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Linux on Windows 10 gets major computing boost  TechRadar

Microsoft plans support for GPU acceleration and Linux GUI apps with WSL 2  TechSpot

One of the cheering things about the pandemic crisis in which we find ourselves is the vast upswell of volunteering that we are seeing across the world. We are seeing this equally across the IT sector, and one of the areas where work is being done is in apps to help track COVID-19. Specifically, there is an interest in COVID-19 contact-tracing or -tracking apps for our mobile0 phones.

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AI startup Habana Labs, which was recently acquired by Intel, will see its Gaudi accelerator supported by the upcoming Linux 5.8 kernel...

Intel's Habana Labs Mainlining Gaudi Accelerator Support In Linux 5.8  Phoronix

Intel's Habana Labs Mainling Gaudi Accelerator Support In Linux 5.8  Phoronix

For those of you who don’t know what LEMP is – this is a combination of software packages – Linux, Nginx (pronounced EngineX), MariaDB and PHP. You can use LEMP for both testing purposes...

Google Chrome 83 Released for Linux, Windows, and Mac with Massive Improvements  Softpedia News

Mainlining The Microsoft DirectX Kernel Driver For Linux Will Be An Uphill Battle  Phoronix

On Tuesday was the big announcement of Microsoft bringing Direct3D 12 to Linux/WSL2 in the context of allowing GUI applications and GPU compute within Windows Subsystem for Linux. This also means OpenCL/OpenGL/Vulkan support by ultimately converting it into D3D12 consumption by the host Windows system. While Microsoft was quick to post patches for their "dxgkrnl" kernel driver for this Direct3D implementation, it's already facing resistance and will be an uphill battle for it to be mainlined...

Microsoft teases Edge for Linux at Build 2020 - MSPoweruser  MSPoweruser

A few years ago it was GNOME developers frustrated with Microsoft over naming a project GVFS (later renamed to Virtual File System for Git) as it collided with their GVFS (GNOME Virtual File-System) while now there is a similar situation brewing between Microsoft and KDE camps...

Microsoft And A KDE Project Spar Over "MAUI"  Phoronix

Oracle today released GraalVM 20.1 as their latest big feature update to this virtual machine implemented in Java that also supports not only JIT compilation but ahead-of-time compilation for Java software as well as supporting an LLVM runtime and other languages...

Oracle Releases GraalVM 20.1 Virtual Machine With Some Big Improvements  Phoronix

Here’s your first look at Microsoft Edge for Linux  WindowsLatest

Microsoft Build 2020 showcases Project Reunion, Windows Terminal, WSL2, and more  TechRadar

ZFS versus RAID, Comparing Linux Performance Benefits  PC Perspective

Linux Foundation Joins Ranks of International Standards Submitters  TechNewsWorld

Linux Foundation Joins Ranks of International Standards Submitters  LinuxInsider.com