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Canonical today released LXD 6.7 as the latest feature update to this system container and virtual machine manager commonly used in Ubuntu Linux environments...

The fourth and final monthly snapshot of Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" is now available for testing. This alternative to the Ubuntu 26.04 daily ISOs is a monthly test release that also helps exercise the Ubuntu Linux release automation processes...

Ubuntu 26.04 Resolute Snapshot 4 Released  Phoronix

AI Is Taking Over Cybersecurity – PSW #915  SC Media

On recent builds of Ubuntu 26.04 when being prompted by sudo for the password, password feedback is now enabled by default to show asterisk (*) characters when inputting your password. Traditionally sudo has not provided password feedback in the name of security to not divulge the length of your password in case anyone is looking/capturing your screen. But upstream sudo-rs has now changed the default behavior in the name of an improved UX...

sudo-rs Breaks Historical Norms With Now Enabling Password Feedback By Default  Phoronix

Linux Explores New Developer Authentication System  findarticles.com

Enabling Linux in Safety Applications (ELISA) Project Expands Premier Membership with NVIDIA  The AI Journal

Kali Linux Introduces AI-Driven Penetration Testing Through Claude Integration  LinkedIn

Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code - here's how it works  ZDNET

Microsoft has published a new version of its open-source DirectX Shader Compiler. Besides adding Shader Model 6.9 production support, making this DX Compiler update interesting to us are the SPIR-V back-end improvements and enhancing interoperability with Vulkan drivers...

10 Powerful Ways to Use PowerShell Across Windows, Linux, and macOS  TechRepublic

Tails 7.5 comes with several security improvements and updated packages  Notebookcheck

9 open source operating systems that aren't Linux  How-To Geek

CIQ Launches RLC Pro, Redefining the Enterprise Linux Standard for the Next Generation of Infrastructure  The AI Journal

I replaced Android with a full Linux desktop on my old phone, and it's shockingly usable  XDA

CIQ launches RLC Pro to back Rocky Linux for enterprises  DataCenterNews Asia Pacific

CIQ Launches RLC Pro, Redefining the Enterprise Linux Standard for the Next Generation of Infrastructure  Yahoo Finance

Meta donates React to new Linux Foundation-backed body  IT Brief Asia

Benchmarking 18 Years Of Intel Laptop CPUs: Panther Lake As Much As 95x The Speed Of Penryn  Phoronix