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Deals: Up to $198 Off M4 MacBook Air in 13″ & 15″
Amazon is offering nice discounts on the M4 MacBook Air series, in either the 13″ or 15″ screen sizes. You’ll find the best deal on the 24GB RAM models ($198 off the 24GB / 512GB model in 13″!), but there are discounts available on all memory/storage configurations and color options (Sky Blue, Midnight, Starlight, Silver). … Read More ⌘ Read more
[$] Development statistics for the 6.15 kernel
The 6.14 kernel development cycle only brought in 11,003 non-merge
changesets, making it the slowest cycle since 4.0, which was released in
2015. The 6.15 kernel, instead, brought in 14,612 changesets, making it
the busiest release since 6.7, released at the beginning of 2024. The
kernel development process, in other words, is back up to full speed. The
6.15\
release happened on May 25, so the … ⌘ Read more
Absolutely worth $15, he won’t sleep anywhere else now ⌘ Read more
The 6.15 kernel has been released
Linus has released the 6.15 kernel, as
expected.
So this was delayed by a couple of hours because of a last-minute
bug report resulting in one new feature being disabled at the
eleventh hour, but 6.15 is out there now.
Significant changes in 6.15 include smarter timer-ID assignment to make
checkpoint/restore operations more reliable, the [ability](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/comm … ⌘ Read more
6.15: mainline
Version:6.15 (mainline)Released:2025-05-25Source:linux-6.15.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-6.15.tar.signPatch:full ⌘ Read more
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Five new stable kernels
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 6.14.8, 6.12.30, 6.6.92, 6.1.140, and 5.15.184 stable kernels. As usual, each
contains a long list of important fixes throughout the kernel tree. ⌘ Read more
5.15.184: longterm
Version:5.15.184 (longterm)Released:2025-05-22Source:linux-5.15.184.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.15.184.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.15.184 ⌘ Read more
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Kernel prepatch 6.15-rc7
The 6.15-rc7 kernel prepatch is out for
testing. “So while I wish we hadn’t had some of the excitement of last
week, on the whole it all still looks pretty solid, and unless something
strange happens I’ll do the final 6.15 release next weekend.” ⌘ Read more
6.15-rc7: mainline
Version:6.15-rc7 (mainline)Released:2025-05-18Source:linux-6.15-rc7.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
Five more stable kernels
The
6.14.7,
6.12.29,
6.6.91,
6.1.139, and
5.15.183
stable kernel updates have been released; each contains another set of
important fixes. ⌘ Read more
5.15.183: longterm
Version:5.15.183 (longterm)Released:2025-05-18Source:linux-5.15.183.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.15.183.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.15.183 ⌘ Read more
Missing my 15 year old childhood cat really bad, so I made a mug so l can see her every day ⌘ Read more
An Asahi Linux 6.15 progress report
The Asahi Linux
project, which supports Linux on Apple Silicon Macs, has published a
progress report ahead of the 6.15 kernel’s release.
We are pleased to announce that our graphics driver userspace API
(uAPI) has been merged into the Linux kernel. This major milestone
allows us to finally enable OpenGL, OpenCL and Vulkan support for
Apple Silicon in upstream Mesa. This is the only time a graphics
driver’s uAPI has been merged into the kernel independent … ⌘ Read more
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Flawed Federal Programs Maroon Rural Americans in Telehealth Blackouts
arah Jane Tribble and Holly K. Hacker, - Med Page Today | Kaiser Family Foundation
_Stephan: I live on a rural island, and depend on telehealth sessions with doctors, because if telehealth ends, as the Republicans are trying to do, a 15-minute call would become a daylong trip to the mainland. Sadly, even worse plans to extend internet access have not proceeded under Trump and th … ⌘ Read more
On my blog: Real Life in Star Trek, Descent, part 1 https://john.colagioia.net/blog/2025/05/15/descent-1.html #scifi #startrek #closereading
Touch Bar Not Working After MacOS Update? Troubleshooting Black Touch Bar on MacBook Pro
A fair number of MacBook Pro users with Touch Bar equipped Macs have discovered the Touch Bar stops working or goes black after installing a MacOS update. Given that the Touch Bar serves as Function keys, F1, F2, F3 etc keys, as well as toggles for adjusting brightness, system audio, and accessing many MacOS and … Read More ⌘ Read more
Apple Stops Signing iPadOS 17.7.7 After Reports of App Login Issues
Apple has stopped signing the iPadOS 17.7.7 update that was released earlier this week for devices unable to run versions of iPadOS 18, meaning that users will not be able to install the update even if they see it available in Software Update. Affected devices include the sixth-generation iPad, the 10.5-inch [iPad Pro](https://www.macrumors … ⌘ Read more
Rust 1.87.0 released
To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 1.0 release
of the Rust language,
version\
1.87.0 was announced live today at the 10 Years of Rust
celebration in Utrecht, Netherlands. Notable changes
include the addition of anonymous pipes to the standard library and
the ability for inline assembly ( asm!) to jump to labeled
blocks within Rust code. ⌘ Read more
Get the iPad Mini 7 for $399.99 at Amazon This Week ($99 Off)
Amazon this week is providing record low prices on multiple models of the iPad mini 7, starting at $399.99 for the 128GB Wi-Fi tablet, down from $499.00. Colors on sale at this price include Purple, Space Gray, and Blue.
