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AMD Radeon RX 9070 GRE Linux Performance

([Graphics Cards] 1 June 08:00 PM EDT 20 Comments)

Yesterday AMD kicked off Computex 2026 in announcing the Radeon RX 9070 GRE alongside a number of other product announcements. With the Radeon RX 9070 GRE going on sale today, the review embargo has now lifted on this new RDNA 4 consumer graphics card slated to be priced around $549 USD. Here is an initial look at the Linux performance benchmarks of this new AMD graphics card offering.


Intel Xeon Diamond Rapids EDAC Driver Changes Readied For Linux 7.2

([Intel] 1 June 05:27 PM EDT DIamond Rapids EDAC)

Ahead of Intel Diamond Rapids server processors launching in 2027, the Linux kernel continues getting into shape for these next-gen Xeon processors. The latest enablement work taking place for Diamond Rapids is readying the Error Detection And Correction (EDAC) driver support for propagating memory errors/correction information under Linux.


Intel Preparing WiFi 8 "UHR" Support For Their IWLWIFI Linux Driver

([Intel] 1 June 09:35 AM EDT Intel IWLWIFI WiFi 8)

Intel open-source software engineers have been busy beginning to prepare their upstream IWLWIFI wireless driver in the Linux kernel for supporting their next-gen WiFi adapters supporting the WiFi 8 "Ultra High Reliability" standard.


Linux 7.2 Proceeding To Deprecate AF_ALG Due To "Massive Attack Surface", Drops Offloading

([Linux Networking] 1 June 06:48 AM EDT AF_ALG)

The Linux kernel's AF_ALG interface for user-space applications to directly access the Linux kernel's built-in cryptographic engine is proceeding with a quick deprecation cycle due to a "massive attack surface" with increased vulnerabilities coming to light due to AI/LLM-based tooling.


Phoronix Marking 22 Years Of Linux Hardware Coverage This Week

([Phoronix] 1 June 09:00 PM EDT Phoronix 22nd Birthday)

On 5 June marks 22 years since starting Phoronix.com for covering the Linux hardware space and open-source news.


Some Elements Of Intel APX Not Proving Beneficial On Nova Lake / Diamond Rapids

([Intel] 1 June 06:14 AM EDT Advanced Performance Extensions)

Some compiler tuning merged today to the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) is disabling some features of Advanced Performance Extensions (APX) for upcoming Intel Nova Lake and Diamond Rapids processors as they are not proving worthwhile for performance.


FreeBSD 15.1-RC2 Restores PadLock RNG For VIA & Zhaoxin CPUs

([BSD] 1 June 05:46 AM EDT FreeBSD 15.1-RC2)

A second release candidate of FreeBSD 15.1 was warranted and in turn released this weekend which now pushes the stable release back by one week.


NBD-VRAM Provides Swap Space On Your NVIDIA GeForce GPUs

([NVIDIA] 1 June 05:57 AM EDT NBD-VRAM)

An open-source developer has created NBD-VRAM as a way to create swap space on your consumer NVIDIA GPU's video memory under Linux.


NVIDIA Announces RTX Spark Superchip For Laptops & Desktops

([NVIDIA] 1 June 05:33 AM EDT NVIDIA RTX Spark)

Jensen Huang used his Computex keynote today to formally announce RTX Spark as their new superchip for compact desktop PCs and laptops.


AI-Driven Security Disclosures, NVIDIA Vera & Linux 7.1 Features That Made An Exciting May

([Free Software] 1 June 12:00 AM EDT May 2026 Recap)

May 2026 is now in the books after writing 275 original Linux/open-source minded news articles and another 20 featured-length benchmark articles / Linux hardware reviews. There was a lot of exciting topics in May to keep the month interesting and as we approach the Phoronix 22nd birthday this week.


Intel Xeon 6+ & Intel Ethernet E835 Launch

([Processors] 31 May 11:00 PM EDT 1 Comment)

Last year at Tech Tour Arizona, Intel announced Clearwater Forest as the Xeon 6+ series. Details were rather light then while for Computex, Intel is announcing that Xeon 6+ is now "launching" beginning tomorrow, 1 June. In addition to Xeon 6+, the new Intel Ethernet E835 is also launching while there are updates on Crescent Island and Diamond Rapids.


