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Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 is now generally available with Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform and Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus. Based on the Istio, Envoy, and Kiali projects, this release updates the version of Istio to 1.28 and Kiali to 2.22, and is supported on OpenShift Container Platform 4.18 and above. While this release includes many updates, it also sets the stage for the next generation of service mesh features, including post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) encryption, AI enablement, and support for the inclusion of external virtual machines (VMs) with service mesh.Updates in

The decision to migrate from a familiar virtualization provider to a modern platform is significant. For many organizations, the biggest hurdle isn't necessarily the migration itself, but the uncertainty that precedes it. You need to know exactly what the migration process looks like, what risk is involved, which workloads are ready, and more before you commit your resources.The OpenShift migration advisor is a no-cost, self-service tool designed to evaluate the migration-readiness of your VMware workloads prior to commitment. By discovering your vCenter environment, the advisor generates an a

9 AppArmor vulnerabilities expose millions of Linux systems to root access | brief | SC Media  SC Media

Nvidia throws its weight behind OpenClaw with new reference tool  TechRadar

My laptop fans were driving me crazy until I changed this overlooked setting  MakeUseOf

A bit of time has passed since having any exciting performance improvements to report on within the GNU C Library "glibc" but that changed today with another nice x86_64 optimization for modern CPUs...

FFmpeg 8.1 is out today as the newest stable release of this widely-used, open-source multimedia library...

SparkyLinux 2026.03 comes with a new kernel and multiple package updates  Notebookcheck

The Linux kernel's extensible scheduler class "sched_ext" to allow for custom CPU scheduling policies as BPF programs continues enabling new functionality. Queued up in the sched_ext development code ahead of next month's Linux 7.1 cycle is the new SCX_ENQ_IMMED capability for enabling tighter control over when tasks land on a CPU...

GLF OS 25.11 packs the 6.18 LTS kernel alongside the Nvidia driver 590.48 and more  Notebookcheck

5 Things Linux Can Do That Windows 11 Can't  AOL.com

Chrome Is Finally Coming to ARM64 Linux Devices in 2026  TechRepublic

Not a Firefox Fork! Kagi's Orion Browser Arrives on Linux as a Public Beta  It's FOSS

5 Things Linux Can Do That Windows 11 Can't  bgr.com

The PS3 used to have a feature Sony would never allow today  MakeUseOf

Linux 7.1 Kernel Will Enhance Support for AMD Ryzen AI NPUs  TechPowerUp

Since last week's Fedora 44 Beta release I have been testing out this upcoming Fedora Linux version on a few systems in the lab, most notably with the Framework Desktop powered by the powerful AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo". Fedora Workstation 44 Beta has been looking nice and running stable albeit in some instances seeing lower performance at this point than Fedora Workstation 43 but overall in good shape.

Fedora Workstation 44 Beta Benchmarks On The AMD Ryzen AI Max Framework Desktop  Phoronix

Fedora 44 on the Raspberry Pi 5  Adafruit

The Myth of Linux Optimization Tools, and Why You Really Don’t Need Them At All  Make Tech Easier