Open-source News

Firefox 151 Now Available With Document Picture-in-Picture API

Phoronix - Mon, 05/18/2026 - 20:46
Firefox 151 release binaries are now available as the latest monthly update to Mozilla's open-source web browser...

Linux AF_ALG Crypto Code Removing Zero-Copy Support Out Of Security Concerns

Phoronix - Mon, 05/18/2026 - 20:00
Given all the recent Linux kernel security concerns and new bugs being discovered, the Linux cryptographic subsystem is proactively dropping zero-copy functionality from AF_ALG due to growing security concerns...

Torvalds: AI Tools Great When Not Causing Unnecessary Pain & Pointless Make-Believe Work

Phoronix - Mon, 05/18/2026 - 19:54
With yesterday's Linux 7.1-rc4 release are some additional comments by Linux creator Linus Torvalds around AI tooling and the surge in security bug reporting to the Linux kernel due to said LLM-powered tooling...

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