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AMD is ready with more AMDKFD compute driver and AMDGPU kernel graphics driver changes for the upcoming Linux 7.2 merge window...

More AMDGPU Driver Fixes Prepped For Linux 7.2  Phoronix

A new release of chipStar is now available as the open-source tool for compiling and running HIP/CUDA code in a vendor-neutral manner with the SPIR-V intermediate representation on OpenCL or even Intel Level Zero as the run-time alternative. This is part of the ambitious effort to allow NVIDIA CUDA and AMD HIP code to ultimately run on alternative vendors with increasing levels of success...

Nine-year-old Linux Kernel Vulnerability Let Attackers Exfiltrate SSH Private Keys  CyberSecurityNews

Back in 2024 there were Linux patches to enable a partially-working Microsoft Surface Pro 9 5G laptop that is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8xc Gen 3 (SC8280XP) SoC. Now in 2026, there are new patches for making that ARM-powered Microsoft Surface laptop actually working more respectably under Linux... Like a working display and more...

New Patches Allow The Microsoft Surface Pro 9 5G To Be More Useful Under Linux  Phoronix

How to give Valve feedback when Proton games have issues on Linux / SteamOS  GamingOnLinux

Vivaldi 8.0 Launches With Unified Design and No AI Features, Free for Windows, macOS, and Linux  gHacks

Nine-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Allow Attackers to Exfiltrate SSH Private Keys  cyberpress.org

1. 9-Year-Old Linux Kernel Flaw Enables Root Command Execution on Major Distros  The Hacker News
2. CVE-2026-46333: Local Root Privilege Escalation and Credential Disclosure in the Linux Kernel ptrace Path  Qualys
3. PinTheft Linux Vulnerability Let Attackers Gain Root Access - PoC Released  CyberSecurityNews

Microsoft pitches Azure Linux for AI-native infrastructure  SDxCentral

Nitrux 6.1 Released with Linux Kernel 7.0 and Hyprland 0.55  Linuxiac

Alpine Linux Experiments with Systemd Compatibility While Keeping Its Lightweight Identity  Linux Journal

CVE-2026–5140 Flaw Grants Root Access on Pardus Linux  The Cyber Express

PinTheft Linux Vulnerability Enables Root Access, PoC Released  cyberpress.org

Nitrux 6.1 Is Now Available for Download, Powered by Linux Kernel 7.0  9to5Linux

I get angry when people say 99% of their code is written by AI: Linux creator  India Today

PS5 Linux can run path-traced Cyberpunk 2077 at 35 FPS, but Quake II RTX is the surprising winner  TweakTown

I recently saw OpenClaw referred to as a harness. I thought, “That’s interesting. OpenClaw isn’t a harness. It’s an agent runtime—it drives the agent loop.” So, what does the word "harness" even mean?The conversation so farThe structural baseline for the concept comes from Birgitta Böckeler's April 2026 article, which elegantly defines an agent as model + harness = agent. She bifurcated the stack into a builder harness (the inner runtime shipped with the tool) and a user harness (the developer's custom context). This definition built on a wave of discussion from February 2026, whi

One of the core principles of Red Hat’s open source culture is open exchange, which is the belief that information should be freely available and accessible to anyone. I recently represented Red Hat at Axe-con 2026, the free accessibility conference organized by Deque Systems. There, I shared one of the methods we use to ensure an inclusive experience on our public websites: Keyboard accessibility testing.My Axe-con presentation outlined the topic and invited viewers to join me in a live demonstration of some keyboard testing practices. After the demo, I performed a quick top-to-bottom test