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Brave Browser Introduces Ask Brave, Merging Search and AI

OnSeptember 29, 2025
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Ask Brave debuts in Brave Browser, merging AI chat with traditional search to deliver faster, grounded answers with context.

OpenTofu Introduces Ephemeral Support for Safer Secrets Management

OnSeptember 29, 2025

OpenTofu nightly builds add Ephemeral and Write-Only features, arriving soon in 1.11 for better secret and state management.

Linux Kernel 6.17 Released, This Is What’s New

OnSeptember 28, 2025

Linux kernel 6.17 has been officially released, introducing new file system updates, security enhancements, and expanded hardware support.

Fish Shell 4.1 Released with Brace Syntax, Transient Prompts

OnSeptember 28, 2025

Fish shell 4.1 is now available with transient prompts, brace-based commands, smarter autosuggestions, and significant argparse upgrades.

Kitty Terminal 0.43 Brings Session Management

OnSeptember 28, 2025

Kitty 0.43 GPU-accelerated terminal emulator adds session management, cursor trail colors, blinking text, and improved macOS compatibility.

OBS Studio 32.0.1 Fixes Browser Source Breakage

OnSeptember 27, 2025

The OBS Studio 32.0.1 hotfix resolves scene switching bugs, audio duplication problems, and browser source resource spikes.

ByteDance Engineers Propose Parker, a New Multi-Kernel Approach for Linux

OnSeptember 26, 2025
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ByteDance engineers propose Parker, a partitioned kernel RFC that enables multiple Linux kernels to run on a single system without traditional virtualization.