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Nearly one year ago Microsoft announced the HBv5 virtual machines powered by a custom-designed AMD 4th Gen EPYC processor with high bandwidth memory (HBM3). Finally today the Azure HBv5 series is reaching general availability for those with memory-intensive HPC applications and other workloads. Microsoft kindly provided Phoronix with HBv5 access in advance to begin testing these new VMs with the AMD EPYC 9V64H CPUs featuring HBM memory, so here are some of the first independent benchmarks of these exciting processors powering Azure's new HPC VM instances.

Russian spies pack custom malware into hidden VMs on Windows machines  theregister.com

Huawei Launches Homegrown PCs With Custom Processors and Linux-Based OS  TechPowerUp

Linux 6.19’s RSEQ Exit Optimization Revolutionizes Kernel Performance  WebProNews

I turned Ubuntu 24 into Windows 11, and it looks surprisingly good  XDA

Jenny’s Daily Drivers: ReactOS 0.4.15  Hackaday

Jenny’s Daily Drivers: ReactOS 0.4.15  Hackaday

The Rust Foundation announced today the creation of the Rust Foundation Maintainers Fund as a new means of providing consistent, transparent, and long-term support for developers that make the Rust programming language possible...

For the First Time Ever, Linux Gaming Crosses 3% on Steam  extremetech.com

My top 5 screen-recording apps for Linux - and they're all free  ZDNET

New Jetson-based AI robotics demo shows how Peridio's production-grade Linux stack accelerates physical AI deployment time from months to days  StreetInsider

New Jetson-based AI robotics demo shows how Peridio's production-grade Linux stack accelerates physical AI deployment time from months to days  PR Newswire

1. Game on! Penguin levels up as Linux finally cracks 3% on Steam  theregister.com
2. The Steam Deck pushes Linux past a new milestone: 3% of Steam gamers  PCWorld
3. Nearly 90% of Windows Games now run on Linux, latest data shows — as Windows 10 dies, gaming on Linux is more viable than ever  Tom's Hardware

How to Search in the Linux Terminal and Find Anything Fast  Make Tech Easier

Hackers Use Hyper-V to Deploy Linux Malware on Windows Systems  CyberInsider

Need to record your screen? 5 ways to do it on your Linux PC - for free  ZDNET

Going all the way back to early 2024, Intel Linux engineers have been working on supporting an Adaptive Sharpening Filter new to Lunar Lake. While Lunar Lake later launched in September 2024, the Linux patches for this feature remained under review and discussion. Besides the Intel driver implementation itself for Lunar Lake and newer, it also ushers in a new DRM sharpness property to help standardize such functionality for user-space that could be used by other kernel graphics drivers. Finally with the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel, this Intel Content Adaptive Sharpness Filter "CASF" feature is being introduced to the mainline kernel...

Linux 6.19 Will Finally Support Intel's Adaptive Sharpness Filter "CASF" With Lunar Lake  Phoronix

Not a fan of systemd? This alternative init Linux distro just got a big update  Yahoo! Tech

Not a fan of systemd? This alternative init Linux distro just got a big update  How-To Geek