Microsoft brought the 4.0 Linux release into public testing for virtual machines on June 2, expanding the in-house distribution into a customer-selectable cloud image. That is a broader role than ...

Microsoft is becoming more of a Linux company. Linux now spans Azure, Windows, and AI workstations. AI is pushing Microsoft deeper into Linux. Also: Microsoft surprises with its first server Linux ...

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Microsoft used the Open Source Summit North America 2026 event to position open-source infrastructure and hardened Linux distributions as foundational components for emerging AI-native and agentic ...

Building a DIY Steam Machine for Linux gaming involves balancing customization with performance considerations. According to EIGA, the Tetra S case from Thorzone stands out as a compact 9-liter option ...

Microsoft has announced an Azure VM preview for Azure Linux while also moving Azure Container Linux into general availability. Together, those moves give Microsoft’s in-house Linux stack a more ...

Azure Linux 4.0 expands Microsoft’s Linux strategy for secure AI and server workloads. Azure Container Linux offers hardened, lightweight infrastructure for Azure containers and regulated enterprises.

At the Open Source Summit North America this week, Microsoft announced two major milestones for Linux workloads on Azure: Azure Linux 4.0 running on Azure virtual machines and the general availability ...

Microsoft released its first full Linux distro: Azure Linux 4.0. Azure Linux ix split into Azure Container Linux and the virtual machine edition. Microsoft effectively admits that it's a de facto ...

ATLANTA (CN) — The 11th Circuit declined Tuesday to overturn the conviction of a Florida man prosecuted for possessing a machine gun conversion device, ruling the longstanding ban on machine guns does ...

Geopolitical uncertainty is driving organizations outside the U.S. to explore sovereign cloud alternatives, ranging from country-specific Azure regions to fully disconnected on-premises deployments.

Portal An Azure Linux virtual machine (VM). For more information, see Supported Linux distributions and versions. Outbound TCP connectivity to 169.254.169.254 over port 80 and 168.63.129.16 over port ...