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Qwen Code Desktop adds Linux ARM support and managed-agent controlsThe release adds Linux aarch64 support, an automatic-update opt-out, and new web-shell and managed-runtime capabilities. It also improves MCP media handling, session inspection, worktree management and browser-use packaging.→Echo acquires Minimus assets to expand hardened open-source software coverageEcho acquired Minimus technology and data to broaden its hardened-artifact operating-system coverage and vulnerability-scanner integrations. Echo said the combined offering will provide distribution-agnostic hardened open-source artefacts, with agents used to investigate vulnerabilities and develop and validate patches.→Linux 7.2 ships after an unusually large, AI-heavy development cycleLinux 7.2 was released after Linus Torvalds described the development cycle as unusually large and said AI tools were contributing to review and bug discovery. The kernel adds cache-aware scheduling and support work for Apple M3 and newer graphics and chip platforms, while deprecating AppleTalk and PCMCIA.→