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Chinese semiconductor outfit has Linux MPP repository on Github disabled after a DMCA takedown request

By Mark Tyson Published

Leading Chinese fabless semiconductor company Rockchip has had one of its major software repositories taken down in response to a DMCA takedown notice.

Software
Downloading a YouTube Video
How to Download YouTube Videos to PC for Free (in Up to 4K)

By Avram Piltch last updated

Use simple, open-source tools to get an MP4 or MP3 file from YouTube.

Streaming
FFmpeg update can make some operations 100x faster
FFmpeg devs boast of another 100x leap thanks to handwritten assembly code

By Mark Tyson Published

Some operations in FFmpeg are now as much as 100x faster due to the crafting of handwritten assembly code.

Software
The Ploopy Knob is a 3D-printed, open-source rotary encoder.
This $37 tactile dial for PCs supercharges your scrolling

By Mark Tyson Published

If you are still computing in a workspace without hardware dials, Ploopy would like you to look at its Knob.

Peripherals
Google
DeepSeek releases powerful new parallel file system

By Sunny Grimm Published

DeepSeek's 3FS file system is now open-source and is a no-brainer for AI-HPC model training, boosting efficiency and training more data-driven models.

Storage
anyon_e laptop
Student builds open-source laptop in 6 months — uses 4K AMOLED screen and has 7h battery life

By Jowi Morales Published

Student Byran Huang builds a fully open-source laptop in six months as part of his senior school project.

Laptops
Lemontron, an open source inverted 3D printer, in mid-print.
Lemontron, an open source, fully-portable 3D printer, has arrived— Can be transported in an empty filament box

By Christopher Harper Published

Open source 3D printer Lemontron debuts, with build pricing beginning at roughly $413 and a footprint small enough to be transported in a common filament box.

3D Printing
Two Trees SK1
Two Trees SK1 Review: High Speeds, Open Source

By Denise Bertacchi Published

Two Trees’s surprisingly good open source P1P clone.

3D Printing
Would OpenWrt open-source router to existing players?
OpenWRT aims to finialize its $100 OpenWRT One open source router design and specification.

By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh Published

Twenty years after releasing its first open-source router firmware, OpenWrt is drafting plans for its first open-source router based on Banana Pi.

Wi-Fi Routers
AMD FSR 3
AMD releases FSR 3 source code

By Mark Tyson Published

AMD and GPU Open have released the FidelityFX Super Resolution 3 (FSR 3) source code today with implementation samples for DirectX 12 and Unreal Engine 5 developers.

GPUs
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