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Why I recommend this Linux distro to Windows 10 users who can't upgrade to 11  ZDNET

New Chaos RAT Targets Linux and Windows Users to Steal Sensitive Data  GBHackers News

Linux 6.15 & Early Linux 6.16 Delivering Some Additional Gains For AMD Strix Halo  Phoronix

As some extra benchmarks to put out today for the Phoronix.com 21st birthday, there is some additional data points to share on AMD Strix Halo when using Linux 6.15 stable and the early development state of Linux 6.16 Git ahead of its v6.16-rc1 tagging this weekend. The Linux kernel performance is moving in the right direction at least with this round of testing using the HP ZBook Ultra G1a with Ryzen AI Max+ PRO SoC...

Proposed Persistent Cache For Block Devices "PCACHE" Ported To DM Framework  Phoronix

An initial patch series sent back out in April proposed PCACHE as a persistent memory cache for block devices. PCACHE was born out of the CXL block device driver and brings some benefits over the likes of BCache and dm-writecache...

OpenInfra Foundation is Now Part of the Linux Foundation Family  It's FOSS News

FreeBSD developers have been working a lot on their wireless/WiFi driver support in recent months as part of their broader initiative for improving their operating system support for laptops. While a lot of progress has been made on seeing more modern WiFi support and recent WiFi chipsets being enabled, it's still not complete and that puts FreeBSD 15 in a tough position. FreeBSD 15 is set to be released later this year and will likely declare their wireless support as "unstable" to allow time for making future breaking modifications...

KDE is welcoming Windows 10 exiles to switch to Linux  gHacks Technology News

KDE is welcoming Windows 10 exiles to switch to Linux  gHacks Technology News

KDE Gear 25.04.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps  9to5Linux

FreeBSD: The Unsung Hero of Open Source Operating Systems  WebProNews

Mesa 25.1.2 graphics drivers bug-fix released for Linux  GamingOnLinux

LF Decentralized Trust Announces Six New Members, Expanded Certified Service Provider Program  PR Newswire

My go-to Linux search tool makes finding what you need easy and fast  ZDNET

AMD Radeon 8050S "Strix Halo" Linux Graphics Performance Review  Phoronix

Last month I began the much anticipated AMD Strix Halo Linux benchmarking at Phoronix by testing the top-end Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 395 that features 16 cores / 32 threads and the very impressive Radeon 8060S integrated graphics. Coming in one step below that flagship Strix Halo SoC is the Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 390 with Radeon 8050S graphics. Coming out today on Phoronix - coincidentally timed for the 21st birthday of Phoronix.com - is the first benchmarks of the Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 along with the Radeon 8050S graphics.

AMD Ryzen AI Max 390 Performance - 12-Core Strix Halo Review  Phoronix

For some very fun Linux benchmarking on this 21st anniversary of starting Phoronix is looking at the Ryzen AI Max (PRO) 390 Linux performance, the 12-core Strix Halo SoC with Radeon 8050S Graphics. While there have been various benchmarks of the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ (PRO) 395 in recent weeks on Phoronix and other publications, the other Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" SoCs haven't been as widely seen in the industry yet. The 12-core Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 was tested within another HP ZBook Ultra G1a for a very interesting look at the high-end/premium Linux laptop/workstation performance.

CoolerControl adds support for older Intel CPUs and support for more coolers  GamingOnLinux