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AI Models

Linus Torvalds Backs AI in Linux, Tells Critics to Fork Off

Linux creator Linus Torvalds has publicly endorsed AI tools in kernel development, writing on the mailing list that 'Linux is not one of those anti-AI projects.' The debate was sparked by Sashiko, an AI-powered code review system from the Linux Foundation that automatically analyzes proposed kernel code changes. Torvalds stressed that decisions in the kernel project are based on technical merit, 'not fear of new tools.'

Jul 172 minNeura News
Product Launch

NVIDIA Vera CPU Shows Strong Performance Against x86 Competition

Phoronix benchmark results show NVIDIA's Vera CPU, powered by custom Olympus cores, delivers strong performance in agentic AI workloads. The 88-core processor achieved up to 1.5x overall performance advantage over a latest-generation 128-core x86 chip, with 1.2TB/s memory bandwidth and 90% sustained peak bandwidth. Vera compiled a Linux kernel in 20 seconds and showed a 1.6x geometric mean increase over the Grace CPU. Memory efficiency is notable with under 30W memory power versus over 100W for DDR5.

May 263 minNeura News
Developer

CopyFail Linux Vulnerability Enables Root Access Exploits

Researchers from Theori released exploit code for CVE-2026-31431, known as CopyFail, a serious local privilege escalation flaw affecting most Linux releases. The single Python script works across distributions like Ubuntu 22.04, Amazon Linux 2023, SUSE 15.6, and Debian 12, threatening multi-tenant servers, Kubernetes containers, and CI/CD pipelines. Kernel patches exist for versions including 7.0, 6.19.12, and others, but many distributions lack updates, prompting urgent checks.

Apr 304 minNeura News