Linux Gets A Reverse-Engineered Driver For ASUS ROG NVMe Enclosure RGB Lighting
If you are into RGB lighting, you can even find NVMe external enclosures these days with RGB LEDs like the ASUS ROG Strix Arion. Now thanks to reverse engineering there is a Linux driver for allowing the RGB lighting controls for the ASUS ROG Strix Arion NVMe enclosure… ⌘ Read more
Jensen Huang and Lisa Su Snubbed By TIME’s 2026 List of Top 100 AI Leaders
TIME’s 2026 list of the 100 most influential people in AI omits Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and AMD CEO Lisa Su, despite both having appeared on previous editions and playing central roles in the hardware powering the AI boom. Nvidia’s only representative this year is sustainability chief Josh Parker, while the list includes figures suc … ⌘ Read more
EVERSPACE 2 gets a final tech update making it Steam Deck and Steam Machine Verified
ROCKFISH Games just announced and released the final technical update for EVERSPACE 2, which makes it Steam Deck and Steam Machine Verified.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/everspace-2-gets-a-final-tech-update-making-it-ste … ⌘ Read more
Florida Bans Flock Cameras From State Highways
schwit1 shares a report from WCTV: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said he’s removing Flock camera from state roadways. The announcement comes amid a growing concern over the misuse of automated license plate readers. On Monday, DeSantis ordered all Flock cameras removed from what he calls the ‘state highway system’ within the next 30 days, which would include interstates like I-10 an … ⌘ Read more
Lekuo SouthBridge Max Puts An AMD B650 Chipset Onto A PCIe Card For More I/O
For those looking at expanding the SATA, NVMe, and/or the USB/USB-C capabilities of your system, the Lekuo SouthBridge Max PB65MX3 is an interesting creation that I have been trying out. The Lekuo SouthBridge Max puts an AMD B650 chipset onto a low-profile PCIe add-in card to provide all of the above without any bifurcation required. Given that it’s an AMD B650 chipset, it also “just works” nicely under Linux. ⌘ Read more
systemd 262-rc1 Released With Live Update Orchestrator Integration & More
Debuting today is systemd 262-rc1 as the first test release of this next major update to this Linux init system and service manager… ⌘ Read more
California Lawmakers Greenlight Solar Panels You Can Plug Into the Wall
California lawmakers have passed a bill that would legalize plug-in “balcony” solar systems, allowing residents to connect small solar panels directly to a standard wall outlet after completing a simple online registration. The systems would be capped at 1,200 watts and must meet safety requirements designed to prevent power fro … ⌘ Read more
Linux Changes For CPPC On Zen 6 Clients - Hard-Coded Default Puts Low-Power Core At 0.47x
Following yesterday’s Linux kernel patches for tuning ACPI EPP for Ryzen Zen 6 client processors, another patch series made it out on the mailing list with adjustments for ACPI Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) with upcoming Zen 6 client processors… ⌘ Read more
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 update is causing issues for SteamOS / Linux players
Something in the latest update to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has been causing crashing issues for SteamOS / Linux players - but you may be able to fix it.
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Intel Graphics Driver Introducing Cold Reset Recovery For Linux 7.4, Panther Lake IBC v3
While the Linux 7.3 merge window just wrapped up this weekend, on Monday Intel already sent out their first feature pull request of new Xe kernel graphics driver material that is destined for Linux 7.4… ⌘ Read more
The Linux Kernel AI Flood, Linux 7.2 Release & Other August Highlights
It was a very busy month of August with the Linux kernel developers continue to be flooded with AI/LLM-generated patches and bug reports. Plus there was the general resolution on AI usage within the Debian project and other open-source projects now evolving in the AI era. With the Linux 7.2 stable release and Linux 7.3 merge window, the past month was all the more eventful… ⌘ Read more
Epic looking pixel-art hack-and-slash ‘Divinum’ adds Linux / Steam Deck support
Divinum is a wonderful looking pixel-art hack-and-slash action-adventure with some fun exploration, and now officially supported on Linux / Steam Deck.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/epic-looking-pixel-art-hack-and-slash-divinum-adds-li … ⌘ Read more
EDAC Changes Merged For Linux 7.3 After Being Forgotten About During The Merge Window
While the Linux 7.3 merge window officially closed on Sunday with the Linux 7.3-rc1 release, the Error Detection And Correction “EDAC” subsystem changes were mistakenly forgotten about during the two week window. The pull request ended up being sent out on Monday evening and the late feature changes were already merged to Git… ⌘ Read more
The excellent inventory management bullet heaven Deadly Days: Roadtrip added local co-op
Deadly Days: Roadtrip is a truly great entry in the survivor-like bullet heaven genre and now even better with local co-op added.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/the-excellent-inventory-management-bullet-heaven-deadl … ⌘ Read more
Ubisoft’s FOR HONOR will block SteamOS / Linux on September 10
Ubisoft have announced that their third-person hero-based melee fighting game FOR HONOR will be blocking all SteamOS / Linux players on September 10th.
