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German consortium unveils open Soofi S model with 30 billion parameters
A German AI consortium has released Soofi S, an open language model with 30 billion parameters that, according to its developers, tops benchmarks in both English and German.
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A Tool Has Appeared for Tracking Unpropagated Linux Kernel Security Patches
A developer has introduced a filtering engine with a database that tracks Linux kernel security patches that never made it to the stable branches. The project is available at patchless.natey.sh.
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US Voices Call on Government and Business to Invest in Open AI Models
A Fortune contributor has urged governments, companies and nonprofits to invest more actively in free, open-source AI. The piece sparked notable discussion on Hacker News.
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xAI Open-Sources Grok Build
xAI has released the source code for its Grok Build project. The news drew notable interest on Hacker News.
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Thinking Machines Unveils Inkling, Its First Open AI Model
Thinking Machines has released Inkling, its first public open model and the culmination of a year and a half of work on AI infrastructure. It is the first tangible confirmation of the company's bet against one-size-fits-all models.
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Credential-Stealing Trojan Planted in AsyncAPI npm Packages
Attackers published five malicious versions of AsyncAPI packages in the npm registry, using them to distribute a remote access trojan with data-theft capabilities. The attack struck the open-source software supply chain.
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Linus Torvalds: the Linux kernel is not an “anti-AI” project
Linus Torvalds has once again stated that the Linux project does not oppose artificial intelligence and is not a venue for ideological struggle. His remarks came in response to a segment of kernel developers who criticize the use of AI and LLMs in the project.
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GitHub Adds a Default Delay Before Package Updates in Dependabot
GitHub has changed the behavior of Dependabot version updates, introducing a waiting period before a package update is proposed by default. The news drew a notable response on Hacker News.
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Article's author calls for more frequent use of the git history command
Hacker News is discussing a piece arguing that the capabilities of the git history command undeservedly remain in the shadow of other Git tools. The post drew 179 points and 109 comments.
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Linux Kernel 0.11 Rewritten in Idiomatic Rust
A developer has rewritten the classic Linux kernel version 0.11 in the Rust language, and the resulting system boots successfully in the QEMU emulator. The project has been published on GitHub and has drawn notable interest among commenters on Hacker News.
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The Odyssey Linux project appears
A website for a new project called Odyssey Linux has been published online. Details about the distribution have not yet been disclosed.
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Who Does Anubis Actually Stop?
A blogger examines the effectiveness of Anubis — a proof-of-work-based system for protecting websites from automated crawlers. The author asks who this tool really stops and who it doesn't.
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Ant, a New JavaScript Runtime, Debuts on Hacker News
Developers have posted Ant on Hacker News — a JavaScript runtime along with an accompanying ecosystem of tools. The submission has already drawn notable attention from the community.
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“Madame Semver Will See You Now”: A Wry Take on Semantic Versioning
A new blog post plays on the image of a fortune-teller, likening the predictions of semantic versioning to reading the cards. The author pokes fun at just how literally developers take version numbers.
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Debian 13.6 Released with Accumulated Security Fixes
The Debian Project has unveiled Debian 13.6 — the latest point release of the Trixie branch, bringing current security fixes and other maintenance updates. A rollback of the GeoIP database is called out separately.
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Ollama raises $65M as it grows to nearly 9 million users
Ollama, the open-source tool for running AI models locally, has secured $65M in funding backed by Benchmark. The project has amassed 176,000 stars and nearly 17,000 forks on GitHub.
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Developers Are Leaving GitHub for Codeberg and Self-Hosted Solutions
Hacker News is buzzing with debate about the trend of moving away from GitHub in favor of Codeberg and self-hosted alternatives. The post drew 180 points and sparked 134 comments.
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PostgreSQL Rewritten in Rust: The Project Passes Every Regression Test
A developer has unveiled a project to rewrite PostgreSQL in Rust that successfully passes 100% of the original DBMS's regression tests. The project has been published on GitHub and sparked a lively discussion on Hacker News.
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OpenMandriva Distribution Hit by Sabotage Attempt via GitHub
The OpenMandriva developers have reported an act of sabotage: part of the project's GitHub repository was deleted, and empty packages were pushed to the Cooker repository in an effort to crowd out GNOME and COSMIC.
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XWayland 24.1.13 closes two more vulnerabilities in X.Org code
XWayland 24.1.13 has been released, addressing two new security issues found in the X.Org Server codebase. XWayland inherited them as a component that relies on shared code.
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