Released:2025-05-15 ⌘ Read more
The End of Rule of Law in America
J. Michael Luttig, Retired Republican appointed Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - The Atlantic Magazine
_Stephan: J. Michael Luttig is a former federal Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, appointed by Republican President George Bush. He is not some liberal activist, and yet, as he writes in this article, he sees the Trump MAGAT coup for what it is, the end of the rule of law and democracy in the United States. What s … ⌘ Read more
‘Dark swerve’: Analysis shows US quickly becoming a ‘police state’ under Trump
Mattthew Chapman, News Writer - Raw Story
Stephan: I think this is an accurate report, and I think that is all I need to say.
President Donald Trump has not quite turned America into a dictatorship, wrote Eduardo Porter in a [ … ⌘ Read more
Multiple Trump White House officials have ties to antisemitic extremists
Tom Dreisbach, Staff Writer - npr
_Stephan: There are a number of anti-semite serving in the Trump coup administration. But at the same time Trump has spent billions supporting Israel’s genocide of Palestinians and forcibly deporting pro-Palestinian college students. That would appear to be a contradiction, but what is this really telling us? I think what it is telling us is th … ⌘ Read more
‘They’re Not Doing Enough’: Poll Reveals Deep Dissatisfaction With Democratic Party
Jessica Corbett, Senior Editor and Staff Writer - Common Dreams
_Stephan: I think the polls cited in this article are accurately showing us how Americans are thinking. I also think the Republicans are just corrupt scum, and the Democrats are pathetic. The only people who stand out positively for me in the current Congress are Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizab … ⌘ Read more
Ten Animals That Are More Musical Than You Might Think
The animal kingdom is a hotbed of shocking musical talent. Take the elephant harmonica players, for example, or the bats with death metal growls. While some species might be content to whip up some awful din, these critters develop rhythms, sing like humans, and in the case of the palm cockatoo, even whittle their own […]
The post [Ten Animals That Are More Musical Than You Might Think](https://listverse.com/2025/05/15/ten … ⌘ Read more
Trump Tells Tim Cook to Stop Building iPhones in India
President Donald Trump has asked Apple CEO Tim Cook to halt the company’s manufacturing expansion in India, in a potential disruption of Apple’s plan to shift iPhone production away from China.
“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said during his state visit to Qatar, according to _[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic … ⌘ Read more
[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for May 15, 2025
Inside this week’s LWN.net Weekly Edition:
Front: Home Assistant; YaST; bpfilter; Flatpak; More LSFMM+BPF 2025 coverage.
Briefs: Screen security; Guix on Codeberg; Postgres I/O; GNOME executive director; Nextcloud blog; Podman 5.5.0; OSL sustainability; Quotes; …
Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more. ⌘ Read more
Gajim: Gajim 2.2.0
This release brings three new features: message retraction, blocking participants in group chats, and updated support for modern group chat avatars. Thank you for all your contributions!
