Linux Kernel 6.6 released with new features
The Linux kernel has received a major update with the release of version 6.6. One of the most notable new features in Linux 6.6 is the EEVDF (Earliest Eligible Virtual Deadline First) scheduler. EEVDF replaces the CFS (Completely Fair Scheduler) scheduler, which has been in use for over a decade. EEVDF is designed to be […]
New York Times tech workers protest return-to-work policy
Over 600 tech workers at The New York Times staged a walkout to protest the company’s return-to-office policy. The dispute stems from the fact that The Times’ return-to-office policies were introduced prior to the recognition of the Tech Guild. To voice their grievances, both the New York Times Guild, which represents the majority of the […]
Open source LLMs gains popularity
Large language models (LLMs) are becoming popular, and open source LLMs are at the forefront of this trend. Meta’s Llama-2, a collection of pretrained and fine-tuned generative text models ranging in scale from 7 billion to 70 billion parameters, has been downloaded over 30 million times in the last month. Other open source LLMs such […]
Hashtag Trending Oct.31-White House issues orders to regulate AI; Can open source help combat the monopolization of AI by giants? A new version of the Linux core is out
The U.S. President issues executive orders to regulate AI, while some are asking if Open source can keep AI from being dominated by a few giants. Remote work isn’t going away without a fight. Linus Torvald says he’s “run out of excuses” and releases a new version of the Linux core. These and more
