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The future of 32-bit support in the kernel

The future of 32-bit support in the kernel [LWN subscriber-only content] Welcome to LWN.net The following subscription-only content has been made available to you by an LWN subscriber. Thousands of subscribers depend on LWN for the best news from the Linux and free software communities. If you enjoy this article, please consider subscribing to LWN. Thank you for visiting LWN.net! Arnd Bergmann started his Open Source Summit Europe 2025 talk with a clear statement of position: 32-bit systems ar

Ports, price, performance, or support: What trumps all on a Google TV streaming box?

Joe Maring / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. Purchasing a TV streaming box is more daunting than choosing a new smartphone. With modern handsets, buying one that simply sucks is a rarity. You’ll have to juggle various pros and cons, but it’s been long since I’ve used an outright horrible phone. This isn’t true for TV boxes. Some obfuscate thei

Google’s Expressive Clock redesign is already ticking people off (Update: Google response)

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR The new Google Clock Material 3 Expressive redesign glitches, with jittering digits as the time moves. Some layouts are messy under specific settings, forcing scrolling or text wrapping. The official PixelCommunity Reddit account advises that a solution is in the works. Update, August 29, 2025 (12:40 PM ET): Following the various complaints outlined in our original article below, the official PixelCommunity account posted the following response on on

Here’s exactly what went wrong with the Sony Xperia 1 VII

Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR Sony has shared more details about what was causing the Xperia 1 VII to shut down, restart, or fail to power on. Some Xperia 1 VII units experienced motherboard defects due to exposure to temperature and humidity. Sony has now resumed sales of its latest smartphone in the European and Japanese markets. Sony launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 VII, back in May. Unfortunately, the initial feedback on the smartphone was not what Sony had

Google’s Expressive Clock redesign is already ticking people off

Stephen Schenck / Android Authority TL;DR The new Google Clock Material 3 Expressive redesign glitches, with jittering digits as the time moves. Some layouts are messy under specific settings, forcing scrolling or text wrapping. Complaints are piling up on Reddit and Google’s support forum. Google’s flashy Expressive makeover for the Clock app was supposed to be a simple style update, but plenty of people are unimpressed, to say the least. Across Reddit and Google support forums, people are

QEMU 10.1.0

Release schedule: Planning/10.1. System emulation Removed features and incompatible changes Consult the 'Removed features' page for details of suggested replacement functionality. New deprecated options and features Consult the "Deprecated Features" chapter of the QEMU System Emulation User's Guide for further details of the deprecations and their suggested replacements. 68k Alpha Arm New CPU architectural features emulated: FEAT_SME2 FEAT_SME2p1 FEAT_SME_B16B16 FEAT_SME_F16F16 FEAT_SVE

Topics: add fix new qemu support

macOS dotfiles should not go in –/Library/Application Support

#macOS dotfiles should not go in ~/Library/Application Support One of my pet peeves is when command-line tools look for user configuration files in ~/Library/Application Support when running on macOS. In addition to offering poor ergonomics for users, I believe this behavior is incorrect according to the documentation which is cited to justify it. Instead, command-line tools should implement the XDG Base Directory Specification and look for configuration files in $XDG_CONFIG_HOME , which defaul

Xero vs. QuickBooks: Which accounting platform is better?

Allison Murray/ZDNET If you're trying to select an accounting platform that will grow with your business while managing costs effectively, both Xero and QuickBooks offer competing products starting at $29 per month. However, they're each good at different things. Also: The best budgeting apps of 2025 Xero stands out for its user-friendly interface and flexible pricing structure that includes unlimited users across all plans. The platform excels in international business support with multicurr

Google Did Not Unilaterally Decide to Kill XSLT

It’s uncommon, but not unheard of, for a GitHub issue to spark an uproar. That happened over the past month or so as the WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group, which I still say should have called themselves a Task Force instead) issue “Should we remove XSLT from the web platform?” was opened, debated, and eventually locked once the comment thread started spiraling into personal attacks. Other discussions have since opened, such as a counterproposal to update XSLT in the web

FFmpeg 8.0

A complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video. Download Converting video and audio has never been so easy. $ ffmpeg -i input.mp4 output.avi Discover more August 23nd, 2025, FFmpeg 8.0 "Huffman" A new major release, FFmpeg 8.0 "Huffman", is now available for download. Thanks to several delays, and modernization of our entire infrastructure, this release ended up being one of our largest releases to date. In short, its new features are: Native decoders: APV

