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• Phoronix Premium Summer Sale Ends Tonight at Special Price · Phoronix Premium subscription sale concludes July 10 with ad-free features and dark mode support.
• AMD Enables CACP Feature On Linux For OLED Power Savings · AMD's latest Linux driver updates enable CACP to improve OLED power efficiency.
• LibreOffice 26.8 Beta Released with Writer and Calc Enhancements · The Document Foundation releases LibreOffice 26.8 Beta featuring side-by-side document comparison and new Calc shuffle command.
• OpenMandriva GitHub Sabotaged by Contributor Over Chat Ban · OpenMandriva GitHub repo deleted and malicious packages pushed following contributor expulsion
• Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus Benchmarks: Single vs Dual Channel DDR5 Memory · Benchmarks show performance impact of single versus dual channel DDR5 memory on Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus systems.
• Intel Archives Quantum Intrinsics and OAP-MLLIB Open-Source Projects · Intel has archived the Quantum Intrinsics and OAP-MLLIB open-source projects amid ongoing restructuring.
• AMD ZenDNN 6.0 Released to Accelerate Inference on Ryzen and EPYC CPUs · AMD releases ZenDNN 6.0, an open-source library optimizing deep learning inference for Zen processors.
• Linux Mint Cinnamon Wayland Support Graduates from Experimental Status · Linux Mint declares Wayland support stable for the next Cinnamon release alongside X11.
• XWayland 24.1.13 Released to Patch Two X.Org Server Security Vulnerabilities · XWayland 24.1.13 is released to fix two new security vulnerabilities in the X.Org Server codebase.
• Valve Releases Proton 11.0-1 to Enhance Steam Play on Linux · Valve releases Proton 11.0-1, a major update to Steam Play, improving Linux gaming compatibility and performance.
• AMD Clears BUG()s from Linux Graphics Driver in Major Overhaul · AMD's AMDGPU driver removes BUG() calls to prevent crashes and improve system stability
• NVIDIA Upstreams Initial Rigel CPU Core Support Into GCC Compiler · NVIDIA merges initial GCC target support for its Rigel CPU core into the upstream compiler.
• Razer Blade 18 Becomes First Razer Laptop Certified for Ubuntu Linux · Razer is certifying the Blade 18 for Ubuntu Linux, ending a decade of silence on Linux support.
• NVIDIA Confirms Rigel Core Details for Next-Gen Rosa CPU · NVIDIA confirms Rigel core specs for upcoming Rosa CPU featuring higher per-core performance
• NVIDIA Releases 610.43.03 Linux Driver with Minor Fixes · NVIDIA releases the 610.43.03 Linux driver, the first R610 build in over a month.
• TUXEDO Computers Switches TUXEDO OS Base From Ubuntu to Debian Testing · TUXEDO Computers abandons Ubuntu for Debian Testing to ensure fresher software updates.
• Microsoft Adds AV1 GPU Encoding to Mesa 26.2 via DirectX 12 · Microsoft engineers contribute AV1 encoding prototype to Mesa 26.2 using DirectX 12 and HMFT.
• Intel Alchemist GPUs Enable H.264/H.265 Encoding on Linux · Intel Alchemist GPUs now support H.264/H.265 encoding on Linux after re-enabling via Vulkan Video.
• Valve's Marek Olšák Enhances RADV Driver with VRS Overhaul for Performance Gains · Marek Olšák's RADV VRS code update at Valve could double performance in specific gaming scenarios.
• D7VK 1.12 Delivers 53% Performance Boost for Direct3D 7 on Linux · D7VK 1.12 re-based on DXVK 3.0.1 achieves 53% faster Direct3D 7 rendering.
• Linux 7.2-rc2 Released with RISC-V Core Limit Increase and BPF Hardening · Linux 7.2-rc2 increases default RISC-V core limit to 256 and hardens BPF against JIT spraying attacks.
• DXVK 3.0.1 Released with Game Fixes and Improvements · DXVK 3.0.1 is released with game-specific fixes and improvements for Steam Play on Linux.
• OpenRazer 3.12.4 Adds Linux 7.2 Kernel Compatibility · OpenRazer 3.12.4 updates drivers to support Linux 7.2 kernel by replacing strncpy with strscpy.
• FEX Emulator 2607 Adds SVE2 Support and CUDA Thunking for ARM · FEX 2607 introduces 256-bit SVE2 optimizations and partial CUDA support for ARM64 gaming.
• GNOME 51 Merges ext-background-effect-v1 Support for Window Blur · GNOME 51 integrates ext-background-effect-v1 protocol to enable background blur effects on Wayland windows.
• Linux 7.3 Adds Intel Nova Lake S Graphics PCI IDs and Firmware Changes · Linux 7.3 kernel update adds new PCI IDs and firmware improvements for Intel Nova Lake S graphics.
• Linux 7.2-rc2 Raises Default RISC-V 64-bit CPU Limit to 256 Cores · Linux 7.2-rc2 bumps default RISC-V 64-bit NR_CPUS limit from 64 to 256 cores.
• KDE Plasma 6.8 Drops Desktop OpenGL Support for KWin Compositor · KDE Plasma 6.8 switches KWin compositor to OpenGL ES only to fix compatibility issues.
• GNOME Mutter Compositor Gains GPU Reset Recovery via GSoC Project · GNOME's Mutter compositor now survives GPU resets thanks to student developer Toluwaleke Ogundipe's GSoC work.
• GNOME 51 Alpha Released with Performance and Feature Enhancements · GNOME 51 Alpha introduces offline maps, hardware acceleration fixes, and GTK4 updates.