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The Linux kernel patches talked about at the start of the year for more easily changing the boot logo of Tux are now queued into a "for-next" branch and thus expected to be submitted for the upcoming Linux 6.20~7.0 kernel cycle. Those wanting to replace the Tux icon with an alternative logo during the Linux kernel boot process could already patch the file manually but this new code allows for an easy replacement via Kconfig options...

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...

Retro Handheld Game Console – Open Source Linux, 3.5-inch HD Display, Portable Gaming  umlconnector.com

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

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The modern era of AI training, particularly for large models, faces simultaneous demands for computational scale and strict data privacy. Traditional machine learning (ML) requires centralizing the training data, resulting in significant hurdles and effort concerning data privacy, security, and data efficiency/volume.This challenge is magnified across heterogeneous global infrastructure in multicloud, hybrid cloud, and edge environments, so organizations must train models using the existing distributed datasets while protecting data privacy. Federated learning (FL) addresses this challenge by

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.