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The Fedora Council has approved a new plan to create specialized AI-focused desktop images for developers. The effort comes shortly after similar moves by Ubuntu and targets support for major hardware platforms including Intel, AMD, NVIDIA, and ARM.

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The Dutch government has rolled out code.overheid.nl, a Forgejo-based platform for hosting public-sector code. Several agencies are already using the service following its April 24 soft launch.

Mozilla has introduced Thunderbolt, a new AI client designed for users and businesses to run self-hosted AI infrastructure without depending on cloud services. The tool builds on the open-source Haystack framework to create a sovereign AI client compatible with various APIs. It emphasizes data control, security, and cross-platform support.

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Linux stable kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman has started using an AI-assisted fuzzing tool in a branch named 'clanker' to test the kernel codebase. The tool has already prompted fixes for vulnerabilities in subsystems like ksmbd and SMB. Patches from this effort now cover areas including USB, HID, WiFi, and networking.

The BorgBase team has introduced Vykar, a new open-source backup tool written in Rust that outperforms Borg, Restic, and others in speed tests. Released under the GPL-3.0 license, it features encryption, deduplication, and a built-in desktop GUI. Performance benchmarks show it completing backups faster while using more memory.

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The Linux Foundation has secured $12.5 million in grants from AI companies to bolster open source software security. The funding addresses maintainers overwhelmed by AI-generated vulnerability reports. It will be managed by Alpha-Omega and the Open Source Security Foundation.