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Decoding design: How design and engineering thrive together in open source

Open source thrives on engineering-driven processes. Fast feedback loops, terminal tools, Git workflows: they’re the lifeblood of how we build software in the...

Developing web apps with local LLM inference

I’ve yet to meet a developer that enjoys working with metered AI APIs. The need to pay for every API call in development works in direct opposition to the...

PinTheft Linux kernel vulnerability mitigation

A local privilege escalation (LPE) security vulnerability in the Linux kernel, codename “PinTheft,” was publicly disclosed on May 19, 2026. The vulnerability...

Canonical announces fully Managed Kubeflow AI operations platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Canonical has announced the general availability of Managed Kubeflow on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. This fully managed MLOps platform allows enterprise...

A look into Ubuntu Core 26: Cloud-powered edge computing with AWS IoT Greengrass and Azure IoT Edge

Welcome to this blog series which explores innovative uses of Ubuntu Core. Throughout this series, Canonical’s Engineers will show what you can build with...

CVE-2026-46333 (ssh-keysign-pwn) Linux kernel vulnerability mitigations

An information disclosure security vulnerability in the Linux kernel was publicly disclosed on May 15th, 2026. The vulnerability was reported by Qualys and...

Canonical launches Ubuntu Core 26

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

AI is accelerating and improving how security engineers find and fix vulnerabilities. A new tool developed and used at Canonical, called Redhound, has already...


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Fragnesia Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability mitigations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...


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