The RISC-V architecture feature updates were merged on Friday for the Linux 6.16 merge window that is set to end on Sunday with the Linux 6.16-rc1 release…
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NVIDIA 575 Linux Graphics Driver Released with Support for NVIDIA Smooth Motion
NVIDIA 575 has been released today as the latest production-ready branch of NVIDIA’s graphics driver for NVIDIA GPUs on Linux, BSD, and Solaris systems.
Mesa 25.1.3 Released As Emergency Update For Radeon RX 9000 Series Linux Users
It was just earlier this week that Mesa 25.1.2 arrived as the newest bi-weekly bug-fix release for these open-source OpenGL and Vulkan drivers. Coming out today is an emergency bug-fix release to fix a regression affecting AMD Radeon RX 9000 series RDNA4 graphics card owners…
Meta open-sources AI tool to automatically classify sensitive documents
Meta has released an open source AI tool called Automated Sensitive Document Classification. It was originally built for internal use and is designed to find sensitive information in documents and apply security labels automatically. The tool uses customizable classification rules and works with files that contain readable text. Once labeled, the documents can be protected from unauthorized access or excluded from AI systems that use retrieval-augmented generation (RAG).
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QV Linux distribution version 250605
QV is a new very experimental Linux distribution, under development and still evolving.
Vulkan 1.4.317 Introduces VP9 Video Decode, ARM Tensors & 8-bit Floating Point
Vulkan 1.4.317 was made public on Friday with a number of exciting new extensions, including VP9 video decoding for Vulkan Video, 8-bit floating-point data type support, and other additions…
GNOME’s Papers App Lands Better Annotations Experience
For those making use of GNOME Papers as the increasingly popular document viewer app for the GNOME desktop, a major rework was merged to enhance the annotations experience…
The Top Five — For the Week Ending June 6, 2025
Did you miss this week’s top articles? Here are the five most read article on FOSS Force for the week that just ended.
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Intel’s Clear Linux Rolls Out Software Packaging Bundle Improvements
Intel’s Clear Linux distribution has made some packaging improvements to help better suit the needs of its users…
Linux 6.16 Lands Support For EcoNet MIPS Platforms
While there isn’t much new MIPS activity taking place due to other CPU architectures like RISC-V and LoongArch taking the interest away, the MIPS code within the Linux kernel does continue seeing enhancements as well as upstreaming of hardware that has long been relegated to downstream kernels…
Initial USB Audio Offloading Code Merged For Linux 6.16
Merged on Friday to the Linux 6.16 kernel by way of the USB/Thunderbolt branch was the massive set of patches (12k+ lines of code) for USB offload support for audio devices…
KDE Prepares For Plasma 6.4 Debut Next Week With Better VRR Experience
KDE developers are on the final stretch of fixes and polishing ahead of the Plasma 6.4 release next Thursday. Plus there has been plenty of early work building toward Plasma 6.5…
Hierarchical Constant Bandwidth Server “HCBS” Posted In Aiming To Replace RT_GROUP_SCHED
Posted as a request for comments this week were the initial Linux kernel patches for the Hierarchical Constant Bandwidth Server (HCBS)…
Luckfox Pico 2 Adopts RP2350A Dual-Core MCU, Launches at $3.99
Luckfox has released the Pico 2 Micro Development Board, a compact module designed around Raspberry Pi’s RP2350A microcontroller. It targets embedded development and experimentation with both ARM and RISC-V instruction sets, offering dual-core support in a low-cost form factor. The RP2350A microcontroller from Raspberry Pi features a dual-core, dual-architecture design, offering both ARM Cortex-M33 and […]
How to Install Epic on Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros
Discover a step-by-step guide to install the Epic Games Store on Ubuntu via the heroic game launcher, lutris, and bottles with practical examples.
Atoms is a GUI Tool for Chroot Management on Linux
Discover how Atoms, a user-friendly GUI tool, simplifies Linux chroot environment creation and management, making it easy for developers to focus on testing and development.
How to Deploy Lightweight Language Models on Embedded Linux with LiteLLM
As AI becomes central to smart devices, embedded systems, and edge computing, the ability to run language models locally — without relying on the cloud — is essential. Whether it’s for reducing latency, improving data privacy, or enabling offline functionality, local AI…
Morse Micro and Gateworks Launch Wi-Fi HaLow Solution for Industrial Connectivity
Morse Micro and Gateworks Corporation have partnered to bring Wi-Fi HaLow (IEEE 802.11ah) to industrial environments. In collaboration with Silex Technology, they offer a hardware and software ecosystem for long-range, low-power, and secure wireless networking across manufacturing, energy, and transportation sectors. Wi-Fi HaLow operates in the sub-GHz frequency band, offering a communication range of over […]
Fastfetch 2.45 System Information Tool Brings New GPU Vendor Detection
Fastfetch 2.45 system information tool adds support for OnePlus devices, new GPU vendors, KDE version detection on BSDs, and more.
What Trump’s and Musk’s Public Divorce Tells Us About the State of Tech
So, why is Marco Fioretti’s column running on Friday instead of Monday? Because The Donald and Elon had a spat, and he couldn’t wait to tell you what he thinks about it.
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