antiX Linux 26.1 (codename Stephen Kapos) is out today as a maintenance update to the antiX Linux 26 series, addressing bugs reported since the initial release and updating the kernels.
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Intel Wants To Embed MicroLEDs In CPUs For Lights And Diagnostics
Intel filed a patent in 2022 that’s now been granted for “IC PACKAGE WITH MICRO LEDS”. Only, the interesting part of the patent isn’t exactly the micro-LEDs, but rather, what Intel is doing with them.
Well, the micro-LEDs are actually the point. The patent describes a semiconductor package containing one or more micro-LED elements embedded
Discord Is Testing A Leaner Game Mode For Smoother PC Gaming
Over on the X platform, prominent account @DiscordPreviews has spotted an upcoming Discord feature called “Game Mode,” which is intended to activate automatically when Discord detects you’re in-game. Functionally-speaking, the current version of Discord’s Game Mode corresponds to the existing Reduced Motion toggle, which does improve performance
[$] Native support for Rust on the GPU
Christian Legnitto is the maintainer of
rust-gpu and
Rust CUDA, two
libraries that make it possible to program a computer’s graphics processing unit
(GPU) from Rust. He isn’t satisfied with the current state of GPU support in
Rust, however. In a talk at
RustConf 2026, he explained his vision for how the
GPU could become an ordinary compiler target for normal Rust code, without the
need for any special libraries or new ecosystem support. That vision is not yet
fully implemented, but he does have a prototype that he is preparing to release.
iPhone Duo’s StandBy Mode Is Hiding A Lot More Than Apple Showed
Apple finally unveiled its long rumored foldable device, the iPhone Duo, earlier this month. One of the features the company touted is its standby mode, which seems to provide a fairly basic experience to users that want a helpful screen on their nightstand. However, a recent leak indicates that this standby mode is going to be a lot more
A New PS5 Jailbreak Is Here, But Think Twice If You Want To Play GTA 6
Earlier this year, we wrote about hackers successfully uncovering the BootROM keys for the PlayStation 5, which sparked a wave of fresh PS5 console modding and emulation efforts. Today, those efforts culminated in the release of a new exploit chain for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 5 Pro consoles running on any system firmware between version
Sony Is Done With CES After 60 Years In Major Strategy Pivot
In a somewhat surprising move, Sony plans to skip CES 2027, a show that the company has attended for 60 years. Sony says that it wants to move away from consumer products to focus on entertainment.
For CES showgoers next year (and beyond), Sony’s sprawling booths and packed keynotes will be no more. The company’s presence and displays have
Meta Releases OpenZL 0.3 With Decompression Speed 144% Faster Than Zstd
Just shy of one year ago Meta announced OpenZL as a format-ware compression framework focused on delivering both high compression ratios and high speed compression/decompression. OpenZL has continued making more optimizations and out today is OpenZL v0.3 and advertising some huge gains over Zstandard (Zstd) that is also worked on by Meta engineers…
Microsoft Announces General Availability Of WSLC: Linux Containers On Windows
Following the public preview of Linux containers on WSL, Microsoft today announced the general availability of WSLC for supporting Linux containers on Windows…
Branch Target Reuse, BTR: New Spectre V2 Attack Targeting JIT Compilers
It’s been a while since any new Spectre vulnerabilities have come to light but that’s changing today. The embargo has now lifted on BTR, Branch Target Reuse as a new Spectre-V2 attack affecting just-in-time (JIT) compilers…
New Ubuntu Concept ISO For Snapdragon Laptops Brings First X2 Laptop Support
It’s been a while since Canonical announced any new ISOs of their Ubuntu builds targeting Qualcomm Snapdragon X series laptops. But ahead of this week’s Ubuntu 26.10 beta release, they shipped new Ubuntu 26.10 Snapdragon Concept images today with improved Snapdragon X1 laptop support as well as the initial Snapdragon X2 laptop support…
Meta Releases OpenZL 0.3 With Decompression Speed 144% Faster Than Zstd
Just shy of one year ago Meta announced OpenZL as a format-ware compression framework focused on delivering both high compression ratios and high speed compression/decompression. OpenZL has continued making more optimizations and out today is OpenZL v0.3 and advertising some huge gains over Zstandard (Zstd) that is also worked on by Meta engineers…
SpaceX To Launch Prototype Laser Grid For AI Data Centers In Space
Power beaming in space is moving from sci-fi to reality as startup Star Catcher prepares to conduct a groundbreaking test that could lay the foundation for humanity’s first wireless power grid in space.
