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FFmpeg 7.1 Released With VVC Decoder Promoted To Stable, Vulkan H.264/H.265 Encode
FFmpeg 7.1 is out today as the newest update to this widely-used open-source multimedia library. With FFmpeg 7.1 the VVC video decoder has been promoted to stable, there are a number of Vulkan Video improvements, and an assortment of other exciting enh...
2024-09-30 11:00
Sway 1.10-rc1 Adds GPU Reset Recovery, New Wayland Protocols
Open-source developer Simon Ser has released Sway 1.10-rc1 as the newest feature release to this i3-inspired Wayland compositor. With Sway 1.10 there are many new features coming...
2024-09-30 11:00
AMDVLK 2024.Q3.3 Brings New Performance Optimizations & Pipeline Binaries
AMD today released AMDVLK 2024.Q3.3 as their latest open-source Vulkan API driver for Linux systems prior to ending the quarter...
2024-09-30 11:00
Explained: How Salesforce Agentforce’s Atlas reasoning engine works to power AI agents
Salesforce’s recently launched Agentforce suite of low-code tools is betting on a human-like reasoning engine called Atlas that could be a game-changer in building AI agents. What that essentially means is that this engine makes the AI agents create...
2024-09-30 11:00
FFmpeg 7.1 “Péter” Released with Full Native VVC Decoder, MV-HEVC Decoder, and More
FFmpeg 7.1 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with a full native VVC decoder, a new MV-HEVC decoder, a new LC-EVC decoder, a new xHE-AAC decoder, and more. Here's what's new! The post FFmpeg 7.1 “Péter” Released...
2024-09-30 10:00
How to succeed with Kubernetes
Kubernetes, the open source orchestration platform for automating the deployment and management of containerized workloads and services, continues to gain popularity. Maintained by a worldwide community of contributors, the platform’s potential bene...
2024-09-30 10:00
Crescendo makes AI boring—and profitable
There’s money in AI, but not where you think. Sure, Nvidia and the clouds are cleaning up, but they’re primarily selling to enterprises that are mostly kicking tires, not running mission-critical AI applications. Others, like the Financial Times, ...
2024-09-30 10:00
qBittorrent 5.0 BitTorrent Client Adds Support for Systemd Power Management
qBittorrent 5.0 open-source BitTorrent client is now available for download with numerous new features and improvements. Here's what's new! The post qBittorrent 5.0 BitTorrent Client Adds Support for Systemd Power Management appeared first on 9to5Linux...
2024-09-30 09:00
Creating a public counterpoint for AI
Mozilla is releasing a vision for Public AI, a robust ecosystem of initiatives that promote public goods, public orientation and public use throughout every step of AI development and deployment. Read the paper here. Look around. There’s a bus drivin...
2024-09-30 09:00
6 ways to apply automation in devsecops
The goal of devsecops is to integrate security throughout the software development life cycle. To do this, the security team can’t focus on just the most obvious software development vulnerabilities or just the processes that are the easiest to secu...
2024-09-30 09:00
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 29th, 2024
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for September 29th, 2024, brings news about Linux 6.12 RC, COSMIC Alpha 2, LXQt 2.1, VirtualBox 7.1.2, KaOS Linux 2024.09, MPV 0.39.0, fwupd 1.9.25, DXVK 2.4.1, LibreOffice 24.8.2, new CachyOS release, as well as all the la...
2024-09-30 08:00
Introduction to BLAS
Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms or BLAS is a specification created in the 70s/80s by members of academia from US public institutions. The aim was the standardization and speed improvement for low-level linear algebra operations. This initially involve...
2024-09-30 08:00
Microsoft gives enterprises new reasons to adopt Fabric
Microsoft is working to make its cloud-based Fabric combined offering of data warehousing, data science, data engineering, and data analytics services more attractive, previewing a host of new features at its first annual European Microsoft Fabric Com...
2024-09-30 08:00
COSMIC alpha 2 released
System76, the premiere Linux computer manufacturer and creator of the COSMIC desktop environment, has updated COSMIC’s Alpha release to Alpha 2. The latest release includes more Settings pages, the bulk of functionality for COSMIC Files, highly reque...
2024-09-30 06:00
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Tcl/Tk 9.0 released
Tcl 9.0 and Tk 9.0 – usually lumped together as Tcl/Tk – have been released. Tcl 9.0 brings 64bit compatibility so it can address data values larger than 2 GB, better Unicode support, support for mounting ZIP files as file systems, and much...
2024-09-30 06:00
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Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.12 Release Candidate
Linus Torvalds announced the general availability of the first Release Candidate version of the upcoming Linux 6.12 kernel series for public testing. Here's what to expect! The post Linus Torvalds Announces First Linux Kernel 6.12 Release Candidate app...
2024-09-29 23:00
Linux 6.12-rc1 Released With QR Code Panic Messages, PREEMPT_RT & Sched_ext
As expected the Linux 6.12-rc1 kernel is out today in marking the end of the very exciting two-week Linux 6.12 merge window that saw many high profile features land...
2024-09-29 23:00
VirtualBox 7.1.2 Adds Support for 3D Acceleration in ARM VMs
Oracle has release a new maintenance update for VirtualBox, its open-source virtualisation software. VirtualBox 7.1.2 is the first such point release since the VirtualBox 7.1 series debuted earlier this month. Naturally, it builds on that major release...
2024-09-29 21:00
VirtualBox Update Adds 3D Acceleration for ARM VMs, Multi-Window Layout
Oracle has release a new maintenance update for VirtualBox, its open-source virtualisation software. VirtualBox 7.1.2 is the first such point release since the VirtualBox 7.1 series debuted earlier this month. Naturally, it builds on that major release...
2024-09-29 20:00
CachyOS ISO Release for September 2024 Brings Linux Kernel 6.11 and Optimizations
The CachyOS ISO release for September 2024 is now available for download with various performance improvements and optimizations. Here's what's new! The post CachyOS ISO Release for September 2024 Brings Linux Kernel 6.11 and Optimizations appeared fir...
2024-09-29 15:00