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gkh_clanker_t1000 & gkh_clanker_2000 Continue Uncovering Linux Kernel Bugs

Phoronix - Mon, 05/18/2026 - 12:00
As first reported on Phoronix in early April, Linux's second-in-command Greg Kroah-Hartman has been leveraging new AI fuzzing tools for uncovering Linux kernel bugs. Prominent due to his position within the Linux kernel community and also being the primary Linux stable maintainer. His AI-assistance for fixing Linux kernel bugs is based on a Framework Desktop powered by AMD Ryzen AI Max. The "gkh_clanker_t1000" continues assisting in Linux kernel development along with the less frequent "gkh_clanker_2000" references..

Get a custom-made learning plan with Red Hat Guided Learning

Red Hat News - Mon, 05/18/2026 - 08:00
It seems there’s a new product or software springing up in the tech world all the time. What’s more, you’re often expected to become your company’s de facto expert and you only have one month to do it. One week. One day. By this afternoon. Whether it be for a personal project, or for a company-wide transformation, learning new tools can take time and bandwidth that you don’t have. Sometimes, simply finding the correct documentation or piece of content that makes sense to you is a challenge by itself. Everyone has different ways to learn and time available to do it, so what’s the so

Discover the Red Hat OpenShift AI model catalog

Red Hat News - Mon, 05/18/2026 - 08:00
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

A decade of open innovation: Red Hat continues to scale the open hybrid cloud with Microsoft

Red Hat News - Mon, 05/18/2026 - 08:00
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

Linux 7.1-rc4 Released With Many Fixes, New Documentation For Security/AI Topics

Phoronix - Mon, 05/18/2026 - 05:20
It was another busy week in the Linux 7.1 kernel space that has culminated with the release of Linux 7.1-rc4...

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