Outdated IT help desks are holding businesses back - but there is a solution

Muhammet Camdereli/iStock/Getty Images Plus Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred Google source on Chrome and Chromium browsers. ZDNET's key takeaways Aging help desk systems hinder remote support and IT fixes. Cloud-based help desks cut costs, ease complexity, boost IT. 28% of businesses are automating IT and help desk services. Along with aging help desk systems, businesses face a number of challenges when it comes to building more responsive support capabilities. Data breaches remain a h

Tiny, removable "mini SSD" could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds

Earlier this year, Nintendo helped popularize the microSD Express standard by requiring it for the new Switch 2 console. Created in 2019, the specification had languished in relative obscurity for years because the cheap, plentiful non-Express microSD cards were generally fast enough for the things that people were using them for, and because most hardware didn't support microSD Express cards in the first place. However, Nintendo's console needed performance closer to that of an internal SSD to

Apple Wallet support for IDs expands to eleventh state

Support for IDs in Apple Wallet is expanding to another new state today: Montana. If you live in Montana and head to the Wallet app on your iPhone, you’ll now have the option to add your ID for easy mobile access. Apple Wallet support for IDs Apple says that ID cards in Wallet can currently be used at select TSA checkpoints within a number of airports around the United States. Digital IDs can also be used at “select businesses and venues,” but your mileage may vary from one business to another

The fight over science funding: Congress vs. the OMB

The Project 2025 document outlined additional ideas, such as the elimination of scientific research at the EPA, something that has since occurred. It also suggests that finding solutions to climate change is part of a "partisan political agenda." So, its hostility to scientific findings extended well beyond the biomedical fields. But what about Congress? It's safe to conclude that this faction, which is now running the government, views science and scientists as ideological opponents and has b

Apple preps native Claude integration on Xcode

Towards the end of this year’s WWDC keynote, Craig Federighi said that Apple had “expanded” their vision for Swift Assist, and would bring native integration with ChatGPT, alongside support for other LLMs via API, directly to Xcode. Now, 9to5Mac can confirm that Apple is set to support native integration with Anthropic’s Claude as well. Digging into today’s release of Xcode 26 beta 7, 9to5Mac found multiple references to built-in support for Anthropic accounts directly within the new “Intellige

Android’s best 3DS emulator levels up with dual-screen support, playtime tracking, and more

Andy Walker / Android Authority TL;DR Azahar 2123 is now out of beta, marking the first full release of the highly rated 3DS emulator. The update adds dual-screen support, playtime tracking, and performance improvements. New ROM formats shrink file sizes, though standard .3ds files still need to be converted on desktop. Azahar has quickly become the go-to Nintendo 3DS emulator for Android after Citra’s shutdown last year, and it’s now hitting a major milestone. Version 2123 has officially go

Comparison of different C libraries providing generic containers capabilities

Introduction The goal of this project is to compare several C libraries that provide some STL like capabilities of the C++ (container template) but are targeting classic C language. A STL like library for C is a C library providing several classic generic containers for the C language, like vector, list, sorted set, unordered_map, and so on. A small benchmark to compare their performance is includes in the bench directory. To do this, the same simple programs will be implemented by the librar

Show HN: Lue – Terminal eBook Reader with Text-to-Speech

✨ Features Feature Description 📖 Multi-Format Support Support for EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX, DOC, HTML, RTF, and Markdown with seamless format detection 👄 Modular TTS System Edge TTS (default) and Kokoro TTS (local/offline) with extensible architecture for new models 🌌 Rich Terminal UI Clean, responsive interface with customizable color themes and full mouse & keyboard support 💾 Smart Persistence Automatic progress saving, state restoration, and cross-session continuity for seamless reading 🌍 Cross-

Office on HP-UX and Unix

Office on HP-UX and Unix Software Engineering CAD Mathematics EDA Publishing Office Networks Internet Services Development Emulation Core Games Several office, productivity and publishing programs were ported to HP-UX throughout the 1980s and 1990. While technical design and engineering was the main use case for PA-RISC computers on Unix, graphics and documentation programs allowed engineers to stay integrated into the wider office environment for documentation and exchange. Seve

Google Messages support for remotely deleting texts you’ve sent now widely rolling out

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR RCS support has opened the door for some advanced messaging features, and earlier this year Google started work on a new remote-deletion option. Users are able to delete recently sent messages from the phones of recipients. After beta testing this past spring, we’re now seeing the feature widely available. Who doesn’t love a good do-over? Everybody makes mistakes, and we don’t have nearly enough opportunities to go back and try setting things right.

