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The transition from AI experimentation to production-grade deployment is often the most difficult hurdle for an enterprise. At Red Hat, we believe that choosing a model should come with predictable outcomes, rather than uncertainty. Our third-party model validation initiative is designed to remove the guesswork, providing the guidance and predictability organizations need to scale their AI infrastructure effectively.The January and February 2026 batches of validated models are now available on the Red Hat AI Hugging Face page, coinciding with the Red Hat AI 3.3 release. These model releases in

Organizations must balance the need for fast virtual machine (VM) migrations with predictable, low-risk execution. Red Hat has released the general availability (GA) of storage offload migrations in the migration toolkit for virtualization 2.11, included in Red Hat OpenShift. This update allows you to migrate with speed and confidence. Migrate with speed: Storage offloading is now generally availableStorage offload migrations are now generally available to help you move critical VM workloads quickly with minimal downtime. This feature uses your existing storage systems for smoother migrations.

Peacock TV On Linux: Your Streaming Guide  thedetroitbureau.com

Lilbits: Pebble smartwatches, Linux 7.0, and the uncertain future for Lenovo Legion Go graphics drivers  Liliputing

Following yesterday's Linux 7.0-rc1 release, Linus Torvalds authored and merged a patch to get rid of the Linux kernel's WARN_ALL_UNSEEDED_RANDOM Kconfig option. While that option was added with good intentions, on some systems it can yield a lot of unnecessary kernel log spam...

TuxCare Expands Portfolio of Endless Lifecycle Support Services with Coverage for Alpine Linux  Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Linux Foundation showcases open collaboration across AI, 5G, and cloud-native telco at MWC Barcelona 2026  Light Reading

Qualcomm Posts Patches For New DSP Accelerator Linux Driver  Phoronix

The newest driver proposed for the Linux kernel's accelerator "accel" subsystem is named QDA and is a Qualcomm DSP Accelerator driver...

5 of the most lightweight operating systems, ranked by download size  MakeUseOf

I freed up 14GB on my SSD using this quick Linux clean up  MakeUseOf

The big new Linux release isn’t a big deal  PCWorld

Linux 7.0 launches with enablement for Intel Nova Lake, AMD Zen 6 — major kernel update expected in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora 44 first  Tom's Hardware

Intel's open-source OpenVINO AI toolkit is out with its first major release of 2026. With today's OpenVINO 2026.0 release there is expanded large language model (LLM) support, improved Intel NPU support for Core Ultra systems, and a variety of other enhancements for benefiting Intel's CPU / NPU / GPU range of products for AI...

Why 2026 is officially the year of the KDE Linux desktop  MakeUseOf

Linux Foundation Showcases Open Collaboration Across AI, 5G, Cloud-Native Telco, and Digital Skills at MWC Barcelona 2026  PR Newswire

Linux Foundation Showcases Open Collaboration Across AI, 5G, Cloud-Native Telco, and Digital Skills at MWC Barcelona 2026  Yahoo Finance

Linux Foundation Showcases Open Collaboration Across AI, 5G, Cloud-Native Telco, and Digital Skills at MWC Barcelona 2026  Morningstar

Fedora Pocketblue Remix is an atomic Linux distro for mobile devices (phones and tablets)  Liliputing

Firefox 148 release binaries are now available ahead of the official release announcement on Tuesday. Most notable is the new AI controls found with Firefox 148 for those wishing to disable Firefox's growing AI capabilities...