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Voyager and Red Hat Propel Red Hat Enterprise Linux into Orbit with Space Edge Micro Datacenters  HPCwire

'Apple does this and y'all love it': Microsoft defends its CPU trick to boost Windows 11 performance, after critics accuse it of 'cheating'  TechRadar

Quietly sneaking out at the end of last week was Vulkan 1.4.351 as the newest spec update to this high performance graphics and compute API...

Ubuntu 26.04 vs. Fedora 44: After years of testing both Linux distros, here's my verdict  ZDNET

First i486 Support, Now Linux Abandons i586 and i686  PC Perspective

Experts propose Linux kernel "killswitch" following worrying recent security issues  TechRadar

HDMI 2.1 Display Stream Compression "DSC" Also Ready For AMDGPU Linux Driver  Phoronix

At the beginning of the month was the surprise milestone of AMD posting AMDGPU kernel driver patches for HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link (FRL) support. The HDMI FRL patches have since been updated to also enable HDMI 2.1's Display Stream Compression (DSC) functionality for higher resolutions and higher refresh rates with the open-source AMDGPU driver...

Switching From Windows to Linux? These 15 Pro Tips Make Ubuntu Feel Like Home  PCMag

Redesigned Thelio Major Elevates System76's All-AMD, Open-Source Linux Workstation: More Performance, Much Improved Thermals Review  Phoronix

A few weeks back we reviewed the redesigned System76 Thelio Mira with a brand new chassis design and powered by the AMD Ryzen 9000 series. This was an interesting Linux-powered desktop manufactured in Colorado while for those needing a bit more performance, since then the redesigned Thelio Major launched. The new System76 Thelio Major provides an updated Thelio case design like Mira while comes packed with the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 series and AMD Radeon AI PRO R9700 graphics for delivering a very powerful, all-AMD and open-source high-end Linux workstation.

New PamDOORa Linux backdoor sold on cybercrime forum | brief | SC Media  SC Media

Linux researchers debate adding a killswitch to temporarily solve security issues  PC Gamer

Newly disclosed "Dirty Frag" vulnerability left Linux exposed for nearly a decade  TechSpot

'Dirty Frag' Exploit Poised to Blow Up on Enterprise Linux Distros  Dark Reading

Red Hat and Voyager Technologies Collaborate to Deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux on Space Edge Micro Datacenter  marketscreener.com

Dirty Frag is a new Linux bug putting your system at risk - and there's no easy fix yet  ZDNET

Linux is getting a security wake-up call - why it was inevitable and I'm not worried  ZDNET

Linux distro Debian mandates reproducible builds  thestack.technology

In a Big Move to Linux Security, Debian Makes Reproducible Builds Mandatory  It's FOSS