Calibre 8.11 Adds “Ask AI” Feature to E-Book Viewer and Fixes Bugs
Calibre 8.11 e-book manager adds an optional “Ask AI” tab in the e-book viewer, plus bug fixes and improved news sources.
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PostgreSQL 18 Released with Up to 3× Faster I/O and Easier Upgrades
PostgreSQL 18 open-source RDBMS brings 3× faster I/O, easier upgrades, OAuth 2.0 authentication, and new developer tools.
Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-10 Released, Adds Upgrader for 24.04 Migration
UBports releases Ubuntu Touch OTA-10 with a new upgrade tool, Rabbit R1 support, and minor fixes. 24.04-1.0 postponed over boot issues.
DuckDB 1.4 LTS Released with Database Encryption, MERGE, and Iceberg Writes
DuckDB 1.4 LTS, a SQL database for analytics, adds AES-256 encryption, MERGE INTO support, Iceberg writes, and performance improvements.
Archinstall 3.0.11 Released with Systemd Service Handling Fixes
Archinstall 3.0.11, a guided installer for Arch Linux, improves systemd service handling, updates cryptography, and fixes F2FS parameters.
Microsoft Exchange Support Coming to Thunderbird in October 2025
Microsoft Exchange arrives in Thunderbird 144 this October, alongside refinements to account settings, autosync, and notification features.
Krita 5.2.13 Bugfix Update Brings 16K Page Size Support
Krita 5.2.13, a free and open-source digital painting app, fixes Android crashes, adds 16K page size support, and improves stylus handling.
Ladybird Browser Gains Cloudflare Support to Challenge the Status Quo
Cloudflare backs Ladybird, a new open-source browser, and Omarchy, a Linux setup tool, to advance innovation across the modern open web.
XTX Markets Open-Sources TernFS, Its Exabyte-Scale Distributed Filesystem
XTX Markets open-sources TernFS, an exabyte-scale cloud-native distributed filesystem built to handle trillions of files and millions of clients.
GNU Coreutils 9.8 Released with SHA3 Support
GNU Coreutils 9.8 released with SHA3, Base58, nproc cgroup v2 support, and bug fixes across key utilities.