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As Ansible adoption grows, a challenge can arise: How do organizations track automation efforts across the entire enterprise? A common solution is to establish a Center of Excellence (CoE) for Ansible, helping organizations move from isolated automation efforts to a scalable, coordinated enterprise strategy. What is a Center of Excellence for Ansible?A CoE for Ansible is a group responsible for setting automation standards and promoting Ansible’s collaborative open source nature. The CoE acts as an enablement and governance body, allowing for more effective automation across the organization

Valve just announced that their new Steam Controller will be going on sale on 4 May. Pricing in the US is at $99 USD...

How OEDIV Simplified Linux Operations With Ubuntu Pro | Canonical X OEDIV (ol22P4qFg8)  Fathom Journal

Valve Confirms Steam Controller Release Date, $99 Price  Phoronix

Stop wasting time on mediocre Flatpaks—here are 5 genuinely useful apps worth installing  How-To Geek

After looking at the new Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus processor earlier this month with its nice performance evolution for Arrow Lake on Linux, today we are looking at the other new Intel desktop CPU offering: the Core Ultra 5 250K Plus that retails for just $219 USD.

Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus Provides Exceptional Value For Linux Users  Phoronix

New Hack Lets 30-Year-Old Windows PCs Run Modern Linux  TechRepublic

Switching to Linux in 2026: What New Users Need to Know  Root-Nation.com

Linux terminals all run the same commands—so why do users fight so hard for their favorite?  How-To Geek

The Linux 7.1 mainline kernel will allow building a real-time "PREEMPT_RT" kernel for the ARM architecture with no longer needing any out-of-tree patches...

With Linux 7.1 The Mainline Kernel Now Supports Real-Time "RT" On ARM  Phoronix

Linux ELF Malware Generator Evades ML Detection Using Semantic-Preserving Changes  cyberpress.org

Red Hat's Olivier Fourdan announced today the availability of XWayland 24.1.11 that brings a few bug/regression fixes...

3 things I wish I knew before vibe coding my first app with GitHub Copilot  How-To Geek

Leaving Apple MacBook Pro for Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Over 1/3rd of Laptop 13 Pro buyers are reportedly ex-MacBook Pro  Notebookcheck

A Java Performance Quest: Taming Unsafe Code, Embracing Idiomatic Style & Debugging the Linux Kernel  infoq.com

Canonical developer lays out some AI plans for Ubuntu Linux  GamingOnLinux

Now that Ubuntu 26.04 LTS has shipped, Canonical is opening up on their next major focus for Ubuntu development: lots of AI features...

Ubuntu Linux Will Begin Landing AI Features Throughout The Next Year  Phoronix