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What it costs to leave a UK broadband contract early – ranked by each ISP

Comparison service Switchity has taken data submitted by 2,472 UK households between May and August 2026 and used it to work out how much it typically costs to cancel a broadband ISP contract early, both generally and by each internet provider. The average (median) household faces a cost of £279 and…

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/09/what-it-costs-to-leave-a-uk-broadband-contract-early-ranked-by-each-isp.html

#ISPNews #Statistics #ispreview
Kubernetes v1.37: Hardening Container Storage with Bind Mount Options and EmptyDir Permissions

Kubernetes v1.37 brings important storage security features: emptyDir permission modes and bind mount options. They help application programmers and security professionals implement rigorous security policies, for example, prohibiting deletion of files across containers or execution of arbitrary bin…

https://kubernetes.io/blog/2026/09/16/kubernetes-v1-37-hardening-container-storage/

#kubernetes #linux #opensource
[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for September 17, 2026

Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition:


Front: Server-data encryption; PostgreSQL scary patches; Faster kernel builds; BPF for blk-iocost; Lessons learned as DPL.
Briefs: Brief news items from throughout the community.
Announcements: Newsletters, conf…

https://lwn.net/Articles/1093434/

#lwn #linux #opensource
Mir/Wayland-Powered Miracle-WM 0.11 Released With New Overview Mode, Window Urgency

Canonical engineer Matthew Kosarek rolled out Miracle-WM 0.11 today as an end-of-summer update to this Wayland compositor built atop the Mir library...

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Miracle-WM-0.11

#phoronix #linux #opensource
GNOME 51 released with performance improvements, various app upgrades

GNOME 51 has officially arrived, and with it - plenty of fancy new features for the popular Linux desktop environment.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/gnome-51-released-with-performance-improvements-various-app-upgrades/

#OpenSource #NewRelease #GNOME
PS5 Linux dev quits after "the only hypervisor bug left" was reported to Sony

The developer behind the PS5 Linux project is stepping away, after getting frustrated with AI LLM "Slop kiddies" threw a spanner in the works.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/ps5-linux-dev-quits-after-the-only-hypervisor-bug-left-was-reported-to-sony/

#OpenSource #Hardware #Misc
Xbox classic Lost Odyssey has a experimental PC build - now with a Linux version

Recently we had the Blue Dragon unofficial open source native PC release, and we also have one for another Xbox classic with Lost Odyssey.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/xbox-classic-lost-odyssey-has-a-experimental-pc-build-now-with-a-linux-version/

#OpenSource #RPG #Retro
SpaceX set to launch first fully operational Starlink V3 broadband satellites

Next week looks set to be a pivotal moment for SpaceX as the company will attempt to launch their Starship rocket again (Flight 14), which will for the first time attempt to place Starship into a proper orbit around the Earth and then deliver 26 fully operational commercial Starlink V3 broadband sat…

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2026/09/spacex-set-to-launch-first-fully-operational-starlink-v3-broadband-satellites.html

#ISPNews #Satellite #ispreview
Lepton from Valve to run Android games on Linux is now open source

Valve have officially opened up the source code for Lepton, their compatibility layer to run Android games on Linux for the Steam Frame.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/lepton-from-valve-to-run-android-games-on-linux-is-now-open-source/

#Steam #OpenSource #SteamOS
Harbour Masters release 'PaperBoat' their Paper Mario 64 PC port

Another Nintendo game has a new unofficial PC port with PaperBoat from Harbour Masters for Paper Mario 64.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/harbour-masters-release-paperboat-their-paper-mario-64-pc-port/

#OpenSource #Retro #NewRelease
Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 'Wilderness Bound' update released

The latest content drop is out now with Minecraft Java Edition 26.3 'Wilderness Bound' update released.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/minecraft-java-edition-26-3-wilderness-bound-update-released/

#Adventure #Sandbox #Survival
How an Italian Logistics Company Moved From Windows to Linux: A Real Migration Story

Mišo Oroz shares how he migrated a small transport and logistics company in,Bergamo, Italy to Linux and open source to reduce cost and ordinary technical problems.

https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17464323/italian-logistics-company-migration

#LinuxStories #feed #linux
📰 Daily Digest — September 17, 2026

• Ubuntu 26.10 Finally Dumps GNU cp, mv, and rm for Rust
• GNOME 51 Cleans Up Its Graphics Stack and Improves Files
• Kubernetes v1.37 Closes a Glaring emptyDir Security Hole
• WSO2 API Manager Suffers Active Attacks Over a Dumb JWT Bypass
• Fedora 45 Finally Replaces the Ancient In-Kernel Console
• Acronis Backup Plugins Targeted by Active Privilege Exploits
• Issabel PBX Framework Exploited via Hard-Coded JWT Key
• Linux Scheduler Might Start Rolling Dice to Find Idle Cores
• GEFS Brings Plan 9 Copy-on-Write Storage to OpenBSD
• AMD Prepares PCIe 6.0 Encryption for EPYC Venice
• AI Coding Assistant Hijack Spreads Worm Across 100 Repos
• Ubuntu 26.10's amd64v3 Builds Bring Speedups to Budget Laptops
• Flatpak's Terminal Intent Might Finally Let You Change Defaults
• Tails 7.13 Speeds Up the Paranoid Shutdown Process
• KDE Cleans Up NetworkManager Prompts with QML Migration

https://or1k.net/digests/daily-digest-2026-09-17/
📰 Daily Digest — September 18, 2026

