17 Feb 2026
Linuxiac
Nginx Proxy Manager 2.14 Drops armv7 Support

Nginx Proxy Manager 2.14 removes armv7/armhf builds and introduces a new setting for advanced proxy configurations.
17 Feb 2026 11:45am GMT
Hacker News
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, pioneering civil rights activist, dies at 84
17 Feb 2026 10:52am GMT
Is Show HN Dead? No, but It's Drowning
17 Feb 2026 10:29am GMT
Linuxiac
KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Environment Released, This Is What’s New

KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop is out now, introducing an optional new login manager, improved zoom modes, and faster everyday desktop interactions.
17 Feb 2026 10:27am GMT
Hacker News
GrapheneOS – Break Free from Google and Apple
17 Feb 2026 10:02am GMT
Slashdot
EU Parliament Blocks AI Features Over Cyber, Privacy Fears
An anonymous reader shares a report: The European Parliament has disabled AI features on the work devices of lawmakers and their staff over cybersecurity and data protection concerns, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO. The chamber emailed its members on Monday to say it had disabled "built-in artificial intelligence features" on corporate tablets after its IT department assessed it couldn't guarantee the security of the tools' data. "Some of these features use cloud services to carry out tasks that could be handled locally, sending data off the device," the Parliament's e-MEP tech support desk said in the email. "As these features continue to evolve and become available on more devices, the full extent of data shared with service providers is still being assessed. Until this is fully clarified, it is considered safer to keep such features disabled."
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17 Feb 2026 9:00am GMT
Linuxiac
Fish Shell 4.5 Fixes Vi Mode Regressions and Improves History Search

Fish Shell 4.5 resolves Vi mode regressions from 4.4 and fixes history search behavior, including correct cursor positioning with wide characters.
17 Feb 2026 7:52am GMT
Slashdot
Secondhand Laptop Market Goes 'Mainstream' Amid Memory Crunch
Sales of refurbished PCs are on the up amid shortages of key components, including memory chips, that are making brand new devices more expensive. From a report: Stats compiled by market watcher Context show sales of refurbished PCs via distribution climbed 7 percent in calendar Q4 across five of the biggest European markets -- Italy, the UK, Germany, Spain, and France. Affordability is the primary driver in the secondhand segment, the analyst says, with around 40 percent of sales driven by budget-conscious users shopping in the $235 to $355 price band for laptops. The $355 to $475 tier is also expanding -- representing 23 percent of the refurbished market, up from 15 percent a year earlier -- indicating some buyers are prepared to spend a bit more for improved specifications.
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17 Feb 2026 6:01am GMT
The Music Industry Enters Its Less-Is-More Era
The music industry's long romance with an ever-expanding catalog of songs appears to be souring, as streaming platforms and rights holders confront a daily deluge that now includes 60,000 wholly AI-generated tracks uploaded to Deezer alone -- roughly 39% of the French service's daily intake, a statistic the company shared during Grammys week last month. Streaming services now host 253 million songs, according to Luminate's most recent annual report, after adding 51 million tracks over the course of 2025 at an average pace of 106,000 uploads a day. Spotify has already responded by requiring songs to hit at least 1,000 plays in the previous 12 months to qualify for royalties, and Luminate reported that 88% of tracks received 1,000 or fewer plays in 2025. The distribution layer is in flux too: Universal Music Group is trying to acquire Downtown Music, owner of DIY distributor CD Baby, TuneCore's head recently stepped down without a planned replacement, and DistroKid is reportedly up for sale.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
17 Feb 2026 3:00am GMT
16 Feb 2026
Ars Technica
Get ready for new Macs and iPads: Apple announces "Special Experience" on March 4
Apple has not confirmed whether you'll be able to watch live, but Ars will bring you the news.
16 Feb 2026 8:30pm GMT
Best Buy worker used manager’s code to get 99% off MacBooks, cops say
Employee allegedly exploited Best Buy's discount system for months.
16 Feb 2026 8:10pm GMT
ByteDance backpedals after Seedance 2.0 turned Hollywood icons into AI “clip art”
Hollywood backlash puts spotlight on ByteDance's sketchy launch of Seedance 2.0.
16 Feb 2026 5:42pm GMT