AI/ML Phoronix

AMD Advancing AI 2026: Open, Open-Source & More Open-Source

AMD emphasizes its commitment to open-source ecosystems and open standards during the Advancing AI 2026 event.

Hardware/Chips Phoronix

Snapdragon X Elite Laptop Experience Still Lackluster On Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Testing shows that the Linux experience on Snapdragon X Elite laptops continues to be subpar and has regressed in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Hardware/Chips Phoronix

Qualcomm Posts Linux Patches For X2 Elite Extreme Powered ASUS Zenbook A16

Qualcomm has released Linux kernel patches to enable the ASUS Zenbook A16 with Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme to boot on Linux.

Software Engineering Phoronix

KDE Plasma 6.7 vs. GNOME Shell 50.3 vs. Xfce 4.20 On CachyOS With NVIDIA Graphics

Performance benchmarks comparing KDE Plasma 6.7, GNOME Shell 50.3, and Xfce 4.20 on CachyOS with NVIDIA RTX 50 series graphics.

Software Engineering Phoronix

Canonical Makes The "Enterprise Store" Official For Offline/Air-Gapped Ubuntu Usage

Canonical officially launches the Enterprise Store for managing Ubuntu deployments in offline or air-gapped environments.

Open Source Phoronix

Stratis Storage Anaconda Integration Approved For Fedora 45

Fedora 45 will integrate Stratis Storage into the Anaconda installer following approval from the Fedora Engineering and Steering Committee.

AI/ML Lobste.rs

Chrome registers a global shortcut for Gemini popup window

Google Chrome has implemented a global shortcut to trigger the Gemini AI popup window.

Software Engineering Lobste.rs

Watching Go's new garbage collector move through the heap

A technical exploration and visualization of how Go's new garbage collector manages memory across the heap.

Other Hacker News

Hannah Fry Wins the Leelavati Prize in 2026 for Mathematics Outreach

Hannah Fry has been awarded the Leelavati Prize for her work in mathematics outreach.

Other Hackaday

Keeping Mosquitoes Away with Catnip-Based Repellent

A guide on creating a catnip-based mosquito repellent as an alternative to DEET.

Cybersecurity Hackaday

This Week in Security: AI is a Mess, Hacking Car Chargers, an OpenSSL DoS, and Factories Under Attack

A security roundup covering data extraction from Claude agents, car charger hacking, and OpenSSL DoS vulnerabilities.

Open Source Phoronix

Wine 11.14 Brings WoW64 Mode To FreeBSD, Icon Support In Start Menu

Wine 11.14 introduces WoW64 mode support for FreeBSD and adds icon support to the Start Menu.

Open Source Phoronix

Debian Considering General Resolution Over LLM Usage In The Project

Debian developers are debating a general resolution on whether to allow the use of LLMs within the project.

Hardware/Chips Phoronix

AMD ROCm Committed To Six Week Release Cycle Moving Forward

AMD is implementing a strict six-week release cycle for its ROCm AI software platform.

Software Engineering Phoronix

Qualcomm QCE Driver On The Chopping Block With ~48x Slower Than Armv8 Crypto Extensions

The Qualcomm QCE driver may be removed from the Linux kernel due to severe performance issues and bugs.

Hardware/Chips Phoronix

Imagination PowerVR Driver Marking BXM-4-64 MC1 GPU As Supported In Linux 7.3

Linux 7.3 will add support for the Imagination PowerVR BXM-4-64 MC1 GPU via updated drivers.

Software Engineering Phoronix

Ubuntu Linux Looking To Get Rid Of /etc/debian_version Historical Artifact

Ubuntu plans to remove the /etc/debian_version file in favor of the modern /etc/os-release standard.

Software Engineering Phoronix

Fedora 45 Looks To Begin Phasing Out In-Kernel Crypto Userspace API

Fedora 45 is phasing out the in-kernel crypto userspace API following upstream Linux kernel deprecations.

Other Hacker News

Re: Bye Bye Gravatar

A discussion regarding the discontinuation or move away from Gravatar.

AI/ML AI News

Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia, IBM, and others back open-weight AI

Major tech companies and organizations have signed an open letter urging US policymakers to protect open-weight AI models.