Tech News Sites

DistroWatch — Linux distro release news and a weekly newsletter. Also has a decent list of Linux/open source focused podcasts.
Slashdot — As old as the internet, has changed hands too many times to count and is run by idiots. However the community that visits/comments on the articles are top notch.
SoylentNews — A fork of Slashdot from early 2014 (the infamous "Slashdot Beta" era). Good, but much smaller community.

ArsTechnica — Decent writers on staff. Covers all things tech. Sometimes may be biased when talking about Linux, that's why it's called ArseTechnica sometimes.
EFF — Legal issues and open internet news.
Phoronix — Free and open-source software news, benchmarks, and more!
TechDirt — Focuses more on legal and copyright issues than general technology.
LWN started as Linux Weekly News but is now wider in scope. It provides in-depth articles and the editor, Jonathan Corbet, is a kernel hacker. It is semi subscription based with a free edition the subsequent Thursday.
The Register — Important stories reported with a loose feel of attempted hipness. The security section is particularly fun. Verity Stob, a pseudonymous columnist, is amusing.
TorrentFreak — Focus on torrent and copyright issues. If your tracker is down, these guys will know why.
Wired — More consumerist than ArsTechnica and falling towards clickbait headlines and political correctness with declining tech content as of 2021. Good security section.
The Linux Journal - News about GNU/Linux Software
Armed and Dangerous - "Sex, software, politics, and firearms. Life's simple pleasures..." ESR's blog
Neon Dystopia - Focus on society, games and trends, with a Cyberpunk angle.
N-O-D-E - Technical projects

Various trade press:

Going Linux — Biweekly beginner linux podcast which takes it's time and lives on listener feedback.
Jupiter Broadcasting — A podcasting network with several excellent tech related shows.
Risky Business — Weekly infosec podcast featuring security news, feature interviews and a sponsored interview.
Brian Lunduke - The Lunduke Hour. He is head editor for The Linux Journal too

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