Linux 7.1 drops support for Intel’s i486 processor, marking the end of a decades-long legacy. This shift highlights a broader move toward modern performance, simplified kernel development, and future-ready systems.

Linux 7.0 introduces AI agent keys and deeper OS-level AI integration, signaling a shift toward AI-first computing. Explore what this means for users, developers, and the future of operating systems.

AMD has proposed new Linux kernel patches to enable BTB isolation under SEV-SNP, adding another layer of protection for confidential virtual machines against branch prediction side-channel risks.

Linus Torvalds has warned Linux developers against using unseeded randomness, calling it insecure and highlighting risks tied to weak entropy sources.

Qualcomm is pushing a new Linux DSP accelerator driver designed to standardize Hexagon DSP offload using the kernel’s accel framework.