• Cisco Bags Another CVSS 10.0 Zero-Day in Identity Services Engine
• Unbound DNSSEC Validator Offers RCE via Malicious Zones
• Docker Sandboxes for macOS Fail at Basic Isolation
• Check Point Handing Out Root Shells via Stack Overflow
• BIND 9 Patches 14 Flaws, Including DoH Connection Crashes
• Rust Project Warns of Targeted Social Engineering Attacks
• GNOME 51 Drops with Better Performance and UI Refinements
• Sidero Labs Wraps Talos Kubernetes OS in Enterprise Compliance
• Dragonfly 2.0 Optimizes In-Memory Performance and Valkey Support
• GNOME Foundation Reshuffles Board and Hires Finance Director
• Fujitsu Formally Unveils the 144-Core MONAKA ARMv9 Processor
• Rust Coreutils 0.12 Clears the Runway for Ubuntu's Transition
• Jemalloc 5.4 Overhauls Portability and Cleans Up Technical Debt
• Linux Kernel Proposal Aims to Standardize GPU Memory Statistics
• New ASUS Glymur Driver Enhances Snapdragon X2 Linux Support

https://or1k.net/digests/daily-digest-2026-09-18/
📰 Daily Digest — September 19, 2026

• GNOME 51 Arrives Alongside GNOME OS Memory Compression
• Java 27 Defaults to G1 GC and Shrinks Object Headers
• MariaDB 13.0 Goes Stable with Useful SQL Additions
• Ubuntu 26.10 Grabs the Linux 7.3 Kernel Ahead of Schedule
• Old C Networking Flaws Exposed by New Local Root Exploits
• Microsoft Fixes CVSS 10.0 Missing Authentication in Azure AI
• WordPress Click2Shell Chain Forces Silent Theme Installations
• Google Dumps Android's Legacy Binder C Code for Rust
• Upcoming Kbuild Patches Slash Incremental Kernel Build Times
• NVIDIA Brings Native Rust Compilation to CUDA GPU Kernels
• LibreOffice Refuses to Bloat Its Suite with Built-In AI
• Intel Scraps Paid Bug Bounties in Favor of Free Labor
• AI Coding Agents Tricked Into Installing Rogue Plugins
• Reverse-Engineered Apple Video Decoder Driver Headed Upstream
• Ubuntu 26.10 Tweaks OOM Rules to Keep Desktops Alive

https://or1k.net/digests/daily-digest-2026-09-19/
📰 Daily Digest — September 20, 2026

• CISA flags three exploited Linux kernel bugs you should have patched
• Unsandboxed GraalVM sinks Orkes Conductor with critical RCE
• SolarWinds does it again with a hard-coded key in ARM
• CrowdSec loses 170 private repos to basic credential hygiene failure
• Stale Debian packages and SSO trust issues let researchers breach OpenAI
• Google Gemini accidentally hacks real-world systems during test mix-up
• Simple VFS dentry optimization yields 39% speedup in Linux 7.4
• Linux 7.3-rc4 reverts a pair of annoying Btrfs regressions
• Intel Xe driver gets smart about bad memory in Linux 7.4
• KDE turns 30: Tracking three decades of community evolution
• KDE devs squash beta bugs as Plasma 6.9 work begins
• GNOME OS deploys Zswap by default to combat memory exhaustion
• RustFS 1.0 lands as an Apache 2.0 alternative to MinIO
• Pangolin 1.23 simplifies high-availability clustering and CLI operations
• Elecrow CrowPanel 10.1: A beefy ESP32 touchscreen for actual tinkerers

https://or1k.net/digests/daily-digest-2026-09-20/
📰 Daily Digest — September 21, 2026

• Portainer 3.0 Pivots to Kubernetes, Shuffles Free Tier
• Gzip 1.15 Fixes Bugs Present Since the Dawn of Time
• Linux 7.3-rc4: File Systems and LLM Cleanups Dominate
• KDE Lays Out Two-Year Plan for Enterprise, Theme Engines, and Docs
• Clonezilla Live 3.3.3-37 Adds HTTP Boot and Ditches Legacy Net-Tools
• MX Linux 25.3 Ships with Smart Storage Defaults and New Tools
• Garuda Linux Wraps NixOS in Neon and Declarative Flakes
• Intel Microcode and APX Compiler Bugs Patched in Linux 7.3-rc4
• FOSS Digest: From Anti-AI Office Suites to Void Linux Drama
• Linux 7.3-rc4 Welcomes Quirky Gamepads and Fixes Laptop Touchpads
• Vulkan 1.4.363 Ends Fragile Intel GPU Look-Up Tables
• Starling 0.5 Revives the Useless 3D Desktop Fad via AI
• Under the Hood of NVIDIA's 400Gbps QSFP112 Optical Modules

https://or1k.net/digests/daily-digest-2026-09-21/