Windows 11 is less of a desktop operating system than it is a remote Microsoft client equipped with AI-powered Recall, telemetry, and data collection. If you see these as spyware, try Linux for your primary desktop.

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Opinion: If you want a desktop that's secure and reliable, forget about Microsoft

Researchers have unveiled a small but powerful modification to the Linux kernel that could significantly reduce energy consumption in data centers by 30%. https://www.techspot.com/news/106501-linux-kernel-upgrade-promises-up-30-energy-savings.html

It seemed inevitable that the Linux kernel sources would expand beyond 40 million lines early this year. With the recent release of Linux 6.14 rc1 sources the figure has ballooned to 40,063,856 lines.

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Linux kernel source expands beyond 40 million lines – it has doubled in size in a decade

Milestone passed with the debut of Linux 6.14 rc1.

The newly formed Open Source Alliance (OSA) has released its take on an open-source AI definition (OSAID): the Open Weight Definition (OWD).

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The Open Weight Definition offers another take on the OSAID debate

This new framework from the Open Source Alliance aims to finally set the standard for open-source AI models. Will it?

Sekoia is warning Chrome users of a supply chain attack targeting browser extension developers that has potentially impacted hundreds of thousands of individuals already.

Supply chain attack strikes array of Chrome Extensions

Threat actor exploited phishing and OAuth abuse to inject malicious code

The largest DDoS attack on record targeted an internet service provider in East Asia on Oct 29. Cloudflare detected and automatically thwarted the attack, which generated 5.6Tbps in traffic, requiring no "human intervention."

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Botnet Unleashes Record-Breaking 5.6Tbps DDoS Attack

Cloudflare says the attack against an East Asian ISP came from 13,000 devices infected with a variant of the notorious Mirai malware.

A new survey suggests evidence of a movement away from public cloud provision as nearly 69% of companies have moved at least some apps off the cloud and back to on-premise systems or private clouds.

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Why some companies are backing away from the public cloud

Many business leaders are taking a clear-eyed view of the cloud's benefits and drawbacks. Technical debt may be at the root of many repatriation de...

Microsoft brainiacs who probed the security of more than 100 of the software giant's own generative AI products came away with a sobering message: The models amplify existing security risks and create new ones.

Microsoft AI Red Team says security work will never be done

If you want a picture of the future, imagine your infosec team stamping on software forever

The DuckDuckGo Android browser has a handy tool for seeing what sorts of tracking activity is happening behind the scenes with apps on your device — and, if you wish, for blocking any or all of that activity.

An eye-opening Android privacy blacklight – Computerworld

Apple finds itself in a privacy quandary. When it gets privacy wrong, it’s front-page news; when it gets privacy right, hardly anyone cares. You can see why other companies leave the subject well alone.

Apple has a privacy problem | Macworld