Microsoft Azure Linux gets 470-plus fixes; PyTorch 2.15 tackles one-bad-GPU; Meta acquires Conductor

AI

• Microsoft's Azure Linux gets 470-plus security fixes in one almighty patching session – A large batch of CVEs, a certificate cleanup and additional work for Microsoft’s patching teams were bundled into a single update.

• PyTorch 2.15 tackles the “one bad GPU” problem – The release shovels aside technical debt to make large-scale AI training more resilient to a single faulty GPU.

• Meta brings Conductor on board its model train – The agent-orchestration startup has been acquired by Meta.

• Bare metal boom: On-prem server sales for HPC and AI up 20% this year – Firms continue to prefer on-prem hardware, with the revenue spike driven by higher costs as well as increased sales.

• Windows pushed AI PCs, but now it’s hit a wall of RAM prices – Tight budgets are forcing customers to reconsider, while Microsoft executives experiment with new sales pitches.

Infosec

• Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks –

• – The issue persists despite recent updates, alongside reports of China upgrading smartphone surveillance tools and Ring easing its anti-snooping stance.

• DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure – Jeff Moss says the voting-village reports have been so successful that the entire DEF CON will now be included.

• EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis – The deal values the firm at over $3.5 billion, though the exact portion sold was not disclosed.

• Malware Month: Ten years since the first corporate ransomware – Mikko Hyppönen notes no end in sight, while highlighting infosec as a stable long-term career path.

FOSS

• Crowd-fave Linux Mint update approaches –

• openSUSE Leap 16.1 gives Linux users the right to remain immutable – A new installer offers both conventional and read-only system options as the Micro distro phase-out continues.

• Achieving nirvana: Enlightenment 0.28 hits the desktop –

• Architect creates open-source replacement for VMware’s hidden VM migration tool – OpenVDDK is reportedly already in production at scale.

• AlpineBSD announced – an AI-free FOSS OS – It combines the NetBSD kernel with the Alpine Linux userland.

• Ubuntu 27.04 may bring a preview of the long-awaited Core Desktop – Canonical still has ground to cover but knows its target.

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