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Strong forces tempting humans out of the AI loop, and reducing the experience needed to supervise and review QCon London AI is in a dangerous state where it is too useful not to use, but where by using it, developers are giving up the experience they need to review what it does, said a speaker at QCon London, a vendor-neutral developer conference underway this week.…

A new platform feature being worked on by Arm engineers for the Linux kernel is Live Firmware Activation to allow for updated firmware components to be deployed without requiring a system reboot...

If you miss Arc’s design and want something similar on Linux — but open source and without the AI baggage — Flow Browser is worth a look.

The community-focused, RHEL/CentOS-derived AlmaLinux distribution announced its support today for the RISC-V CPU ISA with AlmaLinux Kitten 10 builds being made available...

We are happy to announce the general availability of Fedora Asahi Remix 43. This release brings Fedora Linux 43 to Apple Silicon Macs. Fedora Asahi Remix is developed in close collaboration with the Fedora Asahi SIG and the Asahi Linux project. This release incorporates all the exciting improvements brought by Fedora Linux 43. Notably, package management is significantly upgraded with RPM 6.0 […]

System76 introduces the new Thelio Mira desktop with Ryzen 9000 CPUs, improved cooling, and RTX 5090 graphics for demanding workloads.

Systemd 260 drops SysV scripts, raises kernel and dependency requirements, and brings key internal changes across the stack.

A newly disclosed set of vulnerabilities has sent shockwaves through the Linux security community. Dubbed “CrackArmor,” these flaws affect AppArmor, one of the most widely used security modules in Linux, potentially exposing millions of systems to serious compromise.

OpenJDK 26 is out today as the newest GA reference version for the Java SE platform. With Java 26, it's finally time to say a goodbye to the Java Applet API...

Big Tech donates $12.5 million to get things rolling Half a dozen Big Tech players have together delivered $12.5 million in grants towards a project that aims to help maintainers of open source projects to cope with AI slop bug reports.…

System76 has introduced an updated version of its Thelio Mira desktop, featuring AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors, revised thermal design, and improved serviceability. The system targets workstation, development, and compute-heavy workloads, including data processing and machine learning. The refreshed Thelio Mira is offered as a configurable system alongside preconfigured Premium and Elite variants. System76 states […]

ASRock Industrial has announced the AI BOX-A395, a compact system based on the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 platform. The system integrates CPU, GPU, and NPU resources within a single enclosure and is intended for local inference, content creation, and engineering workloads. The platform combines a Zen 5-based CPU with up to 16 cores and […]

Introduction Writing a real-time audio plugin on Linux often conjures up images of a complex environment: C++, toolchains, CMake, CLAP / VST3 / LV2 SDK, ABI… However, there is a much simpler approach : JSFX This article offers a practical introduction to JSFX and YSFX on Fedora Linux: we’ll write some small examples, add a graphical […]

The KDE Project released KDE Plasma 6.6.3 today as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.6 series of this popular desktop environment for GNU/Linux distributions.

IceWhale has opened pre-orders for the ZimaCube 2, a compact NAS and mini server platform designed for storage, media processing, and self-hosted applications. The system is based on 12th Gen Intel processors and adds updated connectivity, expansion options, and storage flexibility compared to earlier ZimaCube systems. The platform is offered in multiple configurations, including a […]

A rebellion inside the Manjaro project, a community strike, and a threatened fork raise a hard question for users and contributors alike: is it time to rescue Manjaro, or walk away?

Toothbrushes, Turing and the truth give the lie to California’s legal lunacy Opinion There are two ways to look at the California Assembly Bill 1043, known as The Digital Age Assurance Act or DAAA. One is to say it is a 2025 law requiring operating systems and app stores to implement age verification during account setup to protect minors online. The other is to note that the law is all the worst things a law can be.…

Linux hardware vendor TUXEDO Computers launched today the AMD variant of the TUXEDO Gemini 17 Gen4 Linux laptop with an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX CPU and other upgrades.

SparkyLinux 2026.03 has been released as the March 2026 ISO snapshot of the SparkyLinux Rolling edition based on the Debian Testing repositories.

An interesting Linux detail from today's NVIDIA GTC 2026 kickoff is that Canonical will be integrating NVIDIA's DOCA-OFED software framework into the Ubuntu Linux archive for leveraging the high-speed networking stack for HPC and AI...