Kernel prepatch 6.16-rc2

Linus Torvalds has released 6.16-rc2, which is “admittedly even smaller than usual“, though rc2 is not uncommonly one of the smaller release candidates. It may be that people are taking a breather after a fairly sizable merge window, but it might also be seasonal, with Europe starting to see summer vacations… We’ll see how this

Find ASCII Emoji Easily with this GNOME Shell Applet

A simple GNOME Shell extension that lets you search and copy ASCII emoji from your panel without needing to open a browser and hit up a website. You’re reading Find ASCII Emoji Easily with this GNOME Shell Applet, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

The Kubuntu Focus Team Announces The M2 GEN 6

The Kubuntu Focus team has some exciting news to share. We have launched the sixth generation of the flagship M2 laptop, featuring the Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU with 24 threads, Nvidia® GeForce® RTX 50-series GPUs, and many more upgrades. See more about this laptop in the press release, and see the press photos here! The post

Fwupd 2.0.11 Released with New SELinux Metadata Support

Fwupd 2.0.11, a Linux firmware updater tool, introduces a new reboot check command for scripting and adds SELinux state reporting, alongside numerous device compatibility and bug fixes. The post Fwupd 2.0.11 Released with New SELinux Metadata Support appeared first on Linux Today.

AI Chatbot Jailbreaking Security Threat is ‘Immediate, Tangible, and Deeply Concerning’

A computer with a red unlocked lock.

Image: Song_about_summer/Adobe Stock A new study has found that leading AI chatbots can still be manipulated into generating harmful content, including instructions on illegal activities, despite ongoing safety improvements by tech companies. The findings raise urgent concerns about how easily these systems can be exploited and how slowly developers are responding to the risks. Researchers

Will New AI Browser Dia Redefine How We Use the Web?

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Screenshot of the Dia browser. Dia, a new browser powered by artificial intelligence, has been released in beta form. Created by The Browser Company, the startup behind the innovative Arc browser, Dia is an attempt to claw back some user attention from rivals such as chatbots like ChatGPT. The idea is that AI is baked