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While there have been various efforts like HIPIFY to help in translating CUDA source code to portable C++ code for AMD GPUs and then the previously-AMD-funded ZLUDA to allow CUDA binaries to run on AMD GPUs via a drop-in replacement to CUDA libraries, there's a new contender in town: SCALE. SCALE is now public as a GPGPU toolchain for allowing CUDA programs to be natively run on AMD graphics processors...

Linux 6.10 released  BetaNews

GNU Linux-Libre 6.10 Kernel Is Here for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs  9to5Linux

How to see how many days passed since the beginning of the Linux epoch  Network World

5 ways to make the Xfce desktop more enjoyable to use  ZDNet

How to Use the gpasswd Command on Linux  How-To Geek

Linux kernel 6.10 arrives with punched-up hardware support  The Register

How to get rid of unneeded files on Linux  Network World

Linux kernel 6.10 officially rolls out: Here's what's new and improved  ZDNet

Following last night's release of the Linux 6.10 kernel, the FSF LA developers have released GNU Linux-libre 6.10-gnu as their downstream kernel flavor that strips out the ability to load binary-only kernel modules and the ability to load non-free firmware/microcode into open-source drivers, among other alterations in the name of software freedom...

Sick of Windows or MacOS? You should check out this free, easy-to-use alternative  ZDNet

Last week I had the pleasure to be out in Los Angeles for the AMD Tech Day focused on their new Ryzen 9000 "Granite Ridge" and Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" processors. This was an exciting event with many new details shared around Zen 5 CPU cores and the RDNA 3.5 integrated graphics found with the upcoming Ryzen AI 300 series mobile processors. The embargo concerning those architectural details have now expired while the review/benchmarking embargo isn't until a later date.

AMD Zen 5 Overview With Ryzen 9000 Series & Ryzen AI 300 Review  Phoronix

Alongside all of the exciting Ryzen 9000 and Ryzen AI 300 series details shared last week at the AMD Tech Day in Los Angeles, what I also found to be very interesting was AMD sharing a bit more about a "Unified AI Software Stack" they are working to release in the coming quarters...

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 14th, 2024  9to5Linux

Fresh programmer's editor on Linux lies Zed ahead  The Register

The Chrome platform changes for Linux 6.11 as code predominantly for enabling Chromebooks with the mainline Linux kernel is set to introduce two new drivers...

Linux 6.11 Adding Fan Speed / Temperature & Charge Control Drivers For The ChromeOS EC  Phoronix

Wine 9.13 brings more CMD.EXE engine rewrites, supports loading ODBC Windows drivers  GamingOnLinux

The graying open source community needs fresh blood  The Register