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In 2013, Redmonk analyst Steven O’Grady positioned application developers as the new kingmakers. It was a role that enterprise IT had served since the rise of business-driven computing. First, systems administrators held the keys to the kingdom by having the (then) esoteric knowledge of the operating system - but as Linux took hold in the late 90s/early 00s, the applications, not the OS, took center stage. This made developers the unlikely “voice behind the throne” in a CxO monarchy. But we’re looking at another shift in royalty fabrication with the continued velocity of generative AI

Just over one year after the Amarok 3.0 release after a six year hiatus that brought it to Qt5 and KDE Frameworks 5, Amarok 3.3 is out today as the first version taking it to Qt6 and KDE Frameworks 6...

KDE Plasma 6.3.6 Released with Numerous Improvements and Bug Fixes  9to5Linux

I Left Windows 11 for Linux—Here’s the Best Distro to Start With  MakeUseOf

Amarok 3.3 Open-Source Music Player Is Out as First Release Fully Ported to Qt 6  9to5Linux

I run these 4 commands first on every fresh Linux install  XDA

GNOME 48.3 Adds Support for More Video/Audio Types in Nautilus’ Search Filter  9to5Linux

OBS Studio 31.1 Adds Linux Multitrack Video Support + More  OMG! Ubuntu

OBS Studio 31.1  OMG! Ubuntu

Here's an unexpected company match... GlobalFoundries announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MIPS. Yes, the company formerly part of Wave Computing and before that Imagination and Silicon Graphics during its long history. MIPS in recent years hasn't been focused on its namesake CPU architecture but rather RISC-V core designs...

Made public minutes ago is Transient Scheduler Attacks (TSA) as a new class of class of speculative side channel attacks affecting AMD processors...

Linux Patched For Transient Scheduler Attacks "TSA" Impacting AMD CPUs  Phoronix

Last month the Framework Laptop 12 began shipping as an upgrade-friendly, convertible 2-in-1 laptop that is friendly with Linux as we've come to expect out of Framework Computer devices. The launch-day Linux testing at Phoronix of the Framework 12 was done out-of-the-box on Ubuntu Linux with the defaults on it and the other comparison laptops tested. But as we've shown with recent Intel and AMD laptops, ACPI Platform Profile adjustments can make a significant impact on bettering the performance or extending battery life with more power efficient operation. For those wondering about the impact of the platform profiles on Framework Laptop 12, here are some power and performance benchmarks.

Framework 12 Platform Tuning For Better Performance Or Power Efficiency Review  Phoronix

5 tweaks and apps that helped me appreciate Ubuntu as a lifelong Windows user  XDA

Lossless Scaling's Frame Generation Lands on Linux, Works on Steam Deck  TechPowerUp

Linux contains dangerous secure boot flaw: hackers can bypass it with a USB stick  oodaloop.com

Following all of the Linux and broader open-source software enablement around Power11 the past three or so years, IBM today formally announced their new Power11 hardware...

The AMD Hardware Feedback Driver has been queued up via a TIP branch for expected merging during the upcoming Linux 6.17 kernel cycle. This new open-source AMD driver is designed to help make the kernel's scheduler make better decisions around task placement for heterogeneous processor designs with a mix of the "classic" and "dense" cores...

SUSE launching region-locked support for the sovereignty-conscious  theregister.com