Git 2.37 Brings Built-in File Monitor, Improved Pruning, and More

Git 2.37 brings many new and improved features, including a built-in file system monitor on Windows and macOS, better unreachable objects management, improved external diff, faster git add, and more.

New Asahi Linux Release Brings Support for Apple M1 Ultra and M2 CPUs

When Apple adopted their new ARM-based CPUs collectively dubbed Apple Silicon, it made all existing Linux distributions incompatible with its most recent hardware. This is changing thanks to the hard work of the Asahi Linux team, that recently introduced preliminary support for Apple M1 Ultra and M2 CPUs.

Visual Studio Code Server Now Available in Private Preview

Microsoft has announced a private preview of the backend service that powers its Visual Studio Code editor, along with a specific CLI to manage it. Visual Studio Code Server can be installed everywhere and easily used through VS Code for the Web running in a browser.

Go 1.19 Improves Generics Performance and Refines its Memory Model

Go 1.19 focuses on improving the implementation of the toolchain, runtime, and libraries, especially for generics performance, the language memory model, and garbage collection.

Baidu Announces Superconducting Quantum Computer and Integration Solution

Baidu, the company behind the homonymous search engine, has announced its first quantum computing processor, named Qian Shi, along with an “all-platform” integration solution aimed to simplify access to quantum hardware resources via mobile, desktop, and the Cloud.