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Last week when launching the AMD EPYC 9005 "Turin" processors, on the same day AOCC 5.0 was quietly released as the newest version of AMD's Zen-focused compiler derived from LLVM/Clang. With not only adding AMD Zen 5 "znver5" support but also additional vectorization improvements and other performance optimizations, I was eager to run some benchmarks of AOCC 5.0 against the open-source GCC and LLVM/Clang compilers. Here are those initial benchmarks using dual AMD EPYC 9755 128-core Zen 5 processors.

VirtualBox 7.1.4 Adds Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.12 and Other Linux Changes  9to5Linux

VirtualBox 7.1.4 Adds Initial Support for Linux Kernel 6.12 and Other Linux Changes  9to5Linux

New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists  The Hacker News

KDE Plasma 6.2.1 Improves Support for XWayland Games, Fixes Various Bugs  9to5Linux

Fwupd 2.0.1 Adds API to Allow GNOME Firmware to Record Devices for Emulation  9to5Linux

Following last week's release of Ubuntu 24.10, today Canonical announced a developer preview of an Ubuntu 24.10 Linux build targeting Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Elite laptops...

Ubuntu 24.10 Developer Preview Released For Snapdragon X1 Elite Laptops  Phoronix

SUSE Edge upgrade targets Kubernetes and Linux at the edge  Network World

Panasonic Connect Certifies TOUGHBOOK Devices on Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Enhanced Flexibility and Security  Business Wire

LLVM's modern Fortran compiler "flang-new" has now been renamed to "flang" for next year's LLVM 20 update...

Ready to leave Windows 11? Solus Linux 4.6 is the gorgeous alternative you deserve  BetaNews

Clonezilla Live 3.2 Disk Imaging/Cloning Tool Is Out Powered by Linux Kernel 6.11  9to5Linux

TuxCare Arms Enterprises with First-Ever Endless Lifecycle Support for EOL Linux Distributions and Open-Source  EIN News

Solus 4.6 “Convergence” Released with Mesa 24.2, Experimental Software Centers  9to5Linux

Windows 10 only has a year of support: 12 months left to keep Copilot off your desktop or learn Linux  PC Gamer

Solus 4.6 is out as the newest version of this popular desktop Linux distribution that is known for its default Budgie desktop while also shipping with other desktop options...

Solus 4.6 Released With Continued Merged Usr Migration, Experimental Software Centers  Phoronix

5 Windows-Like Linux Distros You Should Try Out  How-To Geek

Intel engineers have released the oneAPI Deep Neural Network Library "oneDNN" version 3.6 release that serves as the building blocks for deep learning software like ONNX Runtime, OpenVINO, Apache MXNet, Apache SIGNA, and optionally by PyTorch and TensorFlow with Intel's extensions...