📰 Asus ProArt PX13 convertible notebook update brings up Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Strix Halo option

The Asus ProArt PX13 is a compact convertible notebook that first launched a few years ago as a system for artists and other creative professionals. At the time it was available with an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor and up to a RTX 4070 discrete graphics. This year Asus is introducing a new configuration .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/asus-proart-px13-convertible-notebook-update-brings-up-ryzen-ai-max-395-strix-halo-option/

📰 Hobby GitHub repo shows Linus Torvalds vibe codes (sometimes)

Linux and Git creator Linus Torvalds’ latest project contains code that was “basically written by vibe coding,” but you shouldn’t read that to mean that Torvalds is embracing that approach for anything and everything.

🔗 Source: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/01/hobby-github-repo-shows-linus-torvalds-vibe-codes-sometimes/

📰 Over 1,500,000 Windows users downloaded this Linux distro in under three months

Just under three months ago, Zorin OS 18 was released to the public. It's a Linux-based operating system that has a primary focus on making Windows users as comfortable as possible. This includes adding OneDrive functionality and even allowing users to change their desktop GUI to mirror that of Windows 10 or 11.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/over-1500000-windows-users-downloaded-linux-distro-under-three-months/

📰 MX Linux 25.1 Beta Brings Back Dual-Init Support, Based on Debian 13.3

MX Linux 25.1 is now available for public beta testing based on the Debian 13.3 release and powered by Linux kernel 6.12.63 LTS.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mx-linux-25-1-beta-brings-back-dual-init-support-based-on-debian-13-3

📰 Canonical Launches Minimal Ubuntu Pro for Secure Cloud Deployments

Canonical expands Ubuntu Pro to minimal cloud images available on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

🔗 Source: https://linuxiac.com/canonical-launches-minimal-ubuntu-pro-for-secure-cloud-deployments/

📰 Bcachefs Ships Latest User-Space Utilities With bcachefs-tools 1.35

Kent Overstreet has shipped the latest version of bcachefs-tools, the user-space code complementing the Bcachefs file-system kernel driver. There are a number of improvements present in this latest version with Overstreet remaining committed to advancing Bcachefs even with its current out-of-tree kernel status...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/bcachefs-tools-1.35

📰 Hey Fedora! Listen to This Developer and Make Managing Shell Extensions Better For All of Us

I wonder if Extension Manager could make it into Fedora one day.

🔗 Source: https://itsfoss.com/news/fedora-gnome-extension-manager-proposal/

📰 New Advanced Linux VoidLink Malware Targets Cloud and container Environments

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a previously undocumented and feature-rich malware framework codenamed VoidLink that's specifically designed for long-term, stealthy access to Linux-based cloud environmentsAccording to a new report from Check Point Research, the cloud-native Linux malware framework comprises an array of custom loaders, implants, rootkits, and modular.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/new-advanced-linux-voidlink-malware.html

📰 Firefox 148 Enters Public Beta Testing with Improved Support for Screen Readers

Firefox 148 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with improved support for screen readers and other changes. Here's what else is new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/firefox-148-enters-public-beta-testing-with-improved-support-for-screen-readers

📰 FFmpeg Merges A Number Of Vulkan Improvements To Start 2026

FFmpeg developer Lynne has landed a number of Vulkan-related imporvements to this widely-used open-source multimedia library. Over the past year FFmpeg saw Vulkan shader-based decoding for more video formats, AV1 and VP9 extension work, performance improvements, and other work around Vulkan Video. It will be very exciting to see how FFmpeg delivers in 2026 with Vulkan Video and how the software ecosystem as a whole begins taking up this...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/FFmpeg-Vulkan-Starts-2026

📰 Intel Compute Runtime Updated With Initial Crescent Island & Nova Lake S Support

The Intel Compute Runtime 26.01.36711.4 was published today as their first release of 2026 for this open-source GPU compute stack providing Level Zero and OpenCL support across their range of graphics hardware going back to Tiger Lake. Notable with this new Compute Runtime release is having now production-ready Panther Lake support while also introducing early support for next-generation hardware...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-CR-26.01.36711.4

📰 Ubuntu 26.04 Undergoes ‘Mass Rebuild’ of All Archive Packages

A 'mass rebuild' of packages in the Ubuntu 26.04 archive packages is underway to ensure wider available of architecture variants, frame pointers and ELF metadata.You're reading Ubuntu 26.04 Undergoes ‘Mass Rebuild’ of All Archive Packages, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.

🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/01/ubuntu-2604-resolute-archive-rebuild

📰 New "Thames" Linux Accelerator Driver Posted Along With Companion Gallium3D Driver

Tomeu Vizoso as the open-source developer behind the "Rocket" driver for reverse-engineered Rockchip NPU support, Teflon as a Mesa framework for TensorFlow Lite and NPU uses, and various Etnaviv driver work, has announced his newest creation: Thames...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Thames-Accelerator-Driver

📰 ZLUDA Boasts Full Llama.cpp Support, Better Windows Handling For CUDA On Non-NVIDIA GPUs

The open-source ZLUDA project for bringing CUDA to non-NVIDIA hardware that can run unmodified is out with a new progress report. ZLUDA had a productive fourth quarter with now enjoying better Microsoft Windows support, full support for running Llama.cpp atop ZLUDA, AMD ROCm 7 support, and other enhancements...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/ZLUDA-Q4-2025-Report

📰 Hangover 11.0 Released: Wine + FEX/Box64 Pairing For Windows x86 Apps On ARM64 Linux

Building off today's release of Wine 11.0 for enabling countless Windows applications and games to run well under Linux and being the basis of Valve's Proton for Steam Play, Hangover 11.0 is now available. Hangover is the open-source project that pairs Wine with either the FEX-Emu or Box64 emulators for enabling x86 32-bit and 64-bit Windows games/apps to run on native ARM64 Linux systems...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hangover-11.0-Released

📰 New VoidLink malware framework targets Linux cloud servers

A newly discovered advanced cloud-native Linux malware framework named VoidLink focuses on cloud environments, providing attackers with custom loaders, implants, rootkits, and plugins designed for modern infrastructures.

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-voidlink-malware-framework-targets-linux-cloud-servers/

📰 Thunderbird 147 Adds “Show Full Path” Folder Pane Option for Compact View Modes

Mozilla Thunderbird 147 open-source email client is now available for download with new options, improvements, and bug fixes. Here's what's new!

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-147-adds-show-full-path-folder-pane-option-for-compact-view-modes

📰 MINISFORUM BD395i MAX is a mini ITX motherboard with AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

The MINISFORUM BD395i MAX is a mini ITX motherboard with a PCIe x16 slot, two M.2 slots for solid state storage, and a set of ports that includes 10 Gigabit and 2.5 Gigabit LAN ports and two USB4 ports with support for data transfer speeds up to 40 Gbps. It’s also unusual in that it’s .

🔗 Source: https://liliputing.com/minisforum-bd395i-max-is-a-mini-itx-motherboard-with-amd-ryzen-ai-max-395/

📰 Critical Node.js Vulnerability Can Cause Server Crashes via async_hooks Stack Overflow

Node.js has released updates to fix what it described as a critical security issue impacting "virtually every production Node.js app" that, if successfully exploited, could trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition."Node.js/V8 makes a best-effort attempt to recover from stack space exhaustion with a catchable error, which frameworks have come to rely on for service availability," Node.js's.

🔗 Source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/critical-nodejs-vulnerability-can-cause.html

📰 GOG plan to look a bit closer at Linux through 2026

With Linux gaming clearly showing it's becoming more popular, and with GOG under new ownership, there's hope yet that GOG will improve their Linux support..Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/01/gog-plan-to-look-a-bit-closer-at-linux-through-2026/

📰 $99 BeaglePlay Board Achieves "100% Open-Source" Upstream PowerVR Graphics

Going back many years Imagination PowerVR graphics were widely despised by open-source enthusiasts and Linux desktop users for their lack of an open-source GPU driver. But over the past few years the Imagination PowerVR driver focused on their Rogue graphics IP has matured nicely within the Linux kernel and the PowerVR Vulkan driver in Mesa taking shape too.

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/BeaglePlay-PowerVR-Success