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GStreamer 1.26.7 Improves Support for the NVIDIA Jetson AV1 Encoder  9to5Linux

Framework flame war erupts over support of politically polarizing Linux projects  theregister.com

AMD Engineer Proposes Runtime Toggling for Linux CPU Security Mitigations  WebProNews

There's been work to get the Nix functional package manager available on Fedora Linux for those wanting to leverage its available packages or features like supporting side-by-side packages of different versions, atomic upgrades/rollbacks, non-root user for installing software, and other features. One of the hurdles though is that the Nix package manager relies by default on the /nix directory, which goes against Fedora's default directory requirements. Now though the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee (FESCo) has granted permission for using the /nix directory hierarchy...

Windows 10 PC can't be upgraded? You have 5 options - and must act now  ZDNET

NordVPN just made its Linux GUI app open-source, and there's more on the way  TechRadar

Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 Drops Support for Older PCs  How-To Geek

Back during the Intel Tech Tour in Arizona, Intel teased a new inference-optimized enterprise GPU would be announced soon. This new product would feature enhanced memory, bandwidth, and enterprise-level AI inference capabilities. Today the embargo expires on talking about this new GPU offering.

Intel Linux engineers have begun posting patches for enabling the Xe3P architecture. While Xe3P is also expected to be found with next-generation Intel discrete GPUs, the initial focus is on enabling support for Nova Lake...

Steam on Linux: 5 annoying bugs that need to be fixed ASAP  XDA

FSearch is like Everything, but for Linux — and it's amazing  XDA

Zorin OS 18 Officially Released, Specifically Tailored for Windows 10 Expats  9to5Linux

Adding to the unfortunately long list of unfortunate Intel Linux/open-source setbacks over the past year, yet another Intel Linux software engineer that was an upstream Linux kernel driver maintainer has departed Intel...

Yet Another Longtime Linux Driver Maintainer At Intel Has Left  Phoronix

Around 200,000 Linux computer systems from American computer maker Framework were shipped with signed UEFI shell components that could be exploited to bypass Secure Boot protections. https://lnkd.in/eTpkU_Zs  LinkedIn

Intel confirms Xe3p GPU architecture for Nova Lake-S in new Linux kernel update  VideoCardz.com

Firefox 144.0 is now available but it's not a particularly exciting browser release. But with Firefox 144 stable now comes Firefox 145 beta and that is a bit more noteworthy as it ditches 32-bit Linux support...

Firefox 145 Beta Released With 32-bit Linux Support Dropped  Phoronix

4 things that make your transition from Windows to Linux easier  XDA

Firefox 145 Is Out for Beta Testing as First Release to Drop 32-Bit Support on Linux  9to5Linux