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With QEMU 10.2 that released at the end of last year is the new "MSHV" accelerator for allowing VMs to be created from a Microsoft Hyper-V guest without using nested virtualization. Last weekend at FOSDEM 2026 was a presentation on this MSHV accelerator for those interested...

Microsoft On QEMU 10.2's New MSHV Accelerator For Hyper-V Guests  Phoronix

Claude Opus 4.6 has delivered a striking proof point for autonomous software development, with agent teams building a Linux compatible C compiler from scratch in just two weeks using AI driven workflows. The project reportedly consumed $20,000 in API tok  LinkedIn

DKnife toolkit abuses routers to spy and deliver malware since 2019  Security Affairs

Intel Arc B390 Beats Radeon 890M In Linux Benchmarks  eTeknix

Breaking Linux on Purpose: The Art of System Recovery Without Reaching for the Reinstall Button  WebProNews

January brought major updates to these 6 Linux distros  How-To Geek

With the Linux 6.19 stable kernel expected to be released tomorrow (8 February), here is a reminder about the top features to expect from this next version of the Linux kernel...

4 reasons I stopped using Ubuntu and don't miss it  MakeUseOf

GOG is already working on native Linux support  theverge.com

New Proposal Explores Machine Learning Assistance for Linux Kernel Behavior  Linuxiac

I went back to Linux and it was a mistake  theverge.com

5 open-source apps I install immediately after installing Linux  MakeUseOf

The first release candidate of the big NetBSD 11.0 release is now available for testing...

NetBSD 11.0-RC1 Available For Testing With Enhanced Linux Emulation  Phoronix

The new LibreOffice, Raspberry Pi price hikes, the Wayland IDE, and more: Linux news roundup  How-To Geek

Merged overnight to the LLVM/Clang compiler's codebase was initial targeting for next-generation AMD Zen 6 processors using the znver6 target...

I broke my Linux system on purpose and recovered it without reinstalling  MakeUseOf

KDE Linux Reaches 62% Toward Beta Release, Developers Say  Linuxiac

PeaZip 10.9 Open-Source Archive Manager Released with Improved User Experience  9to5Linux