NAPA, Calif. — In the immortal words of song developer Pete Townshend, “Well, who are you? (Who are you? Who, who, who, who?) I really wanna know!” Linux kernel maintainers have the same question: Who ...

Linus Torvalds has announced the fifth release candidate (RC5) for the upcoming Linux Kernel 7.3. Here's what's new in Linux ...

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Linus Torvalds, the creator and top-level maintainer of the Linux kernel, has drawn a line in the sand. In a lengthy post on the Linux kernel mailing list dated July 15, 2026, he declared that ...

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Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. Torvalds and the Linux maintainers are taking a pragmatic approach to using AI in the kernel. AI or no AI, it's people, not LLMs, who are ...

Google is exploring a new approach to Linux kernel security that could significantly change how device drivers interact with ...

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While the Linux kernel continues to be bombarded with patches from AI/LLM agents, to date the kernel hasn't carried an AGENTS.md Markdown file with instructions catering to AI/LLM agents. But a patch ...

Linux kernel developers are moving forward with plans to remove the crypto_rng API layer, a long-standing component of the kernel's cryptographic subsystem. The proposed change is part of a broader ...