Open-source News

Linus Torvalds tells The Reg how Linux evolved from solo act  theregister.com

New SysUpdate Variant Malware Discovered, Decryption Tool for Linux C2 Traffic Released  gbhackers.com

ByteSnap Design and Digi International launch managed security service for embedded Linux devices  New Electronics

8 Years Later, Linux-based AsteroidOS 2.0 is Here to Add New Life to Your Old Smartwatch  It's FOSS

Everyone uses open source, but patching still moves too slowly  Help Net Security

LockBit 5.0 ransomware targets Windows, Linux, ESXi  IT Brief UK

As a late stage change for GNOME 50 ahead of its official debut next month and following last week's GNOME 50 beta is plumbing the Mutter compositor for a new "sdr-native" color mode option...

The NTFS3 driver maintained by Paragon Software for Microsoft NTFS file-systems today saw a batch of improvements merged for Linux 7.0 This comes as there is also the competing "NTFS Remake" driver that began a few months ago as the "NTFSPLUS" driver. That NTFS Remake driver isn't looking like it will be submitted for the Linux 7.0 merge window so at least for now the NTFS3 driver continues seeing improvements with the latest mainline kernel code...

Sidero Labs Targets Predictable Kubernetes Infrastructure With Talos Linux and Omni  TipRanks

Last November, we announced that Red Hat Insights is now Red Hat Lightspeed, the next evolution of our predictive analytics service. While the name is new, the mission is the same: Provide you with powerful, AI-powered insights that help you work faster, smarter, and with an enhanced security profile. If you're already using Red Hat Insights, all the features you rely on—like the advisor, vulnerability, and compliance services—are staying exactly the same. They're just getting a new name that better captures the speed and power they bring to your work.In addition to this update, we release

Virtual training, which flexibly delivers live, instructor-led learning, has become a core component of modern IT skills development. As demand for scalable, role-relevant training has grown, virtual training has become a trusted way to accelerate onboarding, upskill teams, and support certification goals without the constraints of physical classrooms.However, virtual training’s delivery model suffers from some of the same limitations as in-person training. The typical virtual course is a single, point-in-time experience with a rigid start and end date. Learners often lack the structured pre

As the technical reality of AI-RAN comes into focus, many telecommunication service providers are realizing that it’s no longer just about whether they can run AI and radio access network (RAN) on the same hardware – it’s about how they manage AI at scale.In Red Hat’s latest collaboration with SoftBank Corp., we have integrated llm-d into SoftBank’s AI-RAN orchestrator, AITRAS. Founded by Red Hat alongside other industry leaders, llm-d is an open source framework designed to dynamically and intelligently distribute the inferencing of large language models (LLMs) within a RAN more eff

How to Remotely Manage Linux VMs With RDP  Redmondmag.com

AMD Preparing Linux Kernel For "RMPOPT" To Help Reduce Overhead On SEV-SNP Servers  Phoronix

AMD sent out a set of Linux kernel patches today for enabling use of a new instruction dubbed RMPOPT. Given the timing of these patches, RMPOPT is presumably a feature coming with next-gen AMD EPYC Zen 6 "Venice" processors...

The LED subsystem updates for the Linux kernel typically aren't too noteworthy each kernel cycle but with Linux 7.0 is a new TI RGB LED driver that captured my attention in being curious over its "autonomous animation engine" integration...

Linux 7.0 Lands New TI RGB LED Driver With "Autonomous Animation Engine" Control  Phoronix

4 Free Ways Every Steam Deck Owner Can Customize Their Experience  bgr.com

The close_range system call for closing all file descriptors "FDs" in a given range should enjoy a nice speed boost with the in-development Linux 7.0 kernel...

One of the limitations of the AMDGPU Linux kernel graphics driver has been the lack of its support for HDMI 2.1 and later. AMD has wanted to support HDMI 2.1+ functionality under Linux but it's been legally blocked by the HDMI Forum. But anxious independent users have been working on open-source patches for wiring up HDMI 2.1 into the AMDGPU driver outside of the realm of AMD and the HDMI Forum's blessings...