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KDE developers continue to be quite busy in preparing additional Plasma 6.7 desktop features ahead of the stable release due out in mid-June...

FreeBSD 15.1 continues working its way toward a stable release in June. Out today is FreeBSD 15.1 Beta 2...

It’s A Dirty Frag Frag Friday  PC Perspective

Dirty Frag vulnerability in Linux lets hackers do more damage—here's how to protect yourself  How-To Geek

Linux Kernel Killswitch Proposed After Recent Vulnerability Disclosures  Linuxiac

'Dirty Frag' Linux zero-day exposes most distributions to LPE | news | SC Media  SC Media

Dirty Frag (CVE-2026-43284, CVE-2026-43500): Frequently asked questions about this Linux kernel privilege escalation vulnerability chain  Security Boulevard

Star Labs StarFighter Linux laptop now ships with Core Ultra 9 285H and Ryzen 7 8845HS options  VideoCardz.com

Arc Raiders Dev Tests New Kernel-Level Anti-Cheat Solution, Raising Questions About Linux Support  TechPowerUp

New Dirty-Frag Exploit Targets Linux Kernel: Serious Memory Flaw Grants Root Access  HotHardware

'Dirty Frag' Gives Root on Linux Distros  BankInfoSecurity

Active attack: Dirty Frag Linux vulnerability expands post-compromise risk  Microsoft

Another major Linux security flaw revealed — 'Dirty Frag' allows root on all major distros, with no patch or fix available yet  TechRadar

3 life-improving Linux apps to try this weekend (May 8th–11th)  How-To Geek

TUXEDO BM15 Debuts as a Repairable Linux Business Laptop  Linuxiac

New Quasar Linux implant targets developers with rootkit and backdoor capabilities | brief | SC Media  SC Media

Dirty Frag Is a Zero-Day Disaster for Linux  Hackster.io

Critical New Linux Zero-Day Confirmed—Hackers Get Root, No Patch Yet  Forbes

HP Z6 G5 A Continues Working Out Well For Linux-Friendly, High-End Workstation Review  Phoronix

In late 2023 I reviewed the HP Z6 G5 A workstation that at the time was built around the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7000 series and NVIDIA RTX Ada Generation graphics. More recently, HP has revised the Z6 G5 A workstation for the latest Threadripper PRO 9000 series and NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell graphics. HP sent over the upgraded Z6 G5 A workstation that I've been benchmarking the past few weeks. This workstation remains Linux-friendly down to convenient LVFS/Fwupd support and delivers stellar performance with the Zen 5 Threadripper and NVIDIA Blackwell combination.