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 ...
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, ...
WDBJ

Virginia lawmakers look to address data center water use

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia lawmakers are considering legislation to limit water consumption by data centers. It comes as Google plans to draw an estimated 8 million gallons per day from Carvins ...
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, ...
The New York Times

This A.I. Tool Is Going Viral. Five Ways People Are Using It.

Claude Code generates computer code when people type prompts, so those with no coding experience can create their own programs and apps. By Natallie Rocha Reporting from San Francisco Claude Code, an ...