Plex's Lifetime Pass price jumps from $250 to $750 in July 2026. Learn the reasons, what it unlocks, how existing users are protected, and subscription alternatives.

Facebook revamps Groups Search with hybrid AI that understands natural language, eliminating keyword gaps and effort tax. Early tests show improved relevance with no error increase.

Meta announces upgrades to encrypted backup security: over-the-air key distribution for Messenger and public fleet deployment audits for transparency.

Meta's Labyrinth 1.1 enables real-time direct-write encrypted backups, ensuring message survival despite device loss or long offline gaps.

Meta successfully migrates its entire data ingestion system to a new architecture, improving reliability and efficiency for handling petabytes of social graph data at scale.

Meta's Friend Bubbles feature, though simple in appearance, required major engineering for scalable social discovery. Engineers reveal ML model changes and platform-specific challenges.

Discover the key updates in Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop 44, including Plasma 6.6, new installer, Fedora Linux 44 improvements, and hardware support.

Fedora Asahi Remix 44 is now available for Apple Silicon, featuring KDE Plasma 6.6 or GNOME 50, upgraded Mesa packages, and streamlined setup.

Fedora Hummingbird is a rolling, container-native Fedora Linux distribution that applies Project Hummingbird's distroless, zero-CVE approach to the full OS.

Log Detective now automatically analyzes failed Packit-triggered Koji builds, using AI to extract key log snippets and provide explanations and solutions, making debugging easier for newcomers.

Fedora combats recent kernel vulnerabilities (CopyFail, DirtyFrag, Fragnesia) with vigilant monitoring, automated patch preparation via Anitya/Packit, and strategic backporting, ensuring rapid security updates for users.

Top 10 Google I/O 2026 announcements: Gemini Omni, Flash, Pro, redesigned app, AI agents, Mac integration, science tools, content identification, and Android XR glasses.

Apple acquires talent and IP from avatar startup Animato in a structured acqui-hire, gaining AI-powered avatar tech for video chats and education, signaling deeper investment in virtual presence.

Plex is tripling its Lifetime Pass price to $750 starting July 1, 2026. Current users unaffected; buy at $250 before deadline. Also details on history, reasons, and subscription options.

Google unveils Gemini Spark, an always-on AI agent that drafts emails, monitors inboxes, and makes purchases autonomously, raising trust and security questions.

Google redesigns search box after 25 years, turning it into a multimodal AI conversational interface that accepts text, images, and videos, merging AI Overviews and AI Mode.

Google's Gemini 3.5 Flash saves enterprises $1B+ annually by slashing AI costs while outperforming previous pro models at 4x speed.

Anthropic unveils self-hosted sandboxes and MCP tunnels for Claude Agents, moving credentials out of the agent loop to secure enterprise APIs.

Gen AI media unicorn fal selects AWS as cloud partner, marking a shift towards infrastructure for scaling generative media at enterprise level.

Mageia 10 RC1 is now available, featuring updated Linux kernel 6.6, GNOME 45, KDE Plasma 6, improved package management, and enhanced security for testing before final stable release.