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AudioThing Space Strip: modular multi-FX plugin for mac, linux, win, and now iOS  synth anatomy

AudioThing Space Trip: modular multi-FX plugin for mac, linux, win, and now iOS  synth anatomy

I wouldn’t install Linux on these laptops (here’s why)  MakeUseOf

Similar to what has been available on Intel and AMD processors for users with the shadow stack for control-flow integrity, Linux on RISC-V is finally ready to roll-out its user-space control-flow integrity support...

RISC-V User-Space Control Flow Integrity / Shadow Stack Appears Finally Ready  Phoronix

Microsoft says it will fix "pain points" in Windows 11 this year, and has already proposed a Linux-like menu bar  PC Guide

How to Restart NGINX on Your Linux Server  About Chromebooks

Some Of Linux's Biggest Players Are Unifying Their Gaming Efforts  GameSpot

Following last week's Vulkan spec updates that brought descriptor heaps and other notable new extensions and the Vulkan Roadmap 2026 Milestone, Vulkan 1.4.342 was published this morning as the latest routine spec update plus one new extension...

No, Linux is not "more secure" than Windows  How-To Geek

Your Windows habits are dangerous on Linux—here are 4 things to avoid  How-To Geek

AMD EPYC 9755 Delivers Decisive Performance Leadership Over Xeon 6 Granite Rapids With Nearly 500 Benchmarks  Phoronix

Back in December I carried out some fresh benchmarks of the Intel Xeon 6980P vs. AMD EPYC 9755 for these competing 128 core server processors using the latest Linux software stack before closing out 2025. That was done with nearly 200 benchmarks and the AMD EPYC Turin Zen 5 processor delivered terrific performance as we have come to enjoy out of the 5th Gen EPYC line-up over the past year and several months. Since then I have ratcheted up the benchmarks with nearly 500 benchmarks between the AMD EPYC 9755 and Intel Xeon 6980P processors for an even more comprehensive look at these CPUs atop Linux 6.18 LTS.

Nvidia Launches Native GeForce Now App For Linux In Growing Support For The Operating System  GameSpot

Open Gaming Collective unites developers to standardize the Linux gaming experience  Sportskeeda Tech

NVIDIA releases native GeForce NOW app for Linux  Mezha

Open Gaming Collective (OGC) formed to unify Linux gaming  KitGuru

Linux's user-space block device driver framework "ublk" for implementing virtual block device drivers in user-space relayed by IO_uring is introducing batch I/O dispatch infrastructure...

These are the 3 coolest Linux apps I found this week  How-To Geek

Linux's ublk Adding Batch I/O Dispatch Capability For Greater Performance  Phoronix