn AMD's abandoned PS5-based mining GPU into a surprisingly capable FSR 4 gaming card
This crypto mining leftover is basically a PS5 GPU
Switzerland is paying $11 million to stop using Outlook and Teams
The openDesk suite will replace Microsoft 365 on 3,000 PCs, with 54,000 more possibly next
Editor's take: Switzerland is joining a growing list of European countries that no longer want to do business with Microsoft and other US IT giants. The federal government has already begun ditching Microsoft's productivity tools in favor of open-source alternatives, and the country's military authorities are moving even faster with the transition.
CERN is moving more than 2,200 specialized computers from RHEL to Debian
IBM's Linux subsidiary is taking a direction the European research center could not follow
Nvidia's PAIR software turns idle home computers into a local AI cluster
The open-source tool links RTX GPUs, Spark machines, and Macs across different platforms
Microsoft Edge now has an official Linux support list, seven years after Chrome's
Ubuntu, Debian, openSUSE, and Fedora made the cut – Chromebooks still didn't
Nvidia is buying popular open-source AI hub Hugging Face for $12.9 billion
Hugging Face rejected a $500 million Nvidia investment less than a year ago
California exempts Linux and open-source software from new age verification law
Lawmakers amended the original age-check law
This popular open-source split keyboard just got a Hall-effect upgrade
The Silakka54-HE is currently DIY-only, requiring off-the-shelf components to build
A developer is using AI to bring 26-year-old Voodoo3 cards back to life on Linux
Vibe coding is both a boon and a curse for ancient hardware support
Developer ports Word for Windows 1.1a to modern x64 systems using original source code
Developer Justin Marshall used old Word's original source code, released by Microsoft in 2014
Sounding off: Microsoft's push to bake AI into every product and service it sells is understandably facing some backlash. Even Office is turning into a vessel for Redmond's chatbots, which may be why one developer decided to go back in time instead, releasing a wild modern port of an early Word release.
A Meta developer's Linux patch could boost Steam Deck frame rates by up to 32%
The gains are concentrated in 1% low frame rates, with overall FPS improving by a smaller 4.1%
Keychron wants to bring open-source firmware to gaming mice
Keychron is building QMK for mice, and it's calling it ZGM
You can now play Morrowind directly in your browser, no installation required
OpenMW-Web shows how far browsers have come at handling real 3D game engines
The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype
The subscription-free inkjet is "coming soon," though price and release date are still missing
This handheld x86 mini-computer is heading to Kickstarter with swappable accessories and 4G LTE
The open-source CG Deck runs Windows or Linux and swaps between a keyboard, gamepad, trackball, and 4K camera
Microsoft took OpenClaw, wrapped it in enterprise security, and called it Scout
3,000 Microsoft employees are already using Scout to book travel, schedule meetings, and handle paperwork
This $82 USB cable hides a Wi-Fi microcontroller inside its connector
Hacknect can emulate keystrokes, execute payloads remotely, and wipe itself clean on command
Open-source project wants to bring stereoscopic 3D gaming back from the dead
Still in early stages, wiz3D wants to re-enable defunct Nvidia 3D Vision, AMD HD3D, Tridef, and iZ3D without special drivers
Ubuntu is adding AI features, and it's on a collision course with its own user base
Users are asking for a kill switch already