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This Linux distro is inspired by Windows' UI - and it works surprisingly well  ZDNet

How to use the watch command  InfoWorld

Last year the oneAPI Construction Kit was introduced by Intel-owned Codeplay Software for bringing SYCL to new hardware even for hardware outside of Intel's offerings. One of the early targets of this oneAPI Construction Kit support was for RISC-V processors and now with today's release of oneAPI Construction Kit 4.0 there is finally RISC-V host CPU support...

With the AMD Ryzen AI 300 "Strix Point" laptops now shipping this week, Intel has announced that their Intel Core Ultra "Lunar Lake" processors as the successor to Meteor Lake will be formally launching on 3 September...

After seeing how the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 Zen 5 Strix Point performance is under Linux against a range of other Intel/AMD laptops, the next obvious question is... how does this compare to Windows? In this article is an initial look at the Windows 11 versus Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Linux performance for the same AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 SoC within an ASUS Zenbook S16 and running the same benchmarks in looking at the out-of-the-box performance difference.

Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance For The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 Review  Phoronix

Windows 11 vs. Ubuntu Linux Performance For The AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 Review  Phoronix

Since last year there's been support available in the MSM DRM kernel driver for Qualcomm's Adreno 700 series graphics processors. There's also been some Adreno 700 series support in TURNIP as the Mesa Vulkan driver for these newer Adreno GPUs. Now finally the Freedreno Gallium3D driver has merged initial Adreno 700 series support for the Mesa 24.3 release...

MangoHud helper app GOverlay v1.2 out now with quick layout presets  GamingOnLinux

MangoHud helper app GOverlay v1.2 out now with quick layout presets  GamingOnLinux

All Sinevibes plugins are now available for Linux  Synth Anatomy

All Sinevibes plugins are now available for Linux  Synth Anatomy

Ubuntu Touch OTA-5 Is Now Available for Ubuntu Phone Users  9to5Linux

Ubuntu Touch OTA-5 Is Now Available for Ubuntu Phone Users  9to5Linux

Google engineer Rong Xu has proposed adding AutoFDO and Propeller support to the mainline Linux kernel for its Clang-based build as it can help the system performance improve in the up to 5~10% range...

AcidPour Malware Attacking Linux Data Storage Devices To Wipe Out Data  GBHackers

Telegram-Controlled TgRat Trojan Targets Linux Servers  HackRead

Telegram-Controlled TgRat Trojan Targets Linux Servers  HackRead

AdaptiveCpp as the open-source compiler formerly known as hypSYCL and Open SYCL is out with a new feature release for this C++ heterogeneous compiler supporting all major CPUs and GPUs...

Ubuntu maker Canonical (Canonical Group Limited) recently filed their financial statements with UK's Companies House that offers a fresh look at their financial performance...