After Microsoft couldn't keep its AI hands to itself, a notoriously complex Linux distro has started its long march away from GitHub

Like any other AI company, Microsoft is ravenous for training data, and has leveraged its ownership of GitHub (which it acquired in 2018, not without controversy) to feed that hunger, training its ...
Android Police

In-chat GIFs are broken for some Google Messages users

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...
BGR

Over Half A Million Windows Users Are Switching To Linux - Here's Why

Windows 10 is on its last legs: The predecessor to Windows 11 has already reached its official end of support in October 2025, and will continue to limp along with free Extended Security Updates (ESU) ...
Linux Journal

Linux Distros Designed for Former Windows Users Are Picking Up Steam

For years, Windows users frustrated with constant changes, aggressive updates, and growing system bloat have flirted with switching to Linux. But 2025 marks a noticeable shift: a new generation of ...
The Verge

Linux usage on Steam hits a record high for the second month in a row

Linux users are slowly earning a bigger slice of the pie on Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey. Linux users are slowly earning a bigger slice of the pie on Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey. is a ...
Neowin

Linux gets malware too, Kaspersky says, as it launches antivirus for home users

Kaspersky Lab has released its flagship Kaspersky anti-virus software for home users on Linux, a platform where its security tools were previously only available for enterprise customers. Now, malware ...
PC World

The Steam Deck pushes Linux past a new milestone: 3% of Steam gamers

It’s finally happening! The year of the Linux… PC gaming handheld device. (Okay, that doesn’t quite roll off the tongue.) According to the latest Steam hardware survey, Linux has just over 3 percent ...
GamesIndustry

Users play more titles on Xbox in an average month compared to other platforms

Gamers play a higher number of titles on Xbox in an average month compared to PlayStation or Steam, new data has found. This is according to Ampere Games Analytics, which found that in August 2025 ...
TechSpot

Linux surpasses 5% market share on US desktops for the first time

In brief: New data reveals how the American desktop landscape is shifting. Linux has achieved a new milestone in the United States, breaking the 5 percent barrier for desktop operating system market ...
Infosecurity-magazine.com

Linux Users Urged to Patch Critical Sudo CVE

Security researchers have discovered a critical elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability in a popular Linux utility, and another that has been lying hidden for over a decade. Sudo is a privileged ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 users will soon be able to make GIFs with just a few clicks

TL;DR: Microsoft is enhancing the Windows 11 Snipping Tool with a new GIF-making feature that records up to 30 seconds of a selected screen area. Currently in testing, it offers low and high-quality ...
PC World

Is 2025 finally the year of Linux? We asked shoppers at Micro Center

Ah, the perennial question: Is this the year of Linux? That magical tipping point for mainstream adoption has always hovered as a hope in Linux fans’ minds. And indeed, 2025 seems ripe with ...