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‘Trivial’ exploit can give attackers root access to Linux kernel  csoonline.com

Even while the Linux 7.1 merge window was still ongoing this month, the initial "drm-misc-next" pull request to DRM-Next was sent out for beginning to queue new feature material toward the Linux 7.2 kernel coming this summer...

Linux 7.2 To Set Default DRM Scheduler Priority To "Fair", New AIE4 Hardware In AMDXDNA  Phoronix

There is a fundamental tension between using AI and the cloud while adhering to strict privacy mandates like digital sovereignty and sovereign AI. Encryption of data at rest and in transit is increasingly common, but traditional computing leaves data exposed in system memory during processing—known as data in use—which puts it at risk. To address this challenge, confidential computing has been developed, using hardware-based, attested Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) protecting data confidentiality, data integrity, and code integrity while data is in use. This enables protected collab

TechCrunch - Red Hat’s OpenClaw maintainer just made enterprise Claw deployments a lot saferRed Hat’s Sally O’Malley released Tank OS, an open-source tool simplifying safe OpenClaw agent deployment. As an OpenClaw maintainer collaborating with creator Peter Steinberger, O'Malley streamlines feature development and bug fixes, and prioritizes enterprise functionality and compatibility with Red Hat’s various flavors of the Linux OS. Learn more Announcing Fedora 44The Fedora Project announces the general availability of Fedora Linux 44, the latest version of the free and open source oper

Linux Mint’s new HWE ISOs improve hardware support  OMG! Ubuntu

Shotcut 26.4.30 shipped today as the latest and greatest version of this open-source, cross-platform video editor...

Security researcher just turned the PS5 into a Linux PC, and it can run GTA V at 60fps  TechSpot

Another AI-Assisted Software Scan Yields 9-Year-Old Linux Bug  Dark Reading

WARNING: New Linux Vulnerability Enables Root Access Across Every Major Linux Distribution  LinkedIn

Modder Releases Loader To Turn The PS5 Into A Linux System  Engadget

The most severe Linux threat to surface in years catches the world flat-footed  Ars Technica

‘Copy Fail’ bug can obtain root privileges in Linux distributions since 2017 | news | SC Media  SC Media

Shotcut 26.4 Video Editor Adds Vulkan GPU to Speech to Text on Linux  9to5Linux

Warning: Copy Fail, Getting Root on Major Linux Distributions, Patch Immediately!  Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium

Linux Mint release new ISO images for improved hardware support  OMG! Ubuntu

Grml 2026.04 Linux Distro Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.19, Based on Debian 14 Forky  9to5Linux

Ubuntu Linux Is Adding AI Features—Its Users Are Worried  Yahoo Tech

Ubuntu Linux Is Adding AI Features—Its Users Are Worried  Decrypt

I switched to Linux for local LLMs and setup that took hours on Windows took minutes  MakeUseOf