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Linux PC maker says Snapdragon X Elite is "less suitable than expected"  Windows Central

I finally turned Linux into the perfect OS for a 2-in-1 PC, and it's even better than Windows  XDA

I tried a Linux-style file manager and it made Windows File Explorer feel years behind  MakeUseOf

One of the areas I've been meaning to run more benchmarks on this season has been for the recently released Clang 21 compiler. Back in September when LLVM Clang 21 was debuting I ran some initial benchmarks and found it to deliver some nice performance gains on AMD EPYC Zen 5 but then have been busy with other benchmarks/articles for expanding that testing. Recently with having some spare cycles and gratis access still to the Microsoft Azure HBv5 instance for AMD EPYC Zen 4 with HBM3, I ran some Clang 20 vs. Clang 21 performance benchmarks there for those wondering about any performance benefits of this new compiler release on Zen 4.

Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund / Sovereign Tech Agency has been a godsend the past few years for the open-source community. This funding from the German government has led to significant funding for dozens of prominent open-source infrastructure projects to provide more resources for enhancing security, enabling new features, and more. As the Sovereign Tech Fund prepares for the next phase of growth, they are hiring a new head to lead the efforts...

The upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel cycle is set to introduce support for the Realtek RTL8125K as a forthcoming Ethernet ASIC...

With Lunar Lake and newer Intel graphics there is a new feature called the Common Mode Timing Generator (CMTG) that so far hasn't been enabled by the open-source Intel Linux graphics driver. But patches being worked on are enabling this CMTG feature that will unlock other functionality moving forward...

I use a free, open-source Linux photo manager that actually shines on Windows  How-To Geek

3 useful Linux apps to try this weekend (November 21 - 23)  How-To Geek

Linux-based KDE Slimbook VII launches at €1,029 with Ryzen AI 9 365, Radeon 880M and 165 Hz display  Notebookcheck

AMD's Linux kernel patches suggest enablement of next-gen Instinct MI400-series AI GPU accelerators  Tom's Hardware

One of the improvements that Intel software engineers have been working on for the Linux kernel around their Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) functionality for confidential computing VMs is reducing the memory use. That work is under the Dynamic PAMT umbrella and this week brought the latest iteration of patches to help lower RAM use when engaging TDX for confidential VMs...

Intel Continues Working On Dynamic PAMT To Reduce Memory Overhead For TDX  Phoronix

Expected to be introduced in the upcoming Linux 6.19 kernel cycle is the ASUS Armoury "asus-armoury" driver for enhancing support for the ASUS ROG Ally gaming handhelds and other ASUS enthusiast/gaming devices under Linux...

ASUS Armoury Driver Set To Be Introduced In Linux 6.19  Phoronix

The Servo open-source web browser engine has been making good progress in recent times. Long outside the confines of Mozilla and working as a Linux Foundation Europe project, Servo has been advancing thanks to Igalia and other open-source developers while getting by on around ~$5.7k USD per month thanks mostly to donations from individuals. Servo has now announced sponsorship tiers in hopefully to solicit more donations from larger organizations...

CERT-In Warns Google Chrome Users of ‘High Risk’ Vulnerabilities on Windows, macOS, and Linux  Gadgets 360

780,000 Windows users downloaded this Linux distro in a month, and for good reason  XDA

Linux creator Linus Torvalds says vibe coding is fun for beginners, just don't expect billion-dollar apps  India Today

Linux admin hated downtime so much he schlepped a live UPS during office move  theregister.com