Dell Uses Intel Wildcat Lake To Deliver Their Cheapest XPS 13 Ever

([Hardware] 31 May 08:14 PM EDT Dell XPS 13 With Wildcat Lake)

Dell is using Computex to announce their new XPS 13 that comes at their lowest price ever of $599 USD for students and $699 for everyone else. The new Dell XPS 13 aims to compete directly with the Apple MacBook Neo while leveraging the new Intel Wildcat Lake processors as cut-down from Panther Lake.


AMD Announces Radeon RX 9070 GRE, Ryzen AI Max PRO 400 Series

([Processors] 31 May 08:00 PM EDT 19 Comments)

AMD is kicking off the busy Computex 2026 week with some new product announcements. The embargo is now up so meet the Radeon RX 9070 GRE and other new wares coming out this summer and later in the year from AMD.


Linux 7.1-rc6 Released Following Another "Larger-Than-I'd-Wish-For Size" Week

([Linux Kernel] 31 May 06:39 PM EDT Linux 7.1)

The Linux 7.1-rc6 kernel is now available for closing out the month of May and approaching the Linux 7.1 stable release that should be out by mid-June.


KDE Linux Prunes Its Insecure & Unused Software

([KDE] 31 May 01:08 PM EDT KDE Linux)

With the end of the month comes a new KDE Linux status report from prominent KDE developer Nate Graham.


Linux 7.1-rc6 To Support The ASUS ROG RAIKIRI II & Nova 2 Lite Controllers

([Hardware] 31 May 09:59 AM EDT Linux 7.1 Input)

Ahead of the Linux 7.1-rc6 test kernel due out later today, this week's batch of input subsystem fixes have been sent out that includes enabling a few newer input devices.


Linux Might Finally Disable The Microsoft RNDIS Protocol Drivers In 2026

([Linux Networking] 31 May 09:28 AM EDT Microsoft RNDIS)

Going back to early 2023 there were efforts to disable all the Linux drivers for Microoft's RNDIS protocol. Remote NDIS has proven to be a real security concern while superior, modern alternatives exist.


Wine-Staging 11.10 Fixes 14 Year Old Bug, Also Fixes Issue Of Some Games Being Too Dark

([WINE] 31 May 07:28 AM EDT Wine-Staging 11.10)

Building off Friday's release of Wine 11.10 is now the Wine-Staging 11.10 experimental/testing flavor with nearly 300 additional patches atop that upstream code.


Servo 0.2 Released With Revamped Android Browser UI

([Free Software] 31 May 07:01 AM EDT Servo 0.2)

For ending out the month of May is a new monthly release of Servo, the open-source, Rust-based browser engine being developed by Linux Foundation Europe stakeholders and the open-source community. There are many nice enhancements on the desktop side with Servo 0.2 while also improving the Android browser UI experience with Servo too.


Zrythm 2.0 Alpha Released For Rewriting The Digital Audio Workstation In C++ & Qt/QML

([Multimedia] 31 May 06:47 AM EDT GTK To Qt/QML)

Zrythm is a wonderful open-source digital audio workstation (DAW) application. Zrythm 1.0 released back in 2024 for this software catering from beginners to audio professionals. It's been a GTK-based application for years but the developers have been porting it to Qt6/QML. Released this weekend is the first Zrythm 2.0 alpha release that moves from GTK to Qt/QML.


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Boston Software Party

BOSTON, MA -- Thousands of disgruntled Linux revolutionaries showed up at
the Boston Harbor today to protest "taxation without representation" by
the oppressive Microsoft Corporation. Thousands of pounds of Microsoft
boxes, CD-ROMs, manuals, license agreements, promotional materials, and
registration forms were dumped into the harbor during the First Annual
Boston Software Party.

Some attendees sold hastily printed T-shirts with slogans like "July 4th,
1999: Microsoft Independence Day!" and "What do you call 10,000 pounds of
Microsoft software at the bottom of the ocean? A darned good start!"
Others sold fake dollar bills with a portrait of Tux Penguin and the
saying, "In Linus We Trust"...