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Intel Nova Lake Sound Support In Linux 7.0

Phoronix - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 19:03
Merged for the Linux 6.19 kernel was initial Nova Lake S audio support. Now merged this week for the Linux 7.0 kernel is enabling sound support for additional Nova Lake platforms...

Libinput 1.31 Released With Configurable Timeouts, Fast 3-Finger Swipes

Phoronix - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 18:45
Red Hat's leading input expert Peter Hutterer announced the release overnight of libinput 1.31, the input handling library used by the Linux desktop on both X.Org and Wayland desktop sessions...

A Few More ASUS Motherboards Now Support Sensor Reporting With Linux 7.0

Phoronix - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 18:36
All of the hardware monitoring "HWMON" subsystem updates have been merged for the ongoing Linux 7.0 merge window...

Haiku OS Lands Improved Touchpad Support, Still Working Toward Beta 6

Phoronix - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 18:25
The Haiku open-source operating system project inspired by BeOS kicked off 2026 by making many improvements to its kernel, device drivers, and user-space software...

Linux 7.0 MM Changes Bring Some Very Nice Performance Optimizations

Phoronix - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 09:40
All of the memory management "MM" related patches have now been merged for the ongoing Linux 7.0 merge window...

XFS Introducing Autonomous Self-Healing Capabilities With Linux 7.0

Phoronix - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 08:30
The XFS file-system has some interesting new feature work and performance tuning with the Linux 7.0 kernel that will be used by the likes of Fedora 44 and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS this spring...

Zero CVEs: The symptom of a larger problem

Red Hat News - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 08:00
There has been much discussion lately regarding the "Zero CVE" movement. At Red Hat, we welcome this focus, emphasized by our recent announcement of Project Hummingbird to provide more frequently updated container images. Hummingbird represents a shift in how customers receive Red Hat's open source artifacts: Faster without sacrificing code integrity. You can read more about Project Hummingbird here. While this project is relatively new, it's built on the years of work and lessons learned in modernizing our own internal build system.While the industry often focuses on the result (the image), w

PNC’s infrastructure modernization journey with Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization

Red Hat News - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 08:00
For Marcus Dobeck, vice president and head of container orchestration at The PNC Financial Services Group, if the challenge of 2025 could be summarized in a single word it would be demand. Like many organizations, PNC was moving from a place where they were used to managing a handful of clusters to a reality where they faced hundreds of new requests. In the past, an 8-week delivery window was acceptable, but as the bank’s digital needs expanded, delivery times needed to shrink. We sat down with Dobeck to discuss why PNC made the decision to move to Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization and what i

Extend trust across the software supply chain with Red Hat trusted libraries

Red Hat News - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 08:00
Modern software development runs on open source, and that’s not hyperbole. Python alone pulls in dozens—sometimes hundreds—of third‑party libraries for even the simplest applications. While public repositories have fueled innovation at incredible speed, they’ve also created a new class of risk: Opaque build pipelines, unverifiable provenance, and a growing burden on teams to chase vulnerabilities after the fact.Today marks the tech preview of Red Hat trusted libraries, a new package index designed to bring enterprise-grade trust, transparency, and security posture to application depe

Chasing the holy grail: Why Red Hat’s Hummingbird project aims for "near zero" CVEs

Red Hat News - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 08:00
In the world of enterprise software security, few metrics are as coveted, or as elusive, as "zero CVEs." Simply put, a zero CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) approach aims to deliver software components that are completely free of known security vulnerabilities at the time of shipping. For many organizations, particularly those in highly regulated industries, this is not just a "nice to have," it is a mandate. Initiatives like FedRAMP and various strict security frameworks increasingly demand that software supply chains be clean of known risks before deployment. As the industry has ta

Friday Five — February 13, 2026

Red Hat News - Fri, 02/13/2026 - 08:00
Don't forget to register for Red Hat SummitRegistration is now open for Red Hat Summit—heading to Atlanta, Georgia, in 2026—and this year’s event is shaping up to be one of our most impactful yet. Register by February 23 to get our lowest pricing, and save even more when 3+ people from your organization register together at our discounted group rate. Learn more UK Ministry of Defence collaborates with Red Hat to improve digital delivery, unlock AI capabilities and scale its hybrid cloudThe UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has signed a new enterprise agreement with Red Hat to provide centrali

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