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X.Org Server's xkbcomp Updated For Four Security Issues Dating Back Years

Phoronix - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 18:49
Red Hat's Peter Hutterer announced the release today of xkbcomp 1.5, the CLI utility used for compiling X Keyboard Extension (XBD) keyboard descriptions for the X.Org Server. Driving this new xkbcomp release are fixes for four security issues...

Why Linux Powers Everything From Your Coffee Machine to Mars Rovers

Tecmint - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 14:00
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Intel LASS, SGX EUPDATESVN & Microcode Staging Features Land In Linux 6.19

Phoronix - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 09:26
In addition to new AMD CPU features being merged today for Linux 6.19, there are also some new Intel CPU features that hit Linux Git today that are worth highlighting...

Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS supports Capacity Reservations and Capacity Blocks for Machine Learning

Red Hat News - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 08:00
Red Hat OpenShift Service on AWS (ROSA) is a fully managed application platform that offers a more seamless experience for building, deploying, and scaling applications. For machine learning (ML) workloads, ROSA now supports On-Demand Capacity Reservations (ODCR) and Capacity Blocks for ML, allowing cloud architects and platform administrators to strategically utilize their existing AWS purchases to help deliver uninterrupted access to essential compute infrastructure. Today, ROSA is available in over 30 regions and supports over 600 instance types, allowing customers to run diverse workloads

AMD Zen 6 RAS Preparation, AMD SDCI Features Merged For Linux 6.19

Phoronix - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 05:28
Linus Torvalds just merged another set of pull requests to Git for the in-development Linux 6.19 kernel. With the latest round of merges, there are two separate AMD changes worth highlighting...

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