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I Thought This Wikipedia App for Linux was Pointless (I Was Wrong)  It's FOSS

FEX, the open-source emulator for running x86 and x86_64 binaries on AArch64 (ARM64) Linux and that is sponsored by Valve and to be used by the Steam Frame, is out with a new monthly feature release...

FEX 2601 Brings Various Fixes, Improvements For Wine & DXVK/VKD3D-Proton  Phoronix

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) system administrators and developers have long relied on a specific set of tools to diagnose issues, combined with years of accumulated intuition and experience. But as environments grow more complex, the cognitive load required to effectively decipher logs and troubleshoot issues has been increasing.Today, we are excited to announce the developer preview of a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for RHEL. This new MCP server is designed to bridge the gap between RHEL and Large Language Models (LLMs), enabling a new era of smarter troubleshooting.What is the

In the previous articles, we discussed how integrating AI into business-critical systems opens up enterprises to a new set of risks with AI security and AI safety [link], and explored the evolving AI security and safety threat landscape, drawing from leading frameworks such as MITRE ATLAS, NIST, OWASP, and others [link]. In this article, we'll examine the architectural considerations for deploying AI systems that are both secure and safe.A resilient AI architecture must be designed with a defense-in-depth philosophy, integrating controls that address both traditional cybersecurity threats and

Tuxedo InfinityBook Max 16 Gen 10 Linux Laptop Preorders Open with Intel Core Ultra 9 and RTX 50 Series  Technetbook

For those using a DisplayPort to HDMI dongle currently with the AMDGPU Linux kernel graphics driver may find some higher resolutions / modes unavailable. Fortunately, a fix is on the way for dealing with this situation due to an oversight in the kernel driver...

AMD Linux GPU Driver Improvement Coming For DP-HDMI Dongles  Phoronix

This Linux distro is for people who just want games to work  MakeUseOf

While for years open-source firmware enthusiasts have been after an open-source Firmware Support Package "FSP" for Intel CPUs and back during Raja Koduri's tenure at Intel it sounded like it might happen, it has yet to happen. But at least with the forthcoming Intel Core Ultra Series 3 "Panther Lake" there are some FSP improvements...

Rust moves from experiment to a core Linux kernel language  Spiceworks

Gentoo Linux’s 2025 Progress: Thriving on $12K Budget and Community Drive  WebProNews

Linux Kernel 7.0 Drops Outdated Mount API for Secure Modern Upgrade  WebProNews

Over the past number of weeks the Dell Pro Max with GB10 has been undergoing a lot of testing at Phoronix. This NVIDIA GB10 powered mini PC with its 20 Arm cores (10 x Cortex-X925, 10 x Cortex-A725) and Blackwell GPU offers a lot of combined compute potential for AI and other workloads. In this article is a look at how the Dell Pro Max with GB10 competes with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" within the Framework Desktop SFF PC.

Nvidia Expands GeForce Now to Fire TV and Linux for 4K Ray Tracing  WebProNews

Mesa RADV driver on Linux looks set for a big ray tracing performance boost  GamingOnLinux

Doubtful Linux can ever meaningfully challenge Windows 11? This new distro may change your mind  TechRadar

Next-generation AMD server SoCs -- presumably the AMD EPYC "Venice" on Zen 6 -- is poised to introduce a firmware-agnostic platform configuration platform configuration change method/format. This is This aims to improve server platform interoperability and eliminate redundant configuration efforts for different firmware solutions...

3 must-try tools if you want Windows-like desktop widgets on Ubuntu  How-To Geek

6 things Windows users always get wrong about Linux (and what’s actually true)  Yahoo! Tech