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Intel Begins Preparations For Xe3P Upstreaming To Open-Source OpenGL & Vulkan Drivers

Phoronix - 3 hours 20 min ago
Following the mainline Linux kernel beginning to see Xe3P graphics enablement for upcoming Nova Lake integrated graphics as well as the Crescent Island AI inference accelerator, Intel's Mesa OpenGL "Iris" and Vulkan "ANV" drivers are preparing to begin laying out their Xe3P driver support...

AMD EPYC Achieves Performance Leadership In New OCUDU Project For 5G/6G RAN

Phoronix - 8 hours 31 min ago
Announced this week at Mobile World Congress (MWC) by the Linux Foundation was the establishing of the OCUDU Ecosystem Foundation for advancing open-source AI-RAN (Radio Access Network) innovations. OCUDU is building a reference platform and innovations around 5G and early 6G network solutions. With OCUDU being benchmark-friendly, I have been putting the early code through some performance tests on current AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon server platforms.

Linux Mint Ready With Its Wayland-Compatible Cinnamon Screensaver

Phoronix - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 23:09
Linux Mint developers recently outlined their work on developing a new Wayland-compatible screensaver for use with their Cinnamon desktop environment. Linux Mint developers announced today that their new screensaver solution is ready for use...

systemd 260-rc2 Released With More Changes

Phoronix - Wed, 03/04/2026 - 22:08
Last week marked the release of systemd 260-rc1 with a new "mstack" feature, a new "FANCY_NAME" field for os-release, dropping System V service script support, and other changes. Out today is systemd 260-rc2 release with more changes in further working its way toward a stable release for empowering 2026 Linux distributions...

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