Age verification laws are moving beyond porn sites and social media. Soon, your operating system could be required to know ...

In California, a new law will require operating systems to ask for your age—and potentially verify it with your identity.

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Another premium Linux laptop contender has arrived.

Perhaps most notable is Jujutsu, a Git-compatible distributed version control system, stewarded by Google senior software ...

ChromeOS once promised a lightweight future built around the web. Googlebooks replace that vision with Android apps and AI ...

Immutable Linux is the best path toward a truly secure operating system, and Aurora Linux might be the finest option for new ...

Looking for non-Linux open-source options? From ghosts of past operating systems to fascinating works in progress, here are my top picks.

I've been using Ubuntu for decades. Whether you're new to the OS or returning to it after a while, these are the essential apps, hidden settings, and useful tweaks you need to know about.

A severe security vulnerability affecting almost every version of the Linux operating system has caught defenders off-guard and scrambling to patch after security researchers publicly released exploit ...

While most distros feel like a fixed menu, Fedora quietly transformed itself into the all-you-can-eat buffet of Linux.

Researchers found a Linux malware called QLNX that combines P2P networking, rootkits, PAM backdoors, and fileless execution to persist and evade takedowns. Attackers have found a new way to turn Linux ...