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Agent Name Service: The universal AI Agents identity system

The Linux Foundation is moving to standardize AI agents through the Agent Name Service (ANS) and the related DNS-AID proposal.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Here's why data center company IREN bought cloud-native power Mirantis

May 7, 2026

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Here's why data center company IREN bought cloud-native power Mirantis

In a word: AI.

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New Airbyte Agents: Cleaning up messy data for AI Agents

May 6, 2026

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New Airbyte Agents: Cleaning up messy data for AI Agents

According to Airbyte, AI agents are failing in the real world because of sloppy data. Their new Airbyte Agents can straighten out the data.

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Fix "Copy Fail" before your Linux system gets sick

May 5, 2026

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Fix "Copy Fail" before your Linux system gets sick

The newly disclosed Linux kernel vulnerability dubbed “Copy Fail” allows any local user to become root on most mainstream Linux systems. Yow! But the fix is in, so patch it already!

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The Open Invention Network looks to the future of open-source patent protection

Jan 27, 2026

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The Open Invention Network looks to the future of open-source patent protection

OIN 2.0 has arrived, with its refreshed license and expanded Linux System definition. This updated take on the Open Invention Network reflects the biggest change in the patent non‐aggression consortium’s 20‐year history.

Steven Vaughan-Nichols