Linus Torvalds said at Open Source Summit India 2026 that he is more excited about automated patch verification tools for C than about Rust, which he said fixes only easy bugs and does not prevent log…
On July 11, 2026, a supply chain attack compromised the popular jscrambler npm package, with malicious versions deploying a cross-platform infostealer written in Rust. The malware targeted developer c…
A developer outlines how to secure secrets when using AI coding agents that operate with shell access. The approach involves moving secrets to OS-encrypted storage like Windows DPAPI, macOS Keychain, …
An AI system has identified a root bug in the Linux operating system that remained undetected for 15 years, demonstrating AI's potential to uncover hidden vulnerabilities. The discovery raises questio…
An AI tool named VEGA discovered a 15-year-old security flaw in the Linux operating system, which could have allowed users to take control of machines. Nebula Security used the AI to find the bug, ear…
A software engineer and technical program manager documents the first week of a 32-week journey from AI-API consumer to local LLM systems architect using an NVIDIA DGX Spark. The engineer inventories …
Nebula Security used its AI-driven bug-hunting tool VEGA to discover GhostLock (CVE-2026-43499), a 15-year-old use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel that allows any logged-in user to gain r…
Researchers introduced kAgent, an AI-driven tool designed to repair Linux kernel crashes by mimicking human debugging workflows. In tests on the kBenchSyz benchmark, kAgent fixed 54.5% of crashes with…
The SchedCP framework, detailed in a paper from arXiv (2509.01245), achieves up to 1.79x speedup and 13x lower search cost for Linux scheduler tuning by using a controlled optimization loop that separ…
Anthropic released a beta of its Claude desktop app for Linux, offering features like parallel sessions and an integrated terminal, but lacking Computer Use and voice dictation. The app is available v…
Meta's custom Vistara CXL 2.0 memory expander ASIC, built in-house, is deployed across millions of production servers, repurposing DDR4 memory from decommissioned machines to expand capacity in DDR5-o…
AMD engineers have submitted the eighth revision of the Ryzen AI Halo Box RGB LED driver for Linux kernel review, bringing it closer to mainline inclusion. The driver, which controls the RGB light str…
Agentjail v0.6.0 has been released, hardening the credential broker and daemon to prevent coding agents from accessing secrets like master keys, database passwords, and cloud metadata. The update also…
Linus Torvalds said at Open Source Summit India 2026 that he no longer considers himself a programmer but a development lead, relying on Git and email for kernel maintenance. He noted that AI tools ar…
A developer advocates for running large language models locally using Ollama to ensure data security, especially when processing sensitive business data like production plans or financial details. Oll…
Nebula Security published exploit code for GhostLock, a 15-year-old Linux kernel vulnerability (CVE-2026-43499) that allows local privilege escalation and container escape. The flaw, introduced in Lin…
A developer testing an autonomous AI agent with bash terminal access accidentally triggered a command that corrupted the workspace filesystem. The incident highlights the lack of standard undo mechani…
Vanta released GrantGuard, an open-source tool that audits and cleans up permission allowlists built by Claude Code. The tool classifies granted permissions into risk groups and provides a local web U…
GitHub announced on July 7, 2026, that its standalone Copilot desktop app is now available on every Copilot plan, including Free and Education, across macOS, Windows, and Linux. The move broadens acce…
Hackers are increasingly targeting digital supply chains rather than directly attacking organizations, exploiting trusted third-party suppliers to gain access to systems and data. High-profile inciden…