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'Rust makes coding fun again': Why Linux is moving away from C, according to Greg Kroah-Hartman
4+ hour, 31+ min ago (446+ words) Linux stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah‑Hartman: "The Rust experiment is over. It's real." At Open Source Summit India 2026 in Mumbai, Linux stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah‑Hartman said in his keynote that "the [Linux] kernel is moving toward Rust....
I took Harvard's free online coding classes to better catch AI's errors - and they're legit
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (1344+ words) In a time when AIs are writing code (and eating human coding jobs), you still need to learn to code. Why? If you want a program written, you can use an AI. But AI is wrong a lot - and confidently…...
'I'm not a programmer' anymore: Linus Torvalds on the only two tools he uses now
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (1473+ words) MUMBAI -- At Open Source Summit India 2026, Linux creator Linus Torvalds and his friend Dirk Hohndel discussed the current state of Linux and where it's headed. Also: Linus Torvalds built Git in 10 days - and never imagined it would last 20 years AI…...
IBM and Red Hat launch Lightwell to defend open-source code from AI attacks
1+ week, 3+ hour ago (822+ words) For software developers, AI is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, AI enables developers to build programs faster than ever. On the other hand, AI enables hackers to find and exploit security holes even faster. To…...
I tested the new Claude Desktop on Linux - here's how it compares to rival apps
1+ week, 2+ day ago (688+ words) But sometimes, I yearn to work with a more mainstream option. Such is the case with the newly released Claude Code Linux desktop app, which offers all the features found in the MacOS and Windows versions, and even lets you…...
Fable 5 just set a new AI freelance work performance record - but it can't replace humans yet
1+ week, 6+ day ago (494+ words) After a brief hiatus, Anthropic's lauded Fable 5 model is back, and it's resetting the bar for automating work. Also: How to beat the AI algorithm and get the job of your dreams CAIS asked Fable 5, GPT-5.5, and Opus 4.8 to design…...
Microsoft's new Azure Linux 4.0 is here, and it could replace Windows Server in the enterprise
1+ week, 6+ day ago (532+ words) When my friend and Directions on Microsoft's Editor-in-Chief Mary Jo Foley wrote in late May that Azure Linux 4.0 would be available for bare-metal servers and virtual machines (VMs), I thought, "I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for this....
12 rules of agentic AI for successful enterprise transformation
2+ week, 6+ day ago (763+ words) A recent Salesforce study found that more than half of US desk workers consider themselves AI skeptics, while people in emerging economies are more trusting of AI. The American AI skepticism goes beyond job losses. US desk workers are concerned…...
Linux 7.1 is here to end the Intel 486 CPU era - and do some serious legacy clean up
4+ week, 1+ day ago (543+ words) On his way to Mumbai for the Open Source Summit India, Linus Torvalds announced the latest Linux kernel: 7.1. This new version comes with a brand‑new in‑kernel, Microsoft's New Technology File System (NTFS) implementation, Intel's Flexible Return and Event…...
Chainguard's new Athena coalition uses AI to fix open-source flaws - before attackers exploit them
4+ week, 1+ day ago (525+ words) As Chainguard puts it, "The gap between a vulnerability being discovered and being exploited has collapsed from years to hours, and a growing share of exploits are weaponized before the bug is ever publicly disclosed. Coordinated disclosure was built for…...