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France takes first steps to ditch Windows for Linux  Risky Business Newsletters

AI tools may be why Linux 7.0's RC cycle was so choppy, but Linus just shipped it anyway  XDA

In the Linux kernel, the person who submitted the application will bear full legal responsibility for 'all lines of code generated by AI, and any bugs or security flaws resulting therefrom.'  GIGAZINE

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: April 12th, 2026  9to5Linux

Linux 7.0 debuts as Linus Torvalds ponders AI's bug-finding powers and their impact on release process  theregister.com

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Red Hat is excited to announce the release of Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.12 and Red Hat build of Trustee 1.1, marking a major leap forward in our confidential computing journey. These releases graduate confidential containers on bare metal from Technology Preview to General Availability (GA), delivering production-ready, hardware-based memory encryption and attestation for on-premise and hybrid cloud infrastructure, We are also introducing Technology Preview support for confidential containers with NVIDIA Confidential Computing, paving the way for digital sovereignty, hardened en

In the world of hybrid cloud infrastructure, data is our most valuable currency. But for data to be valid and valuable, it must be taken in context. Recently, VMware published a blog post claiming that, based on a study conducted by Principled Technologies, VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 with vSphere Kubernetes Service (VKS) delivers a "5.6x pod density" advantage over Red Hat OpenShift.At first glance, the number is striking. As any systems architect knows, however, the validity of a benchmark lies not in the result, but in the methodology. When we look under the hood of this study, we fin

Linux 7.0 brings faster swap, Intel TSX and Rock Band 4 controller support  OMG! Ubuntu

The fully free Linux OS Trisquel gets a major update with version 12.0 Ecne  Help Net Security

Linux Kernel 7.0 Released, This Is What’s New  Linuxiac

Linux Kernel 7.0 Officially Released, This Is What’s New  9to5Linux

As expected the stable Linux 7.0 kernel was just released today in marking this next kernel release. The Linux 7.0 milestone comes due to Linus Torvalds' preference of bumping the major version number after hitting X.19 as opposed to any single major change, but in any event there are a lot of great improvements and changes to find with this new kernel version. Linux 7.0 is also what's powering the upcoming Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release...

Linux 7.0 Released With New Hardware Support, Optimizations & Self-Healing XFS  Phoronix

Linux settles its AI code debate by welcoming Copilot and making humans pay for every mistake  Startup Fortune

An out-of-bounds access within the Linux kernel has existed in mainline the past three years that could be exploited by an unprivileged user submitting a specially crafted certificate to the kernel...

Linux Out-Of-Bounds Access Fixed For Unprivileged Users With Specially Crafted Certs  Phoronix

PocketTerm35 is a handheld Linux PC powered by Raspberry Pi 5  Gizmochina

France Plans Shift from Windows to Linux in Push for Digital Sovereignty  Morocco World News

I deleted all my Linux folders and found files faster without them  MakeUseOf