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A modification has been proposed for the Linux kernel that optimizes the new swap allocator's performance during operations related to transitioning to sleep mode (hibernate). During development, one of the developers noticed that fast allocation of large regions in the swap partition was not supported when entering sleep mode. This caused performance issues on systems with slow SSDs […]
Google has released the web browser Chrome 145. At the same time, a stable release of the free project Chromium, which forms the foundation of Chrome, is available. Chrome differs from Chromium by using Google logos, having a crash notification system, modules for playing protected content (DRM), an automatic update installation system, constant Sandbox isolation, provision of keys for Google API, and passing of RLZ parameters […]
Despite years of effort by Nvidia and the release of GeForce RTX series graphics cards, hardware ray tracing has yet to become a widely accepted standard in the gaming industry. Even in high-budget blockbusters, the technology is rarely encountered, yielding to global illumination solutions, particularly Lumen from Unreal Engine 5. PC Gamer noted that of the 21 most popular games in 2025, only […]
David Airlie, the maintainer of the graphics driver stack in the Linux kernel, announced the implementation of an auxiliary automated patch review system, utilizing the AI platform Claude Opus 4.6 to verify changes. The system has been introduced as an experiment to evaluate the feasibility of using AI to optimize the workflow of Red Hat employees. AI review covers changes submitted for inclusion in the subsystem […]
The release of Whonix 18.1 is now available, aimed at providing guaranteed anonymity, security, and privacy protection. The distribution is based on Debian GNU/Linux and uses Tor for anonymity. Project developments are distributed under the GPLv3 license. Virtual machine images are prepared for download in ova format for VirtualBox (2.6 GB with LXQt and 1.6 GB console) and qcow2 for the hypervisor […]
On February 11, version 2.0.0 of krep was released — a high-performance, multithreaded, SIMD-optimized console utility for string searching. Key features include: Depending on the type of patterns, algorithms such as Boyer-Moore-Horspool, Knuth-Morris-Pratt, or Aho-Corasick are used for optimal performance. Memory-mapped file usage for handling large files. Automatic search distribution across available processor cores. SIMD optimization with support for SSE4.2, AVX2, and NEON. The utility is written in […]
The release of the specialized Linux distribution REMnux 8.0 has been announced, designed for analyzing and reverse engineering malicious code. REMnux allows users to create an isolated lab environment where they can emulate the operation of a targeted network service to study the behavior of malware under conditions close to real life. The distribution is built on Ubuntu's package base and includes tools for malware analysis, utilities for conducting […]
On February 12, after six months of development, the release of version 26.00 of the 7-Zip library and console utility was announced, intended for working with archives in 7z, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, WIM formats and many others. The project is written in C and C++ and is distributed under the GNU LGPL license. Change log: improved code for ZIP, CPIO, RAR, UFD, QCOW, and Compound; […]
Igor Pavlov released the new version of the archiver 7-Zip 26.00. The project develops its own archive format 7z, based on LZMA and LZMA2 compression algorithms. Additionally, it supports packing and unpacking of archives in formats like XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, TAR, ZIP, and WIM, as well as unpacking over 30 archive formats, packages, virtual machine images, and file systems (ISO, NTFS, EXT*, UDF, UEFI, […
Google has released the first beta version of the open mobile platform Android 17. To evaluate the platform's new capabilities, a beta testing program has been proposed. Firmware builds are prepared for Pixel 6/6a/6 Pro, Pixel 7/7a/7 Pro, Pixel 8/8a/8 Pro, Pixel 9/9a/9 Pro/9 Pro XL/9 Pro Fold, Pixel 10/10 Pro/10 Pro XL/10 Pro Fold, Pixel Fold, and Pixel Tablet. The release of Android 17 […]
Just a few days have passed since Microsoft released the update KB5077181 (build 26200.7840), and users have already started reporting critical issues after its installation. The most serious case documented by Microsoft Learn involves a seemingly endless reboot cycle—requiring over 15 reboots for the device to display a non-functional login screen. There are also reports of internet connection losses and […]
Before the release of Linux kernel 7.0, some interesting changes were planned for the Linux MultiMediaCard 'MMC' subsystem, such as NXP IW61x device identifiers for Wi-Fi chips via SDIO, support for production dates beyond 2025, optimization of secure erase/TRIM for certain Kingston eMMC cards, code cleanup of DW_MMC, support for Mediatek MT8189 in mtk-sd, and various driver updates for SHDCI. However, Linus Torvalds, upon reviewing […]