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Intel Finally Posts Open-Source Gaudi 3 Driver Code For The Linux Kernel  Phoronix

It's "a complex mix of internet access and physical execution," says the chief informance security officer at Cequence Security. Long-time Slashdot reader schwit1 summarizes this article from The Wall Street Journal: By breaking into carriers' online systems, cyber-powered criminals are making off with truckloads of electronics, beverages and other goods In the most recent tactics identified by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint, hackers posed as freight middlemen, posting fake loads to the boards. They slipped links with malicious software into email exchanges with bidders such as trucking companies. By clicking on the links, trucking companies unwittingly downloaded remote-access software that lets the hackers take control of their online systems. Once inside, the hackers used the truckers' accounts to bid on real shipments, such as electronics and energy drinks, said Selena Larson, a threat researcher at Proofpoint. "They know the business," she said. "It's a very convincing full-scale identity takeover." "The goods are likely sold to retailers or to consumers in online marketplaces," the article explains. (Though according to Proofpoint "In some cases, products are shipped overseas and sold in local markets, where proceeds are used to fund paramilitaries and global terrorists.") "The average value of cargo thefts is increasing as organized crime groups become more discerning, preferring high-value targets such as enterprise servers and cryptocurrency mining hardware, according to risk-assessment firm Verisk CargoNet."

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Linux 6.18 Release Improves Gaming, Laptops, and Security  OMG! Ubuntu

Linux 6.18 Release Improves Gaming, Laptops, and Security  OMG! Ubuntu

Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series  9to5Linux

Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series  9to5Linux

Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series  9to5Linux

Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series  9to5Linux

Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series  9to5Linux

Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series  9to5Linux

Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series  9to5Linux

Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series  9to5Linux

Linux Kernel 6.18 Officially Released, Could Be the Next LTS Kernel Series  9to5Linux

Linux 6.18 Released With Many New Features, Likely This Year's LTS Kernel  Phoronix

One of the best gaming Linux OSes just shifted 1,000,000 GB of ISOs in a single month  XDA

An anonymous reader shared this report from The Conversation: To make interplanetary travel faster, safer, and more efficient, scientists need breakthroughs in propulsion technology. Artificial intelligence is one type of technology that has begun to provide some of these necessary breakthroughs. We're a team of engineers and graduate students who are studying how AI in general, and a subset of AI called machine learning in particular, can transform spacecraft propulsion. From optimizing nuclear thermal engines to managing complex plasma confinement in fusion systems, AI is reshaping propulsion design and operations. It is quickly becoming an indispensable partner in humankind's journey to the stars... Early nuclear thermal propulsion designs from the 1960s, such as those in NASA's NERVA program, used solid uranium fuel molded into prism-shaped blocks. Since then, engineers have explored alternative configurations — from beds of ceramic pebbles to grooved rings with intricate channels... [T]he more efficiently a reactor can transfer heat from the fuel to the hydrogen, the more thrust it generates. This area is where reinforcement learning has proved to be essential. Optimizing the geometry and heat flow between fuel and propellant is a complex problem, involving countless variables — from the material properties to the amount of hydrogen that flows across the reactor at any given moment. Reinforcement learning can analyze these design variations and identify configurations that maximize heat transfer.

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This is the only Linux distro I recommend for self-hosting  How-To Geek

KaOS Linux 2025.11 Adds Support for the Limine Bootloader, KDE Plasma 6.5  9to5Linux

KaOS Linux 2025.11 Adds Support for the Limine Bootloader, KDE Plasma 6.5  9to5Linux

KaOS Linux 2025.11 Adds Support for the Limine Bootloader, KDE Plasma 6.5  9to5Linux