The new rules for AI-assisted code in the Linux kernel: What every dev needs to know

Linus Torvalds and maintainers just finalized the Linux kernel's new AI policy - but it might not address the biggest ...

Linux kernel allows AI-assisted code, as long as you follow these rules

Guidelines backed by Linus Torvalds reveal how AI tools and AI-generated code can contribute to the Linux kernel, but with ...
WinBuzzer

Linux 7.0 Cuts PostgreSQL Performance in Half

An AWS engineer has reported PostgreSQL throughput dropping to 0.51x on Linux 7.0 after a kernel preemption change, with no ...
Consumer Reports

AI Data Centers: Big Tech's Impact on Electric Bills, Water, and More

John Steinbach was shocked to receive a $281 electricity bill in January 2026—a huge spike from the roughly $100 he’d paid the previous month. “It’s just so far beyond any bill that I’ve ever had,” he ...
ZDNet

Linux explores new way of authenticating developers and their code - here's how it works

The Linux kernel is moving toward a better way of identifying developers and their code. This new approach can be used by other open-source projects. It's not being rolled out yet, but I expect it to ...
InfoWorld

Snowflake extends Cortex Code CLI to dbt and Airflow to streamline data engineering workflows

Snowflake has extended support for Cortex Code CLI, its terminal-based AI coding agent, to dbt and Apache Airflow to help data practitioners streamline engineering workflows. “With this extended ...
CNET

Microsoft Researchers Figure Out How to Store Data Inside Glass Using Lasers

Most of the world's information is stored digitally right now. Every year, we generate more data than we did the year before. Now, with AI in the picture, a technology that relies on a whole lot of ...
The Verge

I went back to Linux and it was a mistake

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at ...
Houston Chronicle

How much water do AI data centers use? A new survey could help Texas regulators find out.

Water consumption by data centers and cryptomining facilities will be the focus of a new data-collection effort launched Friday by the Texas Public Utility Commission. Demand to build new data centers ...
CNET

Starlink Is Using Your Personal Data to Train AI. Here’s How to Opt Out

Starlink says it may also share personal data with partners to help it "develop AI-enabled tools that improve your customer experience.” Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, ...
Morningstar

Snowflake Unveils Cortex Code, An AI Coding Agent That Drastically Increases Productivity by Understanding Your Enterprise Data Context

Cortex Code, Snowflake’s AI coding agent, helps customers like Braze, Decile, dentsu, FYUL, LendingTree, Shelter Mutual Insurance, TextNow, United Rentals, and WHOOP perform complex data engineering, ...