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Intel off their typical second Tuesday of the month patch regiment today posted new CPU microcode just for 13th Gen "Raptor Lake" and 14th Gen "Raptor Lake Refresh" processors for Linux systems. Notable with the updated Raptor Lake CPU microcode is the internal voltage handling fix for that well known problem plaguing many Raptor Lake owners plus two other fixes...

Intel Posts Updated Raptor Lake Microcode For Linux: Fixes Voltage Issue & Other Bugs  Phoronix

PineNote Community Edition is a $399 E Ink tablet that ships with Debian Linux  Liliputing

Fedora Linux 41 is here: Ditch Windows 11 for a fresh open-source experience  BetaNews

I converted a mini PC running Windows 11 into a Linux workstation, and it blew me away  ZDNet

Fedora Linux 41 arrives with GNOME 47, KDE 6.2, the 6.11 kernel, and more  Notebookcheck.net

Linus Torvalds: 90% of AI marketing is hype  The Register

Linus Torvalds: 90% of AI marketing is hype so 'I ignore it'  The Register

Following the rather bizarre blog post two weeks ago of laptop vendor MALIBAL suggesting not supporting Coreboot due to their frustrating experiences dealing with Coreboot consulting firms, the Coreboot project itself has now issued a response...

Snapdragon 8 Elite-Powered Phones Will Play PC Games, Thanks to Linux Support  ExtremeTech

Linux creator Linus Torvalds labels AI industry as 90 percent marketing  Notebookcheck.net

For years there have been statements about how over half of the VMs running within the Microsoft Azure public cloud are Linux-based... In a new blog post today is the first time I am seeing Microsoft cite now "over 60%" Linux marketshare on Microsoft's cloud...

Linux Use On Microsoft Azure Crosses 60%, AlmaLinux Now An Endorsed Distro  Phoronix

RISC-V CPU demoed with RX 7900 XTX GPU in Debian Linux — AMD flagship GPU paired with Milk-V Megrez board and SiFive P550 cores  Tom's Hardware

CVE-2024-9632 was made public today as the latest security vulnerability affecting the X.Org Server. The CVE-2024-9632 security issue has been present in the codebase now for 18 years and can lead to local privilege escalation...

Fedora Linux 41 Now Available With GNOME 47  How-To Geek

Bazzite 41 launches with VRR fixes and better handheld support  Overkill.wtf

Someone built a version of Apple Intelligence's Writing Tools for Windows and Linux  Windows Central

AlmaLinux Named an Endorsed Distribution in Microsoft Azure  EIN News

Linus Torvalds slams AI as ‘90% marketing and 10% reality’  TechRadar