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Open source AI is more exciting than ever, offering a growing number of AI models to choose from. There are reasoning-heavy architecture options like DeepSeek and Kimi K2, more versatile options like the highly-adopted Qwen family, and the specialized, edge-ready Granite 4 from IBM. Having this many options is great news, but it can make users feel paralysis by analysis when trying to decide which model fits their project best.For many organizations, the challenge is no longer finding an open source model, but identifying which will perform best given their specific constraints, whether that i

More than 10 years ago, Red Hat began a collaboration with Microsoft rooted in a simple but powerful recognition: enterprise customers need trusted, interoperable platforms that offer true choice. What started as a shared commitment to openness has grown into a deepening alliance that has guided thousands of organizations as they build, run, and scale workloads across on-premises environments and Microsoft Azure. The goal remains consistent: provide organizations the flexibility to move at their own pace. This includes digital sovereignty, which extends beyond data location to operational cont

Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’  The Register

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: May 17th, 2026  9to5Linux

Debian 13.5 point release lands with security fixes, bug patches  Help Net Security

I ditched laggy Linux remote desktop for this browser-based setup  MakeUseOf

Linuxiac Weekly Wrap-Up: Week 20, 2026 (May 11 – 17)  Linuxiac

It was another busy week in the Linux 7.1 kernel space that has culminated with the release of Linux 7.1-rc4...

There’s a faster way to find files on Linux that I wish I knew sooner  MakeUseOf

Ubuntu Concept ISOs Published For CIX P1 AI CPU  Phoronix

Similar to Canonical engineers having published "Ubuntu Concept" ISOs for Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite laptops to provide the very latest hardware-specific support that hasn't yet worked its way to the mainline Linux kernel and other packages, Canonical has begun providing Ubuntu Concept ISOs for the CIX P1 as an "AI" focused platform...

Linux 7.2 Will Fix The Intel P-State Driver For The New Bartlett Lake CPUs  Phoronix

Proton-CachyOS 11 pushes Linux gaming further with OptiScaler integration  Notebookcheck

Open-Source "low_latency_layer" Brings Reflex & Anti-Lag 2 To AMD & Intel GPUs On Linux  Phoronix

A new open-source project called low_latency_layer is an implicit Vulkan layer that enables AMD Anti-Lag 2 and NVIDIA Reflex 2 to reportedly work in a hardware-agnostic manner so that AMD and Intel graphics cards can both enjoy Reflex or Anti-Lag 2 working on non-AMD graphics cards as well...

Claude Code Did The Heavy Lifting To Get Adobe Lightroom CC Running On Linux  Phoronix

An open-source developer with the assistance of Claude Code has managed to get the Adobe Lightroom CC software working on Linux under Wine...

Last year the widely-used, open-source FFmpeg multimedia library introduced Apple ProRes video acceleration using shaders with the Vulkan API. Now FFmpeg has taken it a step further and can support Apple ProRes RAW Vulkan-based video decoding...

Panther Lake Powered Framework Laptop 13 Pro Sees Linux Microphone Fix  Phoronix

Panther Lake Powered Framework Laptop 13 Pro Sees Linux Microphone Fix  Phoronix