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Rust 1.93 has arrived, here's what’s new  How-To Geek

I almost threw out my old laptop — then I found these 5 use cases  XDA

An oversight in the Linux kernel's Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) graphics driver common code could allow unprivileged users to trigger unbounded kernel memory consumption for a potential system-wide out-of-memory "OOM" situation...

Handmade by human hands using machines  digg.com

This Could be the Best Graphics Editor for Linux Users (Yes, it is Open Source)  It's FOSS

Wine Patches Unlock Adobe Photoshop Native Run on Linux  WebProNews

This smartphone can run Android, Linux, and even Windows 11  TechSpot

Bring a little bit of Windows 8 into Linux with shell styled after infamous tile-based interface  PC Gamer

This new Debian edition doesn't use Linux  How-To Geek

1 vCPU Linux runner now generally available in GitHub Actions  The GitHub Blog

Intel Xeon 6780E "Sierra Forest" Linux Performance ~14% Faster Since Launch  Phoronix

As part of my end-of-year 2025 benchmarking I looked at how the Intel Xeon 6980P Granite Rapids performance evolved in the year since launch and seeing some nice open-source/Linux optimizations during that time. On the other side of the table were also benchmarks of how AMD EPYC 8004 Sienna evolved in its two years, the AMD EPYC Milan-X in its four years since launch, and also a look at the performance evolution lower down the stack with the likes of sub-$500 laptop hardware. Out today is a fresh look at how the Intel Xeon 6780E Sierra Forest has evolved in its one and a half years since its launch.

FreeBSD is a No-Go for KDE's Plasma Login Manager  It's FOSS

Back at CES AMD announced the Ryen 7 9850X3D as a faster sibling to the Ryzen 7 9800X3D. Today they have announced the suggested price for this 3D V-Cache desktop processor and confirmation of its availability starting on 29 January...

Old Attack, New Speed: Researchers Optimize Page Cache Exploits  SecurityWeek

Ahead of the first Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake laptops expected to hit retail channels next week, Intel has published updated IPU7 (IPU 7.5) firmware for the image processing unit used by the web cameras on the higher-end Panther Lake laptops...

Updated Intel Panther Lake IPU Firmware Published With New Features & Bug Fixes  Phoronix

Poly Effects Hugo: a Linux-based pedal powerhouse with Bitwig Studio and VSTs?  synth anatomy