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• AMD Enabling New GFX12.1 & More RDNA 3.5 Hardware Blocks With Linux 6.20~7.0 2026-01-10
  AMD today sent out their latest pull request to DRM-Next of new AMDGPU/AMDKFD kernel driver changes they are looking to get into the next kernel cycle, which will either be known as Linux 6.20 or more than likely be called Linux 7.0. Notable with this week's pull request is enabling a lot of new GPU […]
• Dozzle 9.0 Real?Time Docker Log Viewer Improves Log Grouping 2026-01-10
  Dozzle 9.0 real?time Docker log viewer adds collapsible homepage sections, container group counters, and multiple UI refinements for better log navigation.
• Linux 6.19-rc5 To Fix Broken Nouveau Driver With Newer NVIDIA GPUs 2026-01-10
  Now past the end-of-year holidays, this round of Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) fixes for the in-development Linux 6.19 are a bit more meaningful following those light holiday weeks. Sent out today were the DRM fixes for Linux 6.19-rc5 that includes a fix for broken support for newer NVIDIA GPUs on the Nouveau open-source driver...
• LMDE 7 Users Get the Cinnamon 6.6 Desktop Environment 2026-01-10
  Cinnamon 6.6 has landed in LMDE 7, allowing Linux Mint Debian Edition users to experience the updated desktop before Mint 22.3 arrives.
• TrueNAS WebShare: ZFS-Backed, Enterprise-Grade File Sharing From The Web Browser 2026-01-10
  For situations where Samba (SMB) or NFS usage aren't appropriate or desiring the convenience of accessing files from a web browser on any device, TrueNAS is introducing TrueNAS WebShare as an easy-to-use solution for enterprise-grade file sharing in the web browser...
• Most devs don't trust AI-generated code, but fail to check it anyway 2026-01-10
  Developer survey from Sonar finds AI tool adoption has created a verification bottleneckTalk about letting things go! Ninety-six percent of software developers believe AI-generated code isn't functionally correct, yet only 48 percent say they always check code generated with AI assistance before committing it.…
• Steam Is Coming to ARM64 as Ubuntu Opens Testing via Snap 2026-01-10
  Steam is moving closer to ARM64 availability as Ubuntu opens testing of a Snap package powered by FEX x86 emulation.
• QEMU 11.0 Could Finish Removing 32-bit Host CPU Support 2026-01-10
  The QEMU emulator already deprecated 32-bit host CPU support while for the QEMU 11.0 release this year they could eliminate the 32-bit host support for good...
• KDE Frameworks 6.22 Brings Internal Cleanups Across Core Libraries 2026-01-10
  KDE Frameworks 6.22 is out with broad stability improvements, internal cleanups, and refinements across core KDE libraries used by Plasma and apps.
• Debian goes retro with a spatial desktop that time forgot 2026-01-09
  Trixie plus a carefully configured MATE setup, and absolutely nothing elseThe Desktop Classic System is a rather unusual hand-built flavor of Debian featuring a meticulously configured spatial desktop layout and a pleasingly 20th-century look and feel.…
• KDE Frameworks 6.22 Fixes Multiple Clipboard-Related Issues on Wayland 2026-01-09
  The KDE Project released today KDE Frameworks 6.22 as the monthly update to this collection of more than 80 add-on libraries to Qt and a companion to the KDE Plasma desktop environment and KDE Gear software suite.
• Brave Adblock Engine Rewrite Delivers 75 Percent Lower Memory Use 2026-01-09
  Brave reduces adblock memory consumption by more than 45 MB after a major Rust-based engine overhaul, now shipping in Brave v1.85.
• Canonical Builds Steam Snap For Ubuntu ARM64 Leveraging FEX 2026-01-09
  Canonical is making it easier for ARM64 Ubuntu users like those on the NVIDIA DGX Spark to do a bit of gaming with Steam. Canonical engineers have assembled a Steam Snap for 64-bit ARM that comes complete with the FEX emulator for running Windows/Linux x86-based games on ARM64 Linux...
• loss32 Wants to Turn Linux Into a Full Win32 Desktop Powered by WINE 2026-01-09
  loss32 is an experimental Linux project that runs an entire Win32 desktop under WINE, aiming to make decades of Windows software feel native on Linux.
• KDE Gear 25.12.1 Released with Various Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps 2026-01-09
  The KDE Project released today KDE Gear 25.12.1 as the first maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 25.12 series of this collection of open-source apps for the KDE Plasma desktop environment and other platforms.
• Latest SteamOS Beta Now Includes NTSYNC Kernel Driver 2026-01-09
  Valve released the SteamOS 3.7.20 beta overnight and with it they are finally building the NTSYNC kernel driver for helping accelerate Windows NT synchronization primitives...
• EU Launches Call for Evidence on European Open Digital Ecosystems 2026-01-09
  The European Commission has opened a public consultation on a new Open Digital Ecosystems strategy focused on open source, security, and EU tech sovereignty.
• Arch-Based Omarchy 3.3 Brings AI Dictation Hibernation and Hyprland Fixes 2026-01-09
  Arch-based Omarchy 3.3 introduces local AI dictation with Voxtype, hibernation support, dynamic themes, and more.
• Linus Torvalds: "The AI Slop Issue Is *NOT* Going To Be Solved With Documentation" 2026-01-09
  The Linux kernel developers for months now have been debating proposed guidelines for tool-generated submissions to the Linux kernel. As part of the "tools", the main motivator for this documentation has been around the era of AI and large language models with coding assistants and more. Torvalds made some remarks on the Linux kernel mailing […]
• Linus Torvalds: Stop making an issue out of AI slop in kernel docs -- you're not changing anybody's mind 2026-01-09
  'Because the AI slop people aren't going to document their patches as such'Today, it is hard to escape LLM bots and the endless slop they emit, but the Linux kernel might be largely safe … for now.…