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‘Free Type’ Library exploits Linux
Meta Warns of FreeType Vulnerability (CVE-2025-27363) With Active Exploitation Risk. Meta has warned that a security vulnerability impacting the FreeType open-source font rendering library may have been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2025-27363, and carries a CVSS score of 8.1, indicating high severity. Described as an out-of-bounds write…
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IBM contributes projects to Linux Foundation for AI
IBM is contributing 3 open-source projects—Docling, Data Prep Kit and BeeAI—to the Linux Foundation. This move signals not only the potential growth of these projects but also IBM’s ongoing commitment to open-source AI. “We’re continuing our long history of contributing open-source projects to ensure that they’re easy to consume and that it’s easy for others—not…
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Claude broke Linux Systems
Anthropic’s Latest Goof-Up Broke Linux Systems. The AI company was quick to rectify the problem. by Ankush Das In the tech world, it is all about experiments, mistakes, and building solutions to improve upon the existing system. Nothing is ever perfect, even after multiple iterations. That being said, when a notable company makes a mistake,…
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Linux 6.15 on Apple SoCs
More Apple Silicon Updates For Linux 6.15 Help M1/M2 Plus iPad / iPod / iPhoneWritten by Michael Larabel Already queued ahead of the Linux 6.15 merge window opening later this month are DeviceTree support for Apple’s T2 SoCs as well as other DeviceTree additions set to be mainlined. A third round of DeviceTree patches were…
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Debian on Android Phones
Your Android phone will run Debian Linux soon (like some Pixels already can)Google introduces Debian Linux terminal app for Android. My phone’s a laptop at last! Written by Steven Vaughan-Nichols, ZDNet Senior Contributing Editor Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus’ Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip.…
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Alternatives to US Goods
New websites help identify made-in-Canada products for Canadian consumers.As trade tensions escalate, two Vancouver entrepreneurs have each set up tools to help consumers support Canadian businesses. As trade tensions with the United States escalate, two Vancouver entrepreneurs — Toki Hossain and Sourabh Banerjee — have created digital platforms to help Canadians support local businesses. CanadianAlternative.to…
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