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AMD and CIQ jointly announced today that AMD-optimized Rocky Linux builds are being worked on for this RHEL-derived operating system. The AMD-optimized Rocky Linux will focus on AI and HPC workloads and be nicely integrated with ROCm...

AMD-Optimized Rocky Linux Distribution To Focus On AI & HPC Workloads  Phoronix

Peropesis Linux Draws Users To CLI Mastery  findarticles.com

Linux or Windows? How Having Many Operating System Choices Makes Switching Easier on Dedicated Hosting  Programming Insider

Linux-powered PinePhone might not get a sequel, and postmarketOS is one reason  How-To Geek

How this strange little distro can boost your Linux skills  ZDNET

4 reasons Linux Mint is the best Windows 11 replacement  Yahoo Tech

4 reasons Linux Mint is the best Windows 11 replacement  How-To Geek

Arch-based ML4W OS 2.12.0 now available with Quickshell and other changes  Notebookcheck

Following last week's big GNOME 50 release, the GNOME Foundation today formally announced the creation of the GNOME Fellowship program...

Arm announced their first silicon product in history with today's AGI CPU. The Arm AGI CPU complements their existing IP offerings into a production-ready silicon product for AI data centers...

Arm Announces AGI CPU For AI Data Centers  Phoronix

Age checks creep into Linux as systemd gets a DOB field  theregister.com

Avalonia Previews MAUI For Linux  i-programmer.info

Systemd forks erupt on GitHub after maintainers approve age verification field  Cybernews

Codenotary Introduces First Autonomous Agentic Platform for Securing and Managing Linux Infrastructure and Securing Code  Business Wire

CIQ & AMD unveil tuned Rocky Linux for AI clusters  IT Brief UK

UEK 8.2 Delivers Advancements in Confidential Computing and System Reliability  Oracle Blogs

While having the new System76 Thelio Mira desktop in the lab, I took the opportunity to run some benchmarks to see how Pop!_OS 24.04 is currently performing relative to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS for which it is based as well as looking ahead at how Ubuntu 26.04 LTS in its current near-final development form is looking on the same hardware.

Pop!_OS 24.04 vs. Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vs. Ubuntu 26.04 Development Benchmarks  Phoronix