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The open-source storage community is navigating a quiet fork in the road. When iXsystems moved TrueNAS toward a Linux-based platform, some FreeBSD loyalists were left behind. FreeCORE picks up that thread, upgrading TrueNAS CORE to FreeBSD fifteen and restoring features like Jails and deep OpenZFS integration. The catch is that the entire project rests on one developer's shoulders, which raises real questions about how long it can hold.
On the creative tools front, a developer has published a Figma-style design application reportedly built with GPT-six Astra. It's an early and admittedly rough demonstration, but it points toward something significant — AI systems that don't just assist with code but assemble functional, complex interfaces from scratch. The gap between prototype and polished product remains wide, though that gap is clearly narrowing.
And a story that deserves more attention than it's getting — ProPublica is revisiting how the dangers of so-called forever chemicals, PFAS compounds, were deliberately concealed for decades by major manufacturers. These synthetic chemicals persist in water, soil, and human bodies indefinitely, and the reporting suggests the cover-up was systematic and calculated.
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