The fact is, current (and upcoming) orbital missions demand increasingly powerful equipment, ranging from high-throughput communication
[$] The kernel from a PostgreSQL point of view
Andres Freund has a few claims to fame, but
chief among them is his many years of work to improve the performance of
the PostgreSQL relational database
management system. That work requires working with — or around — many
Linux kernel features and behaviors. He put in an appearance at the 2026
edition of Kernel Recipes
to talk about his experience working with the kernel project, how the
kernel could better support applications like PostgreSQL, and some
interesting developments in the PostgreSQL world.
Security updates for Tuesday
Security updates have been issued by AlmaLinux (cockpit-image-builder, expat, ipa, kernel, kernel-rt, resteasy, ruby, ruby4.0, ruby:3.3, and ruby:4.0), Debian (dovecot, flatpak, glance, kernel, libdbi-perl, lxml, rsync, swift, and wordpress), Fedora (chromium, freeipa, freerdp, grub2, NetworkManager-iodine, NetworkManager-l2tp, perl-Catalyst-Plugin-Static-Simple, perl-Dancer2, perl-HTML-FormFu, python-quart-trio, python-streamlink, python-urllib3, and vlc), Mageia (libxml2, p11-kit, pam, and php), Slackware (groff and pcre2), SUSE (389-ds, amazon-ssm-agent, erlang27, exiv2, glib2, gnome-shell, hplip, ImageMagick, kernel, libheif, libsodium, libtpms, nodejs16, perl-DBI, python-soupsieve, redis, redis7, swtpm, and wireshark), and Ubuntu (curl, libevent, linux-aws, linux-aws-6.8, linux-aws-5.15, linux-azure-5.15, linux-azure-fde-5.15, linux-intel-iotg-5.15, linux-aws-hwe, linux-azure, linux-azure-4.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-7.0, linux-oem-7.0, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-nvidia-lowlatency, and linux-oracle-7.0).
Lenovo Googlebook 15 Debuts At $1,099 With 120Hz 3K OLED Display
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When Google pulled back the curtain on its new Googlebook hardware category, the company said that the first wave of models would start at $1,299. If you thought that was too expensive, you’ll be happy to know that some models are actually coming in cheaper than that, including Lenovo’s Googlebook 15, even though it’s packing a premium
Nothing Unveils $399 Glass And Metal Headphone (1) Pro To Rival AirPods Max
Nothing is attempting to disrupt the premium headphone space with the Headphone (1) Pro, which is aimed at music producers, audio engineers, and discerning audiophiles. By pairing the brand’s retro-futuristic design with precision acoustic tuning, Nothing is taking the fight to the likes of Apple, Bose, Sennheiser, and Sony.
Instead of
Framework Desktop Opens Preorders Soon With Monstrous 192GB RAM
Framework has finally revealed when its beastly small form factor (SFF) desktop will be up for grabs. Starting Wednesday, September 30, preorders will open for the high-end Framework Desktop equipped with AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 495 processor and a massive 192GB of unified system memory.
Yeah, that’s a lot of RAM. Of course, a system configured
Pokémon Pro Begs Rivals To Wash After A ‘Putrid’ Smell At A Recent Competition Made Him Throw Up
Axe body spray doesn’t cut it, folks
hw-monitor 0.6 Released With Per-Process GPU Usage & Memory Reporting
For those after in-depth hardware and system monitoring support from the Linux desktop, hw-monitor continues to advance as one of the modern options. Released on Monday was hw-monitor 0.6 with per-process GPU reporting metrics when using capable DRM drivers like the AMDGPU, Intel i915 and Xe, and Nouveau drivers…