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Linux Kernel's Zstd Code Gets A Co-Maintainer

Phoronix - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 21:07
Hopefully leading to more timely updates to the Zstd compression code within the Linux kernel is a decision to add on a co-maintainer of the in-kernel Zstandard code...

GraalVM Updated For Java 24, Adds Graal Neural Network Profiler For Better Performance

Phoronix - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 21:00
Ahead of the OpenJDK Java 24 release expected in the coming hours today, Oracle already released "GraalVM for JDK 24 Community 24.0" edition...

ARM64 SMT Run-Time Controls Staged Ahead Of Linux 6.15

Phoronix - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 18:47
If you happen to have a rare ARM64 platform with Simultaneous Multi-Threading (SMT) support, with the upcoming Linux 6.15 kernel there is set to finally be run-time SMT controls similar to the functionality long available on x86/x86_64 processors...

Theora 1.2 Beta Released After 16 Years

Phoronix - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 18:31
Theora is Xiph.Org's first released video codec designed for use with Ogg. Theora started out based on the VP3 codec. It's been over 16 years since the release of the libtheora 1.0 reference software implementation and tagged this week was libtheora 1.2 beta...

ollama 0.6.2 Released WIth Support For AMD Strix Halo

Phoronix - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 18:15
The ollama open-source software that makes it easy to run Llama 3, DeepSeek-R1, Gemma 3, and other large language models is out with its newest release. The ollama software makes it easy to leverage the llama.cpp back-end for running a variety of LLMs and enjoying convenient integration with other desktop software...

Red Hat named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025

Red Hat News - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 08:00
Today, we are proud to announce that Red Hat has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025. The 2025 list recognizes 609 organizations across 58 sectors and regions, all businesses that are shaping industry and culture through innovations that set new standards and achieve remarkable milestones in all sectors of the economy.For context, here’s what Fast Company Editor-in-Chief Brendan Vaughan says about this year’s list:“Our list of the Most Innovative Companies offers both a comprehensive look at innovation today and a playbook fo

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