Matthias Clasen has published a short summary of the GTK hackfest held prior to FOSDEM 2026. Topics include
discussions on unstable APIs, a decision to bump the C runtime
requirement to C11 in the next development cycle, limiting changes in
GTK3 to crash and build fixes, as well as the state of
accessibility:
On the accessibility side, we are somewhat worried about the state
of AccessKit. The
code upstream is maintained, but we haven’t seen movement in the GTK
implementation. We still default to the AT-SPI backend on Linux, but
AccessKit is used on Windows and macOS (and possibly Android in the
future); it would be nice to have consumers of the accessibility stack
looking at the code and issues.
On the AT-SPI side we are still missing proper feature negotiation
in the protocol; interfaces are now versioned on D-Bus, but there’s no
mechanism to negotiate the supported set of roles or events between
toolkits, compositors, and assistive technologies, which makes running
newer applications on older OS versions harder.
Apple is once again (reportedly) preparing to equip the upcoming AirPods Pro 4 with infrared cameras designed to let the earbuds “see” the world around you. Most likely, and assuming if this rumor holds out, this could enable hand gestures and enhanced spatial audio capabilities with VR integration being a possibility.
Vans are something most of us don’t think about much, since we rarely interact with them directly in our day-to-day lives. But the van is an unseen hero that keeps the world moving, delivering packages all over the country and transporting food from farm to stores. They haven’t changed much in decades, though. A van is generally a big box with a gas or diesel engine (depending on where you are in the world), and that’s… kinda it, bar a dent or two in the bodywork. Kia’s engineers, riding high on the success of their recent electric vehicles, took notice and did some new things with the PV5, the company’s first electric van.
You can spec your PV5 in a number of configurations, and the company already has conversion partners lined up to turn them into just about anything. Of course, camper converters are eyeing them as well, eager to create electric “vanlife” setups. Off the shelf, you can choose between a PV5 Passenger for moving people, a PV5 Cargo for moving things, a PV5 Crew for moving things and people, and a PV5 Chassis Cab to do with as you please.
Beneath its modular cabin is the Electric Global Modular For Service, which is part of Kia’s rather fancy-sounding “PBV” strategy. “PBV” means “Platform Beyond Vehicle,” a potential hint at where the brand sees itself going. In this case, it can house a range of battery sizes.
CodeWeavers just announced CrossOver 26, the newest version of their commercial software built atop Wine for running Windows games and applications under Apple macOS and Linux…
Building a new PC these days can be a financial challenge due to soaring memory prices, though if you’re willing to bite the bullet anyway or already have RAM that you can apply to a new build, then do yourself a solid and check out this deal on an AMD Ryzen 9 7900X processor. Available at Woot (owned by Amazon), we’ve never seen it listed
With iOS 26, Apple made it easier for users to reduce spam and overall clutter in their Messages inbox. Your iPhone will detect and hide spam messages, and with the Screen Unknown Senders feature, you can filter out texts from anyone you don’t know. You can also disable push notifications for these conversations to reduce how often you’re alerted for messages you don’t need to see.
Note that this feature works only on iOS, so if you have Messages synced on your Mac, you’ll see everything and receive notifications for all messages unless you mute specific conversations.
How to reduce clutter in Messages on iOS
To send messages from numbers you don’t know to a separate folder, go to Settings > Apps > Messages and toggle on Screen Unknown Senders. You can also get here through the Messages app on your iPhone by tapping the three horizontal menu lines in the top-right corner and selecting Manage Filtering. Enabling Screen Unknown Senders will hide notifications and move messages to your Unknown Senders list. If you want to allow (or disallow) certain types of notifications, tap Allow Notifications and toggle categories on or off:
Time Sensitive includes alerts, verification codes, and urgent requests.
Personal includes messages identified as not sent by a business or organization.
Transactions include order updates, receipts, and confirmations.
Promotions include general offers and updates sent to multiple recipients.
Most users will want to enable time-sensitive notifications to receive messages that include time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) and other urgent alerts. You may also want to allow personal notifications so you don’t miss messages directed to you individually from real people who aren’t saved in your contacts.
When you allow notifications, texts identified in those categories will appear in your Messages list for only 12 hours before being moved to Unknown Senders—a behavior that keeps your primary inbox streamlined. If you want to make an unknown sender a known sender to prevent future messages from being filtered out, open the conversation and tap Mark as Known at the bottom or add the number to your contacts. A known sender is anyone you’ve added to your Contacts, sent a message to, or marked as known in the conversation.
Finally, if you enable Filter Spam under the same menu in your device settings, Apple will send messages identified as spam to a separate Spam list and hide notifications. You can view these and conversations from unknown senders at any time via Messages > Menu.
