May 31, 2026
2 links from the engineering internet.
phoronix.com
systems
linux might finally disable microsoft rndis protocol drivers in 2026
greg kroah-hartman updated the rndis git branch to disable all rndis drivers after a 3-year push. the microsoft rndis protocol is flagged as fundamentally insecure with superior modern alternatives available, and android already removed it years ago.
theregister.com
ai
headroom open-sourced by netflix engineer compresses llm prompts, saving $700k
tejas chopra presented headroom at the open source summit, reporting the tool has pruned over 200 billion tokens for internal netflix teams and external users, saving an estimated $700k. it removes redundant metadata, json schemas, and template fragments that can make up 90% of tokens in agent workloads.