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Ollama v0.18.3 Integrates Local AI Models Directly with VS Code via Copilot

Ollama released version 0.18.3 yesterday, introducing direct integration with Microsoft Visual Studio Code through GitHub Copilot. This update allows developers to select and utilize any local or clou...

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Monado OpenXR Runtime Adopted by AndroidXR, Snapdragon Spaces, NVIDIA CloudXR

Collabora's Monado OpenXR runtime has become a foundational component for several major extended reality (XR) platforms, as revealed in a Collabora newsroom article today. This includes Google's Andro...

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Intel Xe Driver Prepares Linux 7.1 vRAM OOM Improvements with New API

Intel developers have submitted a new round of updates for the Intel Xe kernel graphics driver, aimed at enhancing its ability to manage video memory pressure and out-of-memory situations for vRAM. Th...

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Framework Computer Enhances Support for KDE Community

Framework Computer, known for its modular laptops and the new Ryzen AI Max "Strix Halo" Framework Desktop, has increased its support for the KDE community. This development was reported today by Phoro...

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Sway 1.12-rc1 Lands with HDR10/Vulkan, Window Capture; wlroots 0.20 Released

The wlroots project released version 0.20 today, a significant update to the Wayland support library that handles core compositor functionality. This release lays the groundwork for advanced features ...

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Phoronix Benchmarks Linux 7.0 Nouveau/NVK Performance Against NVIDIA Driver

Phoronix recently published a new round of benchmarks evaluating the performance of the fully open-source NVIDIA Linux driver stack. The testing utilized the Nouveau kernel driver, the Mesa NVK Vulkan...

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KWin Compositor Merges Initial Vulkan Rendering Support Code

KDE's KWin compositor has initiated its journey toward integrating Vulkan support, with the first foundational code merged today. This effort aims to establish Vulkan as an alternative rendering backe...

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Khronos, LunarG Update Vulkan Dev Guides, Launch glTF Asset & Fidelity Site Upgrades

Khronos's Vulkan Working Group recently published "Building a Simple Game Engine," an in-depth tutorial for professional Vulkan-based rendering engine development, building on the Core Vulkan Tutorial...

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KDE Plasma 6.6 Wayland Shows Radeon Performance Lead Over GNOME 50 on Ubuntu 26.04

Phoronix recently conducted tests on Ubuntu 26.04, comparing the performance of the KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop with its Wayland session against the default GNOME 50 desktop. The analysis indicated a notab...

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Intel Announces Arc Pro B70 Battlemage GPU with 32GB GDDR6 Memory

Intel announced new professional "big Battlemage" BMG-G31 graphics cards yesterday, March 25, 2026. The new lineup includes the Arc Pro B70, which features 32GB of GDDR6 video memory, and the Arc Pro ...

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Fedora 45 Approves Web Frontend for DRM Panic Kernel Errors with QR Codes

The Fedora project has recently approved a new feature slated for Fedora 45, which is expected to be released late in 2026. This plan introduces a web frontend for the Linux kernel's DRM Panic functio...

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AMD ROCm 7.2.1 Adds Ubuntu 24.04.4 LTS Support, Bug Fixes

AMD has recently released ROCm 7.2.1, an update to its open-source GPU compute stack designed for Radeon and Instinct GPUs. This release builds upon the ROCm 7.2 version, which was initially made avai...

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Ollama v0.18.2 Boosts Local Claude Code Speed, Refines OpenClaw Integration

Ollama has released version 0.18.2 today, introducing performance improvements and fixes for its integration with OpenClaw. A key update in this release is the enhanced speed of local AI code generati...

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NVIDIA Releases 595.58.03 Open GPU Kernel Modules

NVIDIA today released version 595.58.03 of its open GPU kernel modules. This update focuses on enhancing stability and compatibility for NVIDIA GPUs within the Linux operating system environment. Upda...

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Intel ANV Vulkan Driver Implements BTP+BTI RCC Keying for DX12 Performance

Intel's open-source "ANV" Vulkan driver for Linux systems recently enabled a new feature called BTP+BTI RCC Keying. This change, which landed today, helps improve the performance of Direct3D 12 (DX12)...

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