Ubuntu 26.10 Features: Linux 7.3, GNOME 51 and Rust Coreutils

Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” is scheduled for 15 October 2026 as a nine-month interim release, supported until around July 2027. It ships the Linux 7.3 kernel and GNOME 51, completes Ubuntu’s move to Rust-based core utilities with cp, mv and rm, and refreshes developer toolchains including GCC 15.2, Python 3.14.7, Go 1.27 and Rust 1.97. Server teams get PHP 8.5, MySQL 9.7 LTS and OpenSSL 4. This guide explains what is new for desktop users, developers and sysadmins in India, what could break in existing scripts and services, how to upgrade from 26.04 LTS, and who should wait.

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Tech Startups in India: Zetwerk IPO, Tessolve’s $75 Mn and More

Zetwerk’s ₹5,012 crore IPO leads this week’s Indian startup news. The manufacturing platform has fixed a ₹143–151 price band, with subscriptions open from 15 to 19 October and listing due on 23 October, even as its FY26 loss widened despite 40% revenue growth. Elsewhere, Hero Electronix-backed Tessolve raised $75 million from Vector Line Capital to fund chip-services acquisitions, Pune’s Quanfluence secured $10 million to build a photonic quantum computer, and Ayurvedic brand Nat Habit closed a ₹142 crore Series C. We break down each deal and explain what the shift towards hardware and deeptech means for founders, engineers and investors.

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