AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux systems, a development with significant implications for the upcoming Steam Machine gaming console, enabling 4K at 120Hz and 8K at 60Hz output.
Ubuntu’s official website and multiple services have been offline for over a day due to a sustained DDoS attack, with Canonical describing it as a ‘sustained, cross-border attack.’
Security firm Theori has publicly released exploit code for CopyFail (CVE-2026-31431), a critical Linux kernel vulnerability that affects nearly all distributions and allows privilege escalation to root from an unprivileged user account.