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Canonical launches Ubuntu Core 26
By Canonical, 19 May 2026
Ubuntu Core 26 introduces precise Linux builds, optimized OTA updates, live kernel patching, and enhanced hardware-backed protection for mission-critical...
Finding the blind spot: How Canonical hunts logic flaws with AI
By Miha Purg, 15 May 2026
AI is accelerating and improving how security engineers find and fix vulnerabilities. A new tool developed and used at Canonical, called Redhound, has already...
Fragnesia Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability mitigations
By Luci Stanescu, 14 May 2026
A local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel has been publicly disclosed on May 13, 2026. The vulnerability has been assigned...
Rethinking BYOD security: protecting data without trusting devices
By Bertrand Boisseau, 13 May 2026
BYOD (bring your own device) has always looked better on paper than it does in real life. The promise is clear: let people use the gadgets they already own....
Dirty Frag Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability mitigations
By Luci Stanescu, 8 May 2026
Two local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities affecting the Linux kernel have been publicly disclosed on May 7, 2026. The vulnerabilities have been...
Three weeks to go: A sneak peek of the Ubuntu Summit 26.04 experience
By ilvipero, 6 May 2026
The countdown to the Ubuntu Summit is officially on! We are just three weeks away from Ubuntu Summit 26.04, and the orange energy levels in our community...
How to use Ubuntu on Windows
By Rajan Patel, 4 May 2026
Why run Ubuntu on Windows? It’s about getting the best of both worlds.
Fixes available for CVE-2026-31431 (Copy Fail) Linux Kernel Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
By Luci Stanescu, 30 April 2026
A local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel has been publicly disclosed on April 29, 2026. The vulnerability has been assigned...
Run NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano Omni locally in a single command
By Canonical, 28 April 2026
Today, NVIDIA introduced the NVIDIA Nemotron™ 3 Nano Omni, a highly-efficient multimodal model designed to understand and reason across video, audio, images,...
Why web engineering is great
By Johann Wolf, 27 April 2026
Hi, I’m Johann! I’m an engineering manager in Canonical’s web team. For the larger part of my 15 years of work experience as engineer, I’ve been working in...
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS has reached the end of standard Expanded Security Maintenance with Ubuntu Pro. Here are your options.
By Ishani Ghoshal, 27 April 2026
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) reached the end of its five-year Expanded Security Maintenance (ESM) window in April 2026. If you are still running 16.04, it...