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Top business & technology journalist with a fondness for dogs, cats, music, theater & books.
Long-term support for Linux releases gets a new lease on life:
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Several of the most important long-term support
#Linux
kernels are getting longer support lives.
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Long-term support for Linux releases gets a new lease on life
Users need it, so the Linux kernel maintainers have decided to provide it.
https://thenewstack.io/long-term-support-for-linux-releases-gets-a-new-lease-on-life/
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Esther Schindler
about 13 hours ago
Tech Trends to Watch: Predictions From Aptiv Experts âŚand they are not all about AI. I expect at least one will make you think, âHuh, I hadnât thought about that, yet."
www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...
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What Are the Tech Trends to Watch? Predictions From Aptiv Experts
Five technology experts explore what is coming in 2026 â and beyond.
https://www.aptiv.com/en/insights/article/what-are-the-tech-trends-to-watch-predictions-from-aptiv-experts
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Altman said no to military AI abuses â then signed Pentagon deal anyway
theregister.com/2026/03/06/o...
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OpenAI CEO's principles lasted about 12 hours before $200M check arrived.
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Altman said no to military AI â then signed Pentagon deal
Opinion: OpenAI CEO's principles lasted about 12 hours before $200M check arrived
https://theregister.com/2026/03/06/openai_dod_deal/
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Sick of Microsoft and Google? This new European office suite is a private, open-source alternative
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European Digital Sovereignty has a new
#opensource
cloud alternative to Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace: Office EU.
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Sick of Microsoft and Google? This new European office suite is a private, open-source alternative
Built on open-source software, this European cloud office suite aims to keep your data out of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace.
https://zdnet.com/article/europe-open-source-office-suite-alternative-to-microsoft-google/
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Bob Reselman
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Just as Krupp provided the hardware that made the death and destruction of World War I possible, so too do a handful of weapons manufacturers that make the weapons used in the current military action in Iran. These companies will make money as others suffer.
reselbob.substack.com/p/game-of-gu...
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Game of Guns, Bombs, Planes and Drones
Or, an essential dynamic of military industrialism
https://reselbob.substack.com/p/game-of-guns-bombs-planes-and-drones
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It wasn't the first time, it won't be the last.
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It couldn't happen to a nicer scumbag.
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...
. And, may it serve as a reminder that Trump has no loyalty whatsoever to anyone except himself.
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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03/05/us/trump-news..
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Sean Michael Kerner
1 day ago
Databricks' KARL solves the problem that breaks most enterprise RAG. The key lies with some advanced techniques for Reinforcement Learning (RL).
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Databricks built a RAG agent it says can handle every kind of enterprise search
Databricks' KARL agent uses reinforcement learning to generalize across six enterprise search behaviors â the problem that breaks most RAG pipelines.
https://venturebeat.com/data/databricks-built-a-rag-agent-it-says-can-handle-every-kind-of-enterprise
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Sharon Fisher
2 days ago
While people were watching
#Moltbook
in fascination,
#security
researchers were freaking out.
www.vktr.com/ai-platforms...
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No, Skynet Hasnât Arrived: The AI Network That Turned Out to Be Mostly Human
OpenClaw and Moltbook looked like a sci-fi breakthrough. Security researchers saw something else.
https://www.vktr.com/ai-platforms/no-skynet-hasnt-arrived-the-ai-network-that-turned-out-to-be-mostly-human/
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Sharon Fisher
1 day ago
Blaming
#layoffs
on
#AI
is also a humblebrag of sorts â if companies are laying off people due to AI, it must be because theyâre so advanced and such skilled users of the technology.
www.vktr.com/ai-disruptio...
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Companies Blame AI for Job Cuts. The Data Tells a More Complicated Story.
Companies attribute tens of thousands of layoffs to AI, but how much is automation actually involved?
https://www.vktr.com/ai-disruption/companies-blame-ai-for-job-cuts-the-data-tells-a-more-complicated-story/
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Esther Schindler
2 days ago
Good essay. These three go-to rules for quoting a project arenât so much instructional as high-level theorems. "Once you understand them and embrace them, youâll be able to quote your projects with more confidence and less second-guessing."
b2bs.substack.com/p/op-note-3-...
