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📰Running Four Intel Graphics Cards Under Linux On Ubuntu 26.04 It's been nearly one year to the week since Intel introduced Project Battlematrix as their initiative for improving their Linux driver support for the Arc Pro B-Series with enhancements such as bettering the multi-GPU support in allowing up to eight Arc Pro GPUs per system as well as other open-source driver optimizations in the era of AI. 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/review/intel-arc-pro-b70-four #intel#linux#opensource#ubuntu

📰 Further expanded AMD HDMI 2.1 support is coming to Linux now with FRL and DSC Good news for Linux gamers and the upcoming Steam Machine, as it appears the AMD GPU kernel drivers are expanding their HDMI 2.1 support even further.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/further-expanded-amd-hdmi-2-1-support-is-coming-to-linux-now-with-frl-and-dsc/ #amd#kernel#linux#steam

📰 EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way Mozilla claims the Digital Markets Act delivered lasting bump, invites Britain to do similar. 🔗 Source: https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/12/eu-law-bestows-6m-more-firefox-users-upon-us-moz-says/5238623 #firefox

📰 KDE Plasma 6.6.5 Is Out Now to Improve Performance for NVIDIA GPU Users KDE Plasma 6.6.5 is now available as the fifth maintenance update in the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment series with various improvements and bug fixes. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-plasma-6-6-5-is-out-now-to-improve-performance-for-nvidia-gpu-users #kde#plasma

📰 Linux Scheduler Work Helping Boost Gaming Performance On Old "Potato" Hardware Prominent Linux kernel engineer Peter Zijlstra of Intel has been working on a set of scheduler patches to help with enhancing the behavior and delivering better results, especially for aging hardware he described as a "potato" -- an Intel Sandy Bridge desktop CPU with AMD Radeon RX 580 Polaris graphics. Benchmark results are promising from this work for gaming on old hardware while other workloads may ultimately stand to benefit too... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Flatten-The-Pick #amd#intel#kernel#linux

📰 Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux Firmware Updater Adds Support for SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8 Fwupd 2.1.3 Linux firmware updater is now available for download with support for the SHIFT6mq and SHIFTphone 8 modular smartphones, as well as various other improvements. 🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/fwupd-2-1-3-linux-firmware-updater-adds-support-for-shift6mq-and-shiftphone-8 #linux

📰 Don't forget to claim your Amazon Prime games for May via Amazon Luna Have Amazon Prime? You can claim some games to keep via Amazon Luna (formerly Prime Gaming) - here's what you can grab for Linux / SteamOS and Steam Deck.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux. 🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/05/dont-forget-to-claim-your-amazon-prime-games-for-may-via-amazon-luna/ #linux#steam

📰 Lilbits: Another Raspberry Pi handheld PC, encrypted RCS messaging between iOS and Android, and a foldable Logitech mouse If I had a nickel for every time I saw a new handheld computer powered by a Raspberry Pi, I’d have… at least a few nickels. It’s an interesting idea: take a credit card-sized computer and stuff it into a compact device with a battery, touchscreen, and maybe a keyboard and you’ve got a portable . 🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-another-raspberry-pi-handheld-pc-encrypted-rcs-messaging-between-ios-and-android-and-a-foldable-logitech-mouse/ #android#raspberry

📰 Open-Source Radeon Driver For R300 Through R500 GPUs Sees Big Code Cleanup In 2026 The open-source Radeon "R300g" driver living within the Mesa codebase for supporting the aging ATI (AMD) Radeon 9500 "R300" through Radeon X1000 "R500" series graphics processors is going through a big code restructuring as part of a big undertaking in 2026... Yes, 24 years after the ATI R300 GPUs first released, thanks to a devoted open-source developer fan, there is a significant improvement in the works... 🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/R300g-Code-Cleanup-2026 #amd#opensource

📰 My Raspberry Pi 4 still has a job in my homelab, and it isn't Home Assistant I ran Home Assistant on a Raspberry Pi 4 for over a year. Though the Pi booted from an NVMe SSD, the Pi's 4GB memory limit became difficult to ignore as I built ESPHome devices. Recently, I moved Home Assistant to a mini PC and almost shelved the Pi, since it was just sitting in the corner doing nothing. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/raspberry-pi-4-homelab-without-home-assistant/ #raspberry

📰 Fix HEIC images not loading in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS If your HEIC photos show a “Could not load image” error in Ubuntu 26.04’s Image Viewer, you’re not alone – it’s an intentional breakage, albeit one that’s easy to fix. HEIC files are a variant of HEIF which use H.265/HEVC compression. If you own an iPhone or a newer Android device, the stock camera app uses this format by default. But Ubuntu 26. 🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/05/fix-heic-images-not-loading-ubuntu-26-04 #android#ubuntu

📰 I tested every Linux desktop and realized fragmentation isn't a problem anymore Choosing a Linux desktop used to be a make-or-break decision, but nowadays, things are much less complicated. 🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/tested-every-linux-desktop-realized-fragmentation-problem-anymore/ #linux