📰 Google's Kage Project Rethinks Linux Kernel Security With Isolated Device Drivers

by George WhittakerGoogle is exploring a new approach to Linux kernel security that could significantly change how device drivers interact with the operating system. The experimental project, known as Kage, uses compiler-based sandboxing to isolate drivers inside the kernel, potentially limiting the damage caused by memory corruption, programming errors, and exploitable vulnerabilities without requiring drivers to run as separate user-space...

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/googles-kage-project-rethinks-linux-kernel-security-isolated-device-drivers

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Опубликована мобильная платформа LineageOS 24, основанная на Android 17

Представлен выпуск мобильной платформы LineageOS 24, основанный на кодовой базе Android 17 и выпущенный в канун десятилетия проекта, которое состоится 24 декабря 2026 года. Ветка LineageOS 24 достигла паритета по функциональности и стабильности c веткой 23.2, и признана готовой для формирования первого релиза. Сборки подготовлены для 175 устройств, 24 из которых ранее не были в списке поддерживаемых.

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Ubuntu’s App Center now supports installing media codecs

The new Add-ons page added to App Center in Ubuntu 26.10 is now able to install media codecs. An opt-in setting to “install restricted codecs” is shown in the Ubuntu OS installer. Not everyone thinks to select it at install time or, if installing without an active internet connection, the box is greyed out. As App Center does not show system packages in search results, i.e., media codecs, adding a GUI where people might think to look will make after-the-fact setup a smidgen easier. While Rhythmbox can trigger an install dialog for missing codecs the attempting to play a file […]
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📰 Valve Lands VK_AMD_anti_lag Support For AMD RADV Driver In Mesa 26.3

There is yet another feature to get excited about for this quarter's Mesa 26.3 release. Months in the making, the Valve-contributed VK_AMD_anti_lag support for the Radeon RADV driver was merged today for benefiting AMD Linux gamers as a nice improvement over the former implementation...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.3-RADV-VK_AMD_anti_lag

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REA (Reverse Engineer Anything), the fastest-rising repo, uses AI agents to clone closed-source software

Rob Shocks explains how REA connects AI coding agents to reverse-engineering tools so they can inspect software without its source code. A coding agent can use what it learns to build a new implementation or similar feature; REA itself doesn’t build the software or recover the original source. The approach reduces the effort needed to inspect binaries—and makes safe, authorized use essential.
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📰 Calibre 9.16 E-Book Manager Improves Read Aloud, PDF Input, and Kobo Support

Calibre 9.16 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with support for high-quality Kokoro voices, support for reading images in the AVIF format, and many other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-16-e-book-manager-improves-read-aloud-pdf-input-and-kobo-support

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Линус Торвальдс экспериментирует с генерацией изменений к ядру через AI

Линус Торвальдс подготовил набор патчей для подсистемы управления памятью в ядре Linux, реализующих оптимизацию для чтения мелких блоков данных из страничного кэша без атомарного изменения счётчика ссылок (refcount) в структуре folio. В тексте коммита указано, что изменения, связанные с ним тесты и черновой текст примечания созданы AI-ассистентом Claude Code при контроле со стороны Торвальдса. Изменение добавлено в отдельную ветку ядра noref-filemap-read-with-llm и пока не понятно, будет ли оно перенесено в основную ветку или это просто внутренний эксперимент.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66447

Podman vs Docker Engine: Why Teams Choose Rootless Containers

The post Podman vs Docker Engine: Why Teams Choose Rootless Containers first appeared on Tecmint: Linux Howtos, Tutorials & Guides .Anyone in the docker group can effectively become root because the Docker daemon runs as root and obeys commands sent
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📰 So long, Spokes: GitHub rewrites storage to restore reliability, just in time for agentic hordes

Responding to unprecedented demand from AI agents, GitHub is rebuilding its Git storage architecture from scratch. Early tests with the new architecture show a promising 35x write improvement in internal tests.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/10/09/so-long-spokes-github-rewrites-storage-to-restore-reliability-just-in-time-for-agentic-hordes/5302148

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📰 Ventoy 1.1.18 Adds Experimental Support for SteamOS Recovery Images

Ventoy 1.1.18 open-source bootable USB solution is now available for download with experimental support for SteamOS recovery images, improved Linux remount feature, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/ventoy-1-1-18-adds-experimental-support-for-steamos-recovery-images

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Выпуск свободного интерпретатора классических квестов ScummVM 2026.4.0

Состоялся выпуск свободного кроссплатформенного интерпретатора классических квестов ScummVM 2026.4.0, заменяющего исполняемые файлы для игр и позволяющего выполнять многие классические игры на платформах, для которых они изначально не предназначены. Код проекта распространяется под лицензией GPLv3+.

