FEX 2610 Released With Handling For AVX-VNNI, Disk Cache Improvements
FEX 2610 released today as the newest monthly release of this open-source emulator for running x86_64 games/apps on AArch64 for ARM64 Linux systems, including most notably by Valve’s Steam Frame headset… ⌘ Read more

Microsoft and Nvidia Unveil Surface Laptop Ultra For $2,599
At a press event today, Microsoft unveiled the new Surface Laptop Ultra featuring an NVIDIA RTX Spark platform with a Blackwell-based GPU capable of up to one petaflop of AI compute. The laptop supports up to 128GB of unified memory for running models as large as 120 billion parameters locally, while also adding a 15-inch mini-LED display, expanded ports … ⌘ Read more

@jecxjo@sh0.xyz Oh dear, I see. :-(

I’m not conviced about the Swatch Internet Time.

Star Labs StarFighter Ultra: A Modern High-End Linux Laptop With Coreboot
When it comes to Linux pre-loaded laptops, I have looked at hardware from most of these vendors over the past 22+ years of Phoronix. One vendor I haven’t had the chance to personally test until now is the UK-based Star Labs. That changed recently and over the past few weeks I have been testing out their new StarFighter laptop that offers great Linux support and comes pre-loaded with Coreboot and streamlined firmware updates via LVFS. For tho … ⌘ Read more

NVIDIA driver 615.78.08 released for Linux, notes a new feature to help VKD3D-Proton performance
NVIDIA just released driver version 615.78.08 for Linux as part of their New Feature Branch, which includes an interesting improvement for Proton.

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Xbox Secures Exclusive GTA 6 Streaming Rights
Microsoft has reportedly secured exclusive cloud-streaming rights for Grand Theft Auto VI, meaning Xbox Cloud Gaming will be the only service able to stream the game at launch. “Rockstar Games still hasn’t announced a PC version of Grand Theft Auto VI, so this deal will allow Xbox to market its Xbox Cloud Gaming service to PC players who would otherwise need an Xbox Series X / S or … ⌘ Read more

NVIDIA 615.78.08 Linux Driver Adds VK_NV_low_latency2 r3 For Improved VKD3D-Proton
NVIDIA today released their 615.78.08 Linux driver build with a useful improvement for gamers using Steam Play (Proton) with Direct3D 12 games via VKD3D-Proton along with a variety of other fixes… ⌘ Read more

Kage: Google Experimenting With Linux Driver Isolation Using In-Kernel LFI Sandboxes
Google engineers are experimenting with Linux kernel device driver isolation using in-kernel sandboxes leveraging LLVM’s Lightweight Fault Isolation (LFI) functionality… ⌘ Read more

Qualcomm Posts QPaCE Linux Driver Code For Faster ZRAM On Newest SoCs
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 “Hawi” SoC features the Qualcomm Page Compression Engine “QPaCE” hardware accelerator. Linux patches posted recently provide a QPaCE driver for accelerating page compression and decompression for the ZRAM block device… ⌘ Read more

Francis Halzen Wins Nobel Physics Prize For Antarctic ‘Ghost Particle’ Hunt
University of Wisconsin-Madison physicist Francis Halzen has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to understanding astrophysical neutrinos. Halzen led the development of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory beneath the Antarctic ice, which has helped trace high-energy neutrinos back to cosmic sources such … ⌘ Read more

@david@daiwei.me Ahh, I’m only confused then because I’ve never seen anything quite like this, nor have I played and role playing games on a table-top either.

XMFS: Experimental File-System Being Worked On By Huawei For Modern Linux Servers
Huawei engineers are experimenting with a new file-system called XMFS. XMFS was presented this week at LPC 2026 in Czechia as a file-system for modern Linux servers with CXL 3.0 or Huawei United Bus connectivity… ⌘ Read more

Check out Death Falls: Zombies Are Coming - inspired by Thronefall and Project Zomboid
Death Falls: Zombies Are Coming is a zombie post-apocalypse tower defense where you build up by day, fight by night as you try to survive the hordes.

