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OpenLinkHub is an open source interface to manage iCUE LINK Hub and various Corsair devices on Linux  GamingOnLinux

With the newly-released Linux 6.16 kernel there is the new X86_NATIVE_CPU build option if wanting to optimize your kernel build for your local CPU in use. Enabling CONFIG_X86_NATIVE_CPU is setting the "-march=native" compiler optimizations for the kernel build in an effort to ensure peak performance/optimizations for the local system. Here are some benchmarks looking at the impact of X86_NATIVE_CPU on Linux 6.16 while using the HP ZBook Ultra G1a laptop with AMD Strix Halo SoC as an interesting test target for squeezing additional performance.

Linux 6.16's New "X86_NATIVE_CPU" Option Enhances I/O & Some Graphics/Gaming Workloads  Phoronix

Canonical Releases Ubuntu 25.04 Concept ISOs for Snapdragon X Laptops  WebProNews

This Arch-based Linux distro has a clean, privacy-focused experience for tinkerers  ZDNet

Torvalds warns of ‘chaotic’ merge window for Linux kernel 6.17  Developer Tech News

Last year Canonical established a policy to always ship the latest Linux kernel version at Ubuntu release time which for the upcoming Ubuntu 25.10 will mean shipping with Linux v6.17. But during the Ubuntu development cycles they typically don't aggressively update to new interim versions tracking upstream, except that will now change to allow for better kernel test coverage...

Ubuntu To Keep Up-To-Date With Linux Kernel Versions During Development  Phoronix

AI will drive more workforce expansion for tech pros than reduction, Linux Foundation reports  Network World

Xinnor claims massive RAID rebuild speedup over Linux mdraid  Blocks and Files

My 5 favorite Linux distros for home office desktops - and I've tried them all  ZDNet

I've tested nearly every distro - these 5 rock‑solid Linux OSes run my home office  ZDNet

While the Broadcom V3D driver has been part of the mainline kernel for supporting the graphics found on recent Raspberry Pi boards, currently it doesn't support run-time power management. The lack of runtime PM has meant the GPU clock remains at full-speed even while idle...

New FBI Warning — Windows And Linux Users Must Apply 2FA Now  Forbes

Asahi Linux: Reverse-Engineering Apple Silicon for Open-Source Triumph  WebProNews

Intel's accelerator efforts in recent generations of Xeon processors have been challenging to say the least. From limited software support and configuration obstacles to some current-generation accelerators not being safe for VM use due to security issues to having to deal with higher latency and other nuances if wanting to achieve decent performance. One of the Linux kernel users of Intel's QuickAssist Technology "QAT" accelerators has been the FSCRYPT code for native file encryption support. But the Linux kernel with the FSCRYPT usage is now demoting the Intel QAT accelerator support along with other problem-causing accelerator drivers...

Intel QAT Accelerators Being Demoted On Linux By FSCRYPT: Bug Prone & Slow  Phoronix

Rockchip NPU Driver "Rocket" Expected By Linux 6.18, Mesa 25.3 Brings User-Space Code  Phoronix

The open-source, reverse-engineered Rockchip NPU driver "Rocket" developed by Tomeu Vizoso will soon be in the mainline kernel. The Rocket Gallium3D driver was also merged today for Mesa 25.3 in the user-space code for their AI accelerator support...

Among the number of early pull requests submitted in advance for the Linux 6.17 merge window were all the power management updates as well as to related areas like ACPI and thermal control drivers...