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Rust Coreutils 0.6 Brings Increased Compatibility, Removing Some Unsafe Code & More Perf

Phoronix - Tue, 02/03/2026 - 06:30
Following the Rust Coreutils presentation from FOSDEM this weekend, Rust Coreutils 0.6 is now available as the latest feature release for this Rust programming language re-implementation of GNU Coreutils...

Firefox 148 Ready With New Settings For AI Controls

Phoronix - Tue, 02/03/2026 - 04:50
With the concerns raised over comments by Mozilla's new CEO with wanting to evolve Firefox into a "modern AI browser", the Firefox 148 release due out later this month aims to address some of those concerns by having a new AI controls area within the web browser's settings...

Linux Prepares To Support Microsoft's "Turn On Display" DSM To Address Laptop Issues

Phoronix - Tue, 02/03/2026 - 04:06
Microsoft in Windows 11 22H2 introduced a new ACPI Device Specific Method (DSM) "Turn On Display" notification that the Linux 7.0 kernel will be adding support for in dealing with some otherwise problematic laptop behavior...

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