China Releases its 1st Open-source Computer Operating System

People visit the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 6, 2023. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
People visit the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 6, 2023. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
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China Releases its 1st Open-source Computer Operating System

People visit the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 6, 2023. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)
People visit the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 6, 2023. (Photo by WANG Zhao / AFP)

China has released its first open-source desktop operating system, named OpenKylin, state media said, as the country steps up its effort to cut reliance on US technology.

The Linux-based operating system released on Wednesday was built by a community of about 4,000 developers, and is now used in China's space programs and many organizations in industries such as finance and energy, they added.



Meta's Instagram Down for Thousands of Users in US, Downdetector Shows

Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Meta's Instagram Down for Thousands of Users in US, Downdetector Shows

Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Instagram app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Meta Platforms's Instagram was down for thousands of users in the US on Wednesday morning, according outage tracking website Downdetector.com.

There were more than 6,549 incidents of people reporting issues with the platform as of 9:16 a.m. ET, according to Downdetector, which tracks outages by collating status reports from a number of sources.

Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

Last year, Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms faced disruptions on several occasions, including a global outage in March.

Downdetector's numbers are based on user-submitted reports. The actual number of affected users may vary.