📰 Rust 1.91 Promotes Windows On 64-bit ARM To Tier-1 Status

The Rust project announced today the release of Rust 1.91 as the latest update to this popular programming language priding itself on memory safety capabilities...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Rust-1.91-Released

📰 Gitea 1.25 Released with 3D File Previews, Faster Archives

Gitea 1.25 self-hosted Git service debuts 3D model previews, CI/CD email notifications, and major performance improvements for large projects.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/gitea-1-25-released-with-3d-file-previews-faster-archives/

A Distraction-Free Handheld Linux Computer for Coders - Hackster.io
https://www.hackster.io/news/a-distraction-free-handheld-linux-computer-for-coders-89431141e6e4

📰 Massive surge of NFC relay malware steals Europeans’ credit cards

Near-Field Communication (NFC) relay malware has grown massively popular in Eastern Europe, with researchers discovering over 760 malicious Android apps using the technique to steal people's payment card information in the past few months.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/massive-surge-of-nfc-relay-malware-steals-europeans-credit-cards/

Krita Lands Basic HDR Support On Wayland - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Krita-HDR-Wayland-Support

Linux vendors are getting into Ubuntu – and Snap • The Register
https://www.theregister.com/2025/10/31/linux_vendors_getting_into_snap/

A Colourful New Spotify Controller (and, Ahem) for GNOME Shell - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/gspotify-gnome-extension

Immich 2.2 Released with OCR Search, Faster Web Layouts
https://linuxiac.com/immich-2-2-released-with-ocr-search-faster-web-layouts/

AMD Windows Driver Changes For RX 5000/6000 Series Won't Impact Linux Users - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-Windows-RX-5000-6000-Game

CISA: High-severity Linux flaw now exploited by ransomware gangs
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-linux-privilege-escalation-flaw-now-exploited-in-ransomware-attacks/

AerynOS 2025.10 ISO Brings GNOME 49, Plasma 6.5, and COSMIC Beta
https://linuxiac.com/aerynos-2025-10-iso-brings-gnome-49-plasma-6-5-and-cosmic-beta/

📰 AMD Acknowledges RDSEED Failure On AMD Zen 5 With Software Fix Coming

In mid-October a Meta engineer uncovered an RDSEED architectural issue with AMD Zen 5 CPUs. A patch in turn was sent out to the Linux kernel mailing list to disable RDSEED usage on affected Zen 5 processors. AMD this week issued a security bulletin to acknowledge the issue and report that a microcode fix is coming...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-SB-7055-RDSEED-Zen-5

📰 KDE Plasma 6.6 To Support Intel's Adaptive Sharpness Feature

KDE Plasma developers continue to be busy landing more fixes for the recently introduced Plasma 6.5 while also lining up more new features for Plasma 6.6...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.6-Adaptive-Sharpness

📰 I Found Everything Search Engine Alternative for Linux Users

A GUI app for searching for files on your Linux system? Well, why not? Not everyone likes the dark and spooky terminal.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/fsearch/

📰 GNOME Gains A New macOS-Inspired Quick Menu Option

For GNOME desktop users desiring a more macOS-like experience, a new GNOME extension provides a macOS-inspired quick menu option...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Kiwi-macOS-Quick-Menu

📰 Kodi 22 “Piers” Gets HEIF/HEIC and FFmpeg 8 Support, Alpha 2 Out Now

Kodi 22 "Piers" has a new alpha version available for testing with HEIF/HEIC support, FFmpeg 8 support, and other changes. Here's what's new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kodi-22-piers-gets-heif-heic-and-ffmpeg-8-support-alpha-2-out-now

📰 Void Linux Gets Runkit, a Friendly GUI for Managing runit Services

Void Linux users can now manage runit services the easy way with Runkit — a fast, simple, and powerful new GUI tool.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/void-linux-gets-runkit-a-friendly-gui-for-managing-runit-services/

📰 Linux users have no reason to worry about recent AMD GPU driver changes

This is a little PSA to Linux users and Linux gamers, with news reports out there about AMD shifting focus away from certain GPUs..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/linux-users-have-no-reason-to-worry-about-recent-amd-gpu-driver-changes/

📰 Linux 6.18 Kernel Happenings, Python 3.14, NTFSPLUS & Other October Highlights

During the month of October on Phoronix were 305 original news articles around Linux/open-source and another 21 featured Linux hardware reviews / multi-page featured benchmark articles. There was an exciting mix of software and hardware happenings over the past month. Here is a look back at what excited readers the most...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/October-2025-Highlights

Linux Kernel Ported To WebAssembly - Demo Lets You Run It In Your Web Browser - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Kernel-WebAssembly

📰 6 NAS apps that turned my storage into a smart home office

Being a freelance writer working full-time from home, I put myself in charge of all data management — be it on the cloud or offline on hard drives and my NAS. While actual storage of data is one part of the story, what makes local storage on my NAS smart are the apps that derive so much value and convenience from my files. These apps are the ones that have made working from home so much more convenient without having access to the managed system...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/nas-apps-for-working-from-home/