Patches Posted To Improve Linux Media Acceleration On Intel Alchemist GPUs
The Intel Arc A-Series graphics (DG2) remains in a bit of an awkward state on Linux due to the transition period moving from the i915 kernel driver to more modern and feature capable Xe kernel driver. It’s only post-Alchemist where the Intel Xe driver is officially supported and used by default while those opting for the Xe driver with the A-Series can often enjoy better performance and functionality. Except one of the caveats in using t … ⌘ Read more
Intel Media Driver & VPL GPU Runtime 2026Q2 Updates Continue Prepping For Nova Lake
Over the past few Intel VA-API Media Driver releases we have seen preparations made for Nova Lake video acceleration. That has continued today with the Intel Media Driver and Intel oneVPL GPU Runtime releases today with their new quarterly feature releases… ⌘ Read more
Qantas Plane Flies For More Than 24 Hours In Record-Breaking Flight
Qantas completed a record-breaking 24-hour, 24-minute test flight from Melbourne to Toulouse on Tuesday. “The specially adapted A350-1000ULR airliner is due to debut with the Australian carrier’s nonstop Sydney-London route from 2027,” reports The Guardian. From the report: Tuesday’s flight is thought to be the longest ever by a commercial … ⌘ Read more
AI Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters By the Thousands
An anonymous reader quotes a New York Times report on how AI companies are pouring money into training and recruiting electricians, carpenters, and other skilled tradespeople to build data centers: There is no parallel in American history for the boom underway in the construction of data centers, fueled by companies with functiona … ⌘ Read more
COSMIC Epoch 1.5 Brings More Fixes & Improvements To System76’s Desktop
The System76 and Pop!_OS developers continue quickly iterating on their Rust-based COSMIC desktop environment… ⌘ Read more
Who Wins and Who Loses After US Bans Foreign Robots?
The FCC’s ban on Chinese-made robots extends well beyond humanoids to quadrupeds, research platforms, and many robot vacuums from allied countries. Supporters call it a major boost for domestic robotics, but critics warn that cutting researchers and startups off from affordable foreign hardware could slow U.S. innovation instead. Ars Technica’s Jeremy Hsu examines wh … ⌘ Read more
Valve Sponsors Work Bringing Open-Source RADV Driver To Windows
Valve is funding Collabora’s experimental effort to port the open-source RADV Vulkan driver from Linux to Windows. The team has already demonstrated Counter-Strike 2 running with RADV, but a stable interface or compatibility shim will be needed to handle undocumented driver changes. Phoronix reports: Louis-Francis Ratte-Boulianne put out a blog pos … ⌘ Read more
Google Shuts Down Its Nobel-Prize Winning AlphaFold Project
Google has dismantled the original AlphaFold team, according to Financial Times (paywalled), reassigning many researchers to Gemini and Isomorphic Labs. Several other key members, including Nobel laureate John Jumper, left for Anthropic. Engadget reports: AlphaFold is an AI program that can accurately predict three-dimensional structures of proteins from t … ⌘ Read more
Claude Opus 5 Became Downright Ruthless When Tasked With Running a Vending Machine
For a year now, the AI safety testing firm Andon Labs has been evaluating how frontier AI models behave as long-running autonomous agents by assigning them simulated real-world tasks, such as operating a vending machine business for a year without human supervision. In the latest installment, the research startup fo … ⌘ Read more
DRM Format Modifiers For Old AMD GPUs Coming With Linux 7.3: Thanks Valve
Sent out today was another week’s worth of features and other code changes to the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver and AMDKFD kernel compute driver. We are nearing the cut-off of new feature material for next month’s Linux 7.3 kernel but there is some nice feature work in store for this week… ⌘ Read more
NextEra, Brookfield to Build $100 Billion Kentucky Data Campus
NextEra and Brookfield plan to invest more than $100 billion to transform a former uranium-enrichment site in Kentucky into a data center campus with a generating plant. “The privately funded effort will include construction of 2 gigawatts of natural gas-fired power at or near the site in Paducah in western Kentucky, and as much as 2.6 gigawatts of … ⌘ Read more
Steam Beta adds HDR streaming on Steam Deck OLED
Valve just released the latest Steam Beta for all supported platforms, bringing with it some important fixes and improvements to Steam Deck OLED streaming.
