📰 AMD on track to overtake Intel as biggest x86 outfit

CEO says supply chain can cope with surging datacenter and AI demand.

🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/11/04/amd-on-track-to-overtake-intel-as-biggest-x86-outfit/5307448

#amd #intel

📰 SteamOS 0.5.7 Beta for Steam Frame brings WebXR, improved settings and more

Valve just released SteamOS 0.5.7 Beta for Steam Frame bringing with it some settings changes, along with support for WebXR with Chromium.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/11/steamos-0-5-7-beta-for-steam-frame-brings-webxr-improved-settings-and-more/

#chromium #steam

📰 Bazzite 45 arrives powered by Fedora Linux 45 for gamers

Bazzite Linux is one of the best ways to get Linux on various handhelds, with Bazzite 45 out now powered by the newly released Fedora Linux 45.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/11/bazzite-45-arrives-powered-by-fedora-linux-45-for-gamers/

#fedora #linux

📰 Experimental Project Gets Intel XeSS On XMX Working With Valve's Steam Play (Proton)

Last month I wrote about Intel working on adding proper XeSS support to Steam Play (Proton). While those efforts haven't yet been completed for benefiting Linux gamers running Intel Arc Graphics, in the meantime an independent open-source developer has managed to get XMX-accelerated XeSS working under Proton...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-XeSS-On-XMX-Proton

#intel #linux #opensource #proton #steam

📰 Google Issues Patches for Critical Android Flaw That Could Allow RCE Without User Interaction

A critical Android flaw could allow an attacker to run code on a phone without any user action remotely, Google said in its November security bulletin.The flaw, CVE-2026-58868, affects Android 14 through 17. Phones get the fix with security patch level 2026-11-01 or later, which phone makers and carriers send on their own schedules.As of November 4, Google's bulletin did not report.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/google-patches-critical-android-flaw.html

#android

📰 AMD Releases ZenDNN 6.1 With New Kernels & Optimizations

Last month Intel and AMD jointly announced they would be collaborating on software optimizations with PyTorch/oneDNN. That already led to the UXL Foundation's release of oneDNN 3.14 with initial AMD Zen optimizations. It looks though like for now at least AMD will also continue to concurrently push new work into their ZenDNN library and not exclusively tied to oneDNN. Out today is ZenDNN 6.1...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-ZenDNN-6.1

#amd #intel

📰 Kitty 0.50 Terminal Emulator Adds Session Restoration, Dockable Windows

Kitty 0.50 introduces automatic session restoration, dockable terminal windows, improved tab management, and Wayland enhancements.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/kitty-0-50-terminal-emulator-adds-session-restoration-dockable-windows/

#wayland

📰 Synaptics Appears To Use Legal Threats To Block Open-Source DisplayLink Driver

From earlier in the year you may recall a new experimental open-source Linux driver for modern DisplayLink hardware. That "Vino" driver for DisplayLink driver was a clean-room reverse-engineered DisplayLink driver that was developed in part by AI and written in Rust. Unfortunately, that open-source driver has disappeared following legal threats by Synaptics...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Synaptics-Blocks-Vino-Driver

#linux #opensource #rust

📰 "AMD Loves Omarchy" Linux With More Collaboration Coming

In addition to organizations like Alibaba, SpaceXSI, DigitalOcean, Meta SuperIntelligence Labs, and others contributing millions of dollars toward the development of the Omarchy Linux distribution, it turns out AMD also has a thing for this Linux distribution built around the Hyprland compositor...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Loves-Omarchy

#amd #linux

📰 Steam Deck DLSS sounded impossible, so I tested HelixSR and here's what happened

Nvidia proprietary upscaling, on my AMD APU? Say it isn't so!

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/steam-deck-dlss-sounded-impossible-so-i-tested-helixsr-and-heres-what-happened/

#amd #steam

📰 NVIDIA 620 Linux Graphics Driver Released with Wayland Improvements

NVIDIA 620.70.06 graphics driver is now available for download with OpenGL visual indicator support for all Vulkan backends, as well as various bug fixes.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-620-linux-graphics-driver-released-with-wayland-improvements

#linux #wayland

📰 Rocky Linux Unveils Testrarc for Transparent Release Testing

Rocky Linux unveils Testrarc, a new open-source platform for tracking release testing, validation results, and community contributions.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/rocky-linux-unveils-testrarc-for-transparent-release-testing/

#linux #opensource

📰 I replaced my Pis with mini PCs everywhere except one place, because x86 boxes don't have GPIO pins

Mini PCs replaced almost every Raspberry Pi I own, but GPIO pins kept one on my desk.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/i-replaced-my-pis-with-mini-pcs-everywhere-except-one-place-because-x86-boxes-dont-have-gpio-pins/

#raspberry

📰 Debian and Ubuntu APT Flaw Lets MitM Attackers Swap Verified Packages and Run Code as Root

A flaw in APT, the package manager for Debian and Ubuntu, allows an attacker who can modify package downloads to swap a checked package for their own.The attacker's code then runs as root, according to advisories that Debian, Ubuntu, and APT's developers published on November 4. The attack needs APT to retry failed downloads, which it does by default from Debian 12 and.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/11/debian-and-ubuntu-apt-flaw-lets-mitm.html

#debian #ubuntu