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The Linux 6.17 sound subsystem code last week introduced support for AMD ACP 7.2 as the next version of AMD's Audio Co-Processor IP. This appears to be for yet-to-be-released hardware and now over in the SoundWire subsystem is similar enablement work landing for AMD ACP 7.2...

GNOME 48 Reimagined: Smoother Settings, Glorious HDR, and Precision Scaling  Linux Journal

FOSS Weekly #25.32: AWS Fiasco, AUR Poisoned Again, Ubuntu Manual, Firefox New Tab Customization and More Linux Stuff  It's FOSS

[Inside LBS Ⅱ] Dividing and Conquering Linux High-Capacity SSD Support with LBS  Samsung Semiconductor

Linux Mint 22.2 Beta Coming Soon, ISOs Enter Testing  OMG! Ubuntu

Linux 6.17 Delivers Key FUTEX Fixes for Performance Gains  WebProNews

PyTorch 2.8 released today as the newest feature update to this widely-used machine learning library that has become a crucial piece for deep learning and other AI usage. There are a few interesting changes worth highlighting with the new PyTorch 2.8 release...

Linux 6.17 KVM Additions Include Intel LKGS From FRED, Smarter AMD SEV Cache Flushing  Phoronix

The KVM feature changes were merged a few days ago with all of their enhancements for the in-development Linux 6.17 kernel. Some nice improvements made it this cycle for enhancing the open-source Linux virtualization stack...

We’re delighted to welcome Navtez Singh Bal to Red Hat as a general manager for Red Hat India and South Asia region. In his new role, Navtez will be responsible for Red Hat’s business operations in a dynamic region with accelerated growth. Navtez brings over 25 years of broad industry experience, a proven track record of leading transformative strategies, and a deep commitment to delivering customer success. Prior to joining Red Hat, Navtez held several leadership roles, including chief operating officer for India at Microsoft, senior partner at McKinsey India, and vice president and gener

Microsoft today released an updated version of Windows Subsystem for Linux "WSL" that allows running Linux binaries atop Windows 11. There is only one change noted and it's for a yet-to-be-public security vulnerability...

Windows Subsystem For Linux "WSL" Updated For A Yet-To-Be-Public Security Vulnerability  Phoronix

Linux Kernel 6.15 Hit by Btrfs Log Tree Corruption: Fixes Submitted  WebProNews

Microsoft Announces Open-Source "Wassette" Using Rust + WebAssembly To Help AI Agents  Phoronix

Microsoft formally announced today its newest open-source project: Wassette. The Wassette is MIT-licensed and includes Linux and macOS support alongside Windows while being a Rust+WebAssembly-based project focused on securing AI agents...

Updating your Linux kernel sounds scary, but here's why it's no different from a Windows update  xda-developers.com

Linux 6.17: AppArmor Adds AF_UNIX Mediation and Security Enhancements  WebProNews

Mesa 25.2 is now available as the newest quarterly feature release for this set of open-source Linux graphics drivers predominantly for OpenGL, Vulkan, and video acceleration support on the Linux desktop...

Test and Measurement: ATIS, Linux Foundation seal 5G/6G collaboration  RCR Wireless News

KDE Desktop: 9 of the Best Features You Should Be Using  How-To Geek