The PP-Ethernet-RS422/485 from Platypus is a compact module that bridges serial communication with Ethernet networks. It is based on WIZnet’s W55RP20, a chip combining Raspberry Pi’s RP2040 MCU and the W5500 Ethernet controller, providing a low-cost and integrated solution for serial-to-Ethernet conversion. The RP2040 provides dual Arm Cortex-M0+ processors with 264 KB of SRAM, while […]

AAEON’s UP brand has unveiled a new line of development kits aimed at edge AI workloads. The series includes the UP TWL AI Dev Kit, UP Squared Pro TWL AI Dev Kit, and UP Xtreme ARL AI Dev Kit, providing developers with entry-level, mid-tier, and high-end options. The kits combine Intel processors with optional AI […]

GIMP 3.2 is on the way, bringing non-destructive link and vector layers, new brushes, better text editing, and a refined user experience.

The GIMP project released today GIMP 3.1.4 as a new development release of GIMP 3.2, the next major version of this open-source, free, and cross-platform image editing software.

Learn how to remove Snap and snapd from Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS completely. Make your Ubuntu faster and Snap-free.

For the Steam Survey results published last month for July it showed Steam on Linux use approaching 3%. With hitting 2.89% in July there was hope that perhaps in August it would breach the elusive 3.0% threshold not seen since the original days of Steam on Linux when the overall Steam user base was also much smaller than it is today. But that didn’t pan out and Steam on Linux numbers for August are showing a small dip…

They all seem to be playing a role in crushing Software Freedom and self-determination for users

Ubuntu-based Linux Lite 7.6 is out with a new community Wiki, kernel 6.8, LibreOffice 25.8, bug fixes, and updated themes.

GIMP 3.1.4 is out today as the second development release treking toward GIMP 3.2. Most notable with GIMP 3.1.4 are the initial implementations of two of the main features planned for GIMP 3.2: link layers and vector layers…

With the Rust 1.90 release due out in mid-September, the Rust compiler on Linux x86_64 will begun using the LLD linker by default in order to “significantly reduce” linking times…

The GNOME Foundation has announced
that Steven Deobald will be leaving the position of Executive Director
after just four months.

We are extremely grateful to Steven for all this and more. Despite
these many positive achievements, Steven and the board have come to
the conclusion that Steven is not the right fit for the Executive
Director role at this time. We are therefore bidding Steven a fond
farewell.

The EU512-AI is a compact mini PC built for multi-display setups, AI-assisted workloads, and high-speed networking. It supports four 4K displays, offers wired and wireless connectivity, and integrates an NPU for edge inference in space-limited environments. This system is functionally identical to the MINIX Elite EU715-AI introduced in April, except that it features the Intel […]

As GNOME swaps executive directors faster than Linux users swap desktops, we ask what’s really happening behind the scenes.

The post After Four Months, Deobald’s Out as GNOME’s Executive Director appeared first on FOSS Force.

Karton’s August 2025 progress report shows KDE’s virtual machine manager advancing with a new UI, SPICE integration, and streamlined VM creation.

On Friday AMD sent out their initial batch of kernel graphics driver feature changes intended for merging to the Linux 6.18 kernel later this year…

Arnd Bergmann started his Open
Source Summit Europe 2025 talk with a clear statement of position: 32-bit
systems are obsolete when it comes to use in any sort of new products. The
only reason to work with them at this point is when there is existing
hardware and software to support. Since Bergmann is the overall maintainer
for architecture support in the kernel, he is frequently asked whether
32-bit support can be removed. So, he concluded, the time has come to talk
more about that possibility.

Not your typical review on Phoronix today but rather a brief look at the Gentex PLACE Any Space smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. For those facing ten years on their Nest Protect smoke detectors and looking for an end-of-life replacement to these smoke detectors discontinued by Google, the Gentex PLACE smart smoke detectors are an interesting and capable alternative. Being faced by needing to find a replacement to Nest Protects myself that have now expired and finding many others in the same boat with no clear winning smart smoke detector right now, I decided to go with the Gentex PLACE and figured it worthwhile to share a bit of my experience.

A patch queued up into the Linux exFAT driver’s development tree optimizes the allocation bitmap loading time. For cases of small cluster sizes on large partitions this can yield around 16x faster loading times…

With Newelle, you get the power of generative AI right on your Linux desktop—no cloud required (unless you want it). Switch language models on the fly, all on your terms.

The post Newelle: The AI Helper App for Linux appeared first on Linux Today.

Linus has released 6.17-rc4 for testing.
“So it all looks fairly good.

Please do keep testing, and we’ll get 6.17 out in a timely manner and
in good shape.“