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Ryzen AI NPU6 Support Added To AMDXDNA Driver For Linux 6.14 Debut
The latest round of drm-misc-next material was sent out yesterday to DRM-Next in advance of the upcoming Linux 6.14 merge window...
2024-12-20 06:30
Weighted Interleave Auto-Tuning Being Worked On For Linux
Joshua Hahn has posted the latest "request for comments" draft working on weightedd interleave auto-tuning for the linux kernel in order to better enhance the performance characteristics of primarily Linux servers with multiple memory nodes...
2024-12-20 06:04
OpenMoonRay 1.7 Brings More NVIDIA GPU Acceleration, Additional Features
In early 2023 DreamWorks open-sourced their MoonRay renderer as OpenMoonRay. Since then they have continued advancing this award-winning production MCRT renderer. Before closing out 2024 they have now released OpenMoonRay 1.7...
2024-12-20 05:48
Smart policing revolution: How Kazakhstan is setting a global benchmark
In the era of digital transformation, public safety stands at a critical crossroads. Law enforcement agencies globally are under increasing scrutiny to enhance transparency, efficiency, and trust within their communities. Against this backdrop, Kazakh...
2024-12-20 04:08
Kdenlive Update Adds New Subtitle Tools, Effects + More
A sizeable update to the free, open-source video editor Kdenlive is now available to download. Kdenlive 24.12 arrives stuffed like a seasonal bird with bug fixes, performance tweaks, and usability enhancements. Additionally, the editor’s developers h...
2024-12-20 01:30
Holiday Break
In order to give myself and the many tired volunteers around WordPress.org a break for the holidays, we’re going to be pausing a few of the free services currently offered: We’re going to leave things like localization and the forums open because t...
2024-12-20 00:36
A different take on AI safety: A research agenda from the Columbia Convening on AI openness and safety
On Nov. 19, 2024, Mozilla and Columbia University’s Institute of Global Politics held the Columbia Convening on AI Openness and Safety in San Francisco. The Convening, which is an official event on the road to the AI Action Summit to be held in Franc...
2024-12-19 22:48
NetBSD 10.1 released
NetBSD 10.1 has been released. As the version number indicates, this isn’t supposed to be a major, groundbreaking release, but it still contains a ton of changes, fixes, and improvements. It’s got the usual set of new and improved drivers, kernel i...
2024-12-19 22:47
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The European Commission’s proposed interoperability measures place Apple under a form of guardianship
What’s the European Commission to do when one of the largest corporations in the world has not only been breaking its laws continually, but also absolutely refuses to comply, uses poison pills in its malicious compliance, badmouths you in the press t...
2024-12-19 22:36
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Building trust through transparency: A deep dive into the Anonym Transparency Portal
Continuing our series on Anonym’s technology, this post focuses on the Transparency Portal, a critical tool designed to give our partners comprehensive visibility into the processes and algorithms that handle their data. As a reminder, Mozilla acqui...
2024-12-19 22:13
ASF Plus One Newsletter: December 2024
We’re issuing the last Plus One Newsletter of the 2024 calendar year a bit early in hopes that we are all able to slow down and take some time away from work to be with family and friends this holiday season. We look forward to sharing more updates w...
2024-12-19 17:56
IPFire Linux Firewall Preps for Wi-Fi 7, Adopts Post-Quantum Cryptography
IPFire 2.29 Core Update 190 open-source hardened Linux firewall is now available for download with support for post-quantum cryptography and other changes. Here's what's new! The post IPFire Linux Firewall Preps for Wi-Fi 7, Adopts Post-Quantum Cryptog...
2024-12-19 17:17
Mastering light and dark mode styling in block themes
How to build block themes with both light and dark color scheme that's activated based on the user's operating system preferences.
2024-12-19 16:21
Open Source, Open Data: Visualizing Our Community with Bitergia
Thunderbird’s rich history comes with a complex community of contributors. We care deeply about them and want to support them in the best way possible. But how does a project effectively do just that? This article will cover a project and partnership...
2024-12-19 16:18
Intel & Canonical Collaborate On Graphics Preview Stack For Ubuntu 24.10
Intel and Canonical have been collaborating to provide an early "Graphics Preview" stack for Ubuntu 24.10 to provide better support for the new Intel Core Ultra Series 2 "Lunar Lake" and Intel Arc B-Series "Battlemage" graphics...
2024-12-19 14:33
LibreOffice 24.8.4 Office Suite Is Now Available for Download with 55 Bug Fixes
LibreOffice 24.8.4 is now available for download as the second maintenance update in the LibreOffice 24.8 series with 55 bug fixes. All LibreOffice 24.8 office suite users must update to this version as soon as possible. The post LibreOffice 24.8.4 Off...
2024-12-19 14:15