Apple and Google have agreed to a set of commitments to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority that will prevent them from giving preferential treatment to their own apps and require greater transparency around how third-party apps are approved for sale.
The CMA announced the measures on Tuesday, seven months after it declared that the two companies held an “effective duopoly” over the UK’s mobile app ecosystem. Both companies also committed to not using data gathered from third-party developers in ways the regulator deems unfair. The CMA granted both app stores “strategic market status” in October 2025, a designation that gave it the authority to demand changes.
CMA head Sarah Cardell called the commitments “important first steps” and said the regulator would “closely monitor” implementation. Technology analyst Paolo Pescatore described the announcement as a “pragmatic first step” but noted some may see it as “addressing the low-hanging fruit.” The UK’s app economy is the largest in Europe by revenue and number of developers, generating an estimated 1.5% of the country’s GDP.
If you’re comfortable mucking around with a new open source project, you could be shopping on Amazon just by looking at an object with your Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses.
Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are pretty useful out of the box, offering photo & video capture, calls, music playback, and your standard assortment of AI chatbot stuff. They don’t have an app store though, which means you’re basically stuck with a handful of curated services.
Now, indie developer Sean Liu released an open-source project called VisionClaw that links Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses with OpenClaw (aka ClawdBot), essentially giving the autonomous AI agent eyes and ears.
Check out VisionClaw in action below, courtesy Liu:
now my clawdbot lives in my ray-ban meta glasses so i can just buy whatever i’m looking at pic.twitter.com/gWrijyTRhE
OpenClaw isn’t an AI model like ChatGPT or Google Gemini though. It’s an agentic layer—essentially a complex messaging layer built on top of an AI model that interacts with services on your behalf, like sending emails, managing shopping lists, or controlling smart home devices—just three of the 56+ tools OpenClaw can integrate with right now.
Basically, it works like this: VisionClaw uses Gemini Live for real-time voice and computer vision, which can do things like describe what you’re seeing and answer questions—basically the same sort of tasks you can do with the glasses’ native Meta AI.
Image courtesy Sean Liu
But once you want to actually interact with an app or service—like when you want to send a message over email or your favorite non-Meta messaging app like Signal or Telegram—Gemini Live hands off the request to OpenClaw, which takes action.
Users looking to run VisionClaw will need an iPhone, as Liu’s codebase is written as an Xcode/Swift app that specifically uses Meta’s Wearables Device Access Toolkit (DAT) for iOS to connect the phone to Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
Beyond that, you’ll also need a fair understanding of the risks involved with running OpenClaw on your personal hardware.
While it can do some pretty amazing things, it’s a third-party bit of software that could require you to input passwords, API keys, and personal information, which can open the user up to malicious actors. Notably, OpenClaw’s skill integrations could be written by anyone, so users need to be especially vigilant.
The internet is ripe with horrible violations of people’s privacy, including non-consensual explicit images. A new tool from Google won’t do much in the way of prevention, but can help you remove this media from Search.
Now, you can choose an image and quickly request its deletion. Just click on the three dots that appear on the image. From there, choose “remove result” and then “It shows a sexual image of me.” Other choices include the picture shows a person under 18 and that it has your personal information. If you choose the initial option then you will also be asked whether it contains a real image or deepfake. There’s also an option to submit multiple photos at once.
Google claims that, upon submitting your request, you will “immediately” see links to emotional and legal support organizations. Plus, you can opt-in to safeguards that filter out similar results in Search — though it seems these unreported images will still be available for other users to see. This feature should be available in most countries over the coming days.
You can go on Google’s “Results about you” hub to track your request. To use the tool, you will have to add in your personal contact information and government ID numbers. Google already had the hub to track if any of that information appears on Search, but now it will also look for your social security number, drivers license and passport information. The company should notify you if any of that information comes up in Search results and allow you to take removal steps.
Results about you’s updates should roll out to US users in the coming days. Notably, it arrives as Google shutters its dark web reports. They would alert you if your name, number, or email address appeared on the internet — typically because of a data breach. However, Google found it didn’t help users take next steps to fix the problem, something these new features will hopefully do.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/googles-new-tool-helps-you-remove-non-consensual-explicit-images-from-search-155352248.html?src=rss
Scientists at the University of Trento have uncovered the first direct evidence of a subsurface feature beneath Venus: a massive underground lava tube on the most volcanically active planet in the Solar System.
Published this week in the Nature journal, the finding was actually made by re-analyzing archival radar data from NASA’s Magellan
In an unexpected bit of news, Toyota has unveiled a proprietary game engine called Fluorite. Nope, this doesn’t mean the company is entering the game development any time soon, but rather, is something we could likely see powering its future cars.
