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For those looking for a speedy Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms "BLAS" library, OpenBLAS 0.3.31 is now available for this optimized open-source implementation...

One of the initiatives launched by Intel in 2025 was LLM-Scaler as part of Project Battlematrix. The open-source LLM Scaler is a Docker-based solution for helping to deploy Generative AI "GenAI" workloads on Intel Battlemage graphics cards with frameworks like vLLM, ComfyUI, SGLang, and more. There continues to be routine new feature releases of LLM Scaler for broadening the large language models supported and other improvements...

I found a Linux distro that pairs a clean, Mac-like UI with a 'trade-free' philosophy - and it's super fast  ZDNET

Wild 0.8 is now available as this speedy linker focused on iterative development, a goal of incremental linking, and written in the Rust programming language...

The GNOME 50 Alpha "50.alpha" release is now available for testing ahead of this open-source desktop's official release in March...

The latest EndeavorOS release just solved one of my biggest frustrations with Arch Linux  ZDNET

Opera GX, the Gaming Web Browser, is Coming to Linux  OMG! Ubuntu

EndeavourOS 2026.01.12 "Ganymede Neo" is out as the first update of the year to this Arch Linux based distribution...

EndeavourOS 2026.01.12 Released With Linux 6.18 LTS Kernel, NVIDIA Open Modules  Phoronix

I boosted my old laptop’s battery life by switching to this power-efficient Linux distro  MakeUseOf

Opera GX is finally making its to way to Linux  Neowin

Why 2026 might bring more Linux desktops to the enterprise  TechTarget

Indomitus Group Launches indiPDF, a Professional PDF Editor for Linux  GlobeNewswire

EndeavourOS Ganymede Neo Is Out with Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS and KDE Plasma 6.5.4  9to5Linux

Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8: A High-End, Intel + NVIDIA Mobile Workstation Great For Linux Use Review  Phoronix

For those shopping for an AI-ready mobile workstation with NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell graphics, the Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 8 offers a lot of potential for developers, AI researchers, content creators, and others. This Linux-friendly mobile workstation is well built and aligns with ThinkPad P-Series expectations while being ready to be tasked with demanding workloads.

GOG Owner Blasts Windows 11, Eyes Linux Pivot in 2026 for Gamers  WebProNews

GNOME 3.16 is here -- the best Linux desktop environment gets better  BetaNews

You Can Now Run Debian GNU/Linux on the OpenWrt One Open-Source Router  9to5Linux

The upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle will provide expanded GPU temperature reporting capabilities for Intel graphics cards. Additional temperature sensors will now be exposed under Linux with the Intel Xe driver using the hardware monitoring (HWMON) interface for easy consumption by different Linux user-space software...