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Nouveau Patch For Linux 7.3 Allows For NVK Vulkan Video Atop NVIDIA NVDEC  Phoronix

This week's round of drm-misc-next patches for staging ahead of the Linux 7.3 kernel merge window bring an exciting change for the open-source NVIDIA "Nouveau" driver...

In recent weeks there was a proposal to enable x86_64 Shadow Stack support by default with the upcoming Fedora Linux 45 release. That change has been approved now by the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) but with the feature being punted off to Fedora 46 next year...

SSH Bot Profiles Linux CPU, GPU and RAM Before Deploying Cryptocurrency Miner  CyberSecurityNews

After two weeks without any Vulkan spec update, Vulkan 1.4.358 was released overnight. Besides the usual assortment of minor clarifications/fixes, Vulkan 1.4.358 introduces one new extension: VK_EXT_image_tiling_control...

Linux sound subsystem maintainer Takashi Iwai of SUSE previously warned of many sound driver fixes due to AI/LLMs and a "new normal" of patch activity as a result. While we are approaching the end of the Linux 7.2 merge window with the stable release coming up in August, the sound patches continue trending higher and this week were "far larger than wished" ahead of Linux 7.2-rc6 due out on Sunday...

Linux 7.3 will enable Intel Nova Lake-S integrated graphics by default  VideoCardz.com

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Calibre 9.12 E-Book Manager Adds Option to Convert GIF Images to JPEG/WebP  9to5Linux

ASUS Whisper Mode Advances Under Linux: Armoury Driver Gains New Interfaces  igorslab.de

Linux Mint is suffering from nasty kernel crashes, but there's a quick way to go back  XDA

GCC, the core compiler behind Linux, draws a hard line against AI code  XDA

Organizations using Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) are increasingly seeking ways to extend their platform’s capabilities with enterprise-grade security and data services. Red Hat OpenShift Platform Plus, is now available for ROSA on the AWS Marketplace. By consolidating advanced multicluster management, security, and data storage into a single procurement option, we’re making it easier for you to scale your cloud operations while drawing down your committed AWS spend. Once you deploy the Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) hub on ROSA, you can use this consumption-based offe

As enterprise infrastructures scale across hybrid cloud environments and distributed networks, operations teams face an unsustainable calculation. Managing thousands of servers or multi-vendor routing, switching, and security endpoints manually creates an environment ripe for configuration drift, severe deployment bottlenecks, and late-night firefighting. Until recently, many organizations relied on custom scripting or localized, ad-hoc workflows to bridge these operational gaps. However, individual scripts lack centralized governance, fail to address the underlying skills shortage, and ultima

In April 2026, Red Hat’s Product Security team published its annual Risk Report . I encourage everyone involved in building, shipping, securing, or regulating software to read it–not just for the vulnerability counts, but for what the data collectively says about the modern security environment we’re all operating in.Here’s the short version: 3,781 security advisories were issued in 2025, an almost linear upward trend year over year. Software supply chain attacks increased 54% compared to 2024. We tracked active exploitation of vulnerabilities that were first disclosed years earlier—

How leading companies are turning AI vision into business valueEnterprises are focused on moving beyond theoretical AI pilots to operationalizing it at scale, optimizing costs, and governing its actions. Chris Wright shares a few highlights from our customers about the future of AI at their organizations. Learn more Strengthening the open source defense layer: Red Hat joins NVIDIA in the Open Secure AI AllianceAs AI capabilities advance, they transform the security landscape in real time. To address these challenges at scale, no single company can act in isolation. Red Hat is proud to particip

Linux kernel patch boosts Steam Deck 1% lows by 31.8% by fixing AMD CPU clock handling  TweakTown

Thimbleweed Park 2 Announced for PC, Mac, and Linux by Monkey Island Creator  IGN Southeast Asia

Linux 7.3 Will Treat Intel Nova Lake S Graphics As Stable  Phoronix

Ahead of the next-generation Intel Nova Lake processors expected to begin rolling out around the start of 2027, the upcoming Linux 7.3 kernel cycle is going to begin treating Nova Lake S processors with their integrated graphics as stable...