A new Linux kernel bug lets an ordinary, unprivileged user become root. It now hits Android too. Researchers have named it Bad Epoll. The Bad Epoll vulnerability carries the identifier CVE-2026-46242.
Hardwood, the project Gunnar Morling kick-started handling of Parquet files in Java, reached version 1. Its multi-threaded approach and zero mandatory external dependencies promise a simpler, more ...
Get step-by-step instructions for determining the operating system (OS) version on your devices and why it is so important to keep the OS updated.
Eighteen new GNU releases in the last month (as of June 30, 2026): apl-2.0: GNU APL is a free interpreter for the programming language APL. It is an implementation of the ISO stan ...
If you've been avoiding VM startups on Arch Linux, VirtualBox 7.2.12 finally fixes the annoying kernel freeze bug behind it.
LACT will overclock your machine with almost no restrictions.
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced Akrites, a ...
Java is one of the most widely used programming languages in the world, powering everything from mobile applications to large-scale enterprise systems. Whether you’re a developer, IT professional, or ...
Investigators are expected to reconstruct how Twisha Sharma’s body was allegedly brought down from the noose on the night of May 12, when she was found hanging at her in-laws’ home. Twisha Sharma’s ...
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France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further ...
One point in favor of the sprawling Linux ecosystem is its broad hardware support—the kernel officially supports everything from ’90s-era PC hardware to Arm-based Apple Silicon chips, thanks to ...