Ubuntu’s AI-powered dictation tool Myna isn’t officially ready to test, but if you’re eager to give it ago, you can do so – I show how in this post. Canonical recently added the Myna orchestrator […]
Ubuntu kernel security updates will arrive on a near-weekly basis, as Canonical tries to keep pace with an 'explosion' of issues being detected through AI.
The latest update to Calibre, the popular open-source ebook manager, features an AI-powered writing game. Calibre v9.15’s “Create Your Own Adventure” mode, per the release notes, lets you build a fictional world and hand control […]
Canonical recently joined the Linux Foundation’s Open Secure AI Alliance to help make open-source security tools for AI systems and autonomous agents. The alliance formed in July 2026 in response to the security breach at […]
Arduino's VENTUNO Q went up for pre-order priced from $299. The development board runs Ubuntu 24.04 LTS is built around Qualcomm's Dragonwing IQ8 platform.
Mozilla Firefox 155 is released, making Smart Window available in USA, Canada & France. Plus, blocked tracker counts, container reordering and Linux fixes.
OpenShot 4.0 sees the open-source video editor add colour grading tools, a recording dock for audio and screen capture and new AI effects.
Calibre, the open-source ebook manager, now lets you generate AI ebook covers for content in your library, using genre prompts or custom ones.
AI-powered voice typing is coming to Ubuntu in Myna, a speech-to-text feature that lets you talk into any valid text field. It’s still a work in progress, but I grabbed an early build to see […]
Postcard is a new email client for GNOME sporting a modern design reminiscent of Geary. The app is the work of a solo developer, gxanshu on GitHub, who is upfront about using AI coding tools […]
If you’ve been eyeing up one of PINE64‘s Linux-friendly single-board computers, phones or tablets, now would be a good time to buy one. The open-hardware company has announced it will not be “producing more Linux […]
Mozilla has released Firefox 154 with some small AI-related changes, an ‘improved’ full-page translations and faster video seeking on “all operating systems”. Firefox 154 serves as the final monthly release of Firefox before browser switches […]
OpenAI has announced a preview release of the official ChatGPT Desktop app for Linux. Compared to using ChatGPT in a browser tab, the GUI desktop app can run Codex in your local repos, hook into […]
Some Linux desktop environments were developed over decades, others in just a few years. Starling, which made the rounds online this week, claims to have been built by just one person in six months using […]
More widgets are coming to Firefox’s New Tab page, including an interactive crossword puzzle powered by the AI news reader Particle. The mini crossword game is updated daily, with puzzles based around recent content Particle‘s […]
Codeberg, the nonprofit alternative to GitHub used to host FLOSS projects, will no longer host software that’s “mostly” AI-generated. A vote closed yesterday (22 July, 2026), passing 358 to 144 with 14 abstentions on roughly […]
When Flathub banned AI-coded app submissions last month, some critics warned the platform was denying the future by dismissing a new wave of “vibe-coded” software as out-and-out “slop”. Well, new data suggests otherwise, as nearly three-quarters […]
Anthropic has released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, launching alongside an apt repo Ubuntu users can add for ongoing updates. According to the official docs, Claude desktop for Linux offers “the […]