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Op Note: 3 Rules for Pricing Client Engagements
Quote with confidence
https://b2bs.substack.com/p/op-note-3-rules-for-pricing-client
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It's like they don't have an exit plan for Americans.... Or, America, come to think of it! I travel internationally a lot, and one of the smaller annoyances of the current regime is that you get less support than ever if you need help from an embassy.
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Multiple US embassies are telling Americans they cannot evacuate or help them get out of the Middle East
US embassies in Jerusalem and Qatar issued statements on Tuesday saying they could not help Americans leave the Middle East.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-embassies-say-they-cannot-evacuate-americans-middle-east-iran2026-3
3 days ago
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I need help debugging my code. Can you see what I did wrong?
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Did anyone expect anything else?
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Don Moynihan
4 days ago
Patel "targeted an elite counter espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specializes in Iran" days before the US attacked Iran.
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Kash Patelâs latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran
The FBI director gutted a specialized, global espionage unit of counterintelligence agents, just days before Operation Epic Fury.
https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patels-latest-firings-ousted-agents-with-expertise-in-iran
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Open-source community gets a Claude-sized gift
thedeepview.com/articles/ope...
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@sjvn.bsky.social
If you're a top
#opensource
developer, Anthropic wants to give you free access to its $200-a-month, Claude Max 20x plan for six months. Now, that's a deal!
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Open-source community gets a Claude-sized gift
Anthropic wants to recruit the top open-source developers and maintainers to its side. Unless they're in China, of course. Anthropic has launched a n...
https://thedeepview.com/articles/open-source-community-gets-a-claude-sized-gift
3 days ago
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Christine Hall
4 days ago
Just published on FOSS Force: Our Fundraising Drive: Like Listener-Supported Radio, Without Breaking Into Programming
fossforce.com/2026/03/our-...
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Esther Schindler
4 days ago
Why Real-Time Inventory in Retail Has Never Worked Well Shoppers find it frustrating to check whether an item is available, only to be unable to purchase it. But they are not nearly as frustrated as retail IT leaders.
www.windriver.com/blog/Why-Rea...
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Why Real-Time Inventory in Retail Has Never Worked Well
Shoppers find it frustrating to check whether an item is available and then try to purchase it. But they are not nearly as frustrated as retail IT leaders.
https://www.windriver.com/blog/Why-Real-Time-Inventory-in-Retail-Has-Never-Worked-Well
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RLC Pro is an enterprise Linux for the AI era:
thenewstack.io/ciq-launches...
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If you want an affordable enterprise
#Linux
for your
#AI
, CIQ has a commercial offering based on Rocky Linux for you.
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RLC Pro is an enterprise Linux for the AI era
If you want an affordable enterprise Linux for your AI, CIQ has a commercial offering based on Rocky Linux for you.
https://thenewstack.io/ciq-launches-rlc-pro-for-enterprise-linux-for-the-ai-era/
4 days ago
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Red Hat introduces its first out and out AI platform:
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It was only a matter of time; Red Hat's now all in on
#AI
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Red Hat introduces its first out and out AI platform
Red Hat goes all in on AI.
https://thenewstack.io/red-hat-introduces-its-first-out-and-out-ai-platform/
4 days ago
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There are some moral lines AI powerhouse Anthropic won't cross. Too bad the same canât be said about OpenAI and other such firms.
computerworld.com/article/4138...
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Anthropic to Department of Defense: Drop dead
There are some moral lines AI powerhouse Anthropic won't cross. Too bad the same canât be said about OpenAI and other such firms.
https://computerworld.com/article/4138860/anthropic-to-department-of-defense-drop-dead.html
4 days ago
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Christine Hall
4 days ago
Just published on FOSS Force: Gentoo Starts Exit from GitHubâs Microsoft and CopilotâInfested Walled Garden
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Open source devs consider making hogs pay for every download
www.theregister.com/2026/02/28/o...
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Billion-dollar companies have been treating
#opensource
code repositories like they have infinite, free resources. Spoiler: They don't. The bill is coming due.
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Open source package repositories face sustainability crisis
Opinion: Careless big-time users are treating FOSS repos like content delivery networks
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/28/open_source_opinion/
5 days ago
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Hardcore Star Trek fans know that their futuristic computing devices use the LCARS interface. Could the L stand for
#Linux
? You see, Linux is being used ever more in space tech. by
@sjvn.bsky.social
www.windriver.com/blog/Linux-F...
