Open-Source OS Framework Genode Gains Traction Amidst Security Concerns, Measles Outbreak Threatens US Elimination Status
A confluence of technological advancements and public health concerns dominated recent news cycles. Genode, an open-source OS framework designed for building highly secure, special-purpose operating systems, is gaining traction, while the United States faces the potential loss of its measles elimination status due to declining vaccination rates and recent outbreaks.
Genode, designed for building highly secure operating systems, scales from embedded systems to dynamic workloads by utilizing sandboxes and a recursive structure, according to Hacker News. The framework supports multiple CPU architectures and kernels, including L4 family members and Linux, and offers virtualization options. It also offers over 100 ready-to-use components, making it commercially viable through Genode Labs.
The rise of Genode comes as researchers are also focusing on minimizing attack surfaces in containerized applications. A collection of minimal container images with significantly reduced vulnerabilities are now available, offering a more secure alternative to traditional base images, Phys.org reported. These hardened images, built daily with Chainguard's tools, aim to minimize potential exploits in containerized environments.
In other technology news, Physical Intelligence, co-founded by Sergey Levine, is developing general-purpose robot foundation models trained on real-world tasks, according to Phys.org. Researchers are also optimizing matrix multiplications on ARM's SME via the MpGEMM library, as noted by Hacker News.
Meanwhile, public health officials are grappling with a potential setback in the fight against measles. Declining vaccination rates and recent outbreaks across the U.S. threaten the country's measles elimination status, a situation closely monitored by health organizations, according to Hacker News.
In other developments, Bootlin released simplest-yocto-setup, an example of a simple, realistic, and working YoctoOpenEmbedded setup. The project aims to demonstrate how YoctoOE can be used as the embedded Linux build system for end products without unnecessary complications. "While working for several Bootlin customers on their YoctoOpenEmbedded setups we have seen many problems caused by unnecessary complications in their layers," according to the project's GitHub page. The goal is "making the code simple and 'stupid', resulting in a more understandable, more efficient, easier to upgrade and less buggy build environment."
Discussion
AI Experts & Community
Be the first to comment