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  • Systemd update brings Linux Blue Screen of Death

    Systemd update brings Linux Blue Screen of Death

    Windows’ infamous “Blue Screen of Death” is a bit of a punchline. People have made a hobby of spotting them out in the wild, and in some circles, they remain a byword for the supposed flakiness and instability of PCs. To this day, networked PCs in macOS are represented by beige CRT monitors displaying a… Read more

  • IBM x Meta Collaborating Together to Advance Open, Safe, Responsible AI

    IBM x Meta Collaborating Together to Advance Open, Safe, Responsible AI

    IBM and Meta Launch the AI Alliance in collaboration with over 50 Founding Members and Collaborators globally including AMD, Anyscale, CERN, Cerebras, Cleveland Clinic, Cornell University, Dartmouth, Dell Technologies, EPFL, ETH, Hugging Face, Imperial College London, Intel, INSAIT, Linux Foundation, MLCommons, MOC Alliance operated by Boston University and Harvard University, NASA, NSF, Oracle, Partnership on… Read more

  • AMD Threadripper 7980X Kernel Benchmarks On Linux 6.5 / 6.6 / 6.7

    AMD Threadripper 7980X Kernel Benchmarks On Linux 6.5 / 6.6 / 6.7

    Written by Michael Larabel in Linux Kernel on 4 December 2023 A number of Phoronix readers have been inquiring whether using the newer Linux 6.6 stable kernel or Linux 6.7 development kernel deliver any additional gains when running on the new AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 series hardware. Here are some benchmarks looking at that while… Read more

  • Kali 2023.4 with GNOME 45 and 15 New Tools

    Kali 2023.4 with GNOME 45 and 15 New Tools

    Kali Linux 2023.4, the fourth and final version of 2023, is now available for download, with fifteen new tools and the GNOME 45 desktop environment. Kali Linux is a Linux distribution created for ethical hackers and cybersecurity professionals to perform penetration testing, security audits, and research against networks. With this final release of 2023, the… Read more

  • Steam Drops Support on macOS

    Steam Drops Support on macOS

    Valve Software’s latest update announcement for the Steam client contains news for both Mac and Linux users – and the portents should concern not only gamers. The latest update on the Steam client mentions several improvements for Linux users – but it also links to an end of support announcement for users on macOS 10.13… Read more

  • Denaro: Linux App for Personal Finance

    Denaro: Linux App for Personal Finance

    Personal finances, if managed well, can do wonders for one’s financial situation. Many, having realized that, are taking proactive measures to keep their finances in check. Owing to that, we have seen an emergence of personal finance management apps lately, these have taken the stage with the functionality that they offer. But, many of the… Read more