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Linux Flies into Space
Linux, open source software, and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware have reshaped space technology.
https://www.windriver.com/blog/Linux-Flies-into-Space
5 days ago
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Christine Hall
8 days ago
Just published on FOSS Force: Canadian Software Boutique SimplyPHP Acquired by Startup-Focused TLM
fossforce.com/2026/02/cana...
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HR: Where do you see yourself in five years? Me:
7 days ago
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Sean Michael Kerner
9 days ago
ServiceNow is serious about automation. Apparently the key isn't about being smarter, it's about having the right roles, permissions and use cases. "Don't chase butterflies. Focus on gritty, unsexy, operational use cases..."
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ServiceNow resolves 90% of its own IT requests autonomously. Now it wants to do the same for any enterprise
ServiceNow's new Autonomous Workforce framework inherits enterprise permissions from deployment â so AI specialists can't exceed scope or self-escalate. CVS Health's CISO explains why governance architecture, not capability, is the real unlock for enterprise agentic AI.
https://venturebeat.com/orchestration/servicenow-resolves-90-of-its-own-it-requests-autonomously-now-it-wants-to
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Christine Hall
9 days ago
Just published on FOSS Force: Q4OS 6 Andromeda: More Than Just Debian on a Diet for Old Machines
fossforce.com/2026/02/q4os...
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Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code - here's how it works
zdnet.com/article/linu...
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#Linux
kernel maintainers propose a less painful process for identifying developers and their code, making it safer than ever.
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Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code - here's how it works
Linux kernel maintainers propose a less painful process for identifying developers. See how it can make Linux code safer than ever.
https://zdnet.com/article/linux-kernel-maintainers-new-way-of-authenticating-developers-and-code/
8 days ago
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I plugged it in, and all I got was a crappy MP3 of Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up."
9 days ago
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Karl Bode
9 days ago
@semafor.com
is such a perfect example of softball brunchlord media and the feckless way it normalizes and downplays radical censorial authoritarians reading this you'd barely be aware that Carr is a free speech trampling extremist (who in his free time guts telecom and media consumer protections)
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FCC Chair Brendan Carr praises Bari Weissâ CBS
âI think theyâre doing a great job,â Carr said at Semaforâs Restoring Trust in Media event Wednesday.
https://www.semafor.com/article/02/25/2026/fcc-chair-brendan-carr-praises-bari-weiss-cbs
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The Linux Foundation reveals the "ugly" secret of how open source is draining your budget:
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Companies actively investing in open source are seeing massive returns, while those treating it as âfreewareâ drown in technical debt.
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The Linux Foundation reveals the "ugly" secret of how open source is draining your budget
Linux Foundationâs report reveals that contributing to open source offers a 2x-5x ROI. Learn why private forks create technical debt and how to invest wisely.
https://thenewstack.io/roi-open-source-contribution/
9 days ago
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Sean Michael Kerner
10 days ago
Just cause Anthropic's Claude can understand COBOL doesn't mean it can actually modernize and maintain it. AI is great, but it doesn't solve everything...
venturebeat.com/technology/i...
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IBM's $40B stock wipeout is built on a misconception: Translating COBOL isn't the same as modernizing it
Investors wiped $40 billion from IBM's market cap after Anthropic released COBOL translation tools. Analysts say the market got the news right and the conclusion wrong.
https://venturebeat.com/technology/ibms-usd40b-stock-wipeout-is-built-on-a-misconception-translating-cobol-isnt
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Wait. What!? It's how old!?? No!!
10 days ago
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Jacob Ăberg
10 days ago
đ¨đ¨Not a very good look for the
#UK
which seemingly seems to support
#Russian
#sanctions
evasion . đđ
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Do NOT play this as a drinking game, as you will die of alcohol poisoning.
10 days ago
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Bob Reselman
12 days ago
"The question, then, is not whether human beings are capable of crueltyâwe apparently areâbut whether we can build systems that make cruel behavior in law enforcement rarer, riskier, and less acceptable. The answer is, we can."
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Law Enforcement Without Cruelty
Or, 5 actions to promote civil policing within the civil state
https://reselbob.substack.com/p/law-enforcement-without-cruelty
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Workaholic open source developers need to take breaks
www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/o...