Gajim 2.2 comes with support for retracting messages via XEP-0424: Message Retraction. This allow you to retract your messages, if you’ve mistakenly sent it to the wrong recipient or group chat. Please note that your counterpart needs to support … ⌘ Read more
Deals: Up to $173 Off M4 MacBook Air in 13″ & 15″
Amazon is taking up to $173 off the price of the new M4 MacBook Air series, in both 13″ and 15″ display sizes, and in a variety of RAM, SSD storage, and color configurations (Sky Blue, Midnight, Starlight, Silver). The M4 MacBook Air features an M4 chip with Apple Intelligence support, LCD display in 13″ … Read More ⌘ Read more
I’m 15 years old today!! 🥳 Happy Birthday Jimmy 🥰 ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sonoma 14.7.6 & MacOS Ventura 13.7.6 Updates Released
macOS Sonoma 14.7.6 and MacOS Ventura 13.7.6 have been released by Apple for Mac users who are not running the MacOS Sequoia operating system. These updates focus exclusively on security updates, with no other changes or features. The release of MacOS 14.7.6 and 13.7.6 comes alongside the MacOS Sequoia 15.5 update that was simultaneously released. … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/13/macos-sonoma-14-7-6 … ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.5 Update Released with Bug Fixes & Security Enhancements
MacOS Sequoia 15.5 is now available as a software update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The system software update includes bug fixes and security enhancements, but does not appear to include any new features or other major changes. Additionally, Apple has also released MacOS Ventura 13.7.6 and macOS Sonoma 14.7.6 for Mac, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/12/macos-sequoia-15-5-update-downlo … ⌘ Read more
Kernel prepatch 6.15-rc6
Linus has released 6.15-rc6 for testing.
Everything still looks fairly normal - we’ve got a bit more commits
than we did in rc5, which isn’t the trend I want to see as the
release progresses, but the difference isn’t all that big and it
feels more like just the normal noise in timing fluctuation in pull
requests of fixes than any real signal.So I won’t worry about it. We’ve got another two weeks to go in the
normal release schedule, and it still feels … ⌘ Read more
6.15-rc6: mainline
Version:6.15-rc6 (mainline)Released:2025-05-11Source:linux-6.15-rc6.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
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@anth@a.9srv.net I actually don’t have a clue how old my public-facing domain is 🤣 I have another more personal one that’s probably around ~15 years, but I’m not even sure how to check tbh 😅
Deals: Up to 20% Off iPad Models, iPad 11th Gen for $278, iPad mini 7 for $399, etc
Amazon is back with some really great deals on Apple products, taking 20% off the iPad 11th generation model making it just $278, 20% off the iPad mini 7 for just $399, 17% off M3 iPad Air models, and they’re cutting 15% off the price of the M4 MacBook Air series which now starts at … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/09/deals-up-to-20-off-ipad-models-ipad-11th-gen-fo … ⌘ Read more
Five more Friday stable kernels
Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the
6.14.2,
6.12.28,
6.6.90,
6.1.138, and
5.15.182 stable kernel versions. ⌘ Read more
5.15.182: longterm
Version:5.15.182 (longterm)Released:2025-05-09Source:linux-5.15.182.tar.xzPGP Signature:linux-5.15.182.tar.signPatch:full ( incremental)ChangeLog:ChangeLog-5.15.182 ⌘ Read more
Security updates for Wednesday
Security updates have been issued by Fedora (incus and nodejs20), Red Hat (freetype, kernel, kernel-rt, libsoup, libtiff, redis, redis:6, and thunderbird), SUSE (apparmor, chromium, grafana, ImageMagick, java-11-openjdk, java-17-openjdk, libsoup, libsoup2, libxslt, opensaml, rabbitmq-server, rubygem-rack-1_6, sqlite3, and thunderbird), and Ubuntu (kernel, libfcgi, libraw, libsoup2.4, linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-ib … ⌘ Read more
Refurb iPhone 15 Models Now Available From Apple’s UK Online Store
Apple is selling refurbished iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max models to its online store in the United Kingdom, around four months after introducing the discounted models in other European countries.
The iPhone 15 is priced starting at £589, while the iPhone … ⌘ Read more
Release Candidate of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Available, Public Release Coming Soon
A release candidate build for iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, and MacOS Sequoia 15.5 is now available for users enrolled in the beta testing programs. For users not in the beta testing programs, what this basically means is that the final versions of these system software releases is coming soon, perhaps even next week. macOS Sequoia … [Read More … ⌘ Read more
foss-north 2025
I attended foss-north, a free / open source conference covering both
software and hardware from the technical perspective, at Chalmers
Conference Center in Gothenburg on April 14 & 15. A great conference.
