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Landlock as the Linux security module for unprivileged access control handling is adding new controls around Unix socket handling with the Linux 6.12 kernel...

The Dell-WMI-Sysman driver on Linux allows for managing BIOS settings from within Linux using sysfs. This dell-wmi-sysman kernel driver supports most Dell platforms from 2018 and newer for convenient BIOS management...

The Flash-Friendly File-System (F2FS) updates have been submitted for the Linux 6.12 merge window...

As part of our vision for simplified Windows management from the cloud, Microsoft has announced deprecation of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Specifically, this means that we are no longer investing in new capabilities, nor are we accepting ne...

The widely–reported “foo is requesting to bypass the system private window picker and directly access your screen and audio” prompt in Sequoia (which Apple has moved from daily to weekly to now monthly) can be disabled by qui...

MPV 0.39.0 open-source media player software is now available for download with support for NVIDIA RTX and Intel VSR scaling via the D3D11VA filter, multi-touch support, and more. The post MPV 0.39.0 Released with NVIDIA RTX and Intel VSR Scaling Suppo...

Explore Data Views actions and what you can do with them, such as interacting with WordPress through the REST API or displaying modal windows.

Apache Software Foundation (ASF) board member Christofer Dutz resigned from the board of directors for personal reasons and is succeeded by Kanchana Welagedara. We thank Chris for his service to the ASF and ongoing contributions to many open source pro...

Months ago Intel Linux engineers began adapting the Linux kernel to end the assumptions made around "Family 6" for Intel CPUs that had been used since the 90's with the Pentium Pro as the CPU family ID. With Linux 6.12 they finished the Intel CPU famil...

KaOS 2024.09 Linux distribution is now available for download with an improved installation experience and Calligra as the default office suite, as well as the latest KDE software. The post KaOS Linux 2024.09 Adds Calligra as Default Office Suite, Impr...

We launched the Mozilla Builders Accelerator with the theme of local AI back in June. Our goal was to spark innovation in the AI Ecosystem. Now, 14 exciting projects are leading the charge. Calling on AI and machine learning engineers passionate about ...

AMD's GPUOpen team has released HIP RT 2.4 as the newest version of this open-source ray-tracing library built atop their HIP interface...

Linux 6.11 introduced the getrandom() in the vDSO support for faster yet secure user-space random number generation needs. Initially that was focused on Linux x86_64 while for Linux 6.12 is ported to five more architectures...

“You can use whatever AI tool you want to experiment in any way you want, using whatever data you want,” said no company executive ever. Executive leaders are focused on ensuring AI efforts target business opportunities while avoiding risks. Even ...

We continue to see a significant increase in API development year after year. A 2022 report conducted by 451 Research found that the average organization has 15,564 APIs in use, with a growth rate of 201% over a single year. Cloudflare has reported th...

One sign that we’re still very early in the evolution of AI is how much heavy lifting is still left to the user to figure out. As Community Leadership Core founder Jono Bacon laments, even the very act of “need[ing] to choose between [large langua...

The media subsystem updates were submitted today for the Linux 6.12 kernel merge window. Notable this cycle is a new HDMI CEC driver for a 4K HDMI splitter/amplifier for those looking for a device that can be controlled from within Linux using the HDMI...

A vector database is just like any other database in that it stores data. From there, the similarity mostly ends — especially when it comes to artificial intelligence. Most traditional databases are built for transactional workloads, where structure...

Back in June it was teased that Framework Computer in collaboration with DeepComputing would be releasing a RISC-V motherboard for the Framework Laptop 13. That RISC-V laptop motherboard has yet to be officially released but Linux kernel patches were p...