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ytDownloader – Simple Linux GUI for YouTube Video Downloads

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Earlier, I wrote about yt-dlp, the powerful command-line tool for downloading videos from hundreds of websites, which is an incredible tool that many Linux users have come to rely on, but let’s be honest, not everyone loves working exclusively in the terminal, and sometimes you just want a quick, visual way to download videos without typing commands.

Enter ytDownloader: a modern graphical interface that brings the power of yt-dlp to your desktop with a user-friendly design.

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What’s New in Fedora Workstation 43

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Below are a few noteworthy changes in the latest release of Fedora Workstation that we think you will love. Upgrade today from the official website, or upgrade your existing install using GNOME Software or through the terminal with dnf system-upgrade. GNOME 49 Fedora Linux 43 Workstation also ships with the brand-new GNOME 49 release, bringing […]

Nvidia, Oracle to build 7 supercomputers for Department of Energy, including its largest ever

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100,000 Blackwell GPUs and 2,200 exaFLOPs make for a big systemThe US Department of Energy is partnering with Nvidia and Oracle to build seven new AI supercomputers to accelerate scientific research and develop agentic AI for discovery. Two of these systems, located at Argonne National Laboratory, will together form the DOE’s largest AI supercomputing infrastructure.…

[$] Fil-C: A memory-safe C implementation

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Fil-C is a memory-safe implementation of C and C++ that aims to let C code —
complete with pointer arithmetic, unions, and other features that are often
cited as a problem for memory-safe languages — run safely, unmodified.
Its dedication to being “fanatically
compatible” makes it an attractive choice for retrofitting memory-safety
into existing applications. Despite the project’s relative youth and single
active contributor, Fil-C is capable of compiling an
entire memory-safe Linux user space (based on

Linux From Scratch),
albeit with some modifications to the more complex programs. It also features
memory-safe signal handling and a concurrent garbage collector.

The new home for Blockly

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I am delighted to announce that the Raspberry Pi Foundation is the new home for Blockly, the world’s leading open source library for visual programming.

New home for Blockly.

What is Blockly? 

Blockly is a free, open source library that enables developers to build applications and websites that use block-based coding interfaces. That means that instead of typing code, you snap blocks together to build programs. Behind the scenes, those blocks are turned into text-based code like JavaScript and Python. 

Blockly started life in 2011 in Google as a passion project of one engineer. Since then — thanks to the generous support of Google, a small team of brilliant engineers, and an amazing community of open source contributors and partners — it has grown to become the de facto standard for visual programming interfaces.

In particular, Blockly is the foundation for pretty much all of the block-based coding applications that you may have used to teach or learn about programming. Platforms like Scratch, MakeCode, and MIT’s App Inventor are all built with Blockly. It’s no exaggeration to say that hundreds of millions of young people have learnt the fundamentals of computer science using software that is built with Blockly. 

Young people use laptops to do their coding tasks.

As we enter the age of AI, it is more important than ever that all young people develop a foundational understanding of computer science. Blockly and the block-based coding platforms and applications that it enables are essential to realising that vision. 

You can read more about the importance of coding in the age of AI in our position paper. 

Blockly is also widely used to create interfaces that control hardware and robotics platforms. And, while its main use cases are in education, Blockly is increasingly being used to build industrial and commercial applications.

What does this change mean? 

From 10 November 2025, the Blockly open source library and assets, and key members of the Blockly team will transition from Google to the Raspberry Pi Foundation. 

Our vision is for Blockly to continue to be the standard visual programming interface that makes coding accessible to all. We are committed to maintaining Blockly as an open source project, and to working collaboratively with the community of developers and educators.

Educators collaborating on projects at a desk, with laptops open displaying a block-based coding environment.

Over the next year, we will roll out features that improve accessibility, including screen reader support and keyboard navigation, working closely with partners to support implementation of these accessibility improvements across their platforms.

Looking to the future, we want to make sure that Blockly is at the leading edge of innovations that support the teaching and learning of programming in the age of AI. We’re also excited about the potential for the Blockly team to collaborate with the Foundation’s research, learning, and product teams. 

If you are already part of the community of developers and educators, then I want to reassure you that you can continue to expect the same outstanding partnership and support from the Blockly team. We also look forward to welcoming many more members to the Blockly community over the coming years. 

Finally, I want to say a huge thank you to Google for their support for Blockly over the years, and for enabling this transition with generous grant funding. 

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What’s new in Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop 43

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Fedora has released Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition 43 to the public. The Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop Edition is well suited for many needs.  It combines the reliable and trusted Fedora Linux base with the KDE Plasma Desktop environment.  It provides a selection of KDE applications that are simple by default, but powerful when needed. […]

Fedora Linux 43 is here!

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I’m excited to announce my very first Fedora Linux release as the new Fedora Project Leader. Fedora Linux 43 is here! 43 releases! Wow that’s a lot. I was thinking about proposing special tetracontakaitrigon stickers to celebrate this release, but I’m not sure anyone would notice they weren’t circles. Thank you and congrats to everyone […]