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Steam Client Adds HDR Streaming On Steam Deck OLED, AV1 Video Streaming
Today’s Steam client beta update brings some new game streaming enhancements for Linux gamers… ⌘ Read more
DoorDash Is Building Its Own Drone Delivery Business
DoorDash has launched DoorDash Air, an in-house drone-delivery program that has just received FAA certification for commercial operations. “This does not mean DoorDash’s custom-built drones will be delivering burritos tomorrow, or even next month,” notes TechCrunch. “The company didn’t provide a detailed timeline for when its aircraft would be used in operations.” From the re … ⌘ Read more
Russia Charges Telegram Founder Durov With Facilitating Terrorism
Russia has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorism, alleging the platform was used by Ukrainian intelligence “to prepare and co-ordinate acts of sabotage and terror” inside Russia. An international arrest warrant has been issued for Durov, who currently lives in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, where Telegram keeps its main … ⌘ Read more
OpenAI’s Rogue AI Agent Hacked More Than Just Hugging Face
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: OpenAI said Tuesday that the rogue AI agent that breached Hugging Face’s platform also hacked multiple third-party accounts and services as part of the attack. It’s now clear that the unprecedented security incident, which arose during an internal test of OpenAI’s latest AI models, was more extensive than the comp … ⌘ Read more
Intel Graphics Driver Support For Xe3 “Peak Bandwidth Threshold” Feature In Linux 7.3
Intel today sent out their latest batch of kernel graphics driver updates that are ready for staging ahead of next month’s Linux 7.3 merge window… ⌘ Read more
More Than 30 Minnesota Water Systems Targeted In Cyberattack
jrnvk shares a report from KMSP: Minnesota IT Services reports that a “coordinated cyberattack” targeted technology at more than 30 community water systems between Sunday, July 26 and Monday, July 27. The state has activated its cybersecurity incident response capabilities to respond to the attacks.
On Monday and Tuesday, FOX 9 reported on notices from fou … ⌘ Read more
The massive Project Zomboid Build 42 is out now
Project Zomboid just had a big free upgrade with Build 42 now out in the stable branch, bringing with it an overhaul to various parts of the game.
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I love my Steam Machine but there’s lots of work Valve need to do
The Steam Machine has released and as Valve go through the list more people will get it, but it was pushed out clearly a bit too early.
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Valve Sponsors Work Bringing Open-Source RADV Driver To Windows
Valve has been sponsoring Collabora engineers with early phase, exploratory work for trying to bring the open-source Radeon Vulkan “RADV” driver to Microsoft Windows… ⌘ Read more
Vibe Coded X11 YSERVER Gets Steam Working, Full-Screen Games With Cinnamon
A new software creation that debuted this summer was YSERVER as a modern X11 server written in Rust largely by AI via Claude Code. This YSERVER implementation has continued implementing more X11 protocol and other functionality to get more desktop environments and apps working surprisingly okay on this vibe coded X11 server. YSERVER 1.4 is now available as the latest in this quest… ⌘ Read more
Dreamsend: Wintersong is a 2.5D cyberpunk fantasy strategy RPG worth keeping an eye on
Recently announced by developer Anthony Nguyen, Dreamsend: Wintersong is an indie 2.5D cyberpunk fantasy strategy RPG that looks real interesting.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/dreamsend-wintersong-is-a-2-5d-cyberpunk- … ⌘ Read more
Co-op group climbing game Sunset Summit from the devs of DEVOUR arrives August
Brothers Joe and Andrew Fender, the devs behind the indie mega hit DEVOUR, have revealed that Sunset Summit will arrive on August 21st.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/co-op-group-climbing-game-sunset-summit-from-the-devs-of-devour-ar … ⌘ Read more
GCC To Decline Any Significant Contributions Made Via AI/LLMs - Except For Test Cases
The GCC Steering Committee announced today that they have accepted the recommended policy of the GCC AI Policy Working Group, which means no “legally significant” code contributions made via AI/LLM agents will be accepted into this open-source compiler… ⌘ Read more
Double Fine get layoffs after split from Microsoft
Double Fine have announced that 23 members of their team have been let go, as they need to cut down on expenses to keep the studio alive.
