📰 Intel XPU Manager Adds Support For Arc Pro B65 + Arc Pro B70

Intel this week rolled out new versions of their open-source XPU Manager and Linux NPU driver software...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-XPU-Manager-B65-B70

#intel #linux #opensource

📰 Ubuntu To Ship Newer AMD ROCm Updates Via SRUs

As noted back in April, with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS it's now possible to simply "apt install rocm" on Ubuntu Linux for installing AMD's open-source GPU compute stack. But as prominently noted there, what's shipped right now in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS is already months out of date compared to upstream ROCm. Fortunately, Canonical shared today that moving forward they plan to ship newer ROCm versions as stable release updates (SRUs)...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-Newer-ROCm-SRUs

#amd #linux #opensource #ubuntu

📰 T2 Linux 26.6 Brings Linux 7.0, Refined KDE Plasma Desktop with Flatpak Support

T2 Linux SDE 26.6 is now available for download as a hefty update for this highly portable source-based Linux distribution adding a refined KDE Plasma desktop with Flatpak support and Linux 7.0.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/t2-linux-26-6-brings-linux-7-0-refined-kde-plasma-desktop-with-flatpak-support

#flatpak #kde #linux #plasma

📰 Radxa Dragon Q8B is a single-board PC with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, PCIe 3.0 and dual 2.5 GbE LAN

Last year Rada introduced a credit card-sized computer called the Dragon Q6A that looks like a Raspberry Pi, but which features a Qualcomm DragonWing QCS6490 processor and a PCIe 3.0 x2 connector. Now the company has launched a new model that’s a little larger, but which also brings a higher-performance processor and more I/O capabilities. .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/radxa-dragon-q8b-is-a-single-board-pc-with-snapdragon-8cx-gen-3-pcie-3-0-and-dual-2-5-gbe-lan/

#raspberry

📰 X.Org Is Still Alive and Just Patched Nine Security Flaws

X.Org Server 21.1.23 and Xwayland 24.1.12 fix multiple security flaws affecting both X11 and Wayland compatibility.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/x-org-is-still-alive-and-just-patched-nine-security-flaws/

#wayland

📰 Intel Preps GCC Function Multi-Versioning To Support APX & AVX10.2

Along with some GCC compiler tuning for Nova Lake and Diamond Rapids to deal with some new APX capabilities not proving beneficial for performance, new patch activity today is preparing GCC for function multi-versioning (FMV) for the AVX10.2 and APX instruction set extensions...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-FMV-Patches-APX-AVX10.2

#intel

📰 CISA warns of active attacks exploiting Android, Linux bugs

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel and Android operating system.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-active-attacks-exploiting-android-linux-bugs/

#android #kernel #linux

📰 I tried Winpodx, WinBoat, and WinApps for running Windows software on Linux, and one is clearly ahead

There are more solutions than you'd expect for running Windows apps on Linux, but one clearly comes out on top.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/tried-winpodx-winboat-winapps-running-windows-software-linux-one-clearly-ahead/

#linux

📰 COSMIC Now Implements Wayland Pointer Constraints For Better Gaming Experience

COSMIC Epoch 1.0.15 was released today and while it doesn't yet contain the new "Frosted Glass" option for the desktop UI, COSMIC Epoch 1.0.15 does contain some other notable enhancements...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.0.15

#wayland

📰 WhatsApp, Slack Notifications Could Hijack Google Gemini on Android

A single poisoned notification from WhatsApp, Slack, SMS, Signal, Instagram, or Messenger could have hijacked Google Gemini's voice assistant on Android and made it open a victim's connected windows, fake a message from their boss, push the phone into a Zoom call, or quietly poison its long-term memory.No malicious app on the phone is required. The assistant just had to treat a hostile.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/whatsapp-slack-notifications-could.html

#android

📰 Widely-Used libinput Updated Due To Arbitrary Root Code Execution

The libinput input handling library used by both X.Org and Wayland environments on modern Linux desktops is out with a new security fix release. A new vulnerability is now public allowing for arbitrary root code execution...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/libinput-1.31.2-Security-Fix

#linux #wayland

📰 This Raspberry Pi project turns your ceiling into a real-time airplane tracker

Making plane noises with your mouth is optional, but recommended.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/this-raspberry-pi-project-turns-your-ceiling-into-a-real-time-airplane-tracker/

#raspberry

📰 Steam Survey for May 2026 is out - Linux down at 3.99% but still above macOS

Valve released the data for the Steam Hardware & Software Survey for May 2026, showing a dip in the overall Linux user share.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/steam-survey-for-may-2026-is-out-linux-down-at-3-99-percent-but-still-above-macos/

#linux #steam

📰 AMD Submits Its Long-Awaited HDMI 2.1 FRL Support For Linux 7.2 AMDGPU

It's happening! The long-awaited HDMI 2.1 Fixed Rate Link "FRL" support for handling higher resolutions and higher refresh rates on modern AMD Radeon graphics cards with the upstream AMDGPU open-source driver has been submitted to DRM-Next ahead of this month's Linux 7.2 merge window!...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/HDMI-FRL-2.1-Submitted-DRM

#amd #linux #opensource

📰 Crown Engine 0.63 Restores Its OpenGL Renderer For Legacy Hardware Support

While not as well known as the likes of the Godot or O3DE open-source game engines, Crown Engine continues advancing as an open-source, C++-based game engine...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Crown-Engine-0.63

#opensource

📰 Tails 7.8.1 Is Out as an Emergency Release to Fix Serious Security Vulnerabilities

Tails 7.8.1 anonymous Linux distribution is now available for download with an updated kernel patched against recent security vulnerabilities, Tor 0.4.9.9, and other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/tails-7-8-1-is-out-as-an-emergency-release-to-fix-serious-security-vulnerabilities

#kernel #linux

📰 Linux Foundation Wants Open Standards for What AI is Actually Costing You

The Tokenomics Foundation will work on vendor-neutral benchmarks for token spend, with backing from major players.

🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17353894/tokenomics-foundation

#linux

📰 KDE Gear 26.04.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps

KDE Gear 26.04.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 26.04 open-source software suite series with fixes for various KDE applications.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-26-04-2-released-with-more-improvements-for-your-favorite-kde-apps

#kde #opensource

📰 GCC Git Enables Additional Tuning For AMD Zen 6

In addition to Intel adjusting their Nova Lake and Diamond Rapids targets in GCC this week to deal with APX realities, AMD this week also adjusted some tuning bits for their Zen 6 "znver6" target...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GCC-More-Zen-6-Tuning-June

#amd #intel

📰 Linux finally has working HDR, but you still can't use it for most streaming services

HDR has had a tumultuous journey on Linux, but it's starting to get better... until you try to use it with any streaming service.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/linux-finally-working-hdr-but-still-cant-use-it-most-streaming-services/

#linux

📰 Qualcomm Gets The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen11 Snapdragon X2 Laptop Working On Linux

For those interested in the prospects of running Snapdragon X2 laptops on Linux rather than Windows 11 on ARM, the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x Gen11 has emerged as one of the initial X2 laptops with tentative Device Tree handling to allow Linux to boot on this latest-generation Qualcomm-powered laptop,...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Lenovo-Yoga-Slim-7x-Gen11-Linux

#arm #linux