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Solar cell domestic production tax credit pushed; Hanwha Solutions says no effect without direct pay

South Korea\'s solar industry is urging the government to add direct pay to a planned domestic production tax credit, saying loss-making companies cannot benefit without a refund mechanism. Hanwha Solutions said the domestic solar cell manufacturing base is disappearing, with local cell market share falling sharply since 2021. The government plan caps credits and does not include direct pay or transferability. The company said direct pay is needed due to high upfront and operating costs at cell plants.

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Red Hat, IBM fix over 400 previously unknown open-source flaws via Lightwell

Red Hat and IBM said on Tuesday they found and fixed more than 400 previously unknown vulnerabilities in Java libraries through Lightwell, a security infrastructure they provide to deliver safer open-source software. They also backported the fixes so they can be applied to earlier versions. Red Hat said the effort shows long-used codebases need continuous management as threat environments change. The companies also launched Lightwell Clearinghouse for customer requests.

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Snapdragon Summit 2026: Qualcomm expands Snapdragon X2 Linux support to broaden agentic AI development base

Qualcomm is expanding operating system support for its Snapdragon X2 series for PCs to include Linux, aiming to let more developers and partners build agentic AI across a wider range of PC environments. It unveiled an Early Developer Preview for Linux at Snapdragon Summit 2026 in Maui. Debian support is set to begin by the end of 2026, while Ubuntu certification is targeted for the first half of 2027. Initial support focuses on key drivers and upstreaming them into the mainline kernel.