Cache Aware Scheduling Merged For Linux 7.2 For Boosting Modern Intel & AMD CPUs
…Last month I noted that it looked like Cache Aware Scheduling would finally land for Linux 7.2 and as of today it's been realized. The code is now merged and…
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AMD Introduces An AI-Powered Bash Coding Agent
…scripts and tuned for POSIX compliance, supports a variety of built-in tools, and more. More details on this bash coding agent can be found via the GAIA documentation . The feature pull…
The First Open-Source Firmware Released For Modern AMD Ryzen AM5 Platform
…They announced the initiative back in February and in the months since continued working on the port and adding new features like Windows 11 boot support . Now in closing out July, they…
GNOME Working To Establish An RFC Process, Battling Sloppy AI-Generated Extensions
…One other item to note, GNOME 51 meanwhile is beginning its API/ABI, feature, and UI freezes today. More details on these GNOME topics and more via This Week in GNOME . Kiwi…
VKD3D-Proton 3.0.1 Brings More Improvements For Direct3D 12 On Vulkan
…feature is now supported, there is support for the AGS WMMA operations needed for FSR4 Ray Reconstruction and Denoiser, new interfaces for dealing with newer versions of NVIDIA's NVAPI, and new…
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-2.0 Released With Support For Notches & Rounded Corners
…Quintus, Volla Phone Plinius, Xiaomi Poco X3 / X3 NFC, Xiaomi Redmi 9 and 9 Prime, and Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. This updated Ubuntu Touch release brings a big Chromium engine update for…
GNOME Fixes Screencasting Issue With H.264 Recordings Being ~18x Larger Than VP8
…issue over "~18x larger files" and this problem for VA-API H.264 likely having existed all the way back to GNOME 44. The bug report noted that VA-API H.264…
KDE Plasma 6.7 Addresses 5 Year Old Request For Easier Microphone Testing
…five year old bug report / feature request for having a GUI option to test the microphone audio level is finally addressed. The original bug report noted PipeWire's loopback module to help…
Gedit Aims For More Frequent Releases, Bans AI / LLM Contributions
…The ban applies to all parts of the project with the exception of purely translating texts for issues and comments to English. The Gedit 50 release announcement also notes they are aiming…
Linux 7.0 Release, Age Verification Laws, Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 & Other April Happenings
…Today's article features the latest Arc Pro B70 benchmarks under Linux in looking at how the performance and value compares to other NVIDIA RTX and AMD Radeon (AI) PRO workstation graphics…