Tag: technology
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Kubuntu for 8 Months
I’ve Used Kubuntu for 8 Months: What I’ve Learned About This Linux Distro Ubuntu may get the limelight a lot in Linux circles, but it has several cousins. One of them is Kubuntu Linux, and it has some unique qualities that might lead you to make it your primary operating system. If you have trouble…
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IBM contributes projects to Linux Foundation for AI
IBM is contributing 3 open-source projects—Docling, Data Prep Kit and BeeAI—to the Linux Foundation. This move signals not only the potential growth of these projects but also IBM’s ongoing commitment to open-source AI. “We’re continuing our long history of contributing open-source projects to ensure that they’re easy to consume and that it’s easy for others—not…
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Vancouver Execs Sign Pro-DEI Open Letter
A number of Vancouver and B.C.-based tech executives have signed an open letter that protests against the erasure of DEI initiatives in Canadian companies. What in the Tech, an organization that builds a hub of information for new founders, wrote the near-800-word missive after the recent controversy where Canadian-founded Shopify came under fire for hosting a store selling…
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Latest Linux Desktop Tools
Linux is having a moment in the mainstream right now, thanks to the popularity of the Steam Deck and SteamOS. The thing is, while Linux is the overarching name for the operating systems bearing its name, there are as many Linux distributions as stars in the sky (okay, maybe not quite, but it’s not far…
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Alt version to ‘DeepResearch’
In a testament to the rapid advancements in the AI market, a team at Hugging Face has successfully replicated OpenAI’s Deep Research agent, which was released earlier this week. The new open-source initiative, named Open DeepResearch, has already matched the performance benchmarks of OpenAI’s product at a significantly lower cost. What is Deep Research? Deep…
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Linux kernel flaw added to CISA’s list
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Feb. 5 added a high-severity Linux kernel vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) list, ordering federal agencies to apply a patch within three weeks. CISA’s order follows Google issuing a patch for the bug — CVE-2024-53104 — mainly because the flaw could let attackers escalate privileges…
