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The AI tipping point: Why sovereignty is no longer optional

Red Hat News - Mon, 06/08/2026 - 08:00
There is a growing realization across the industry that we've reached an AI tipping point.For the last couple of years, the conversation has been dominated by the question of what is possible with AI. Today, that question has shifted to, "now that we have it, how do we control it?" We're also moving from a world where computation was plentiful to one where it’s becoming restricted again—not just by the availability of GPUs, but by the boundaries of geography, regulation, and trust.Many organizations are putting on the brakes, realizing that a "cloud-only" AI strategy can introduce complexi

Scaling physical AI: What a robotic guide dog teaches us about distributed edge workloads

Red Hat News - Mon, 06/08/2026 - 08:00
For the millions of visually impaired individuals worldwide, the lack of access to trained guide dogs represents a severe accessibility gap. While robotic alternatives exist, they have historically been limited by high costs and short battery life due to the heavy on-device processing required for autonomy. This year at DTW Ignite 2026 in Copenhagen, we are showcasing the Catalyst project, "The robotic dog: AI at the edge, sustainable revenue at scale." This Catalyst project demonstrates our collaboration with AsiaInfo, ATT, China Telecom, Netcracker, Omantel, and ZTE, and shows how intelligen

Firefox Merges Support For Vulkan Video Decoding

Phoronix - Sun, 06/07/2026 - 22:55
As an exciting development for GPU-accelerated video decoding within the Mozilla Firefox web browser, initial support for Vulkan Video has landed in the web browser!..

Wayland Protocols 1.49 Released With Improved Multi-GPU Support, Windows BT.2100

Phoronix - Sun, 06/07/2026 - 21:32
Simon Ser just published Wayland Protocols 1.49 as the latest version for this primary set of Wayland protocol definitions...

"Flatten The Pick" Linux Patches Progress For Better cgroup Scheduling While Linux Gaming

Phoronix - Sun, 06/07/2026 - 19:06
A month ago I wrote about Linux scheduler work to help boost gaming performance on old "potato" hardware with Intel engineer Peter Zijlstra noting that Linux cgroup scheduling has continued to be "a pain in the arse." This work continues advancing with a third iteration of these "flatten the pick" patches being posted...

Mesa 26.2 Lands VK_GOOGLE_display_timing Support For Direct Display Mode

Phoronix - Sun, 06/07/2026 - 18:47
The VK_GOOGLE_display_timing extension for obtaining display timing information that can be useful for frame-pacing and eliminating micro-stuttering in games now has direct display mode support with KHR_display for the Mesa Vulkan drivers. This now merged addition immediately benefits the Intel ANV and Radeon RADV drivers as well as the PowerVR, Turnip, and V3DV drivers too...

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