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Microsoft Updates Its WSL2 Linux Kernel With DXGKRNL Improvement, More Features Enabled
Following the Windows Subsystem for Linux 3.0.2 release with support for running WSL2 now on very large servers and also experimental sparse VHD storage support, Microsoft has now released a new version of the WSL2 Linux kernel as their downstream kernel configuration tailored for WSL2 usage… ⌘ Read more

AMD Engineer Talks Up New IBS Memory Profiler Feature Found On Zen 6
One of the AMD Zen 6 CPU features that hasn’t been talked about too widely beyond appearing in a public AMD tech doc is the IBS Memory Profiler. This week in Prague at LPC 2026 an AMD engineer talked up Zen 6’s IBS Memory Profiler and its benefits for hot page detection and promotion on Linux systems… ⌘ Read more

Bazzite Linux has a fresh stable update for October
Bazzite Linux has the first stable release out for October, bringing lots of improvements for everyone from handhelds to desktops.

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@itsericwoodward@itsericwoodward.com I think so, what I was mostly confused about is the website itself. It has a lot of content and verbiage. Can the game be played on the website? Or is it table-top played? 🤔

Humble Choice for October 2026 has Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and more
A fresh Humble Choice Bundle for October 2026 has arrived and it’s a really good set of games overall for this month to claim.

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Racing roguelite autobattler Backseat Champions arrives November 13
Instead of directly racing, you’re managing your driver in Backseat Champions - a racing roguelite autobattler.

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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 is Steam Deck & Steam Machine Verified ahead of release
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 releases soon on October 14th, and it is now rated Steam Deck Verified and Steam Machine Verified!

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Warhammer Survivors will be launching on November 10 - demo available
Play as characters from the Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar universes, collect and evolve iconic weapons and destroy endless swarms of enemies.

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Google Enters Massive 3.6-GW Power Deal With Constellation Energy
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Google has contracted for 3,590 megawatts of power from Constellation Energy on the largest US power grid, with new nuclear energy accounting for about a quarter of that supply, the companies said on Tuesday. Constellation will make more than $4.3 billion of new investments in its fleet as par … ⌘ Read more

SteamOS 0.4.5 Beta for Steam Frame and Steam Client Update For Frame released
Valve released another bug fix with SteamOS 0.4.5 Beta for Steam Frame, along with a bigger stable Steam Client Update For Frame.

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xorg-server 21.1.25 and xwayland 24.1.14 released due to more security issues
New versions of X.Org and XWayland have been released since more security issues have been revealed.

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South Korea Says AI Agents May Have Been Used to Hack the Country’s Banks
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says there are signs AI models may have been used in recent cyberattacks against several major banks. “In some hacking incidents, signs have emerged of AI being used, causing considerable public concern and anxiety,” Lee said during a cabinet meeting. “Please establish the circumstances swiftl … ⌘ Read more

@jecxjo@sh0.xyz LOL, you aren’t the only one who remembers it: see https://github.com/ZuraGuerra/beat_time and https://hackaday.io/project/193777-the-curious-case-of-swatch-internet-time 🕚

@prologic@twtxt.net It depends on which part you’re asking about…

First some quick context: I’ve been into tabletop role-playing games (ex: Dungeons & Dragons) since I was a teenager, and I’ve been playing and/or running games for most of the last decade (mostly on Discord for the past few years, as my players are scattered around the country).

The Planar Vagabond’s Guide to the Multiverse is a website where I’ve collected much of the material I’ve written or adapted into my custom RPG ruleset, HOSR (Heroic Old-School Roleplaying), and I just published some new stuff there. 🤩

While most RPGs are played as “campaigns” (over multiple gaming sessions), a one-shot is an adventure that can (theoretically) be finished in a single-night (3-5 hours of gameplay). I’ve done horror-themed one-shots around Halloween for years, typically based on the classic gothic adventure, Ravenloft. But this year, I’m running something new(-er) called Escape the O.V.T.!, and I’m being intentionally cagey about it because I want it to be a surprise for my players.