Lots of interesting talks:
https://foss-north.se/2025/speakers-and-talks.html
My own presentation was “Forking QEMU to emulate and secure the
Tillitis TKey”. Recording is here:
Deals: $150 Off M4 MacBook Air, $300 Off M4 MacBook Pro, iPad mini 7 for $399, & More
Amazon is back with more great deals on Apple products, taking $150 off the price of the M4 MacBook Air series in both 13″ and 15″ display sizes, up to $320 off the M4 MacBook Pro in select configurations, the latest iPad mini for $399, $100 off the M3 iPad Air, plus discounts on AirPods, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/05/05/deals-150-off-m4-macbook-air-300-o … ⌘ Read more
[47°09′27″S, 126°43′15″W] Dosimeter fixed
Kernel prepatch 6.15-rc5
Linus has released 6.15-rc5 for testing.
“So it all feels like things are just continuing to go well this
release. Let’s hope I didn’t jinx it by saying so.” ⌘ Read more
6.15-rc5: mainline
Version:6.15-rc5 (mainline)Released:2025-05-04Source:linux-6.15-rc5.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
Amazon Has Every M4 MacBook Air on Sale for Up to $165 Off This Weekend
Amazon this weekend has record low prices across the entire M4 MacBook Air lineup, with up to $165 off every model in every color.
Apple Highlights Three Benefits of Apple Watch for Kids Without iPhones
Since watchOS 7 in 2020, parents have been able to pair their iPhone to their child’s Apple Watch. Formerly known as Apple Watch Family Setup, and now marketed as Apple Watch For Your Kids, this option allows kids to use an Apple Watch with a cellular plan for texting, calling, and location sharing, ev … ⌘ Read more
A pile of stable kernel updates
The
6.14.5,
6.12.26,
6.6.89,
6.1.136,
5.15.181,
5.10.237, and
5.4.293
stable kernel updates have all been released; each contains another set of
important fixes. ⌘ Read more
[47°09′15″S, 126°43′29″W] Transponder jammed
Erlang Solutions: Looking Forward to ElixirConf EU 2025
ElixirConf EU 2025 is only two weeks away! Soon, it will once again be time for the Elixir community from Europe and beyond to come together, connect, and learn from each other about Elixir and its ecosystem. There will be dozens of talks from speakers across the community, training opportunities, and more.
This year’s event is being held in Kraków, Poland from May 15-16, with optional training available o … ⌘ Read more
[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for May 1, 2025
Inside this week’s LWN.net Weekly Edition:
Front: Mailman 2 vulnerabilities; AI in Debian; __nonstring__; Cache-aware scheduling; Freezing filesystems; Socket-level storage; Debugging information; LWN in 2025.
Briefs: Debian election; Kali Linux key; OpenBSD 7.7; Firefox 138.0; GCC 15.1; Meson 1.8.0; Valgrind 3.25.0; FSF review; OSI retrospective; Mastodon; Quotes; …
[Announcements](https://lwn.net/Arti … ⌘ Read more
Announcing Vitess 22
The Vitess maintainers are happy to announce the release of version 22.0.0, along with version 2.15.0 of the Vitess Kubernetes Operator. This release is the first to benefit from a 6-month-long development cycle, after our recent… ⌘ Read more
Security updates for Tuesday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (glibc, php:8.1, and thunderbird), Debian (libreoffice), Fedora (caddy), Mageia (chromium-browser-stable), Red Hat (php:8.1), SUSE (glow), and Ubuntu (kicad, linux-aws-5.15, linux-azure-nvidia, linux-gcp-5.15, mistral, python-mistral-lib, tomcat8, and trafficserver). ⌘ Read more
[47°09′59″S, 126°43′15″W] Weather forecast alert – storm from S
4th Beta of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Available for Testing
Apple has issued the fourth beta version of iOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, and iPadOS 18.5, for users participating in the beta testing programs for apple system software. There are also new betas available for watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS, if those are applicable to you. No significant new features or changes are expected in any … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/28/4th-beta-of- … ⌘ Read more