Developed by Very Good Ventures and Toyota Connected North America, Fluorite was introduced
Kids’ bicycle company Frog Bikes faces administration after a turbulent few years that have been reflective of many other brands’ experiences across the cycling industry.
The company filed an intention to appoint an administrator on Friday, which provides temporary protection from creditors.
Frog Bikes said this was a “precautionary measure” while it explores “potential funding and restructuring solutions”, The Telegraphreported today.
The Welsh company was founded in 2013 by husband and wife Jerry and Shelley Lawson after they struggled to find suitable bikes for their children.
It quickly found success and, like many cycling brands, grew significantly during the Covid pandemic before facing tougher trading conditions.
Frog Bikes made a pre-tax profit of £249,016 in 2021 but that dropped to a loss of £530,476 the following year, which it attributed in part to the “friction” caused by Brexit.
Jerry Lawson blamed Frog Bikes’ situation on a “series of significant and well-documented challenges”, which included higher employee taxes, Brexit and lower consumer confidence.
In its most recent accounts for the year ended February 2024, Frog Bikes reported a pre-tax profit of just under £200,000, but said the year had been “one of continued headwinds for Frog Bikes, and the industry as a whole”.
It said sales had dropped further as retailers continued to grapple with surplus stock and consumers remained cautious with their spending.
Brompton is another British cycling company that experienced a boom during the Covid-19 pandemic. But in January this year, it reported losses of £2m and a drop in sales.
This followed a crash in profits the previous year, which CEO Will Butler-Adams said was due to global economic uncertainty and challenges in cycling, such as overstocking, which he described as evidence of an “industry in turmoil”.
Raleigh reported losses of £30m in 2025, which it said was due to the overstocked market after Covid.
In January, Alpkit entered administration before quickly announcing its new financial structure and investment. The outdoors company, which owns Sonder bikes, said it faced rapid cost inflation, a challenging retail environment and trade barriers.
Frog Bikes’ Jerry Lawson told The Telegraph that: “All parties are committed to securing a positive outcome for the business, its employees and wider stakeholders.
“Frog Bikes’ priority remains supporting its employees, customers, suppliers, and retail partners while working with its advisers to determine the best possible outcome for all stakeholders.”
With recently having carried out benchmarks and finding the Intel Xeon 6780E “Sierra Forest” performance has improved ~14% since launch day thanks to open-source/Linux software improvements plus also recently having carried out Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids vs. EPYC 9755 128-core benchmarks using the latest upstream software, here is a look at how the Xeon 6780E “Sierra Forest” dual socket server is comparing up against the AMD EPYC 9965 Turin Dense flagship when both are running up-to-date software.
Vee Tire Co has announced the release of three new RAD-CORE radial-casing tyres, which will retail from £64.99.
The tyres, spotted at the iceBike* show, use the brand’s new RAD-CORE casing technology.
All three models on display retail for only £5 more than Vee Tire Co’s tyres with traditional cross-ply casing and they’re all available in 27.5in and 29in sizes.
Vee Tire Co calls its radial casing technology RAD-CORE. Jack Luke / Our Media
Vee Tire Co’s RAD-CORE is its own radial construction technology, which aligns casing threads perpendicular to the direction of travel. The brand says this technology boosts grip and reduces rolling resistance at the same time.
The tyres unveiled at iceBike* are Vee Tire Co’s first to use the new radial casing.
Rich Wood, brand manager at distributor Madison, says the benefits are “you have a much more supple casing because the threads are oriented at 90 degrees to the direction of travel”.
This means, theoretically, you can run radial tyres at a higher pressure and get the same supple feel.
“The bike feels a lot smoother to ride,” says Wood, explaining that riders may feel greater bump absorption. “Plus you get a bigger contact patch with the ground and much lower rolling resistance because you’re running such a high pressure.”
Wood suggests: “You find that because of the higher pressure you get much more accuracy with your steering. I would liken the difference to that of riding a bike with a QR front axle and a thru-axle.”
Vee Tire Co RAD-CORE tyre details
Three Vee Tire Co tyres are available with RAD-CORE radial casing: the Attack FSX, Attack HPL and WCE Mk2. Jack Luke / Our Media
There will be three tread patterns offered in radial casing to start with: The Attack FSX, Attack HPL, and WCE Mk2.
The first of the tyres is the Vee Tire Co Attack FSX RAD-CORE. Vee Tire Co designed this tyre for for maximum rolling speed on hardpack conditions, and says it has “aggressive cornering” capabilities. Wood describes it as a “Hard-pack bike park tyre” and it is recommended for front or rear use.
The second Vee Tire Co tyre to get the RAD-CORE radial casing treatment is the Attack HPL, a hardpack and mixed-terrain tyre.