Does that explain it? I’m happy to go deeper on any of it. 🙂

Another Dozen Vulnerabilities Found In The X.Org Server & XWayland
With the assistance of AI, another dozen security vulnerabilities affecting both the conventional X.Org Server as well as XWayland were made public this evening… ⌘ Read more

New Patches For Linux’s Zswap Show Major Improvements
Amid multiple ongoing innovations being pursued in the Linux memory management space amid sky high RAM prices, a new patch series posted on Monday aim to enhance the Zswap performance for this compressed RAM cache for swap pages… ⌘ Read more

Canadian Analysis: Permanent Daylight Saving Harms Sleep and Mental Health
“With the push to eliminate the twice yearly clock change, Permanent Daylight Savings Time has emerged as the favorite for most states and provinces,” writes longtime Slashdot reader kbahey, sharing the findings from a recent analysis published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Sci.News reports: “Ending the clock … ⌘ Read more

HubSpot Cuts 660 Jobs In AI Restructuring
HubSpot is cutting about 7% of its workforce, or roughly 660 employees, as it restructures into what CEO Yamini Rangan described as a “flatter organization” with fewer management layers. Rangan said the layoffs were “not driven by AI-related efficiencies,” though AI remains central to HubSpot’s strategy as the company adjusts its organization around AI-driven customer outcomes. Fast Company repor … ⌘ Read more

Canonical Reaffirms Plans For Ubuntu 27.04 To Use ntpd-rs By Default
Back in March Canonical announced switching to ntpd-rs was its next target as part of transitioning more Ubuntu Linux system components to Rust-based implementations. This time synchronization package is available for testing in the upcoming Ubuntu 26.10 release while it aims to be the default for Ubuntu 27.04… ⌘ Read more

Alexa Can’t Control the AUX Input On Amazon Echo Speakers Anymore
Amazon has removed Alexa voice control for the 3.5mm aux input on several older Echo speakers, meaning users can no longer ask Alexa to play or pause audio coming through the wired connection. It’s unclear why the feature was removed. The Verge reports: Ars Technica points to this Reddit poster claiming they received a message from Amaz … ⌘ Read more

@jecxjo@sh0.xyz Always using UTC in logs helps a ton.

The worst are logs were timestamps miss any timezone information at all. Makes me furious.

Dealing with time is always great fun…

Asos Confirms Hackers Sent ‘Unauthorized’ Notification to App Users
ASOS says hackers gained unauthorized access to third-party platforms it uses and sent an “ASOS HACKED” push notification directly to customers, apparently as part of an extortion attempt. The clothing and beauty store says some basic personal information may have been accessed but does not believe payment-card data or passwords were affected. T … ⌘ Read more

@itsericwoodward@itsericwoodward.com Haha, we had the same joke. :-D Took them also many attempts to include a timestamp datatype in the standard library that is halfway usable.

When I left the house, the cloud matched my speed exactly, so I was always in its shade. But then I slowed down to take photos and eventually the sun came out. There was a super beautiful light this evening. Absolutely stunning. Just like in a picture book.

The plane picture is kinda fake as I mounted all three shots into one photo just to save some precious space. The plane circled around a few times.

Finally, the city blocked off a large portion of the rock due to the imminent danger of rockslide. I was actually waiting for that to happen for quite some time now. A huge crack had formed in one of the climbing rocks well over a year ago and it didn’t look safe at all. Let’s see when the wall actually collapses.

Unfortunately, my battery died and I didn’t bring my spare. Thus, I couldn’t capture the very best sunset sky part. I tried several times to turn the cam back on for yet another last photo, because sometimes the battery provides just enough juice after waiting some minutes. No luck. Only when it was virtually over, one last shot had been granted. Oh well.

What a nice trip. Almost all people I met were also very happy and friendly to watch the sunset enfold. Nature bound together many strangers. Doesn’t happen often.

https://lyse.isobeef.org/2026-10-06-waldspaziergang/

IBM and Red Hat Find More Than 400 New Vulnerabilities In Popular Java Code
IBM and Red Hat say their AI-powered Lightwell initiative has identified and helped remediate more than 400 previously unknown vulnerabilities across widely used Java libraries. Phoronix reports: They announced this feat today as part of their promoting Lightwell Clearinghouse to GA, which is an enterprise service for their cu … ⌘ Read more

@zyak@twtxt.z85b.xyz Yeah, timber framing is soooo cool. I love it, too.