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Valve make it clear no one is skipping ahead in the list for a Steam Machine
A fair amount of people don’t quite understand how the Steam Machine reservation and waitlist works - so Valve reminded people no one is skipping the line.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/valve-make-it-clear-no-one-is-skipping-ahead-in-the-list-for-a- … ⌘ Read more
Your Brain Can Rewire Itself To Allow True Multitasking
alternative_right shares a report from ScienceAlert: [I]n a new study published in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center in the U.S. have revealed that we can put certain tasks on autopilot in a way that enables something closer to true multitasking. Driving is the perfect example: When you take your tes … ⌘ Read more
Trump Administration Bans New Chinese Humanoid Robots
The Trump administration has banned newly authorized foreign-made humanoid and four-legged robots, along with power inverters, citing “unacceptable risks” to the country’s national security. FCC chairman Brendan Carr said the agency was doing its part “to secure America’s critical supply chains.” The BBC reports: The FCC has added the items to its Covered List – … ⌘ Read more
Workplaces Look For Cheaper AI As ‘Tokenmaxxing’ Fades As a Corporate Fad
An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: A corporate fad of “tokenmaxxing” on artificial intelligence technology is hitting its limits as workplaces throwing AI at everything are seeing the costs rise without a similar spike in productivity. What started as tech industry-fueled springtime hype over squeezing … ⌘ Read more
ARCTIC Launches Its New Fan Controller That Already Has Mainline Linux Support
In over 22 years of Linux hardware reviews and testing at Phoronix, I have never been more excited for a fan controller… ARCTIC today launched their new Fan Controller and in making the product very unique for Linux users, it already has mainline Linux kernel support via a open-source driver contributed directly by ARCTIC… ⌘ Read more
Apple Retires iPhone Upgrade Program For Klarna-Backed Leases
Apple has replaced its iPhone Upgrade Program with Apple Upgrade, a Klarna-backed U.S. leasing service covering most iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple Watches. MacRumors reports: Apple Upgrade has lower base prices than the iPhone Upgrade Program, with iPhones available starting at $17.99 per month and the Apple Watch available starting at $11.99 per m … ⌘ Read more
AI-Found Bugs Aren’t Proving Any Easier to Exploit Despite the Hype
AI-assisted vulnerability discovery has yet to produce the expected surge in real-world attacks: VulnCheck found that only 14 of 1,061 attributed discoveries, or 1.3 percent, had been exploited, which is “almost identical to the rate across all vulnerabilities in VulnCheck’s dataset,” reports The Register. “That’s a far cry from the narrative t … ⌘ Read more
eBay Reaches $56 Million Settlement With E-Commerce Newsletter Writers It Terrorized In 2019
eBay and several former executives have agreed to pay $56 million to Ina and David Steiner, the newsletter writers targeted in a 2019 corporate harassment campaign that involved threats, surveillance attempts, and deliveries of live insects and other disturbing items. The settlement closes th … ⌘ Read more
Anthropic AI Model Finds Flaws in Tough-to-Crack Encryption Algorithms
Anthropic’s Claude Mythos Preview has “found flaws in a weakened version of a digital encryption standard that is in pervasive use throughout the internet,” reports The New York Times. Researchers said the model discovered novel attacks against weakened versions of AES and the experimental post-quantum HAWK system, including one that wa … ⌘ Read more
Judge Blocks First State Law That Would Have Banned Prediction Markets
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Minnesota, the first US state to prohibit prediction markets, was prevented from enforcing the law by a federal court ruling just days before the ban was scheduled to take effect. But while Minnesota was stopped from enforcing a total ban, the state may ultimately be allowed to pro … ⌘ Read more
DEF CON Bans Meta-Style ‘Pervert Glasses’
DEF CON has banned “Meta-style glasses with recording capabilities,” with no exceptions being made even for those with prescription versions. “Be sure to pack non-violating eyewear if you need them,” DEF CON said. The Register reports: [The conference’s official photo policy] has not been updated since 2023, predating the recent growth of camera-equipped eyewear developed by Meta with EssilorL … ⌘ Read more
GrapheneOS Defends Data-Wiping Function That Blocked US Border Search
GrapheneOS is defending its duress-password feature after an environmental activist used it to wipe his Pixel phone during a U.S. Customs search and was later indicted for allegedly destroying property under government control. The nonprofit says the operating system is “completely legal,” cannot recover the erased data, and should not b … ⌘ Read more
Review Roundup: Framework Laptop 13 Pro
The review embargo has lifted for the new Framework Laptop 13 Pro, and the consensus across the board is that it is a massive leap forward in terms of build quality and battery life. The main issue reviewers complained about is the sky-high price, with the higher-end model jumping dramatically from $2,100 up to $2,900 due to the memory shortage crisis. (Some note that the price “nearly double … ⌘ Read more
Starling: A New Linux Desktop Written In Swift, Own Wayland Compositor & Written With AI
There’s yet another new open-source desktop option for Linux users in the era of new open-source projects largely written via AI/LLMs. Starling is this new project largely written via Claude and using the Swift programming language for the desktop while having its own Wayland compositor implemented in C. It also includes a built-in X11 server for handling X11 clients… ⌘ Read more
Tons of Peoples’ Claude Chats and Creations Are Exposed On Google
An anonymous reader quotes a report from 404 Media: Claude is exposing a wealth of users’ chats and creations in Google search results, meaning anyone can dig through conversations or other material that people used Claude to make but may not have realized were publicly available for strangers to see. The exposed data includes an AI-powered thera … ⌘ Read more
Bwahahaha, these security folks have a great sense of humor! :-D Got a phishing test e-mail disguised as an overdue anti-phishing training e-mail: 
We receive these test phishing e-mails every now and then at work. When you follow the links and log in at the fake login, you probably get assigned another (real) training.
