His scanner wouldn’t work on Linux — so he let Claude study the Windows driver
Christian Schaller, a Red Hat engineering director and longtime GNOME and Fedora contributor, had a box of old family negatives The post His scanner…
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Linus Torvalds let Claude Code fix the Linux page cache. Then reviewers found a race.
Linux creator and longtime lead maintainer Linus Torvalds turned to Anthropic’s Claude Code to tackle a kernel performance problem that The po…
Epic is bringing Fortnite to Linux
Epic is working on bringing Fortnite to Linux through its Epic Games Launcher. The new launcher is releasing in preview today, and for the first tim…
Anthropic launches free AI security scans for open-source projects
Anthropic's offering to help open-source projects track down security vulnerabilities with a new service called OSS Scanner. It says open-source pro…
SpaceXAI backs Omarchy, the controversial Linux distro, with $1.5 million in compute
If Elon Musk and SpaceXAI were going to back any Linux distro, it seems obvious they'd back Omarchy. Today it was announced that SpaceXAI would be j…
The Async Multiprocessing Has Sound Foundations in Linux, But Further Testing Is Needed
At Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2026, Wolfram Sang discussed the Linux building blocks for asymmetric multiprocessing (AMP). He highlighted the…
Qualcomm Unveils Linux Preview on Snapdragon X2 to Accelerate Upstream ARM Laptops
Qualcomm has released an early dev preview of Linux for its upcoming Snapdragon X2 Series laptop processors. The initiative focuses on integrating w…
Amazon Linux 2027 Enters Public Preview with SELinux Enforcing by Default
AWS has released Amazon Linux 2027 in public preview, built on the AL2023 baseline with kernel 7.1 and SELinux in enforcing mode by default. Applica…
CERN Renounces RHEL in Favor of Debian for Its Accelerator Controls Infrastructure
CERN engineers announced a shift from Red Hat-based distributions to Debian for its accelerator control systems. This decision stems from Red Hat's…
FreeCORE: TrueNAS Fork Maintaining Deeply Integrated Virtualization, Jails, and OpenZFS on FreeBSD
TrueNAS CORE has been the standard for open-source storage using FreeBSD and OpenZFS. The shift to TrueNAS SCALE, based on Debian, left some users n…
Tether: Apple Continuity Like Experience Between iOS and Linux Desktop Machines
Zack Bartel has developed Tether, an open-source project designed to integrate Apple Continuity features with Linux workstations. Tether allows user…
Debian won’t ban AI code from its Linux distribution
Debian voted to allow developers to use AI tools in their contributions to the Linux distribution's "development, maintenance, [and] documentation."…
Presentation: Enchant Your AI and APIs with eBPF Magic 🪄
Dan Finneran discusses the risks of unowned AI-generated code in production and demonstrates how eBPF can intercept and control AI API traffic in Ku…
OpenAI’s ChatGPT/Codex desktop app is now on Linux
On Tuesday, OpenAI launched its ChatGPT desktop for Linux. Now in preview, the app, which combines ChatGPT, ChatGPT Work, and The post OpenAI’…
New AMD Linux patch boosts low-end gaming performance on Steam Deck
Improved efficiency in EPP mode leads to ~32% jump in "1% low" frame rates.
Linus Torvalds to critics of AI coding in Linux: "Fork it. Or just walk away."
Creator says he will "very loudly ignore" those arguing for a ban on AI tools.
Linux creator Linus Torvalds tells AI haters to walk away from Linux, or go fork it
Creator of the Linux kernel, Linus Torvalds, has refreshed his stance on the use of AI in software development with The post Linux creator Linus Tor…
Linux Foundation Launches Akrites to Protect Critical Open Source Software from AI-Powered Threats
The Linux Foundation has launched Akrites, a new industry-wide initiative aimed at defending the world's most critical open source software against…
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
Podcast: Spite-Driven Engineering: A New Blueprint for Cloud Security in the AI Native Era
In this episode, Alex Zenla (CTO/Co-founder, Edera) challenges the "laissez-faire" attitude toward modern infrastructure. She promotes "spite-driven…
Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop
If you don't get lucky with Valve's Steam Machine reservation system, you can make your own Steam Machine instead. Valve says that "starting with th…
Podcast: How eBPF Empowers Developers to Observe Inside the Linux Kernel in a Safe and Unintrusive Way
Dan Fineran explores how eBPF has evolved far beyond its roots in packet filtering into a robust, safe way to extend the Linux kernel. He explains h…
High-severity vulnerability in Linux caused by a single errant character
Use-after-free bug can be exploited to evade sandbox defenses.
Why Linux creator Linus Torvalds gets angry hearing “99% of code is AI”
During his keynote at the recent Open Source Summit North America, Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds did not mince The post Why Linux creator Lin…
Microsoft Announces Azure Linux 4.0, Its First General-Purpose Server Linux Distribution
Microsoft announced Azure Linux 4.0 and Azure Container Linux at Open Source Summit. Azure Linux 4.0 is a Fedora-based general-purpose server distri…
How LinkedIn Identified a Kernel Lock Contention Issue Causing Recurring System Freezes
When LinkedIn engineers encountered short-lived, recurring outages where the database powering their user feed became unavailable and then recover w…
The new Flipper One is a pocket-sized Linux computer
It's been nearly six years since Flipper Devices introduced the Zero, its popular but controversial wireless hacking multi-tool. The company's lates…
Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial
Access to TV OS's source code could allow users to limit ads, tracking.
Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports
Linux founder Linus Torvalds said in his most recent state of the kernel post that "the continued flood of AI reports has basically made the securit…
Ubuntu Embraces Local AI Instead of Cloud-First OS Integration
Ubuntu has outlined its AI strategy, describing it as a deliberate departure from industry trends towards cloud-centric, AI-first operating systems.…