Meta Engineer’s Linux Patches For Boosting AMD P-State / Steam Deck Gaming Performance
Back in July I wrote about AMD P-State driver patches boosting 1%-low frame rates for gaming by as much as 31%. That work was done by David Vernet who is a Linux kernel engineer/hacker at Mesa. This week Vernet presented on the topic at the Linux Plumbers Conference happening in Prague… ⌘ Read more

Licensing Costs Driving 90% of VMware Users To Explore Options, Survey Finds
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: VMware customers face multiple obstacles as they rethink their virtualization strategy to reduce dependence on VMware. Today, Rimini Street published its “2026 IT Virtualization Survey – What’s Next for VMware Users.” The survey examined 300 organizations worldwide that use … ⌘ Read more

Mistral Unveils New ‘Le Chonk’ AI Model It Says Rivals Best Open Systems From China
Mistral has unveiled Mistral Large 4, or “le Chonk,” a 1-trillion-parameter model that it says is the strongest open-weight AI model developed outside China by a wide margin. The model is entering preview for developers, cybersecurity teams and governments before a broader release later this month. CNBC reports … ⌘ Read more

NVIDIA Vera HPC Performance Benchmarks Take On AMD EPYC, Intel Xeon
While most everyone understandably likes to talk about AI these days, one of the areas of NVIDIA’s Vera CPU I have been most eager to test has been for conventional high performance computing (HPC) workloads. HPC was talked up as one of Vera’s strengths thanks to its 1.2TB/s LPDDR5x memory bandwidth and custom Olympus cores. Vera is seeing deployments at HPC labs like Los Alamos. With recently having unfettered remote access to a dual NVIDIA Vera server … ⌘ Read more

Researchers Are Tracking a Chinese AI ‘Agent Fleet’
Independent researchers say they’ve identified a large “fleet” of AI agents apparently running on Tencent infrastructure and making parallel queries against Alibaba’s Amap mapping service. TechCrunch reports: Researchers, however, resisted the term “swarm,” noting that there seems to be little coordination between their different queries. “‘Agent fleet,’ not ‘swarm:’” one r … ⌘ Read more

Cable Lobby To Sue Trump FCC Over Repeal of National TV Ownership Cap
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ArsTechnica: Cable lobby groups notified the Federal Communications Commission that they will sue the agency to block its controversial repeal of the National Television Ownership Rule, which limits the number of broadcast TV stations a single company may own. The cable groups said that larger bro … ⌘ Read more

Vulkan API Improvements Coming For The AMD Polaris GPUs With Mesa RADV
Timur Kristóf of Valve’s Linux graphics team has done an incredible job improving older AMD GPU support under Linux with migrating GCN 1.0/1.1 era hardware to the modern AMDGPU kernel driver and an assortment of other improvements for various older Radeon GPUs. The newest work is on enhancing the RADV Vulkan driver support for old Radeon RX 400/500 “Polaris” graphics cards… ⌘ Read more

IBM & Red Hat Find More Than 400 New Vulnerabilities In Popular Java Code
IBM and Red Hat announced today they have identified and remediated more than 400 previously unknown vulnerabilities across popular Java libraries… ⌘ Read more

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is out now - running quite nicely on SteamOS / Linux
Star Wars: Galactic Racer is officially out now for everyone across different platforms, bringing back some classic dangerous action.

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The Importance Of Intel’s LPMD For Linux Gaming Performance & Power Efficiency
Intel’s LPMD project as the Low Power Mode Daemon for modern Intel Core Ultra desktops and laptops is quite important for achieving peak performance and optimal power efficiency. Here are some of Intel’s own findings on the importance of LPMD for Linux gaming.. ⌘ Read more

Blender 6.0 May End Up Removing OpenGL Support
With Blender 5.0 having nice Vulkan API support that’s now grown mature, Blender developers are contemplating on potentially removing OpenGL support in Blender 6.0… ⌘ Read more