The article highlights how the successful return of astronaut Victor Glover mirrors the struggles of 'Hidden Figures,' Black female mathematicians crucial to NASA's early space missions. It criticizes digital platforms for perpetuating colonial biases against Africa and calls for correcting these 'digital prejudices' to foster a more equitable AI future.
Canonical, 313 Team adlı Irak merkezli hacker grubunun düzenlediği büyük çaplı DDoS saldırısıyla karşı karşıya. Ubuntu indirme sunucuları, Launchpad, Snap mağazası ve Canonical SSO hizmetleri etkilendi. Saldırganlar Canonical çalışanlarından sanal toplantı talep etti. Paket depolarında güvenlik ihlali raporlanmadı. Kullanıcılar yansıma sunucuları ve torrent ile alternatif indirme yöntemlerine yönelebilir.
The outage has hampered communication concerning a critical vulnerability that gives root.
Hacktivists claiming affiliation with an Iraqi group have taken responsibility for a sustained DDoS attack on Canonical's web infrastructure, affecting Ubuntu users' ability to update and install the Linux distribution. The attack began Thursday and has been ongoing for approximately 20 hours, impacting Ubuntu's security API and multiple Canonical websites. The group allegedly uses Beamed, a DDoS-for-hire service claiming attacks up to 3.5 Tbps.
Canonical bestätigt einen laufenden, grenzüberschreitenden Cyberangriff auf seine IT-Infrastruktur. Betroffen sind zahlreiche Dienste wie Snapstore, Launchpad, die Ubuntu-Website, archive.ubuntu.com und viele weitere Linux-Komponenten. Die pro-iranische Cybergruppe 313 Team hat sich zu dem Angriff bekannt und droht, diesen fortzusetzen, wenn Canonical sich nicht meldet. Nutzer können derzeit keine ISO-Images herunterladen oder sich in ihre Canonical-Accounts einloggen.
Canonical's announcement of plans to integrate AI features into Ubuntu throughout 2026 has sparked significant user backlash. The roadmap, posted by VP of Engineering Jon Seager, outlines 'implicit' AI (enhanced accessibility features) and 'explicit' AI (new agentic workflows). Users criticized the timing—coming as Windows users flee to Linux seeking AI-free alternatives—and the lack of clarity around opt-in models and cloud inference. Two days later, Seager clarified that AI features would be opt-in previews in Ubuntu 26.10 (October), use local inference by default, and ship as removable Snaps. Some users accepted the clarification, while others noted the absence of these details from the original post.
Canonical's plan to add AI features to Ubuntu has some users asking for "a version of Ubuntu that does not include these features," while others say they'll stick with older versions of the Linux distro or even switch to a different one. After Canonical's announcement earlier this week that it's bringing AI features to Ubuntu, […]
Canonical plant die Integration lokaler Open-Weight-KI-Modelle in kommende Ubuntu-Versionen. Nutzer sollen durch optionale, deinstallierbare Snaps von Funktionen wie Fehlerbehebung und Automatisierung profitieren, ohne auf Cloud-Dienste angewiesen zu sein.
Andy Nguyen has published a method to run Linux on PlayStation 5 consoles using a patched vulnerability. The soft mod works on disc-based PS5s running firmware 3.xx or 4.xx, with games like GTA V and Spider-Man shown running at 60fps. The exploit doesn't persist between restarts and doesn't support homebrew or cracked games like previous PS4 hacks. Support for older 1.xx and 2.xx firmware may come in the future.
Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, announced plans to integrate AI features into the Linux distribution over the next year. VP of engineering Jon Seager revealed two forms of AI integration: enhancing existing OS functionality with background AI models and introducing AI-native features. The features will include accessibility tools like speech-to-text and agentic AI for troubleshooting, with a focus on model transparency and local inference.
Canonical, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Resolute Raccoon sürümünü duyurdu. Linux 7.0 çekirdeği ve Mesa 26.0 grafik yığını üzerine inşa edilen sistem, Wayland tabanlı GNOME 50 masaüstü ortamını varsayılan olarak sunuyor. TPM çipi ile donanım tabanlı şifreleme, NVIDIA CUDA ve AMD ROCm desteği, VA-API hızlandırmalı video işleme gibi özellikler içeren sürüm, standart olarak 5 yıl, Ubuntu Pro ile 10 yıl destek alacak.
Interessierte können den Framework Laptop 13 Pro vorbestellen. Die Intel-Versionen sind deutlich attraktiver als die AMD-Varianten.
Framework announced the Laptop 13 Pro with Intel Core Ultra Series 3 processors, marking its first pre-built laptop shipping with Linux from the factory and first Ubuntu Certified system. CEO Nirav Patel positions it as a 'MacBook Pro for Linux users' to attract Mac users seeking Linux on quality hardware. The company surveys show roughly 55% Linux versus 45% Windows users on the Framework Laptop 13. Framework is navigating RAM and storage shortages by directly sourcing from module makers and distributors, passing costs to users through monthly price adjustments.