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I'm a workaholic. I've managed to have a life too. This isn't easy, as all too many
#opensource
developers have discovered.
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Workaholic open source developers need to take breaks
Opinion: A week off for vacation? The nerve of some people
https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/23/open_source_devs_column/
11 days ago
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Cloudflare's Markdown for Agents automatically makes websites agent-ready:
thenewstack.io/cloudflares-...
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So, you want to make your website
#AI-friendly
without a redesign? Cloudflare makes it easy.
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Cloudflare's Markdown for Agents automatically make websites agent-ready
We don't think of Cloudflare, the well-known security and Content Delivery Network provider, as being involved in AI, but here we are.
https://thenewstack.io/cloudflares-markdown-for-agents-automatically-make-websites-more-aifriendly/
11 days ago
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Red Hat takes on Docker Desktop with its enterprise Podman Desktop build:
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@RedHat enters the cloud-native developer desktop market with the Red Hat build of Podman Desktop. While not a Linux desktop, it can run on Linux.
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Red Hat takes on Docker Desktop with its enterprise Podman Desktop build
Red Hat is betting a commercially supported Podman Desktop can lure corporate developers away from Docker Desktop.
https://thenewstack.io/red-hat-enters-the-cloud-native-developer-desktop-market/
11 days ago
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Rich Burroughs
11 days ago
This is nothing like 2008. People are buying risky collateralized debt from financing data centers, not risky collateralized debt from home mortgages.
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Cloudflare's Markdown for Agents automatically make websites agent-ready:
thenewstack.io/cloudflares-...
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So, you want to make your website
#AI-friendly
without a redesign? Cloudflare makes it easy.
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Cloudflare's Markdown for Agents automatically make websites agent-ready
We don't think of Cloudflare, the well-known security and Content Delivery Network provider, as being involved in AI, but here we are.
https://thenewstack.io/cloudflares-markdown-for-agents-automatically-make-websites-more-aifriendly/
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Red Hat takes on Docker Desktop with its enterprise Podman Desktop build:
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Red Hat enters the cloud-native developer desktop market with the Red Hat build of Podman Desktop. While not a Linux desktop, it can run on Linux.
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Red Hat takes on Docker Desktop with its enterprise Podman Desktop build
Red Hat is betting a commercially supported Podman Desktop can lure corporate developers away from Docker Desktop.
https://thenewstack.io/red-hat-enters-the-cloud-native-developer-desktop-market/
12 days ago
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At long, long last! I hope to see it this spring. To me, it's the most beautiful church in the world. The interior light is amazing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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âA joyful dayâ: final piece of Sagrada Familiaâs central tower put in place
Completion of glass cross brings Antoni GaudĂâs church to maximum final height of 172.5m, 144 years after work began
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/20/barcelona-sagrada-familias-church-central-tower-put-in-place
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NPR
14 days ago
Nazgul isn't talking, but his owners come clean about how he got loose, got famous, and how they feel now
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How Nazgul the wolfdog made his run for Winter Olympic glory in Italy
Nazgul isn't talking, but his owners come clean about how he got loose, got famous, and how they feel now
https://n.pr/3ODMRyx
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Esther Schindler
15 days ago
Wind River Achieves SSDF Security Milestones â and Why It Matters eLxr Pro, Wind River Studio Developer, and Wind River Private Cloud Suite all achieved Full Secure Software Development Framework (#SSDF) conformance.
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Wind River Achieves SSDF Security Milestones â and Why It Matters
In support of Wind Riverâs commitment to building and delivering secure, trustworthy software, the company is proud to announce that eLxr Pro, Wind River Studio Developer, and W
https://www.windriver.com/blog/Wind-River-Achieves-SSDF-Security-Milestones
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How digitally sovereign is your organization? This Red Hat tool can tell you in minutes
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Red Hat's toolkit offers governments and enterprises an
#opensource
way to measure their cloud control.
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How digitally sovereign is your organization? This Red Hat tool can tell you in minutes
Red Hat's toolkit offers governments and enterprises a way to measure the control they actually have over their data, infrastructure, and operations in this era of geopolitical cloud anxiety.
https://zdnet.com/article/red-hat-digital-sovereignty-toolkit/#ftag=COS-05-10aaa0j
15 days ago
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This is why you need both a 3D and a 2D printer.
16 days ago
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