Tiny, removable “mini SSD” could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds

Earlier this year, Nintendo helped popularize the microSD Express standard by requiring it for the new Switch 2 console. Created in 2019, the specification had languished in relative obscurity for years because the cheap, plentiful non-Express microSD cards were generally fast enough for the things that people were using them for, and because most hardware didn't support microSD Express cards in the first place. However, Nintendo's console needed performance closer to that of an internal SSD to

BlackBerry Classic is being revived with Android, and it can be yours for $400

Zinwa Technologies TL;DR A Chinese company is reviving old BlackBerry Classic phones with Android. The main board has been replaced, and so are the cameras, battery, and USB port. The revived BlackBerry is up for pre-ordering, and the company plans to start mass production by September. BlackBerry was more than a phone brand. It was a long-running phenomenon that would instantly shape your impression of the person using it as someone important. And so, it isn’t surprising to see so many peop

Progress towards universal Copy/Paste shortcuts on Linux

On Linux, Control-C and Control-V don't work for copying and pasting in terminals. The Control modifier is used for its original purpose of inserting control codes. Instead, terminal apps require an extra Shift modifier, like Control+Shift+C. But what if there were hidden shortcut combos for copy and paste on Linux that work across most apps without adding any additional software or configuration? By the end of 2025, this will be the case, and many apps already support them. Here's the scoop!

Debian 13 arrives with major updates for Linux users – what's new in 'Trixie'

Debian / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The latest Debian Linux comes with multiple improvements. Debian will no longer support old 32-bit x86 architectures. Debian supports essentially all Linux desktop interfaces. Debian Linux is everywhere. Debian may only be ranked fifth on the DistroWatch list of Linux distributions, but other Linux distros, such as Mint, MX Linux, and Ubuntu, are built on its strong foundation. The latest release, Debian 13, codenamed Trixie, rele

Here’s how Google Find Hub satellite location sharing is going to work (APK teardown)

TL;DR Google announced back in May that the newly renamed Find Hub would be adding support for satellite-based location sharing. That’s still not here yet, but a recent app update reveals text strings that hint at how things will work. Users will be able to share their location once every 15 minutes, with a daily limit on maximum shares. Satellite support is changing the rules of the game when it comes to mobile connectivity, and we are still right now only in the early days of its evolution.

What to Do When Critical Open Source Projects Go End of Life

Ninety-eight percent of organizations use open source software (OSS) regularly, according to the Linux Foundation. Open source is pervasive. It’s embedded into the fabric of most applications we use in our daily lives. But it’s getting harder to keep up the pace of OSS version deprecations and end-of-life (EOL) cycles. “The life cycle for open source versions is definitely shortening,” Aaron Frost, co-founder and CEO at HeroDevs, which offers long-term support for deprecated open source, told T

CarPlay in iOS 26 enables ‘video in the car’, but support may take a while

Apple is making a major U-turn with CarPlay after a decade of not allowing video playback. Starting with iOS 26, Apple will allow apps to display video through the CarPlay screen while parked. Support, however, is a big question mark for now. The new capability falls under the name ‘video in the car’ and is mentioned on Apple’s developer website for CarPlay: AirPlay video in the car enables people to watch their favorite videos from iPhone right on their CarPlay display when they aren’t drivin

Gemini Live is finally able to interact with other Google apps in real-time

Tushar Mehta / Android Authority TL;DR Gemini Live can now interact with other Google apps. With this update, you can now ask Gemini Live to fetch information from Calendar, Keep, Maps, and Tasks in real-time. The feature is starting to roll out to those using the Gemini app on both Android and iOS. Gemini Live is getting a significant upgrade with the ability to interact with other Google apps. Following the announcement at I/O 2025, Google has been testing support for various apps, includi

Debian 13 arrives with major updates for Linux users - what's new in 'Trixie'

Debian / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The latest Debian Linux comes with multiple improvements. Debian will no longer support old 32-bit x86 architectures. Debian supports essentially all Linux desktop interfaces. Debian Linux is everywhere. Debian may only be ranked fifth on the DistroWatch list of Linux distributions, but other Linux distros, such as Mint, MX Linux, and Ubuntu, are built on its strong foundation. The latest release, Debian 13, codenamed Trixie, rele