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Miracle-WM v0.9 Adds WebAssembly Plugin System, Rust API

A new version of Miracle-WM, a tiling window manager built around the Wayland compositor Mir, was released recently. Version 0.9 introduces a WebAssembly plugin system and a new Rust API. Developer Ma...

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FEX 2604 Delivers Memory Savings and Performance for x86_64 Apps on ARM64

FEX 2604, the latest monthly update for the FEX emulator, was released today. This new version brings further performance improvements and memory savings for running Linux x86/x86_64 binaries on AArch...

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AMD GPUOpen Launches MinDXNN, DirectX 12 MLP Lib for RX 9000 Matrix Cores

AMD GPUOpen recently introduced MinDXNN, a new native HLSL and DirectX 12 library designed for lightning-fast Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP) inference. The library targets AMD Radeon RX 9000 series grap...

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Linux 7.0 Merges Support for Three New AI Agent Interaction Keys

The Linux 7.0 kernel, currently nearing its stable release, today gained support for three additional standardized keycodes designed for AI agent interactions on future PC hardware. This merge expands...

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Intel Arc Pro B70 Linux Benchmarks Detail AI, OpenCL, OpenGL, Vulkan Performance

Intel Arc Pro B70, a Battlemage G31 graphics card featuring 32 Xe cores and 32GB of GDDR6 memory, received initial Linux benchmarks this week from Phoronix. The card was announced last month, and Phor...

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Collabora details GStreamer 1.28 updates: HW accel, HDR Wayland, AI inference

Collabora's multimedia engineering team recently detailed significant enhancements to GStreamer 1.28. These updates, contributed by 16 individuals, include major improvements across the multimedia sta...

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XDG-Desktop-Portal 1.20.4 Released, Fixes Host File Deletion Vulnerability

XDG-Desktop-Portal 1.20.4 was released yesterday, April 7, 2026, to address a security vulnerability. This update prevents sandboxed applications from being able to delete arbitrary host files on the ...

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PCSX2 v2.7.231 Adds Per-Game Video Capture Storage Option in Qt Frontend

PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, released version v2.7.231 today, April 8, 2026. This update introduces a new organizational feature for users utilizing the emulator's Qt-based graphical interface. ...

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Ollama v0.20.0 Introduces Gemma 4 Models; v0.20.4-rc Improves MLX & Flash Attention

Ollama recently released version 0.20.0, which introduces support for the Gemma 4 series of large language models. This includes "Effective 2B (E2B)", "Effective 4B (E4B)", "26B (Mixture of Experts mo...

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Intel Commences Development of Jay Open-Source Shader Compiler for Linux Drivers

Intel has recently begun development of Jay, a new open-source shader compiler intended for its OpenGL and Vulkan Linux drivers. This initiative aims to enhance Linux graphics performance, particularl...

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Flatpak 1.16.4 Released with Critical Sandbox Escape & Host File Deletion Fixes

Flatpak 1.16.4 was released today, April 08, 2026, bringing important security updates to the application sandboxing and distribution system. The update addresses critical vulnerabilities, including i...

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Mesa Developers Formalize Two Generative AI Policies for Project Development

Mesa developers have recently decided on two generative AI "GenAI" policies to guide the project's development. These policies build upon prior contributor guidelines and discussions among upstream Me...

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Bottles 63.1 Enhances Stability, Adds Vulkan Fallback, Updates FVSv2

Bottles 63.1 was released last week, focusing on improved stability and core system updates for the Windows software compatibility layer on Linux. The update addresses a previous issue where the appli...

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FFmpeg Accelerates Video Encoding/Decoding with Vulkan Compute Shaders

A Khronos contributed blog post published today, April 6, 2026, details how FFmpeg leverages Vulkan Compute shaders to accelerate video encoding and decoding. This method enables significant GPU compu...

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Boiling Steam Reports 66 Native Linux Game Releases on Steam Last Week

Boiling Steam reported that 66 new games with native Linux builds were released on Steam between March 25 and April 1, 2026. This represents approximately 11.8% of the 558 total Windows game releases ...

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