WSL containers are generally available on Windows
Microsoft made WSL containers generally available and shipped the feature with controls that let administrators switch it off…
Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS release patches security bugs across ten flavors
Canonical shipped Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS, bundling security updates and fixes for high-severity bugs into new installation media for…
AI-generated reports push GNOME to shorten its disclosure window
Volunteer maintainers of open source projects now receive a steady flow of security vulnerability reports produced with AI…
Linux Creator Plants Foot on AI Open Source Contribution Issue — Virtualization Review
News Linux Creator Plants Foot on AI Open Source Contribution Issue Linux creator and lead maintainer Linus Torvalds…
WSL containers now build and run Linux workloads on Windows
Containers power a large share of cloud-native applications, AI workloads, and testing and deployment pipelines. Developers working on…
Rogue Line of Code Nearly Derailed a Toy Story Movie
With Toy Story 5 now in theaters, the Wall Street Journal revisits a tech catastrophe that nearly…
To study how chips really work, MIT researchers built their own operating system | MIT News
A new kernel, or core program within an operating system, gives researchers a cleaner view of what’s happening…
How LinkedIn Identified a Kernel Lock Contention Issue Causing Recurring System Freezes
When LinkedIn engineers encountered short-lived, recurring outages where the database powering their user feed became unavailable and then…
Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports
We’re making it clear that AI detected bugs are pretty much by definition not secret, and treating them…
This dual-screen Android handheld costs less than $100, but just got Linux
Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR ANBERNIC has released a brand-new Linux distribution for its dual-screen RG DS…
Ubuntu Embraces Local AI Instead of Cloud-First OS Integration
Ubuntu has outlined its AI strategy, describing it as a deliberate departure from industry trends towards cloud-centric, AI-first…
All Linux distros are affected by the new “Dirty Frag” vulnerability.
Posted May 8, 2026 at 1:24 PM UTC All Linux distros are affected by the new “Dirty Frag”…