FFmpeg 8.0 introduces Vulkan compute-based codecs for pro-grade video formats, new decoders, Whisper AI trannoscription, and other assorted improvements.

PowerDNS Authoritative Server 5.0 adds BIND-style views, better API features, Lua upgrades, webserver Unix socket support, and more.

The CachyOS ISO snapshot for August 2025 is now available for download with a brand-new dashboard for finding packages and other changes.

HANDS ON: Ideal for that one weird project you've been thinking about

A new Android malware posing as an antivirus tool software created by Russia's Federal Security Services agency (FSB) is being used to target executives of Russian businesses.

It's wild to think that the ARM Cortex-A72 was already announced ten years ago as the ARM core design that went on to appear in the Raspberry Pi 4, AWS Graviton server processor, and various other SoCs

DietPi 9.16 improves SBC support, adds Debian 13 Trixie and Forky testing compatibility, introduces faster updates, and fixes Raspberry Pi issues.

Firefox web app support is on the way, and a recent stable build gives users on Windows an early chance to test it out for running websites as windowed apps.

Recently the Bottles team announced they've been granted funding by NLnet NGI Zero Commons and now they've given more detail on what it means.

Popular Arch Linux based distribution CachyOS is out today with its August 2025 ISO refresh.

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The new openSUSE website is live, yet the redesign leaves much to be desired, with noticeable gaps and improvements still needed across the board.

Zen Browser is a Firefox fork that rethinks modern web browsing with vertical tabs, split views, and a clean way to open new tabs — all without AI gimmicks.

Today is Linux’s 34th birthday so join me in wishing Linux many more awesome years to come and to celebrate its amazing journey.

Stemming from a request by a Phoronix Premium reader wondering about some fresh historical kernel performance comparison numbers, today's benchmarking is looking at the performance of the LTS and latest stable Linux kernel versions going back to Linux 5.15…

Match the good old, classic Linux commands with their supposedly modern alternative CLI tools. See, how modern you are!

Portainer 2.33 LTS brings a refreshed brand, Helm overhaul, Kerberos authentication, mTLS improvements, and performance boosts.

OpenZFS 2.4-rc1 was released a few days ago with faster encryption performance using AVX2 and other enhancements

Parallels Desktop 26 adds macOS Tahoe support, Windows 11 25H2 compatibility, and expanded Linux VM options for both Apple silicon and Intel Macs.

QEMU 10.1 was released overnight as the latest iteration of this open-source machine emulator that plays an important role in the Linux virtualization stack.