Linux X86/x86_64 Will Now Always Reserve the First 1MB of RAM
AmiMoJo shares a report from Phoronix: The Linux x86/x86_64 kernel code already had logic in place for reserving portions of the first 1MB of RAM to avoid the BIOS or kernel potentially clobbering that space among other reasons while now Linux 5.13 i.....»»
DirectX 12 support comes to CrossOver on Mac with latest update
CrossOver for Linux got some updates too—but not DirectX 12. Enlarge / CrossOver 23 on macOS Ventura. (credit: Samuel Axon) Codeweavers took to its official forums today to announce the release of CrossOver 23.0.0, the.....»»
CrossOver update brings EA and DirectX 12 game support to Mac
CrossOver 23 now lets Mac and Linux users play Windows games from EA, or which rely on DirectX 12, while its new geometry shader support allows games to play without graphics issues.Windows games running on Apple SiliconFollowing its first successful.....»»
Getting AAA games working in Linux sometimes requires concealing your GPU
Hogwarts Legacy must be conned to avoid crashing itself with XeSS upscaling. Enlarge / There are some energies you should not tap for sorcery, something both Hogwarts students and Hogwarts Legacy installs running under Linux shou.....»»
Asahi Linux’s new “flagship” distro for M-series Macs is a Fedora Remix
An "upstream-first" effort on a more familiar platform. Enlarge (credit: Asahi Linux/Fedora) Asahi Linux, the project aiming to bring a fully functional Linux system to Apple computers running on that company's own M-ser.....»»
Linux surpasses the Mac among Steam gamers
It's not the year of Linux on desktop; it's the year of Linux on a handheld. Enlarge / The Steam Deck. (credit: Valve) Apple's macOS has been the second most popular operating system on the Steam game distribution platfo.....»»
For the first time, Linux gamers outnumber Mac in Steam"s game census
The Mac has taken a back seat to Linux as the number two operating system in use by customers of Valve Software's Steam gaming service, according to the company's most recently polled survey data.Valve's Steam DeckWindows is still far and away the mo.....»»
ChromeOS is splitting the browser from the OS, getting more Linux-y
There's nothing official yet, but it might launch sometime this month. (credit: Valentina Palladino) It looks like Google's long-running project to split up ChromeOS and its Chrome browser will be shipping out to the ma.....»»
Etsy U-turn in row over withholding sellers" money
The online marketplace faced calls from sellers to boycott its site over money being held in reserve......»»
Apple teaming up with graphics powerhouses for new and open 3D standard
The Apple Vision Pro will get a boost, thanks to a partnership with Adobe, Autodesk, the Linux Foundation, and Nvidia to promote and advance the 3D image ecosystem with Pixar's Universal Scene Description technology.The Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) ".....»»
UAC: Live response collection script for incident response
Unix-like Artifacts Collector (UAC) is a live response collection script for incident response that makes use of native binaries and tools to automate the collection of AIX, Android, ESXi, FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, NetBSD, NetScaler, OpenBSD, and Solari.....»»
Fed raises interest rates 0.25 of a point as new-car loans loom at 7%
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday, July 26, increased its benchmark rate target 0.25 points to 5.25-5.5 percent,a decision that could leave auto dealerships and customers dealing with higher interest rates on car loans. New-vehicle auto loans were up.....»»
AlmaLinux says Red Hat source changes won’t kill its RHEL-compatible distro
Red Hat made being a 1:1 clone hard. So AlmaLinux is pivoting and speeding up. Enlarge / AlmaLinux lets you build applications that work with Red Hat Enterprise Linux but can't promise the exact same bug environment. That's diffe.....»»
Fed’s new instant payment system could be trouble for PayPal, Venmo
The Fed's goal is to connect 9,000 financial institutions nationwide. Enlarge (credit: fatido | iStock Unreleased) Yesterday, the US Federal Reserve officially launched FedNow, a new system rolled out to 35 early-adopti.....»»
Banks serving as guinea pigs for Federal Reserve’s instant payments system
The Fed's goal is to connect 9,000 financial institutions nationwide. Enlarge (credit: fatido | iStock Unreleased) Yesterday, the US Federal Reserve officially launched FedNow, a new system rolled out to 35 early-adopti.....»»
Thousands of Linux routers infected by AVrecon malware to build botnet
This malware has been targeting small-office and home-office routers for more than two years undetected......»»
Young auto borrowers falling further behind
Generation Z and millennial borrowers are falling behind on their car payments at rates last seen during the Great Recession era, according to an analysis of Federal Reserve data. The budget burden of federal student loan payments could hit borrowers.....»»
Linux could be 3% of global desktops. What happened to Windows?
Linux gains (or loses), Windows slumps, macOS jumps—it's been quite a year. How can you argue against these numbers? (credit: 20th Century Fox / Aurich Lawson) According to one measurement by one firm, Linux reached 3......»»
The Linux coders turning the ROG Ally and other handhelds into Steam Deck clones
It's not an easy process, but it's getting close to a nearly full SteamOS feel. Enlarge / SteamOS on the Asus ROG Ally, the hard (but kinda fun) way. (credit: Kevin Purdy) As soon as I was done with my review of the Asus.....»»
Valve nabs critical video developer from Apple Silicon Linux project
Valve is working to improve gaming on Linux platforms, and recently hired a developer who was crucial to bringing Linux to Apple Silicon.Valve's Steam Deck gaming systemAlyssa Rosenzweig has recently made an update to their resume, mentioning their c.....»»
Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade, says researcher
Late last year, the Reserve Bank gave 1,000 Australians diaries and asked them to record every payment they made over the course of a week. Of the 13,000 payments, only 17 were with checks......»»