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Archive: Linux in the News

Archive: Linux in the News

December 23/30, 2024

Feds Warn SMS Authentication Is Unsafe Gizmodo
Valve will join Lenovo at CES 2025 for the future of gaming handhelds GamingOnLinux
Mozilla's New Partnership Adds Ecosia Search Engine as a Default Option for Everyone It's FOSS
Home Assistant Voice announced Home Assistant Review by ArsTechnica
Surprisingly slow speed of human thought calculated by Caltech New Atlas

December 16, 2024

Intel Arc B580 Graphics Open-Source Driver Linux Gaming Performance Phoronix
15 Euros Olimex RP2040pc Raspberry Pi RP2040 computer board supports Apple and Oric Atmos emulation CNX Software]]
An easy button to get off Windows’: Amazon’s new AI moves Microsoft apps to Linux GeekWire
Windows 11 upgrade turmoil Tom's Hardware
Firefox ditches Do Not Track because nobody was listening anyway The Register
Use Your RTL, In The Browser Hackaday
Hackaday article on remote station operation Hackaday

December 9, 2024

Raspberry Pi 500 makes an 8GB Pi 5 into a compact, inexpensive desktop PC ArsTechnica
Armbian 24.11 Update Highlights System Improvements and Hardware Expansion LinuxGizmos
Low-Cost ESP32-PICO-D4 Board with LoRa, Wi-Fi, and BLE Connectivity LinuxGizmos
New HT: Vero VR-N76 - APRS, Linux KM4ACK on YouTube
Software updates: Nvidia 565 Linux Graphics Driver, Wine 10.0-rc1 Released With Updated VKD3D, Initial Bluetooth Driver
The Raspberry Pi 5 now works as a smaller, faster kind of Steam Link ArsTechnica
Open Source Software Powers 96% of Modern Applications, New Study Finds IT Pro Today
US recommends encrypted messaging as Chinese hackers linger in telecom networks ArsTechnica

December 2, 2024

Raspberry Pi Adds 2.4GHz 802.11n wireless LAN and Bluetooth 5.2 To Pico 2 Board Linux Gizmos
Waveshare Development Boards Feature RP2350 with 100 Mbps Ethernet or 1.14-Inch LCD LinuxGizmos
First Router Designed Specifically For OpenWrt Released Software Freedom Conservancy
Fwupd 2.0.2 Firmware Updater Adds Support for ASUS ROG Ally, Raspberry Pi Pico 9to5 Linux
Code found online exploits LogoFAIL to install Bootkitty Linux backdoor ArsTechnica
DreamQuest N100 Mini PC Running Linux: Introduction LinuxLinks
Harnessing Quantum Potential: Quantum Computing and Qiskit on Ubuntu Linux Journal

November 25, 2024

Framework laptops get modular makeover with RISC-V main board The Register
FreeCAD 1.0 Open-Source 3D Parametric Modeler Released 9to5 Linux
Docker Desktop 4.36: WSL 2 Gets Faster, More Reliable, and Secure Linuxiac
Source: Google is turning Chrome OS into Android to compete with the iPad Android Authority
I Always Keep a Linux Live USB Handy for These 4 Reasons Make Use Of
How I Turned My Raspberry Pi Into a Private Internet Archive Make Tech Easier
BASIC co-creator Thomas Kurtz hits END at 96 The Register

November 18, 2024

Linux Kernel 6.12 Has Landed – And It’s a Big One (OMG Ubuntu)
New Raspberry Pi USB 3 Hub and Touch Display 2 Released with Enhanced Features (LinuxGizmos)
VMware Workstation and Fusion Go Free (Linuxiac)
LXQt packs Wayland punch with 2.1 release (The Register)
Automotive Grade Linux Launches New Expert Group Led by Toyota to Help Automakers Manage Open Source Activities (PRNewswire)
7 of the Best Lightweight Operating Systems for Raspberry Pi (Make Tech Easier)

November 11, 2024

Debian 12.8 Released With Many Bug Fixes & Security Updates (Phoronix)
New Steam Client Update Adds Game Recording, Improves Native Linux Gaming (9to5 Linux)
Manjaro Considers Embedding a Telemetry Tool (Linuxiac)
Fedora KDE Desktop Spin Promoted To Same Tier As GNOME-Based Fedora Workstation (Phoronix)
Mozilla Foundation crumbles as third of staff cast off (The Register)
Thanks, Linus. Torvalds patch improves Linux performance by 2.6% (The Register)

November 4, 2024

Fedora Linux 41 Released (9to5 Linux)
RF Hunter v4.0 - DIY RF signal scanner (GitHub)
Raspberry Pi OS Now Using Wayland By Default On All Models (Phoronix)
Linux Mint Blog: Framework laptops, Stripe for donations (Linux Mint)
X.Org security advisory (X.Org)
APRS position reporting over HF (Hackaday)
23andMe Reportedly Faces Bankruptcy — What Will Happen to Everyone’s DNA Samples? (Soylent News)