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libx11-compat Is Working To Implement Xlib Atop SDL For Wayland, macOS, Android  Phoronix

Back in March Intel software engineers began sending out Linux patches for Directed Package-Level Thermal Interrupts as a new capability with recent Intel processors. This notable efficiency improvement is now queued for introduction in the Linux 7.3 cycle once its merge window opens in a month...

Intel Directed Package-Level Thermal Interrupts Slated For Linux 7.3  Phoronix

Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE sent out this week's batch of sound fixes that he describes as "A collection of fixes that have been accumulated recently. The amount is still "new normal", but all small fixes. Mostly hardware-specific quirks, but including a few core fixes, too." The "new normal" has been a common phrase recently to reflect the increased tempo of patches as well as security/bug disclosures all due to the increased pace of AI/LLM activity...

Following the launch of the 7-inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 and the 5-inch display variant, Raspberry Pi announced today the addition of a 10-inch model...

Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 10-Inch Model Launches  Phoronix

Server OS Market Share Statistics 2026 [Latest Data]  About Chromebooks

GNOME can look like Windows – and Flashback can do it without extensions  The Register

PlayStation 3 emulator adds support for ATI Radeon HD 2000, 3000, and 4000 series graphics cards on Linux — 20-year-old HD 2600 crumbles, can only run Portal at 13 fps in 273p  Tom's Hardware

Arduino UNO Q Arcade bundle lets you build a custom retro gaming console for about $90  CNX Software

Vendefoul Wolf Excalibur Xfce – Distro of the Week  LXer

4 Application Control Updates That Help Teams Move Faster  SECURITY.COM

Raspberry Pi Launches 10-Inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 at $80  9to5Linux

Proton-CachyOS adds support for vkd3d-low-latency, upgrades d7vk and more  GamingOnLinux

What made me finally switch to Vivaldi as my default Linux web browser  ZDNET

Steam July Client Update Brings Remote Play and Linux Fixes  Linuxiac

Linux kernel discloses 442 CVEs as AI bugpocalypse settles in  Risky Business Newsletters

Linus Torvalds just joined Microsoft’s AI-code club, defending its use in the Linux kernel  Windows Latest

Intel Arc B390 Gets Faster Under Linux 7.2: Panther Lake Graphics Benefit Solely from the Kernel Change  igor´sLAB

AMD prepares Zen 6 for Linux 7.3: More EILVT registers are intended to expand performance profiling  igor´sLAB