Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Linus Torvalds announced the first release candidate (RC1)of the upcoming Linux Kernel version 6.19. Here's what's new in Kernel 6.19-rc1.

A new study finds that 73 percent of Linux programmers believe the SCO Group's legal attacks on the open-source operating system lack merit. Respondents also weighed in on other Linux issues. Stephen ...

A slow change is coming to the Linux kernel, and it’s as fundamental as it gets for programmers: the very language they write in. Such an impactful move has to be handled carefully, but it’s cause for ...

Look at almost any mission-critical computer system in the world—servers, workstations, embedded computers, and many more—and ...

The next version of the Linux kernel will include support for popular programming language Rust, it has been confirmed. As reported by The Register, Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, has now ...

Rust is becoming equal to assembler and C in programming the Linux kernel – at least officially, as there is still a lot of work to be done in practice. Rust is set to shed its "experimental phase" ...

At the KubeCon + CloudNativeCon + Open Source Summit in Hong Kong last week, Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel, provided a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the open source ...

Want a good tech job? Then you need to know Linux and open-source software. One of the best ways to learn is via a Linux Foundation course. Read now In this one, there's a heap overflow bug in the ...

Linux programmers are moving toward a change that would put virtualization software from VMware on a more even footing with open-source rival Xen. Xen was expected to be built tightly into the Linux ...