GIMP 3.0, AI Exploit, and Linux Updates ️

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️ IN THE NEWS

• GIMP 3.0 has been released, marking a major milestone for open-source image editing. The update brings a modernized UI and improved performance.

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• A security researcher won $50k by exploiting an AI agent, highlighting potential vulnerabilities in AI systems.

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• The US FTC has launched a broad antitrust investigation into Microsoft, which could have significant implications for the tech industry.

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• A benchmark study compares memory requirements for running 1M concurrent tasks across different programming languages and runtimes in 2024.

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UNDER THE HOOD

• Linux 6.13 Staging Clears Out 107k Lines of Code

  Removal of old and unmaintained drivers improves kernel maintainability

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• FFmpeg Git Lands Vulkan Video Enhancements

  Potential performance improvements for video processing

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• Microsoft Patches Exchange Server Fix

  Corrects issues caused by previous update

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REPO OF THE WEEK

No suitable repo found this week.

SHOWER THOUGHTS FOR DEVS

If we spent as much time fixing tech debt as we do arguing about tabs vs spaces, our codebases would be pristine.

Thanks for reading!

Andrew Pierno