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Toyota Connected North America Develops Open-Source Flutter/Dart Game Engine "Fluorite"

Toyota Connected North America, a unit of the automotive manufacturer, is developing Fluorite, an open-source game engine described as "console-grade." This initiative was recently reported by Phoroni...

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Krita 6 Beta Released with Wayland Color Management & Qt 6 Port

Krita 6 Beta, an open-source digital painting application, was released today for public testing. This version introduces Wayland color management support, which enhances color accuracy and consistenc...

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JetBrains IntelliJ IDEs to Add Native Wayland Support in 2026.1 Release

JetBrains confirmed today, February 6, 2026, that its IntelliJ IDEs will gain native Wayland support, starting with the upcoming 2026.1 release. This transition will move the integrated development en...

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Intel Xe Linux Driver Restores D3cold Support for Most Battlemage GPUs

The Intel Xe Linux driver is set to restore D3cold power state support for most Battlemage GPUs with the upcoming Linux 7.0 kernel cycle. This change loosens a restriction that was implemented approxi...

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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Users Receive Linux 6.17 Kernel and Mesa 25.2 Updates

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users are now receiving updated core components, including the Linux 6.17 kernel and Mesa 25.2 graphics stack. These updated packages are being backported from the development branch ...

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Linux 7.0 Kernel Fixes Nouveau Large Pages for NVK Performance

The forthcoming Linux 7.0 kernel is expected to resolve bugs preventing the Mesa NVK driver from utilizing large page support and compression within the Nouveau kernel driver. This functionality, whic...

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GNOME Shell & Mutter 50 Beta Released with Stable VRR, Improved Frame Scheduling

The GNOME project recently released the 50.beta versions for its GNOME Shell and Mutter components. These beta releases incorporate stable Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) support and improved frame schedu...

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Khronos Releases glTF Gaussian Splatting Extension Release Candidate

The Khronos Group announced today a release candidate for its KHR_gaussian_splatting baseline extension for glTF 2.0. This new extension enables the storage of 3D Gaussian splats within glTF 2.0, whic...

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GNOME 50 Mutter Gains HiDPI, Monitor Emulation for Screen-Casting API

Improvements for virtual monitor and remote desktop functionality have been merged into the Mutter compositor for the upcoming GNOME 50 release. These changes, merged today, add HiDPI and monitor mode...

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Blender DLSS Integration PR Open, Licensing Concerns Persist

A pull request has been opened to integrate NVIDIA Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) into Blender. This follows a demonstration of DLSS within Blender at SIGGRAPH a few months ago, which showcased i...

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OrangePi 6 Plus Runs Civ6 via Box64 & Proton on Ubuntu 24.04

Boiling Steam successfully ran Civilization 6 on the OrangePi 6 Plus single-board computer using a combination of Box64 and Proton. This achievement was facilitated by a new Ubuntu 24.04 distribution ...

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LunarG Opens 2026 Vulkan Ecosystem & SDK Survey for Developer Input

LunarG has opened its annual 2026 Vulkan Ecosystem & SDK Survey today, seeking direct input from Vulkan developers. The feedback gathered is intended to shape the direction of the Vulkan Working Group...

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Linux Kernel 7.0 Prepares to Support Microsoft's 'Turn On Display' ACPI DSM

The forthcoming Linux 7.0 kernel is being prepared to integrate support for Microsoft's "Turn On Display" ACPI Device Specific Method (DSM). This notification method was initially introduced by Micros...

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Khronos Group, UHD World Association Form Liaison for Emerging Media Standards

The Khronos Group announced today a liaison agreement with the UHD World Association (UWA). This agreement establishes a framework for collaboration and information exchange, recognizing that emerging...

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Linux 6.19-rc8 Released; Stable Kernel Expected February 9

Linux 6.19-rc8 was released today, February 2, 2026, marking an extended development cycle for the upcoming kernel version. This additional release candidate emerged "not due to any scary bugs but rat...

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