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📰 New AMDGPU Driver Pull Request For Linux 7.2 Preps For HDML 2.1 FRL Sent out on Wednesday was the latest AMDGPU/AMDKFD driver pull request of new feature code ready for DRM-Next as the staging area ahead of the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. This doesn't yet land the HDMI 2.1 enablement work that's finally been taking place but it is preparing for that with the FRL register headers now in place as part of this merge... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-7.2-AMDGPU-FRL-Regs #kernel#linux

📰 Steam Beta brings Big Picture Mode tweaks, Linux improvements and Steam Controller fixes Valve released another new Steam Client Beta update for all platforms on May 13th, bringing with it a few styling changes to Big Picture Mode and various fixes.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/steam-beta-brings-big-picture-mode-tweaks-linux-improvements-and-steam-controller-fixes/ #linux#steam

📰Fragnesia Is Yet Another Local Privilege Escalation Flaw in Linux Kernel Fragnesia is a new local privilege escalation flaw in the Linux kernel that may lead to local privilege escalation. Patch now! 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/fragnesia-is-yet-another-local-privilege-escalation-flaw-in-linux-kernel #kernel#linux

📰 Older AMD GPUs Score Another Open-Source Driver Win From Valve: DRM Format Modifiers Timur Kristóf of Valve's Linux open-source graphics driver team isn't done driving new improvements to aging AMD GCN 1.0/1.1 era graphics cards on Linux. Beyond enhancing display support for older APUs, transitioning GCN 1.0/1 GPUs from the legacy Radeon driver to modern AMDGPU driver, and a host of other fixes and optimizations for these old GPUs going back to the Radeon HD 7000 series, he has another notable addition that was announced today. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-DRM-Format-Modifiers-GCN #amd#linux#opensource

📰 Ubuntu 26.10 Development Officially Begins as ‘Stonking Stingray’ Takes Shape by George WhittakerCanonical has officially kicked off development planning for Ubuntu 26.10, the next interim release of the popular Linux distribution. Codenamed “Stonking Stingray,” the release is scheduled to arrive on October 15, 2026, continuing Ubuntu’s predictable six-month development cycle.Although Ubuntu 26. 🔗 Source: https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/ubuntu-2610-development-officially-begins-stonking-stingray-takes-shape #linux#ubuntu

📰 Nginx 1.31 Released with HTTP Forward Proxy Support Nginx 1.31 introduces HTTP forward proxy support and addresses security vulnerabilities in HTTP/2, HTTP/3, OCSP, and core modules. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/nginx-1-31-released-with-http-forward-proxy-support/ #nginx

📰 Google Introduces Googlebook, a Gemini-First Laptop Platform Googlebook brings Gemini Intelligence, Magic Pointer, Android app support, phone integration, and premium hardware to Google’s new laptop platform... 🔗 Source: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-googlebook-gemini-ai-laptops/ #android

📰Linux Driver Posted For Intel Silicon Security Engine Interface "ISSEI" Since Intel Meteor Lake has been the Intel Silicon Security Engine to serve as a silicon root-of-trust for secure firmware loading, boot measurements, and similar functionality. This Intel Silicon Security Engine has been built on with Lunar Lake and Panther Lake as well as set to take on more importance with future Intel hardware platforms. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-ISSEI-Linux-Driver #intel#linux

📰The EU is betting over €1 million that KDE can challenge Microsoft's desktop dominance The technological world of the European Union has been having a major shake-up recently. Rattled by how much they depend on proprietary software in key areas of government and public services, the EU has been working toward breaking free from closed-source software and moving toward more open-source options. For instance, France's government is ditching Windows for Linux after calling US tech dependence a strategic risk. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/the-eu-is-betting-1-million-that-kde-can-challenge-microsofts-desktop-dominance/ #kde#linux#opensource

📰Rust stalks IBM mainframes, but only in nightly form Patch series would bring memory-safe code to Linux's s390 port, with compiler caveats attached. 🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/05/13/rust-stalks-ibm-mainframes-but-only-in-nightly-form/5239710 #linux

📰Fragnesia Made Public As Latest Linux Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Following last week's disclosure of the Dirty Frag vulnerability for the Linux kernel, which only finished being patched up in mainline on Monday, Fragnesia is now public as a similar local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Fragnesia #kernel#linux

📰 Your Old Potato PC Might Game Better With This Linux Kernel Patch A proposed scheduler update shows frame time improvements on aging hardware under heavy CPU load. 🔗 Source: https://feed.itsfoss.com/link/24361/17339878/linux-scheduler-patch-gaming-old-hardware #kernel#linux