Linux 6.19 Released With Better Support For Older AMD GPUs, DRM Color Pipeline API
As anticipated due to the extra week for the cycle given end of year holidays, Linus Torvalds today released the Linux 6.19 stable kernel as the...
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New York is considering two bills to rein in the AI industry
AI data centers are becoming a bipartisan concern. | Image: Microsoft New York’s state legislature is set to consider a pair of bills that would require...
Read moreWooden Case Makes a 2026 TV Stylish
The middle of the 20th century produced a revolution in understated stylish consumer design, some of which lives on today. The reality of living in a...
Read moreColin Watson: Free software activity in January 2026
About 80% of my Debian contributions this month were sponsored by Freexian, as well as one direct donation via GitHub Sponsors (thanks!). If you appreciate this...
Read moreIntel Recently Shelved Numerous Open-Source Projects
After discovering this morning that Intel archived/discontinued its On Demand “SDSi” GitHub project around that controversial feature, it was a slippery slope in noticing Intel recently...
Read moreHabit Detection For Home Assistant
Computers are very good at doing exactly what they’re told. They’re still not very good at coming up with helpful suggestions of their own. They’re very...
Read moreYou need to listen to the new Mandy, Indiana record: URGH
Often, I focus on recommending older media that isn’t currently getting a ton of attention. But this week, I can’t stop listening to the new Mandy,...
Read moreDirk Eddelbuettel: chronometre: A new package (pair) demo for R and Python
Both R and Python make it reasonably easy to work with compiled extensions. But how to access objects in one environment from the other and share...
Read moreIDEcline: How the world’s most powerful coding tools became second-class citizens overnight
During the early phase of my career, I used to spend eight hours a day inside the Visual Studio IDE. Fast-forward to today, and developers spend...
Read moreD7VK 1.3 Brings Support For Direct3D 5 On Vulkan
D7VK is a fork of the DXVK project that is an important part of Valve’s Steam Play (Proton) for Direct3D 8 / 9 / 10 /...
Read moreThe iPhone 17e could launch soon with MagSafe and an A19 chip
Close up of the hands of a person setting up a brand new iPhone 16e. (Photo by: Nano Calvo/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) |...
Read moreInvestigating the Science Claims Behind the Donut Solid State Battery
Earlier this year Donut Lab caused quite the furore when they unveiled what they claimed was the world’s first production-ready solid state battery, featuring some pretty...
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