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Economics Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu rates AI -6 on a -10 to +10 scale

Nobel economist Daron Acemoglu says AI’s progress in coding and math shouldn’t be mistaken for a fast transformation of every job: real workplaces are messier, and productivity gains take time. He warns that AI may undermine student learning, and argues the United States is too focused on foundational models while China applies AI and robotics in factories. His rating remains at -6 on a scale from -10 to +10. However, one might question how much weight to give an assessment from someone who describes themselves as 'behind the frontier' in AI usage.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/economics-nobel-laureate-daron-acemoglu-rates-ai-6-on-a-10-to-10-scale/

Outlook Copilot themes are going away

Microsoft is retiring Themes by Copilot in Outlook worldwide, with removal scheduled to begin in mid-October 2026 and finish by late October. Existing themes will remain until users switch to another theme, but they won’t be able to select or restore a Copilot theme afterward.
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📰 DXVK-Sarek 1.14.0 released for gaming on older GPUs

DXVK-Sarek version 1.14.0 has arrived, keeping Wine / Proton gaming alive for those of you with older GPUs that don't have modern Vulkan support.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/dxvk-sarek-1-14-0-released-for-gaming-on-older-gpus/

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📰 AMD Caps Off Linux 7.4 Graphics Driver Development With More HDMI 2.1 Fixes

AMD on Thursday sent out a final pull request of their feature work aiming to be submitted for the upcoming Linux 7.4 merge window. This round of "few last odds and ends" is mostly about landing some bug fixes but of which there are a few worth mentioning...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.4-AMDGPU-Final

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Опасные уязвимости в Apache httpd, FreeBSD, ядре Linux, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, CUPS, Next.js, wolfSSL, Flatpak, pcre2 и OpenSSL

Выявленные за последнее время опасные уязвимости, позволяющие получить root-доступ в системе или добиться удалённого выполнения кода.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66395

📰 SteamOS 0.4 for Steam Frame is out now with better power efficiency and battery lifetime

Valve just released a major stable update for all Steam Frame owners, bringing some great sounding improvements.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/10/steamos-0-4-for-steam-frame-is-out-now-with-better-power-efficiency-and-battery-lifetime/

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Copilot’s super app starts bringing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint editing inside

Microsoft is rolling out Office editing inside Copilot, letting users create and collaborate on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files without leaving the app. The update puts a practical feature behind the Copilot super app announced in September: users can move from a chat or Cowork session into editing a document while keeping the conversation alongside it.
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Firefox 158 released with JPEG XL support

Firefox 158 is now available to download, providing out-of-the-box support for JPEG XL images. JPEG XL is said to offer better compression than other image formats, including WebP, PNG, GIF and regular ol’ JPEG. It also supports wider colour gamut, HDR and high bit-depth, as well as animation, alpha channels and lossless and progressive coding. Firefox’s Smart Window, the AI-powered browsing mode that uses a cloud-based provider like OpenAI and Alibaba to help you browse, can now fill in form fields for you, by pulling relevant info from your other open tabs or your saved autofill data. On the subject […]
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AI pioneer Karpathy sees a widening capability gap

Andrej Karpathy is an AI researcher and co-founder of OpenAI who previously led AI at Tesla. He says understanding of LLM capabilities is splitting into a steep funnel: roughly 6 billion people have barely encountered LLMs, while about 5,000 have internal access to frontier systems. Between them, he estimates 1–2 billion casual users and 20 million professionals using advanced models for complex math and coding work.
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Enterprise AI’s bottleneck has shifted from technology to people

As technical barriers to enterprise AI adoption ease, organisational readiness is emerging as the harder problem. LogicMonitor’s Karthik Sj says businesses need clear governance, expert oversight and coordinated teams to turn AI pilots into safe, useful operations. AI is also moving from experiment to boardroom priority.
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