Linux and open source are also on track to become more secure in 2026, as the ecosystem simultaneously hardens the kernel, professionalizes supply-chain defenses, and scales coordinated security ...

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Some of the hints for older, unsupported OSes apply equally to both Mac and Windows. Both come with an assortment of bundled apps and tools – accessories is a handy catch-all term – and once the OS ...

Mozilla is adding a global "AI Kill switch" to Firefox after a huge backlash over turning it into a modern AI browser. This new feature will be released in the first quarter of 2026 and provides users ...