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Bazzite Linux has another big set of fixes available
With the recent release of Bazzite Linux 44 for handhelds, they’re working quick to address various issues that have appeared.
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Steam Beta for August 31st brings fixes for Remote Play
Valve released a small update to the Steam Client Beta, bringing in some fixes - good news for fans of Remote Play.
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Electrically Charged Raindrops Can Corrode Cars and Buildings
Researchers have found that tiny electrical charges picked up by moving water droplets may be damaging cars and buildings like the Eiffel Tower. In experiments, thousands of charged droplets degraded Teflon and corroded the copper beneath it, while uncharged droplets caused no comparable damage. C&EN reports: For years, researchers at the Max Planck … ⌘ Read more
Trump Tells FCC To Punish Journalist For Calling His Election Results ‘Mixed’
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: President Trump yesterday demanded that the Federal Communications Commission punish or rebuke an NBC journalist for saying he has “mixed results” in his election endorsements. In the latest example of how Trump is using the FCC to harass reporters and news organization … ⌘ Read more
KDE Linux Now Providing Automatic Btrfs Snapshots For All User Files
With the end of the month comes a new monthly status report from the KDE Linux project as their in-house distribution project… ⌘ Read more
NVIDIA Posts Linux Scheduler Patches To Further Boost SMT Performance On NVIDIA Vera
Hitting the Linux kernel mailing list today is a new kernel scheduler patch series to enable preferred SMT siblings for NVIDIA Vera with its Olympus cores… ⌘ Read more
FTC Sues Amazon, Accusing the E-Commerce Giant of Misleading Advertisers
The FTC and 22 state attorneys general are suing Amazon, accusing the company of secretly inflating advertising prices through undisclosed changes to its auction system that may have extracted more than $20 billion from advertisers since 2019. “Amazon has millions of advertising customers who were misled into paying significantly hig … ⌘ Read more
Apple Caught Off Guard by AI Demand for Mac Mini and Mac Studio
According to The Information (paywalled), Apple reportedly moved up the release of new Mac mini and Mac Studio models after unexpectedly strong enterprise demand for Macs capable of running AI workloads. MacRumors reports: Apple normally releases new Mac models in the autumn, closer to October or November, making this week’s announcement unusua … ⌘ Read more
Rust Coreutils 0.11 Released With Some Nifty Debug Helper Messages
Rust Coreutils 0.11 was just released as this alternative to the GNU Coreutils. Besides the long-running task of catching up the GNU Coreutils compatibility with the GNU test suite and never-ending work on optimizing the performance, Rust Coreutils 0.11 is quite a nice release for its improved error messages… ⌘ Read more
Broadcom Pledges to Lock Down Open Source Python, Java Libraries
Broadcom is launching “TrueSource,” an effort to curate and secure open-source components used with its Tanzu platform, including Spring, RabbitMQ, and libraries across Java, Python, and Node.js. “The idea is to provide a set of solutions focused on providing clean and secure artefacts,” Purnima Padmanabhan, vice president of Broadcom’s Tanzu Divisi … ⌘ Read more
Firefox 155 Available With Faster Page Loads Via Happy Eyeballs v3, QUIC v2 For HTTP/3
