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EROFS File-System Adding DEFLATE Compression Support  Phoronix

While the EROFS Linux read-only file-system already supports LZ4 and microLZMA support, Zlib DEFLATE support is also being worked on and could be introduced in the next Linux kernel cycle...

The first beta is out of FreeRDP 3.0, the open-source Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation of that proprietary Microsoft protocol for remote desktop/GUI handling...

India: Government warns of `Akira` ransomware targeting Windows and Linux users  WION

Linux Operating System Market Size, Share, Trends | Forecast to 2030  Digital Journal

Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have created a new frontier in business innovation. Significant progress in computing power, data storage and algorithms have enabled the development of more sophisticated AI systems. Improved software deployment processes like containerization and orchestration will advance AI and machine learning (ML) applications in both reach and scope. For example, now developers can build, deploy and manage AI/ML workloads in a scalable and efficient manner with generally available solutions like Red Hat OpenShift Data Science and NVIDIA AI-ready Enterpr

How to Easily Block IP Addresses From Accessing a Desktop or Server  TechRepublic

10 Things to Do After Installing Debian on Your PC  MUO - MakeUseOf

Along with detailing Advanced Performance Extensions (APX), Intel as effectively a footnote to that also disclosed another exciting addition to find with future Intel CPUs: AVX10. Most notably for consumer use is that AVX10 will enable AVX-512 capabilities across both Performance and Efficient core designs with hybrid processors...

Following Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) and more recently Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) for furthering the x86_64 CPU compute potential, Intel has now published initial details on APX: Advanced Performance Extensions...

AlmaLinux says Red Hat source changes won’t kill its RHEL-compatible distro  Ars Technica

How to Disable Auto-Suspend in Linux  MUO - MakeUseOf

Xenonauts 2 is looking good on desktop Linux and Steam Deck  GamingOnLinux

It looks like the updated Family 17h microcode this morning isin relation to a new Zen 2 CPU security vulnerability being disclosed. The Linux kernel has also just received a patch for this "Zenbleed" vulnerability for older AMD CPUs...

Linux Kernel Mitigated For "Zenbleed" Vulnerability Affecting AMD ...  Phoronix

Elive 3.8.34 is a thing of beauty that any old-school Linux user would love  ZDNet

How to Create a Minimalist Kanban in Linux with Kanboard  Make Tech Easier

Last week in the AMD EPYC 9684X review were many benchmarks looking at how this flagship Genoa-X processor compares to various AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon processors. The EPYC 9684X delivers terrific generational uplift compared to Milan-X, offers significant advantages over the EPYC 9004 Genoa processors thanks to the 1.1GB of L3 cache per CPU that proves very beneficial in HPC and AI workloads, and the 96-core / AVX-512 / 3D V-Cache combination far surpassed the Intel performance in the vast majority of benchmarks. As some follow-up benchmarks, today is looking precisely at the performance difference caused by the 3D V-Cache presence by looking at the EPYC 9684X performance when the 3D V-Cache feature was enabled and then the tests repeated when disabled.

Beware of Akira ransomware, CERT-In warns Windows, Linux PC users  Deccan Herald

Linux is consorting with tech behemoths to improve ethernet standards  Yahoo Life