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Ubuntu users blast Canonical for slow kernel security fix

Canonical is fixing a critical Linux kernel flaw in Ubuntu, weeks after Debian and other distros did – and users aren’t happy about the wait. As of 3 November, patched kernels for CVE-2026-98432 are in testing for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 and 26.04 LTS, but are yet to hit the stable updates pocket. Canonical hasn’t given a date for when it expects them to. What’s the issue, is it major and why are folks spitting feathers over the fact it hasn’t been patched? A 9.8-rated CVE live on Ubuntu servers The CVE involved a type of bug known as a use-after-free. […] You're reading Ubuntu users blast Canonic

OMG Ubuntu · EN

NVIDIA CUDA 13.5 Released With Production Support For Vera Rubin

Along with today's release of the NVIDIA 620.70.06 Linux driver, NVIDIA also released CUDA 13.5 that brings general availability (GA) support for Vera Rubin...

Phoronix · EN

LZ4 1.11 Introduces Multi-Threaded Compression For liblz4, Other Performance Gains

For those making use of the LZ4 extremely fast compression algorithm, LZ4 1.11 released today and brings multi-threaded compression support to its library (liblz4)...

Phoronix · EN

LXQt 2.5 Released With Enhanced QTerminal, Removing The Final LXDE Dependency

LXQt 2.5 released today as the newest feature update to this lightweight, Qt6-based desktop environment...

Phoronix · EN

MPV 0.42 Media Player Brings Wayland Improvements, Improved HDR

MPV as the open-source, cross-platform media player originally based on MPlayer/mplayer2 is finally out with a new release...

Phoronix · EN

[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for November 5, 2026

Inside this week's LWN.net Weekly Edition: Front : Kernel cells; Debian LLM reviews; glibc system-call wrappers; Binder in Rust; Kernel CVE flood; Fedora KDE and X11 removal; 7.4 merge window part two; Portable Python. Briefs : MTCP RCE; Bash security; XCPE botnet; Bazzite 45; Fedora 45; openSUSE Leap 16.1; Tor Browser 16.0; Quotes; ... Announcements : Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more.

LWN.net · EN

Introducing Socrates and the New freeCodeCamp Forum

freeCodeCamp just turned 12 years old. And so did our beloved forum. And today I'm thrilled to say that the forum is now focused on discussions rather than Q&A. This is thanks to Socrates, a new tool

freeCodeCamp · EN

What a CAPTCHA Farm Attack Actually Looks Like

CAPTCHAs are something most of us have come across while browsing the internet. Sometimes we're asked to identify traffic lights in pictures, solve a small puzzle, or simply tick a box to confirm we'r

freeCodeCamp · EN

Release Notes for Safari Technology Preview 256

Safari Technology Preview Release 256 is now available for download for macOS Golden Gate and macOS Tahoe.

WebKit Blog · EN

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DevRev delivers autonomous self-service with GPT-6.1 Sol

DevRev uses GPT-6.1 Sol to power Computer and Operator, balancing reasoning, speed, and cost for enterprise service.

OpenAI Blog · EN

Introducing Images 2.6

Images 2.6 brings faster image generation, GIF creation, more precise editing, and new API controls across ChatGPT, Codex, and the API.

OpenAI Blog · EN

A thousand fewer paths to root

OpenAI built an autonomous pipeline that found, validated, and generated patches for 948 local privilege-escalation vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel.

OpenAI Blog · EN

Waymo Cuts Ties With Uber, Will Serve Riders Directly

Waymo plans to end its exclusive Uber robotaxi partnership in Austin and Atlanta in January 2028 and let customers hail its vehicles directly through the Waymo app. In an interview on The Circuit, Waymo co-CEO Tekedra Mawakana called the current Uber experience a "crapshoot" because riders aren't guaranteed a Waymo. Bloomberg reports: "In the early days, we would partner because we didn't have the scale, and in that partnering, it was a little bit of a crapshoot. Will I get a Waymo? Will I not get a Waymo?," Mawakana said in a wide-ranging interview on The Circuit with Emily Chang. She cited c

Slashdot · EN

Netflix Launches First AI-Branded Content Recommendations Feature on TVs

Netflix is testing its first consumer-facing feature explicitly branded as AI-powered. Called "AI Discover," the feature generates personalized TV and movie recommendations in real time based on viewing history, preferences, trending content and selectable themes like "Something Light" or "Quick Watches." Variety reports: The streamer will begin rolling out AI Discover in the U.S. to customers who use Netflix in English on supported smart TVs. If you have access to it, you will see a "Discover" tab with a red gem-shaped icon and a "New" label in the top navigation bar on your TV. The company p

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OpenAI Says ChatGPT Is Catching Up to Google In Search

Adam Fry, OpenAI's consumer product lead for ChatGPT, says the number of searches performed through ChatGPT has grown to roughly 20% of Google's search volume. The company defines a search as a ChatGPT query that triggers a web search, suggesting the chatbot is becoming an increasingly significant competitor to traditional search engines. The Verge reports: Having one-fifth as many searches as Google is still a long way from overtaking it, but for comparison, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said during Google's 2023 antitrust trial that Bing had about 3 percent of the search engine market share af

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Axon Sued Over AI-Powered License Plate Reader Network

Axon has been sued in a proposed class action accusing the Taser and police body-camera maker of illegally collecting and storing license plate data on millions of California drivers through its AI-powered surveillance network. Reuters reports the details: - The lawsuit (PDF), filed on Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco by law firms Hausfeld and Gibbs Mura, alleges Axon has failed to comply with a California privacy provision by not disclosing how it collects, uses and shares plate data gathered through its camera systems - "Axon has created a mass-surveillance infrastructure that is pr

Slashdot · EN

Snap has more than 30 million paid subscribers across Snapchat+ and other plans

Power users seem more than willing to pay for AI-powered effects.

Engadget · EN

Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor

The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.

TechCrunch · EN

OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election

OpenAI’s Chris Lehane wants AI to define the 2028 election, proposing a new social contract that could benefit Americans while also advancing the AI giant’s own business interests.

TechCrunch · EN

Snapchat surpasses 30M paid subscribers

The milestone comes a year after Snapchat announced a controversial limit on free storage for its Memories feature and informed users it would start requiring users to pay $1.99 per month for additional storage or subscribe to Snapchat+ to retain their Memories.

TechCrunch · EN

Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says

During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only four people booked a ride using an AI agent.

TechCrunch · EN

Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month

While it's not yet clear what kind of product the smartphone startup is cooking up, Nothing's CEO said the product is designed to leverage AI for productivity gains.

TechCrunch · EN

AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here’s how they fared

AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle.

TechCrunch · EN