The Mozilla Firefox 155 release binaries are now available ahead of the formal announcement on Tuesday for this latest web browser release. With Firefox 155 it’s heavier on new features than we have seen in some time… ⌘ Read more
Kalshi Dishes Out Its First-Ever Lifetime Ban to George Santos
Kalshi has issued its first-ever lifetime ban to former U.S. Rep. George Santos after concluding he failed to fully cooperate with an insider-trading investigation. He is also being fined $71,356, according to a filing (PDF) on its website. Engadget reports:
It was reported in June that Santos was under investigation from the Department of Justice (D … ⌘ Read more
AMD Updates UALink Patches To Get The Linux Kernel Ready For UALoE On Helios
Earlier this month AMD posted a massive set of patches for bringing up UALink support for the mainline Linux kernel and wiring it up into the AMDGPU kernel driver. In closing out the month of August, they have updated this big set of Ultra Accelerator Link patches… ⌘ Read more
Bank of England Chief Warns New AI Models Threaten Global Financial Stability
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey is warning that advanced “frontier” AI models could materially increase cyber risk across the global financial system by making attacks faster, cheaper, and more scalable. In a letter to G20 finance officials, he said financial firms need stronger defenses and contingency plans for … ⌘ Read more
Former Intel Engineer Who Was One Of The Clear Linux Architects Is Starting A New Distro
One of the former Intel engineers who was a Linux OS architect on their legendary Clear Linux distribution and before that also driving their Moblin and MeeGo Linux efforts is starting a new distribution project. This new initiative, named The Ur Project, is highly leveraging Rust and will rely on AI/LLMs in part and aims to incorporate some deisng improvements Clear Linux… ⌘ Read more
Tim Cook’s Last Day As CEO of Apple
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 9to5Mac: Today is Tim Cook’s last day as Apple CEO, with John Ternus set to take over tomorrow. To mark his last day in the role, Cook penned an emotional memo to Apple employees today. In the memo sent to employees this morning and obtained by 9to5Mac, Cook reflects on his time at Apple and thanks employees for all of their work. He also says he takes “enormous … ⌘ Read more
MapQuest’s App Surges to No. 1 In Navigation After Refusing to Rename Lake Ontario
MapQuest’s refusal to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America” has sent its app surging up the charts, making it the No. 1 navigation app in the U.S. and driving “hundreds of thousands” of new downloads. In contrast, Google Maps announced on Saturday that it was complying with the Trump administration’s name change. … ⌘ Read more
3mdeb Enhancing The UEFI Update Capsules Experience For Open-Source Firmware
Open-source firmware consulting firm 3mdeb is out with a new blog post highlighting their recent work on enhancing the UEFI update capsules experience for open-source firmware with Coreboot and their downstream Dasharo offerings… ⌘ Read more
A 12TB Steam ‘Teraleak’ Spills More Than a Decade of Lost PC Gaming History
A massive 12TB archive of old Steam2 content has surfaced online, apparently containing nearly every version of games uploaded to Valve’s servers between 2003 and 2013, including unreleased prototypes, playtest builds, and cut content. Early discoveries include deleted Portal 2 material, files tied to Half-Life 2: Episode 3, … ⌘ Read more
Steam Deck / SteamOS hit over 30,000 Verified + Playable games
A big milestone has been hit by Valve for the Steam Deck, and SteamOS for other devices like the Steam Machine, with over 30,000 Verified + Playable games.
