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Ollama v0.23.1 Accelerates Gemma 4 MLX Inference with MTP Speculative Decoding

Ollama has released version 0.23.1, introducing Gemma 4 Multi-token Processing (MTP) speculative decoding for its MLX runner. This update, primarily benefiting macOS users with Apple Silicon, can prov...

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Intel ANV Vulkan Driver Merges Experimental Descriptor Heap Support

The Intel ANV open-source Vulkan driver for Linux has integrated experimental support for descriptor heaps, utilizing the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap extension. This feature was merged after its developmen...

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Flatpak 1.17.7 Released, Improves Performance Via Configuration Age Tracking

Flatpak 1.17.7 was released today, continuing to advance open-source application sandboxing and distribution on the Linux desktop. This update introduces several new features, prominently including th...

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Valve's Steam Controller Has Begun Shipping to Customers

Valve's Steam Controller has officially commenced shipping to customers. Phoronix reports that "the gaming controller is now shipping," making the hardware available to those who have been awaiting it...

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Omarchy 3.7 Released with Gaming Overhaul, Unified CLI for Hyprland-based Arch Linux Distro

Omarchy 3.7, the Arch Linux based desktop distribution featuring the Hyprland compositor and led by David Heinemeier Hansson, was released today. This latest version introduces a significant overhaul ...

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NVIDIA Developing Tool for GCC AutoFDO Profile Generation

NVIDIA compiler engineers are working on a new standalone tool designed to generate AutoFDO profiles for the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). This initiative aims to integrate the tool upstream into the...

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Khronos Releases OpenCL 3.1; SPIR-V, Subgroups, Integer Dot Products Now Core

The Khronos OpenCL Working Group has today released OpenCL 3.1, moving several previously optional capabilities into the core specification. Conformant implementations are now required to consume SPIR...

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Khronos OpenVX Extensions Streamline Heterogeneous SoC Workloads

The OpenVX Working Group at Khronos today released two new extensions, Target Kernel and Node Command, aimed at improving computer vision and AI applications on modern heterogeneous Systems on a Chip....

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WGPU v29.0.3 Fixes v29.0.2 Compilation Error, Addresses Rendering Bugs

WGPU, a Rust WebGPU implementation, released version 29.0.3 today, following the immediate yanking of the prior v29.0.2 release. Version 29.0.2 was pulled because it "Fixes compilation error when cfg(...

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PCSX2 v2.7.314 Fixes Big Picture Mode Mnemonic Shortcut Loss in Qt UI

PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version 2.7.314 today, following version 2.7.309 released yesterday. This latest update primarily addresses a specific user interface issue, correcting a bu...

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Khronos glslang 16.3.0 Deprecates HLSL Front-End, Adds New Features

KhronosGroup has released HLSL into SPIR-V.">glslang version 16.3.0 today. This update notably deprecates the HLSL front-end, with the project advising developers to "See issue #4210 for details" regarding the change. B...

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Boiling Steam Lists 23 New Steam Deck Verified and Playable Titles

Boiling Steam published its "New Steam Games Playable on the Steam Deck" report for the week ending May 2, 2026, identifying 23 newly released titles rated as Verified or Playable. These games, releas...

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87 New Steam Games with Native Linux Builds Released Last Week

Between April 22 and April 29, 2026, 87 new games were released on Steam with native Linux builds. This represents approximately 11.4% of the 765 total titles launched for Windows on Steam during the ...

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RenderDoc v1.44 Released; Notes AMD Shader Debugging, Descriptor Buffer Issues

RenderDoc v1.44 has recently been released, bringing a series of bugfixes and consistency improvements to the GPU debugging tool. The release notes highlight known issues that developers should be awa...

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PCSX2 v2.7.309 Corrects EE->GS Transfer Buffered Rect Size for HW Rendering

PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, saw the release of version 2.7.309 today as a new development update. This release specifically targets improvements in hardware rendering accuracy and stability. Th...

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