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Several years ago Google engineers began exploring address space isolation for the Linux kernel and ultimately proposing Linux ASI for better dealing with CPU speculative execution attacks. While the hope was it would better cope with the ever growing list of CPU speculative execution vulnerabilities, the effort was thwarted initially by I/O throughput seeing a 70% performance hit. That level of performance cost was unsustainable. But now that I/O overhead has been reduced to just 13%...

Linux Address Space Isolation "ASI" Revived After Lowering 70% Performance Hit To 13%  Phoronix

Here's why I recommend Linux's Plasma KDE for Windows escapees  xda-developers.com

NVIDIA 580.76.05 released for Linux as the new recommended stable driver  GamingOnLinux

Ubuntu 25.10 to Ship with Linux 6.17 Kernel for Cutting-Edge Features  WebProNews

CrossOver 25.1.0 Released with Microsoft Office Fixes on Linux  OMG! Ubuntu

Linux Kernel 6.17-rc1 Released Early with Graphics and Security Upgrades  WebProNews

Docker Hub still hosts dozens of Linux images with the XZ backdoor  BleepingComputer

Linus Torvalds blasts kernel dev for 'making the world worse' with 'garbage' patches  ZDNET

CarX Street Gets Full Steam Deck And Linux Support  Steam Deck HQ

This Patch Tuesday has brought a slew of Intel CPU microcode updates for the past few processor generations to address six new high severity vulnerabilities...

Bumpbuddy: Automating Arch Linux Package Maintenance for Enhanced Security  WebProNews

While most Linux gamers are content using Valve's Steam Play (Proton) these days for Linux gaming, a new release of CodeWeavers' CrossOver is now available for enjoying other Windows applications and games on Linux as well as macOS. CrossOver 25.21 enhances the stability of the Microsoft Office office suite on Linux among other changes...

CodeWeavers CrossOver 25.1 Improves The Stability Of Microsoft Office On Linux  Phoronix

This Patch Tuesday the only new security fix merged to the Linux kernel is addressing a vulnerability affecting AMD SEV-SNP secure virtual machines...

This is how I create and manage VMs on Linux distros  xda-developers.com

InstallAware Launches Setup Virtualization Technology "Project OS/3," Running Windows Binaries Directly on Linux and macOS.  PRWeb

This new Arch Linux tool takes the hassle out of keeping packages up to date - here's how  ZDNET

I'm a Linux expert, and here are 6 commands I can't live without  ZDNET

Linux Mint 22.2 Beta focuses on visual improvements  Notebookcheck