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Berlin Is Being Blackmailed By Hackers
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the BBC: Berlin is being blackmailed by hackers who were able to compromise city systems and steal data earlier this month, its mayor has said. Kai Wegner said officials would not cave in to the ransom demand, which came on Thursday evening. He did not say how much was being sought, though Der Spiegel reports the hackers are demanding 30 bitcoin, worth around … ⌘ Read more
Linux 7.3 Features Many Exciting Improvements, New Hardware Support & Faster Btrfs
With Linux 7.3-rc1 released to cap off the two week merge window, here is a look at the many exciting changes merged for the Linux 7.3 kernel that is working its way toward release in the second half of October. ⌘ Read more
Linux Kernel Patches Out For Review To Enable USB4/Thunderbolt For Apple M1 / M2 / M3
There is a set of 19 patches out for review on the Linux kernel mailing list that would finally allow the mainline kernel running on Apple Silicon M1 / M2 / M3 SoCs to enjoy USB4/Thunderbolt support… ⌘ Read more
Hytale Update 6 adds Hardcore Mode, Mod Browser, Gyro Controls, Networking Upgrades and much more
Hytale, the in-development open world RPG, has expanded with another huge update and there’s lots of fun features added this time.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/hytale-update-6-adds-hardcore-mode-m … ⌘ Read more
California’s Age Verification Bill Passes with Linux Exemption Intact
California’s age-verification bill has passed in its legislature — but with its open-source carve-out intact, reports the blog Linuxiac:
Back in May, we reported that California lawmakers amended Assembly Bill 1856 to carve open-source operating systems out of the state’s upcoming age verification requirements. Three months later, that e … ⌘ Read more
Monster-collecting RPG Cassette Beasts 2002 set for release in March 2027
One missed from the recent flurry of announcements - the monster collecting RPG Cassette Beasts 2002 is set to release and it’s going to be a good one.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/monster-collecting-rpg-cassette-beasts-2002-set-for-release-i … ⌘ Read more
Open source evolution simulation Thrive brings Multicellular Stage advancements
Everything that Spore could have been? A full evolution sim, Thrive, has a big new release out bringing in some brand new game mechanics.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/open-source-evolution-simulation-thrive-brings-multicellular-st … ⌘ Read more
Servo 0.5 Released: DuckDuckGo Properly Rendering, Up To 10x Faster Text Rendering
Servo 0.5 is out today as the newest monthly update to this open-source, Rust-based browser engine. Servo 0.5 ships many notable enhancements for benefiting those running the Servoshell example browser or looking at Servo as an opportunity for embedded use… ⌘ Read more
Portal: Alive & Kicking is a full remake and re-imagining of Valve’s classic out now on Steam
Portal: Alive & Kicking has officially arrive on Steam, giving the classic Valve game Portal a bit of a makeover.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/portal-alive-kicking-is-a-full-remake-and-re-imagining-of-valve … ⌘ Read more
New Linux Patches Tune AMD Ryzen Zen 6 To Optimize Performance & Power Consumption
Ahead of the next-generation AMD Ryzen Zen 6 client processors debuting, an important patch series was posted overnight to the Linux kernel mailing list. These patches provide new Zen 6 client Energy Performance Preference “EPP” tunings that are important for optimizing performance and power consumption for these upcoming AMD Zen 6 desktop and laptop processors… ⌘ Read more
GZDoom successor UZDoom 5.0 is officially out now
Spawned from GZDoom, the successor project UZDoom just had a massive new release with version 5.0 out now.
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A Faster Merge Sort For Mesa 26.3 Vulkan Drivers To Benefit Ray-Tracing
One of the latest optimizations to the Mesa Vulkan drivers by Natalie Vock of Valve’s Linux graphics team is faster and more vRAM efficient sorting for Morton code keys that are important for fast BVH construction and greater GPU parallelism… ⌘ Read more
NVIDIA VA-API Driver 0.0.18 Ships More Fixes, Chrome/Chromium Decode On Direct Backend
Firefox has finally begun supporting Vulkan Video decoding to complement their long-used VA-API support on Linux. This is good news for the official NVIDIA Linux graphics driver stack as it’s been the notable vendor not supporting the Video Acceleration API. But prior to Firefox rolling out its experimental Vulkan Video support, an independent implementation of VA-API built atop NVIDIA’s NVDEC interface has been available fo … ⌘ Read more
Game launcher ‘Launchbox’ should get a Linux version in 2027
During their recent celebration event and livestream, the developers of the popular game launcher Launchbox confirmed they are working on a Linux version.
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OpenTS is a new open-source reconstruction of Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun is a true classic - one I remember excitedly reading magazine previews about and it continues to live on.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/08/opents-is-a-new-open-source-reconstruction-of-command-conquer-tiberia … ⌘ Read more