Kernel prepatch 6.15-rc4
The 6.15-rc4 kernel prepatch is out for
testing. “So let’s see if this rc ends up avoiding any silly issues -
things certainly look pretty normal, and there were no hurried last-minute
changes this week due to system upgrades”. ⌘ Read more
6.15-rc4: mainline
Version:6.15-rc4 (mainline)Released:2025-04-27Source:linux-6.15-rc4.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
AnalogLamb Expands Maple Series with Low-Cost ESP32C6 Breakout Boards
AnalogLamb has introduced three new RISC-V development boards based on the ESP32-C6, designed for low-cost, full-function, and low-power IoT applications. These boards feature Espressif’s first Wi-Fi 6 SoC, integrating Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz), Bluetooth 5 LE, and IEEE 802.15.4 protocols. Each board is built around the ESP32-C6-WROOM-1 module, which combines a high-performance 32-bit RISC-V core […] ⌘ Read more
How We Diagnosed and Fixed the 2023 Voyager 1 Anomaly from 15 Billion Miles Away
Comments ⌘ Read more
NUCLEO-WBA65RI Brings Bluetooth LE, Thread, and Zephyr RTOS to STM32 Nucleo-64 Platform
The NUCLEO-WBA65RI is a wireless STM32 Nucleo-64 development board built around the STM32WBA65RIV7 microcontroller. It combines the MB2130 MCU RF board with the MB1801 mezzanine board to support Bluetooth LE and IEEE 802.15.4-based protocols such as Thread, Matter, and Zigbee. The STM32WBA65RIV7 microcontroller is a 32-bit Arm Cortex-M33 device featuring 2 MB of flash and … ⌘ Read more
Fluent Bit v4.0: Celebrating new features and 10th anniversary
The Fluent Bit maintainers have exciting news to share! Fluent Bit version 4 is out and just in time to celebrate the project’s 10-year anniversary. The journey: From embedded logging to multi-Signal observability With over 15… ⌘ Read more
GCC 15.1 released
Version 15.1 of the GNU
Compiler Collection has been released. Changes include implementing the
C23 dialect by default, a number of new C++26 features, experimental
support for unsigned integers in Fortran, a new COBOL front end, and
more. See the GCC 15\
changes page for details. ⌘ Read more
[$] Some nonstring turbulence
New compiler releases often bring with them new warnings; those warnings
are usually welcome, since they help developers find problems before they
turn into nasty bugs. Adapting to new warnings can also create disruption
in the development process, though, especially when an important developer
upgrades to a new compiler at an unfortunate time. This is just the
scenario that played out with the [6.15-rc3\
kernel release](https://lwn.net/ml/all/CAHk-=wgjZ4fzDKogXwhPXVMA7OmZf9k0o1oB2FJmv-C1e=typA@mail. … ⌘ Read more
Security updates for Thursday
Security updates have been issued by Debian (haproxy and openrazer), Fedora (c-ares and mingw-poppler), Red Hat (thunderbird), SUSE (epiphany, ffmpeg-6, gopass, and libsoup-3_0-0), and Ubuntu (erlang, haproxy, libapache2-mod-auth-openidc, libarchive, linux, linux-aws, linux-azure, linux-azure-5.15, linux-azure-fde, linux-azure-fde-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gke, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-ibm, linux-intel-iotg, linux-kvm, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, … ⌘ Read more
Deals: Save $100 on New M4 MacBook Air
Amazon is offering up to $102 off the price of the brand new M4 MacBook Air series in select configurations and color options, in both 13″ and 15″ display sizes. The M4 series MacBook Air features an M4 chip with Apple Intelligence support, a Liquid Retina LCD display, 12MP camera with Center Stage, Touch ID, … Read More ⌘ Read more
Apple Releases New iOS 18.5 and macOS Sequoia 15.5 Public Betas
Apple today seeded the second public betas of upcoming iOS 18.5, iPadOS 18.5, and macOS Sequoia 15.5 updates, allowing the public to test the updates ahead of when they see an official launch. The public betas come a day after Apple provided the third betas to developers.
