Mozilla Firefox 156 Released with Up to 45% Faster PDF Viewer

Mozilla releases Firefox 156 with a faster built-in PDF viewer, lower resource usage for large JPEGs, Android improvements, and multiple fixes.

https://linuxiac.com/mozilla-firefox-156-released-with-up-to-45-faster-pdf-viewer/

#Software #LinuxOpenSourceNews #browsers

Kubernetes v1.37: Memory QoS Graduates to Beta

Memory QoS has graduated to Beta in Kubernetes v1.37 and is now enabled by
default. On Linux nodes running cgroup v2, the feature uses the memory controller
to give the kernel better guidance on how to treat container memory. It was first introduced as
Alpha in v1.22, and expanded in v1.36 with tier…

https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/14/kubernetes-v1-37-memory-qos-graduates-to-beta/

#kubernetes #linux #opensource

Kubernetes Changed Block Tracking API - Beta Differences

Changed Block Tracking (CBT) support for CSI drivers
shipped as Alpha in
September 2025. With the March 2026 v1.0.0 release of the
external-snapshot-metadata
project, the feature moved to Beta.
If you aren't yet familiar with changed block tracking for storage in
Kubernetes, the
Alpha announcement c…

https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/14/csi-changed-block-tracking-beta/

#kubernetes #linux #opensource

Cornelis lands $205M to make AI networks compute, not just connect

Networks built for AI and HPC workloads have mostly focused on moving data faster between endpoints. That leaves compute idle while packets travel, a bottleneck vendors have tried to address mainly by adding bandwidth rather than changing what the fabric itself does.



Cornelis Networks is taking a…

https://www.networkworld.com/article/4221872/cornelis-lands-205m-to-make-ai-networks-compute-not-just-connect.html

#ArtificialIntelligenceDataCenterHighPerformanceComputingNetworking #networkworld #linux

GNU Coreutils 9.12 Released with Faster sort, cut, and uniq Commands

GNU Coreutils 9.12 is out with performance improvements for several widely used commands, a new env option, safer terminal output, and many bug fixes.

https://linuxiac.com/gnu-coreutils-9-12-released-with-faster-sort-cut-and-uniq-commands/

#Software #LinuxOpenSourceNews #coreutils

AI’s best coding agent fails 60% of the time — and the data backs it up

Claude Fable 5.1 just won a new coding benchmark despite failing more than six out of 10 times. Its 38.8%

https://thenewstack.io/real-swe-coding-benchmark/

#AIEngineering #AIModels #SoftwareTesting

China-Linked Hackers Exploit Chrome-Windows Zero-Day Chain to Deploy GRIMWEDGE

A Chinese threat actor has been attributed to a spear-phishing campaign that exploits recently patched security flaws in Google Chrome and Microsoft Windows to deliver a malicious JavaScript backdoor called GRIMWEDGE.

Volexity, which is tracking the threat cluster under the moniker UTA0560, said th…

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/china-linked-hackers-exploit-chrome.html

#thehackernews #linux #opensource

Cisco Secure Email Gateway Flaw Exploited in the Wild, Enables Root Command Execution

Cisco has warned that a new critical vulnerability impacting AsyncOS Software for Cisco Secure Email Gateway has come under active exploitation in the wild.

The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-76461, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0. It has been described as a case of insuffi…

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/cisco-secure-email-gateway-flaw.html

#thehackernews #linux #opensource

LF Energy Research Finds Open Source Software Can Deliver 2-5x Greater Net Value for Grid Operators

New benefit-cost framework gives utilities and regulators a standardized methodology to compare open source with conventional software procurement

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/lf-energy-research-finds-open-source-software-can-deliver-2-5x-greater-net-value-for-grid-operators

#linuxfoundation #linux #opensource

LF Energy Expands Global Energy Ecosystem with New Members, Open Source Projects and Technical Milestones

Expanded membership, new open source grid tools and portfolio advancements highlight industry commitment to shared digital energy infrastructure

https://www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/lf-energy-expands-global-energy-ecosystem-with-new-members-open-source-projects-and-technical-milestones

#linuxfoundation #linux #opensource

SteamOS 3.8.27 Beta and SteamOS 3.9.1 Preview released - Valve continue working on NVIDIA support

