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AVX-512 Returns: Linux Patch Introduces Intel Nova Lake as a Full-Fledged 512-Bit Platform  igor´sLAB

Tilr TetraOP: a free 4OP FM and wavetable Synthesizer plugin (mac, linux, win)  synth anatomy

Tuxedo OS ditches Ubuntu, citing Snap packages and AI as some of its major pain points  XDA

Two more security issues were made public today concerning the X.Org Server codebase and in turn XWayland also being affected...

MagicX announces Mini40 Linux handheld with updated specs  Notebookcheck

16-year-old KVM flaw allows attackers to escape VMs and take over Linux servers  csoonline.com

Proton 11 Officially Released with Support for More Games Running on Linux  9to5Linux

Proton 11.0 Released with Big Compatibility Boost for Linux Gaming  Linuxiac

Lilbits: Flipper Zero's firmware future, a new Linux gaming laptop, an E Ink monitor, and AMD's pricey Ryzen Halo mini PC  Liliputing

Proton 11.0-1 was just released as stable as the newest major version of this downstream of Wine that powers Valve's Steam Play to provide for a great Windows gaming experience across conventional Linux systems plus the popular Steam Deck and brand new Steam Machine...

Proton 11.0-1 Released To Advance Valve's Steam Play For The Best Linux Experience Yet  Phoronix

AMDGPU kernel driver maintainer Alex Deucher of AMD sent out a set of 30 patches today working on clearing out all of the BUG() usage within this Linux kernel graphics driver...

AMD Linux Graphics Driver Working To Clear Out All Of Its BUG()s  Phoronix

Linux bug dormant for 16 years can cause a VM escape  SC Media

Stop opening your browser for these 8 tasks, the terminal does them better  How-To Geek

New Januscape Linux flaw allows VM escape on Intel, AMD devices  oodaloop.com

New QuimaRAT malware targets Windows, Linux, and macOS via MaaS model  SC Media

Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share for the First Time in Years  Linuxiac

That didn't take long... Mere minutes after NVIDIA confirmed some basic Rosa CPU details and its "Rigel" CPU core, merged to the upstream GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) codebase is initial enablement on the NVIDIA Rigel core...

Razer is a brand synonymous with gaming and finally in 2026 they are in the process of certifying their first laptop for Ubuntu Linux. This laptop going through Ubuntu Linux certification is the Razer Blade 18 RZ09-0582 and it offers incredible performance with the Core Ultra 9 290HX Plus processor and GeForce RTX 5090 graphics but with that also comes a very high price tag.