📰 Google's Sashiko AI Has Completed 191k Patch Reviews, Cited On Nearly 500 Kernel CVEs

Sashiko that was built by Google engineers for agentic review of the Linux kernel code changes and powered by Google's AI models continues proving very valuable to kernel developers. In less than one year since they launched Sashiko for agentic AI code review, their results are quite fascinating...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Sashiko-Linux-AI-Metrics

#kernel #linux

📰 Patches Updated To Begin Removing The Linux x32 ABI

Linux developers are once again considering the removal of the Linux x32 ABI...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Patches-Removing-Linux-x32-ABI

#linux

📰 Nova Driver Continues Progressing With Long-Term Goal For Official NVIDIA Linux Use

NVIDIA engineer John Hubbard and Red Hat's Danilo Krummrich presented at this week's LPC2026 conference in Prague on the open-source and upstream Nova driver stack that continues forming as a Rust-based open-source NVIDIA Linux kernel driver...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Nova-Driver-LPC-2026

#kernel #linux #opensource #rust

📰 Rust upstart reveals 'reimplementation' of Microsoft Office – with Claude on coding duty

ArtCraft adds Word, Excel, and PowerPoint lookalikes to its open source lineup, but they're not ready for production.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/10/08/rust-upstart-reveals-reimplementation-of-microsoft-office-with-claude-on-coding-duty/5301952

#opensource #rust

📰 Secretive Rosaic Labs Hires Legendary Linux x86 Developer

The curiosity into secretive semiconductor startup Rosaic Labs builds. Earlier this year it was noted that Intel was providing Rosaic Labs with access to its Atom technology with RTL code. There have also been rather mysterious x86 additions not from Intel or AMD (or Zhaoxin / Hygon) that given the timing may pertain to Rosaic Labs. News today is that Rosaic recently hired a long-time, Linux x86 developer veteran...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/H-Peter-Anvin-Rosaic-Labs

#amd #intel #linux

📰 Blender 5.3 Enters Public Beta Testing with Vulkan Backend by Default on Linux

Blender 5.3 open-source 3D graphics software is now available for public beta testing with the Vulkan backend by default on Linux, support for panoramic cameras, and many other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/blender-5-3-enters-public-beta-testing-with-vulkan-backend-by-default-on-linux

#linux #opensource

📰 Ubuntu Currently Suffering From Sustained DDoS Attack

Those trying to access the Ubuntu website, ISO downloads, and similar Ubuntu resources today are finding the site inoperable amid what's now confirmed as an ongoing distributed denial of service attack...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Ubuntu-DDoS-October-2026

#ubuntu

📰 Blender 5.3 Enters Public Beta Testing with Vulkan Backend by Default on Linux

Blender 5.3 open-source 3D graphics software is now available for public beta testing with the Vulkan backend by default on Linux, support for panoramic cameras, and many other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/blender-5-3-enters-public-beta-testing-with-vulkan-backend-by-default-on-linux

#linux #opensource

📰 COSMIC Epoch 1.10 Released With Launcher Now Using GPU Accelerated Rendering

System76 today released COSMIC Epoch 1.10 as the newest incremental update to this Rust-based desktop developed in-step with their Pop!_OS Linux distribution...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/COSMIC-Epoch-1.10

#linux #rust

📰 Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.12 Released with Sequential Writes via io_uring on Linux

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.12 flashing tool for Raspberry Pi devices is now available for download with a wide-ranging set of improvements across networking, write reliability, security, and the embedded installer experience.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/raspberry-pi-imager-2-0-12-released-with-sequential-writes-via-io_uring-on-linux

#linux #raspberry

📰 Linux Moves Closer to Retiring the x32 ABI After Years of Limited Adoption

by George WhittakerLinux kernel developers are renewing efforts to retire the x32 application binary interface (ABI), a little-used compatibility feature that attempted to combine the advantages of 64-bit processors with the smaller memory footprint of 32-bit applications. A revised patch series submitted on October 8, 2026, proposes the first steps toward disabling the interface, potentially ending support for an architecture experiment...

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/linux-moves-closer-retiring-x32-abi-after-years-limited-adoption

#kernel #linux

📰 GStreamer 1.28.8 Multimedia Framework Improves the AMD AMF AV1 Video Encoder

GStreamer 1.28.8 open-source multimedia framework is now available for download with improvements to the AMD AMF AV1 video encoder, support for reading AAF AIFF-AIFC audio in the MXF demuxer, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/gstreamer-1-28-8-multimedia-framework-improves-the-amd-amf-av1-video-encoder

#amd #opensource

📰 Fedora KDE made Linux simple in ways Ubuntu couldn't, even though everyone said to start there

It was far more welcoming to me when I was a beginner.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/fedora-kde-made-linux-simple-ubuntu-couldnt/

#fedora #kde #linux #ubuntu

📰 Q4OS 6.10 “Andromeda” Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.3.6 and Trinity Desktop 14.1.5

Q4OS 6.10 distribution is now available for download based on Debian 13.7 "Trixie" and featuring the KDE Plasma 6.3.6 and Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE) 14.1.5 desktop environments.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/q4os-6-10-andromeda-is-out-with-kde-plasma-6-3-6-and-trinity-desktop-14-1-5

#debian #kde #plasma

📰 Google's Kage Project Rethinks Linux Kernel Security With Isolated Device Drivers

by George WhittakerGoogle is exploring a new approach to Linux kernel security that could significantly change how device drivers interact with the operating system. The experimental project, known as Kage, uses compiler-based sandboxing to isolate drivers inside the kernel, potentially limiting the damage caused by memory corruption, programming errors, and exploitable vulnerabilities without requiring drivers to run as separate user-space...

🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/googles-kage-project-rethinks-linux-kernel-security-isolated-device-drivers

#kernel #linux

📰 Valve Lands VK_AMD_anti_lag Support For AMD RADV Driver In Mesa 26.3

There is yet another feature to get excited about for this quarter's Mesa 26.3 release. Months in the making, the Valve-contributed VK_AMD_anti_lag support for the Radeon RADV driver was merged today for benefiting AMD Linux gamers as a nice improvement over the former implementation...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Mesa-26.3-RADV-VK_AMD_anti_lag

#amd #linux

📰 Calibre 9.16 E-Book Manager Improves Read Aloud, PDF Input, and Kobo Support

Calibre 9.16 open-source e-book manager is now available for download with support for high-quality Kokoro voices, support for reading images in the AVIF format, and many other changes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/calibre-9-16-e-book-manager-improves-read-aloud-pdf-input-and-kobo-support

#opensource