Public beta testers can downlo … ⌘ Read more
Beta 3 of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, iPadOS 18.5 Released for Testers
In what must be the most exciting thing to happen on a Monday since the prior Monday, Apple has released the third beta version of iOS 18.5, MacOS Sequoia 15.5, and iPadOS 18.5. These new thrilling third beta versions are available to the developer wizards participating in the beta testing programs of Apple system software, … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/21/beta-3-of-ios-18-5-mac … ⌘ Read more
ASUS NUC 15 Pro Cyber Canyon Highlights Compact Design and Intel Ultra CPUs
The ASUS NUC 15 Pro, also known as Cyber Canyon, is a compact mini PC built for professional computing needs. Available in Slim and Tall versions, it features Intel Core Ultra processors and Intel Arc Graphics, offering strong performance and flexible connectivity. Cyber Canyon integrates the latest Intel Core Series 2 Ultra processors with hybrid […] ⌘ Read more
Kernel prepatch 6.15-rc3
The 6.15-rc3 kernel prepatch is out for
testing. “There’s absolutely nothing of huge note here as far as I can
tell. Just a fair number of small fixes all over the place”. ⌘ Read more
6.15-rc3: mainline
Version:6.15-rc3 (mainline)Released:2025-04-20Source:linux-6.15-rc3.tar.gzPatch:full ( incremental) ⌘ Read more
From $30 parmigianas to $15 pints, can Australia still afford the pub?
From our coffee addiction to a weekend pub tradition, some of the simple pleasures many Australians have taken for granted now feel like luxuries. But if patrons can no longer afford to visit the pubs and cafés we love, there may be something bigger at stake. ⌘ Read more
That was a wild ride:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSMDb1CWD6Y
Notice how old all these people sound. They started playing this game like 10, 15, 20 years ago, most of them left, but some are still there. I love that level of commitment. 😃
Also interesting from a technical point of view. Creating that virtual world and keeping it running consistently for so long … 🤯
[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for April 17, 2025
Inside this week’s LWN.net Weekly Edition:
Front: APT 3.0; Fedora 42; Lots more LSFMM+BPF coverage.
Briefs: CVE funding; Yelp vulnerability; Fedora 42; Manjaro 25.0; GCC 15; Pinta 3.0; Quotes; …
Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more. ⌘ Read more
MacOS Sequoia 15.4.1 Update Released with Bug & Security Fixes
Apple has released MacOS Sequoia 15.4.1 as a software update for Mac users running the Sequoia operating system. The update focuses exclusively on security updates and bug fixes, and contains no new features. Separately, Apple also released iOS 18.4.1 for iPhone, iPadOS 18.4.1 for iPad, and updates to tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS, and those updates … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/04/16/macos-sequoia-15- … ⌘ Read more
Catanzaro: Dangerous arbitrary file read vulnerability in Yelp
GNOME contributor Michael Catanzaro has written a blog\
post about a noteworthy vulnerability in GNOME’s help browser, Yelp.
I don’t normally blog about particular CVEs, but Yelp CVE-2025-3155 is
noteworthy because it is quite severe, public for several weeks now,
and not yet fixed upstream. In short, help files can rea … ⌘ Read more
Polling shows growing number of Republicans identify with the MAGA movement
Ben Kamisar, - NBC News
Stephan: What you rarely hear anyone talking about is how many Germans supported Hitler for years after they voted him into office. You may find it hard to believe but that is exactly the same thing happening in the United States, Here are the facts.
 AirPods Pro 2 are much more than standard earbud headphones, they also … [Read … ⌘ Read more
How to Get SSL Certificate Info in Safari on Mac
The latest versions of Safari for Mac have changed how a person might find SSL certificate information for a particular website, something that is commonly needed in web development, information security, and developmental web work in general. While in prior versions of Safari you could simply click on the little padlock icon next to the … Read More ⌘ Read more
European AI
To reduce my dependence on USA-based products, I switched from using the OpenAI API to Scaleway’s Generative API for my blog. Not only is it cheaper, but it’s based on open-source models, hosted in Europe. 🇪🇺 ⌘ Read more
Kagent: Bringing Agentic AI to Cloud Native
Solving Cloud Native Operation Challenges with AI Agents Oh no! Your application is unreachable, buried under multiple connection hops—how do you pinpoint the broken link? How do you generate an alert or bug report from Prometheus… ⌘ Read more
Apple Says These Products Are Now Vintage
Apple today updated its vintage products list to add the 2018 Mac mini and the iPhone 6s, products that will now get more limited service and repairs now that they are considered vintage.
The iPhone 6s initially launched in 2015, but Apple k … ⌘ Read more