AMD is adding HDMI 2.1 support for Linux. That's good news for the Steam Machine.
… Now, though, it seems that AMD is making real progress on adding full HDMI 2.1 compliance to its Linux amdgpu driver in the near future. …
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Linux bitten by second severe vulnerability in as many weeks
… While both vulnerabilities were patched in the Linux kernel, none of the distributions had incorporated the fix. At the time this post went live, several distributors had released patches. Known distributors included Debian , AlmaLinux , and Fedora . …
Microsoft plans Linux tools and an RTX Spark desktop for Windows developers
… Linux tools and AI guardrails On the software side, several developer-centric changes are coming to Windows 11, particularly for users of the Windows Subsystem for Linux WSL . …
Yearslong fight over users' right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial
… In general, the Linux kernel is provided under the terms of GPLv2, as noted by kernel.org , which is run by the Linux Kernel Organization . …
The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS
… By making Windows games run on Linux , rather than trying to push game developers to make Linux-native ports, Valve has done via organic word-of-mouth success what the company utterly failed to do in the early 2010s when it tried to take on Windows directly . …
Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity
… On Linux, they showed that the underlying primitive measuring SSD access latency traces from JavaScript works, but didn’t run the full attack. “However, since the performance of the primitive is similar between macOS and Linux, we expect similar performance for the full classification,” Hannes Weis… …
How a USB-connected speaker can infect a PC without ever being touched
… A PC-pwning proxy Researcher Rasmus Moorats stumbled on the hack by accident, after he purchased a Katana V2X, a soundbar that connects to PCs, Macs, and Linux devices over USB or Bluetooth. Moorats was curious if he could create a Linux tool that communicated with his speaker. …
Microsoft will lean on your CPU to speed up Windows 11's apps and animations
… Microsoft and GitHub VP Scott Hanselman responded to these complaints, asserting that the low latency profile is being added alongside other software optimizations and that “everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.” “All modern operating systems do this, including macOS an… …
Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals!
… When I’m logged into Linux, though, I stick with good old bash. …
Ubuntu infrastructure has been down for more than a day
… According to a Ubuntu discussion forum on AskUbuntu.com, URLs that remained unavailable include: security.ubuntu.com jaas.ai archive.ubuntu.com canonical.com maas.io blog.ubuntu.com developer.ubuntu.com Ubuntu Security API – CVEs Ubuntu Security API – Notices academy.canonical.com ubuntu.com portal… …