Valve released two new testing builds with SteamOS 3.8.27 Beta and the much bigger SteamOS 3.9.1 Preview.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamos-3-8-27-beta-and-steamos-3-9-1-preview-released-valve-continue-working-on-nvidia-support/

#Steam #NVIDIA #SteamOS

Half-Life: Alyx ported to ARM64 for Steam Frame - update out now

Valve officially released a new update for the incredible VR game Half-Life: Alyx, bringing support for the Steam Frame in standalone mode.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/half-life-alyx-ported-to-arm64-for-steam-frame-update-out-now/

#Steam #FPS #VirtualRealityVR

Heroic Games Launcher v2.22.2 brings fixes for Rockstar, Ubisoft and more

Heroic Games Launcher continues being an essential tool in the box for SteamOS / Linux gamers, with a fresh hotfix release out now.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/heroic-games-launcher-v2-22-2-brings-fixes-for-rockstar-ubisoft-and-more/

#OpenSource #Apps #Misc

DOOM: The Dark Ages gets a permanent price reduction

DOOM: The Dark Ages from Bethesda Softworks / id Software is now a fair bit cheaper to grab - permanently.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/doom-the-dark-ages-gets-a-permanent-price-reduction/

#Steam #FPS #Proton

LiteSpeed Enterprise Flaw Could Let One Hosting Account Gain Root Access on a Shared Server

A critical vulnerability in LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise could let a low-privilege website user gain root access on a shared-hosting server, cPanel warned in an advisory published on September 14.

On such servers, many customers' sites run on a single machine, and an attacker with one of those h…

https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/litespeed-enterprise-flaw-could-let-one.html

#thehackernews #linux #opensource

Kudos August 2026

Welcome to our monthly report from the openSUSE Kudos recognition platform, where we take a moment to put a spotlight on the people who stepped up, helped others, and made this community a little brighter. During the month of August 2026, 17 users received 24 kudos, and 419 badges were...

https://news.opensuse.org/2026/09/15/kudos-august/

#news #linux #opensource

How Everpure plans to stop AI from starving without data

https://www.blocksandfiles.com/ai-ml/2026/09/15/sponsored-how-everpure-plans-to-stop-ai-from-starving-without-data/5295582

#blocksandfiles #linux #opensource

Nottinghamshire UK gets new map of mobile network cover and performance

The Nottinghamshire County Council (NCC) in England and consultancy firm FarrPoint have just completed their “most comprehensive survey of mobile coverage across the county to date“, which has resulted in the release of a new coverage map to help give residents a clearer picture of where mobile serv…

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/09/nottinghamshire-uk-gets-new-map-of-mobile-network-cover-and-performance.html

#ISPNews #4G #5G

Giffgaff add contract buyout worth £300 to UK full fibre broadband plans

Mobile operator and internet provider giffgaff, which has already made their new full fibre (FTTP) broadband packages available to 4.2 million premises via nexfibre and Virgin Media’s UK networks, has moved to further entice new customers to the service by offering to buy them out of their existing…

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/09/giffgaff-add-contract-buyout-worth-300-to-uk-full-fibre-broadband-plans.html

#ISPNews #FTTP #Giffgaff

Openreach AI tools prevent 3,000 UK full fibre broadband cancellations a month

Network access provider Openreach (BT) has today revealed that their recent adoption of two new and complementary AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools, which provide customers with clearer updates and immediate answers, are now helping to prevent more than 3,000 Full Fibre (FTTP) broadband cancellatio…

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/09/openreach-ai-tools-preventing-3000-uk-full-fibre-broadband-cancellations-a-month.html

#ISPNews #BT #FTTP

London Internet Exchange Passes 1Tbps of Traffic on LON2 Network

The member‑owned and not-for-profit London Internet Exchange (LINX), which manages a large chunk of UK and global data traffic through their switches via 900 members (broadband ISPs, mobile operators, CDNs etc.), has revealed that their secondary LON2 network has hit 1Tbps (Terabits / sec) of traffi…

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/09/london-internet-exchange-passes-1tbps-of-traffic-on-lon2-network.html

#ISPNews #Business #FibreOptic