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📰 Linux May Drop Old Network Drivers Now That AI-Driven Bug Reports Are Causing A Burden Old network maintenance drivers are becoming a maintenance burden in the era of fuzzing and predominantly AI-driven bug detection causing an uptick in possible bug/security reports to upstream Linux kernel developers but with these drivers potentially having no actual users... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Old-Network-AI #kernel#linux

📰 Proton Experimental upgraded to Proton 11 for better Linux gaming compatibility After releasing the big Proton 11 Beta to run more Windows games on Linux / SteamOS, Valve just upgraded Proton Experimental some more too.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/04/proton-experimental-upgraded-to-proton-11-for-better-linux-gaming-compatibility/ #linux#proton

📰 Framework Announces Framework Laptop 13 Pro with Touchscreen Display Framework Laptop 13 Pro has been announced today by Framework Computer as a Linux-first notebook with a touchscreen display. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/framework-announces-framework-laptop-13-pro-with-touchscreen-display #linux

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 LTS: What’s new since 24.04? If you plan to upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS ‘Resolute Raccoon’ from Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, you’re going to inherit two years worth of improvements. As an LTS-to-LTS jump, you don’t simply benefit from what’s new in Ubuntu 26.04, but everything else added in the 3 interim releases prior, namely Ubuntu 24.10, 25.04 and 25.10. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS does plenty of things that 24. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-04-lts-changes-since-24-04 #ubuntu

📰 AlmaLinux Comments On California Age Verification Law The RHEL-derived AlmaLinux is the latest Linux distribution commenting on the recent age verification laws led by California with their Digital Age Assurance Act... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AlmaLinux-Age-Verification-Laws #linux

📰 Ubuntu confirms the 26.10 codename, and it sounds strange… Ubuntu has announced the codename for Ubuntu 26.10 is… “Stonking Stingray”. As codenames go it’s certainly unique. The distro gives each release a codename has an alliterative pairing of adjective and animal, the latter of which becomes the release mascot. The tradition dates back to the first Ubuntu release in 2004 (dubbed ‘Warty Warthog’). Ubuntu 26. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/ubuntu-26-10-codename-confirmed #distro#ubuntu

📰 QEMU 11.0 Released With Dropped 32-Bit Host Support QEMU 11.0 drops all 32-bit host support, adds a Diamond Rapids CPU model for x86, and brings broad changes across ARM, RISC-V, KVM, and migration. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/qemu-11-0-released-with-dropped-32-bit-host-support/ #arm#qemu

📰 Colorado Age Attestation Bill May Exclude Open Source OSes and Apps System76 CEO Carl Richell confirms that the upcoming Colorado age attestation bill may exclude Open Source OSes and apps, as well as popular code repos and containers. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/colorado-age-attestation-bill-may-exclude-open-source-oses-and-apps #opensource

📰 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Benchmarks: The Best Desktop Performance For Linux Developers, Creators Today we can finally share performance benchmarks of the long-rumored AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor. This new halo product for the Ryzen 9000 series desktop line-up offers captivating performance for developers frequently compiling code, creators, technical computing workloads for students or hobbyists or those not able to afford a Threadripper / EPYC type workstation, or similar heavy computing use. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-ryzen-9950x3d2-linux #amd#linux

📰 AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Benchmarks: The Best Desktop Performance For Linux Developers, Creators Today we can finally share performance benchmarks of the long-rumored AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition processor. This new halo product for the Ryzen 9000 series desktop line-up offers captivating performance for developers frequently compiling code, creators, technical computing workloads for students or hobbyists or those not able to afford a Threadripper / EPYC type workstation, or similar heavy computing use. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/amd-ryzen-9950x3d2-linux #amd#linux

📰 VirtualBox 7.2.8 Released With Linux Kernel 7.0 Support and Wayland Fixes VirtualBox 7.2.8 is out with Linux 6.19 and 7.0 host support, Wayland fixes, Windows 11 improvements, and updated Guest Additions. 🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/virtualbox-7-2-8-released-with-linux-kernel-7-0-support/ #kernel#linux#wayland

📰 RADV Driver Enables Host Image Copy By Default For RDNA2 & Newer Introduced back in 2023 with Vulkan 1.3.258 was VK_EXT_host_image_copy to copy data between host memory and images on the host processor without needing to stage the data through a CPU-accessible buffer. This direct CPU-to-GPU image data transfer path can reduce memory usage during asset loads and all around more efficiency and performance. Finally now the RADV open-source Radeon driver is enabling support by default... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/RADV-Default-Host-Image-Copy #opensource