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Firefox 115 Now Available With Intel GPU Video Decoding On Linux

Phoronix - Tue, 07/04/2023 - 21:22
Mozilla Firefox 115.0 official builds are now available for this notable update to this open-source web browser while also marking the new Extended Support Release (ESR) series...

GCC 14 Adds Support For RISC-V Vector Crypto Extensions

Phoronix - Tue, 07/04/2023 - 18:25
The GNU Compiler Collection 14 (GCC 14) will feature support for the new RISC-V processor ISA vector cryptographic extensions...

Linux 6.5 Workqueues Add Automatic CPU-Intensive Detection & Monitoring

Phoronix - Tue, 07/04/2023 - 18:13
Tejun Heo last week submitted the workqueue changes for the Linux 6.5 kernel and they include an interesting addition...

libjpeg-turbo 3.0 Released But May Be The End Of Feature Work Due To Funding Constraints

Phoronix - Tue, 07/04/2023 - 10:16
The libjpeg-turbo 3.0 open-source release occurred today for this open-source JPEG image codec implementation focused on SIMD instruction usage for optimized efficiency. While libjpeg-turbo has been a great open-source development success and has seen widespread use, its feature development moving forward may be limited due to funding gaps...

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