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Savoir-faire Linux launches cybersecurity services for embedded systems  Electronic Products & Technology

In addition to Vulkan explicit sync under X11, another merge request hitting Mesa 24.1 overnight that's worth mentioning is the open-source Intel "ANV" Vulkan driver now supporting VK_EXT_image_compression_control...

At the start of April Mesa 24.1 saw Vulkan explicit sync support for Wayland implemented. Now hitting Mesa 24.1-devel today is Vulkan explicit sync support for X11/X.Org...

Mesa 24.1 Now Supports Vulkan Explicit Synchronization On X11  Phoronix

With the new security mitigation for the "Native BHI" Spectre vulnerability affecting even the recent Intel processors, a number of Phoronix readers have been curious about the performance impact of the mitigation. Over the past week I've been running some benchmarks on recent Intel CPUs to better look into any performance implications...

Native BHI Mitigation Performance Benchmarks On Core i9 14900K Under Linux 6.9  Phoronix

The Khronos Group on Monday released OpenXR 1.1 as the latest version of this industry standard for open, cross-platform development for virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and mixed reality (MR) devices...

What If The Cyber Attack On Linux Were Successful?  Medium

Linux Foundation Promotes Open Source RAG with OPEA Launch  Datanami

Introducing UEK-next, Oracle's continuous integration Linux kernel release  Oracle

Linux Fu: Stupid Systemd Tricks  Hackaday

Qualcomm adds on-device AI/Wi-Fi products, acquires Foundries.io  Embedded

APT is Getting a Colourful New UI (it’s a BIG Improvement)  OMG! Ubuntu!

The Bcachefs fixes continue to come in on the heavier side for the in-development Linux 6.9 kernel...

What's New in Ubuntu 24.04 "Noble Numbat"  How-To Geek

AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta is out today for this popular community-oriented Linux distribution derived from upstream Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Besides pulling in the RHEL 9.4 Beta changes, AlmaLinux 9.4 also restores hardware support for some devices that was deprecated by upstream RHEL...

AlmaLinux 9.4 Beta Restores Support For Some Hardware Deprecated By RHEL  Phoronix

10 Best Linux Server Security Practices for Sysadmin in 2024  Security Boulevard

DinodasRAT Malware: A Multi-Platform Backdoor Targeting Linux  Security Boulevard

openSUSE's Leap Micro OS that caters to containerized and virtualized workloads by providing a lightweight and reliable foundation is embarking on its next major release. The openSUSE Leap Micro 6.0 operating system is now available in alpha form...