And say hello to much better NTFS support. Linux creator Linus Torvalds has announced the release of Linux 7.1.

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Microsoft used the Open Source Summit North America 2026 event to position open-source infrastructure and hardened Linux distributions as foundational components for emerging AI-native and agentic ...

The Linux Kernel Crypto API provides kernel-level cryptographic operations accessible to both kernel modules and user-space applications through AF_ALG sockets. User-space applications communicate ...

Microsoft has announced an Azure VM preview for Azure Linux while also moving Azure Container Linux into general availability. Together, those moves give Microsoft’s in-house Linux stack a more ...

At the Open Source Summit North America this week, Microsoft announced two major milestones for Linux workloads on Azure: Azure Linux 4.0 running on Azure virtual machines and the general availability ...

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

Mozilla has officially rolled out Thunderbird 150.0, the latest version of its open-source email client, bringing a mix of security-focused enhancements, usability upgrades, and workflow improvements ...

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A quantum computer capable of breaking the encryption that secures the internet now seems to be just around the corner. Stunning revelations from two research teams outline how it could happen, with ...

Meta blamed users for not opting into the privacy-protecting feature. Experts fear the move could be the first major domino to fall for end-to-end encryption tech worldwide. Crucially, few companies ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...