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Fresh off the milestone of Dell and Lenovo becoming premier sponsors of the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS), there is a new feature release of the Fwupd firmware updating tool for Linux systems...

Fwupd 2.1.3 Brings Firmware Updating To Modular Smartphones  Phoronix

Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8  9to5Linux

For years Intel has been developing the Low Power Mode Daemon "LPMD" to help their hybrid laptop and desktop CPUs deliver optimal power efficiency under Linux. Intel LPMD leverages hardware hints and other features for optimizing active idle power of the processor and putting the system into lower power modes where possible. This tool could soon call the Linux kernel source tree its new home...

Intel Looking To Move Their Low-Power Mode Daemon Into The Linux Kernel Source Tree  Phoronix

Microsoft exec: Windows 11 speed boost isn't 'cheating' because Linux and macOS also do it  TweakTown

Cybersecurity News: A.I. software flaw hackers, Forza Horizon 6 leak, Linux kernel hit again  CISO Series

The open-source Haiku operating system inspired by BeOS is now seeing multi-core symmetric multi-processing (SMP) support on ARM64 that works at least in a virtualized world. Plus an assortment of other improvements made to this open-source OS over the course of April...

Nine-year-old high-severity Linux bug discovered  Computing UK

Linux Mint vs. Elementary OS: I compared both distros, and here's my advice  ZDNET

France Orders 2.5 Million Civil Servants To Ditch Microsoft Windows For Linux In Major Digital Sovereignty Move  International Business Times UK

Red Hat And Nissan Push Open Source Linux Into AI-Driven Vehicles  Open Source For You

Copy Fail and Dirty Frag: Linux Page-Cache Exploits Target Every Major Distribution  infoq.com

Nvidia Engineer Proposes Linux Kernel Killswitch to Disable Vulnerable Functions Before Patches Land  gHacks

Ubuntu 26.10 Development Officially Begins as ‘Stonking Stingray’ Takes Shape  Linux Journal

Linux kernel kill switch proposal sparks fierce debate  Techzine Global

Linux OS Market Share and Trends: US$11.0 Bn (2026) to US$32.0 Bn (2033), CAGR 16.5% Growth  openPR.com

Linux Receives PROM21 Temperature Sensor: AM5 Chipsets Are Finally to Become Measurable More Cleanly  igor´sLAB

Linux Receives PROM21 Temperature Sensor: AM5 Chipsets Are Finally to Become Measurable More Cleanly  igor´sLAB

Linux kernel maintainers suggest a ‘kill switch’ to protect systems until a zero-day vulnerability is patched  csoonline.com