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Giga Computing Announces GA On Their AmpereOne Servers
After years of AmpereComputing talking about AmpereOne AArch64 server processors, it looks like we are finally on the cusp of seeing broader availability of the processors and servers/motherboards for this ARM server platform up to 192 cores. At the en...
2024-10-03 06:17
NetworkManager 1.50 Released - Now Ensures Offensive Terms Don't Appear In Settings
NetworkManager 1.50 released on Wednesday as the newest version of this software commonly used on the Linux desktop for managing wired and wireless network connections...
2024-10-03 06:00
UXL Foundation Hosting Virtual oneAPI DevSummit 2024 Next Week
The Unified Acceleration Foundation (UXL Foundation), which was formed out of Intel's oneAPI software efforts, will be hosting a virtual developer summit...
2024-10-03 05:46
Mozilla’s New Logo Looks Even Better Animated
A few months ago I reported that Mozilla is getting a brand revamp and that it incorporates the non-profit company’s iconic red dinosaur mascot – now I have a bit more info. A reader, Nicolas, recently pointed me to the website of global design age...
2024-10-03 01:08
Mozilla’s New Branding Looks Even Better Animated
A few months ago I reported that Mozilla is getting a brand revamp and that it incorporates the non-profit company’s iconic red dinosaur mascot – now I have a lick more info. A reader, Nicolas, recently pointed me to the website of global design ag...
2024-10-03 01:08
NetworkManager 1.50 Adds Support for Configuring Wi-Fi Channel Width in AP Mode
NetworkManager 1.50 open-source network connection manager for Linux-based distributions is now available with various improvements and new features. Here’s what’s new! The post NetworkManager 1.50 Adds Support for Configuring Wi-Fi Channel Width i...
2024-10-03 00:25
PineNote (a Linux-Powered e-Ink Tablet) is Coming Back
Pine64 has confirmed that its open-source e-ink tablet is returning. The PineNote was announced in 2021, building on the success of its non-SBC devices like the PinePhone (and later Pro model), the PineTab, and PineBook devices. Like most of Pine64’s...
2024-10-02 23:45
Pine64’s Linux-Powered E-Ink Tablet is Making a Return
Pine64 has confirmed that its open-source e-ink tablet is returning. The PineNote was announced in 2021, building on the success of its non-SBC devices like the PinePhone (and later Pro model), the PineTab, and PineBook devices. Like most of Pine64’s...
2024-10-02 23:45
Ubuntu powers Azure’s confidential AI offering
Microsoft Azure’s confidential virtual machines, powered by Ubuntu and featuring NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs, offer enhanced security for AI workloads. Discover how this technology addresses data privacy concerns in sectors like healthcare, finance,...
2024-10-02 22:04
Steam Remote Play Adds AV1 Video Streaming Support Plus More Linux Fixes
Steam's Remote Play feature that allows playing Steam games on phones / tablets / TVs / other PCs while streamed from your main gaming system now is able to handle AV1 video streaming...
2024-10-02 20:18
Launching Your Ubuntu Confidential VM with Intel® TDX on Google Cloud: A Guide to Enhanced Security
In the world of cloud computing, we rely on abstraction layers to manage complex systems. While this simplifies development, it also creates vulnerabilities for sensitive data. Traditionally, privileged software within the cloud has access to your data...
2024-10-02 19:50
Linux 6.12 Drops New Driver That Ended Up Breaking Laptop Touchpad Support For Many Users
If you have been trying out Linux 6.12-rc1 or a recent Linux Git snapshot and discovered your laptop's touchpad is no longer working, you are far from alone. The good news is the issue has been quickly tracked down and has led to a new input driver bei...
2024-10-02 16:32
Some Intel Linux Driver Maintainers Have Left The Company
With the recent Intel layoffs and early retirement / buyout packages, I have been curious to see what impact it will have on the open-source/Linux software engineers at the company. There's at least a few driver maintainers that have unfortunately depa...
2024-10-02 14:23
Schedule for openSUSE.Asia Summit is Published
The schedule for this year’s openSUSE.Asia Summit is out and features a diverse lineup of talks highlighting advancements in open-source and with the project. This year’s event takes place in Tokyo, Japan, and is a two-day event running from Nov. 2...
2024-10-02 13:00
Redox OS Making Progress On RISC-V Support, Eyes QEMU & Neovim Ports
The Redox OS open-source Rust-written operating system project has published their September 2024 status update...
2024-10-02 12:54
Intel Xeon 6980P SNC3 vs. HEX Clustering Mode Performance
With the Intel Xeon 6900P "Granite Rapids" processors that launched last week there are SNC3 and HEX clustering modes for these new processors. The default Sub-NUMA Clustering 3 (SNC3) mode for the three compute dies while the HEX mode is like SNC1 mod...
2024-10-02 11:10
Xfce 4.20 Aiming For Release In December
A roadmap/schedule has been published for the lightweight Xfce 4.20 desktop. If all goes well this next iteration of the Xfce desktop will be out before Christmas...
2024-10-02 10:49
Canonical joins OPEA to enable Enterprise AI
Canonical is committed to enabling organizations to secure and scale their AI/ML projects in production. This is why we are pleased to announce that we have joined the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA), a project community at the Linux Foundation ...
2024-10-02 08:36
Fedora Linux Flatpak cool apps to try for October
This article introduces projects available in Flathub with installation instructions. Flathub is the place to get and distribute apps for all of Linux. It is powered by Flatpak, allowing Flathub apps to run on almost any Linux distribution. Please rea...
2024-10-02 08:00
Notcurses Is Still Alive For Ramping Up "Terminal Bling" With Complex TUIs
For those wanting to build really nifty and complex text user interfaces (TUIs) for terminal applications, Notcurses is one of the options for maximizing the "terminal bling" with some rather vibrant features that goes well beyond what's offered with t...
2024-10-02 06:47