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Warning! Engineered Linux Malware Can Bypass Next-Gen Anti-Virus Solutions  Open Source For You

Abxylute unveils E1 retro game console running Android and Linux with a 3.5-inch 640x480 LCD, Rockchip RK3566 SoC, 2 GB RAM, and microSD storage  Notebookcheck

Since Showtime replaced Totem as the default video player of GNOME, the desktop has lacked thumbnail capabilities for audio and video files. But to address that defect, the Rust-based gst-thumbnailers project has been in development to leverage GStreamer and paired with Rust to provide safe thumbnail generation capabilities for audio and video content...

Firefox 146 Brings Full Fractional Scaling Support on Wayland  OMG! Ubuntu

The newest Mesa 26.0-devel code as of today has landed initial support for Qualcomm Adreno Gen 8 graphics into the Freedreno Gallium3D driver. The Adreno Gen 8 graphics so far are most notably used by the new Snapdragon X2 Elite laptop SoC with its X2-85 GPU as well as the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 with Adreno 840 graphics...

Firefox 146 Released with Fractional Scaling Support on Linux,  OMG! Ubuntu

Successfully delivering automation demands technical excellence, quality code, and reliable execution. However, scaling this success requires translating those technical wins into measurable business impact that can be communicated to leadership or integrated into business strategy. Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform offers two different capabilities that help practitioners and leaders turn operational metrics into a clear, auditable business case for expansion: Automation dashboard and automation analytics.Automation dashboard: On-premise visibilityThe automation dashboard provides a compreh

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping every industry, but in highly regulated sectors, success isn’t measured only by accuracy but also by trust. Public agencies, healthcare providers, and financial institutions face a common challenge of delivering the benefits of AI while staying compliant with frameworks like FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and NIST 800-53.These standards set the rules for encryption, access control, auditing, and data handling. They also introduce operational constraints that limit where and how AI runs.Red Hat OpenShift AI helps to bridge that divide, allowing organization

Benchmarks show Windows can still outperform SteamOS on dedicated GPUs  TechSpot

Beginning with the Linux 6.19 kernel, the hung task detector and system lock-up detector are now optionally able to provide greater insight into the issues by dumping additional system information. The new lockup_sys_info and hung_task_sys_info sysctl knobs were merged over as part of the pull requests managed by Andrew Morton...

Linux 6.19's Hung Task & System Lockup Detectors Can Provide Greater Insight  Phoronix

Google engineers for the past number of months have been working on the Live Update Orchestrator as a new way of applying live Linux kernel updates. The Live Update Orchestrator "LUO" builds atop the Kexec Handover "KHO" functionality already within the kernel. Google has since been deplyoing LUO in their production environments for faster security updates to kernels, especially when involving VMs. LUO is now upstream in Linux 6.19...

Live Update Orchestrator "LUO" Merged For Linux 6.19  Phoronix

Linux Creator Linus Torvalds Defending Windows BSODs Wasn't On Our Bingo Card  HotHardware

Linux Kernel 6.19 Adds Terminus 10×18 Font for HiDPI Console Clarity  WebProNews

Linux 6.19 Boosts Rust Kernel Integration with Driver Params and I2C Support  WebProNews

Linux Kernel 6.19 Enables USB3 on Apple M1 Devices  WebProNews

Linux 6.19 Kernel Adds PCIe Link Encryption for Secure Computing  WebProNews

Arm’s MPAM Extension Hits Linux 6.19 for Optimized Data Center Performance  WebProNews

Linux Kernel 6.19 Enhances HID for Gaming Peripherals and Security  WebProNews