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Linux may be ending support for numerous ancient network drivers
The change would cut around 27,000 lines of legacy code
Valve VRAM hack may improve gaming on 4GB GPUs
Valve’s VRAM hack can boost performance on 4GB GPUs, with testing showing FPS gains of up to 3x in some titles, though results vary widely depending on the game and settings.
Linux 7.1 update includes new in-kernel NTFS driver
Linux 7.1 is bringing what might be the biggest under-the-radar storage change in years: a new in-kernel NTFS driver.
Linux lays down the law on AI-generated code, says yes to Copilot, no to AI slop, and humans take the fall for mistakes
After months of fierce debate, Linus Torvalds and the Linux kernel maintainers have laid down the law on AI-generated code.
Linux 7.0 enables three new AI-specific keys for keyboards, an apparent expansion beyond the Copilot key
The Linux 7.0 kernel has merged support for three new keycodes intended for a coming wave of laptops with dedicated AI agent keys.
Valve engineer shocks Linux community with game-changing VRAM hack for 8GB GPUs
No more spilling into system memory.
Linux devs start removing support for 37-year-old Intel 486 CPU
Linux kernel developers appear to have started to dismantle support for the legendary Intel 486 CPU.
Ubuntu 26.04 boosts performance by up to 12% on an RTX 5090 thanks to optimizations with Gnome 50
Phoronix tested Ubuntu 26.04 on an RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 and found that the new version performs up to 12% better on the 5090 compared to Ubuntu 25.10.