When I got this e-mail, I immediately thought of such a test. Since I actually do have some stupid training deadlines coming up soon, I wasn’t 100% sure, but still doubted that this was one of them. To make the timing even better, in the team meeting last week, our bosses reminded us to complete outstanding trainings before the deadlines. Ideally well in advance. Notifications about deadlines coming closer are sometimes not only sent to the individuals but also to the bosses and their bosses. And then things can get out of hands when somebody doesn’t read the e-mails properly and mistakes them for deadline exceeded reports.
Anyway, the URL also looked kinda legit. It really doesn’t help a single bit that domain names change all the fucking time. So, still with the test program in mind, I thought, I just give it a quick shot out of curiosity. Since I just had logged in before, the empty SSO username field was totally obvious then. Looking at the e-mail headers confirmed that this was indeed one of security’s field checks. :-)
CachyOS Outperforming Windows 11, Slight Advantage Over Ubuntu & Fedora On AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
A recent mini PC being benchmarked at Phoronix is the BOSGAME VTA-439 that employs the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 Gorgon Point SoC. With the BOSGAME mini PC having shipped with Microsoft Windows 11, here are some comparison benchmarks of the out-of-the-box Windows 11 performance up against Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Workstation 44 while also tossing the rolling-release, highly-optimized Arch Linux based CachyOS into … ⌘ Read more
STAR OCEAN series arrives on GOG
Love a good RPG and DRM-free? Head over to GOG as they’ve added some STAR OCEAN titles to their catalogue today along with a sale.
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CachyOS Outperforming Windows 11, Ubuntu & Fedora On AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
A recent mini PC being benchmarked at Phoronix is the BOSGAME VTA-439 that employs the new AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 Gorgon Point SoC. With the BOSGAME mini PC having shipped with Microsoft Windows 11, here are some comparison benchmarks of the out-of-the-box Windows 11 performance up against Ubuntu 26.04 LTS and Fedora Workstation 44 while also tossing the rolling-release, highly-optimized Arch Linux based CachyOS into the benchmarking mix. ⌘ Read more
Proton 10 and Proton 11 get Steamworks SDK 1.65 for Steam Machine, Steam Frame and Steam Deck
Not only do we have an update for Proton Experimental with plenty of improvements, but Valve also gave Proton 10 and Proton 11 updates too.
Read the full article on [GamingOnLinux](https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/07/proton-10-and-prot … ⌘ Read more
GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux
GOG previously said they planned to Linux closer at Linux, and that it was the next major frontier - and they’re now working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux.
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Arizona State Launches Influencer Degree Where Students Must Gain Real Followers
Arizona State University has launched a 120-credit bachelor’s degree in content creation that teaches video, podcasting, branding, analytics, media law, and social strategy. For their capstone, students are “expected to build a real social media account and demonstrate audience growth during the program,” reports De … ⌘ Read more
There’s now over 40 games ready for the Steam Frame
We still don’t know when the Steam Frame from Valve will arrive, but we do know the list of games ready for it continues to build up and there’s now over 40.
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AMD P-State Linux Driver Patches Can Boost 1%-Low FPS Gaming Performance By 31%
A set of patches posted today to the Linux kernel mailing list implement per-core Energy Performance Preference (EPP) boosting for recently-busy CPUs. This feature is designed to have a dramatic impact for Linux gaming and helping especially with the 1% low frame-rates improving by 31.8% on the Valve Steam Deck… ⌘ Read more