The third tyre is the Vee Tire Co Snap WCE RAD-CORE. Vee Tire Co describes this tyre’s tread pattern as “an all-rounder for mixed trail conditions with deep tread design and even spacing to dig into loose dirt”.
All three tyres are available in 42a (Shore A scale) rubber, which Vee Tire Co calls its “Full 40 Compound”, utilising its softest ultra-tacky rubber. They’re all available in 27.5×2.5in and 29×2.5in options from £64.99.
The non-radial casing GXE-Core versions of these same tyre models are available for £59.99.
What are radial tyres?
Vee Tire Co’s radial casing tyres will all be available in 27.5in and 29in sizes. Jack Luke / Our Media
Radial refers to a different method of tyre-carcass construction.
The carcass is the woven fabric that makes up the structure of the tyre beneath the rubber tread.
On traditional ‘cross-ply’ (non-radial) tyres, the individual threads run diagonally across the tyre at a 45-degree angle. On a radial tyre, the threads are arranged at a much more obtuse angle.
The theoretical benefits are increased compliance and cornering grip, and potentially the ability to run higher pressures with the same level of compliance.
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Wifi problems tend to reveal themselves at the worst times—laggy Zoom calls, buffering mid-binge, or a smart device that refuses to connect. The Eero Pro 7, named the best mesh wifi system of 2025 by PCMag, is built to solve exactly that. Right now, the two-pack is down to $449.99 on Amazon from its usual $549.99, its lowest price to date according to price trackers.
This is a tri-band mesh system, which means it uses three separate frequencies (2.4GHz, 5GHz, and the newer 6GHz band) to keep your internet fast and stable across multiple rooms. Setup is handled through the Eero app, which guides you through everything with a QR code and a few simple steps, notes this PCMag review.
This pack covers up to 4,000 square feet. You get two identical routers in the box, each with two 5-gigabit Ethernet ports and support for wired backhaul—useful if you want to hardwire specific devices or connect the routers directly for stronger performance. Inside, you’ll find five antennas and hardware that supports Wi-Fi 7 tech like MU-MIMO, beamforming, and 320MHz channels, all of which work behind the scenes to reduce lag and keep multiple devices running smoothly. It’s also smart-home-ready, with support for Thread, Matter, and Zigbee, so you can use it as a hub for devices like lights, locks, or sensors without needing extra gear.
That said, it’s not without its limitations. For one, there are no USB ports, if you were hoping to plug in storage or a printer directly. And while it supports parental controls and network security features, you’ll need to pay extra for those—about $10 a month via the Eero+ subscription. That plan adds tools like VPN access, malware blocking, ad filtering, and a password manager, but it does feel like a bit of a nickel-and-dime moment after shelling out nearly $450. Still, if your wifi struggles are more than a minor annoyance, the Eero Pro 7 is a serious upgrade, and with this price drop, a bit easier to justify.
If you’re an iPhone user who likes to keep tabs on where your stuff is, you can’t go far wrong with an AirTag. The second-gen model that Apple just released outpaces the original in every way (aside from the galling lack of a keyring hole, that is). While it’s easy enough to replace the battery in both versions of the AirTag, you might not want to have to worry about the device’s battery life for a very long time. Enter Elevation Lab’s extended battery case for the AirTag, which is currently on sale at Amazon for $16.
The case usually sells for $23, so that’s a 30 percent discount. It’s not the first time we’ve seen this deal, but it’s a pretty decent one all the same.
This is arguably one of the more useful AirTag accessories around for certain use cases. It won’t exactly be helpful for an AirTag that you put in a wallet or attach to your keys, as it’s too bulky for such a purpose — and it doesn’t have a hole for a keyring anyway. Still, if you’re looking for an AirTag case that you can place in a suitcase or backpack and not have to touch for years, this could be the ticket.
Elevation Lab says that, when you place a couple of AA batteries in the case, it can extend the tracker’s battery life to as much as 10 years (the brand recommends using Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries for best results). The AirTag is slated to run for over a year on its standard CR2032 button cell.
The case gives the AirTag more protection as well. It’s sealed with four screws and it has a IP69 waterproof rating. What’s more, it doesn’t ostensibly look like an AirTag case, so someone who steals an item with one inside is perhaps less likely to realize that the object they pilfered is being tracked.
There are some other downsides, though. Since the AirTag is locked inside a case, the sound it emits will be muffled. Elevation Lab says the device’s volume will be about two-thirds the level of a case-free AirTag. However, the second-gen AirTag is louder than its predecessor, which should mitigate that issue somewhat.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/elevation-labs-10-year-extended-battery-case-for-airtag-is-back-on-sale-for-16-151215952.html?src=rss
