Saturday, 20 June 2026
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Open-Source NVIDIA NVK Vulkan Driver Now Supports DLSS
With the code merged today to Mesa 26.2-devel, the open-source NVIDIA "NVK" Vulkan driver is capable of handling Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) with modern game titles running on Linux / Steam Play...
AMD-Powered Barco MXRT Graphics Cards Finally Seeing Linux Driver Support
Barco, the Europeean technology company that manufactures the AMD GPU based MXRT graphics cards for for multi-display medical imaging systems (and also MXRV for their NVIDIA based graphics cards), have to date only seen Windows drivers published for their professional-grade graphics cards even with using Radeon Pro derived GPUs. But a patch published today to the AMD graphics mailing list is…
systemd 261 Released With New systemd-sysinstall OS Installer, IMDSD & Storagectl
Systemd 261 is out as stable today with a number of new features and ready to coincide with H2'2026 Linux distributions...
A new bill takes aim at government pressure to silence lawful online speech
Article URL: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/06/new-bill-takes-aim-government-pressure-silence-lawful-online-speech Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48600950 Points: 160 # Comments: 88
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Google workspace threatening to block Firefox access
Article URL: https://tales.fromprod.com/2026/169/google-workspace-threatening-to-block-firefox.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48600345 Points: 286 # Comments: 102
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Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics
Article URL: https://startupfortune.com/hyundai-takes-full-control-of-boston-dynamics-as-softbank-exits-for-325-million/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48600312 Points: 449 # Comments: 227
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Amateur may have cracked Linear A
Article URL: https://aiclambake.com/clamtakes/linear-a/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48600107 Points: 341 # Comments: 130
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Researchers drop checkm8-style BootROM exploit for A12 and A13 iPhones
Owners of affected iPhones can stop checking for patches now: the fix for this SecureROM bug comes in a new handset
AMD ACP7.D/7.E/7.F Driver Added In Linux 7.2: "Substantial Design Changes" For AMD Audio
It looks like AMD's next-gen SoCs not only will be exciting on the CPU side with the much anticipated Zen 6 cores but the AMD Audio Co-Processor "ACP" IP looks to be going through some significant updates...
Tensordyne makes a big bet on log math to beat Nvidia
Who needs compute-hungry multiplications when you can just add logarithms
There are no instances in ATProto
Article URL: https://overreacted.io/there-are-no-instances-in-atproto/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48599515 Points: 233 # Comments: 146
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Bcachefs exits experimental status in new 'performance release'
More Rust, but more trouble with AI slop, too
Linux 7.2 Brings More Work Around WiFi Aware, WiFi 8 / UHR & More Networking Hardware
The networking subsystem changes have been merged for Linux 7.2 with a lot happening around the core networking code as well as the many wired and wireless networking device drivers...
Waymo hits the brakes after robotaxis keep missing the signs for freeway construction zones
Nearly 4,000 vehicles recalled for driving past closure warnings and between cones marking shut lanes
How many of the 170k English words do you know?
Article URL: https://vocabowl-870366514258.us-west1.run.app/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48598586 Points: 124 # Comments: 218
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Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars
A French launch startup is scrapping the name of its rocket, apparently due to a trademark issue.
Telegram founder accuses Meta of sabotaging access in India with BGP hijacks
Allegations of fake routes are fake news, says Indian telco Jio
Raspberry Pi OS Moves To Linux 6.18 LTS Kernel, Updated LabWC Compositor
Raspberry Pi engineers have released their first update to Raspberry Pi OS since April. With this new version comes the upgrade to the latest Linux 6.18 LTS kernel...
Everything's bigger and better in Texas – even data breaches
Hunting and fishing license incident catches 3M residents
Vercel debuts eve open source agent framework, tries to fix shadow AI with Passport
Cost premium of using AWS indirectly via Vercel is mitigated by more efficient use of compute resources, CTO claims
Microsoft's latest Windows bug belongs in the Recycle Bin
File deletion dialog swaps recognizable names for internal gibberish
As global warming threatens corals, scientists search for reefs that can take the heat
Researchers say these coral strongholds may help repopulate more degraded reefs.
Britain's privacy watchdog quits after 'poor judgment' admission
John Edwards says his position had become 'untenable' following investigation into conduct including inappropriate attempts at humor
Apple M3 Booting On Linux After Three Years Plus Other SoC Updates In Linux 7.2
Just shy of 1,000 new patches were merged on the SoC side for the Linux 7.2 kernel. Among all those patches are enabling five more SoCs to work with the mainline Linux kernel -- including the long-awaited Apple M3 support...
Rights groups brand Home Office's AI age guesser for asylum-seekers as biased and inaccurate
Campaigners say tech is unable to reliably distinguish between kids and adults at the boundary where use is planned
AMD Introduces An AI-Powered Bash Coding Agent
Just days after AMD engineers released a new Lemonade AI server with MCP server integration to make it much more useful, they have now released a new release of their GAIA "Generative AI Is Awesome" open-source software. With AMD GAIA 0.21.2, they have introduced a bash coding agent is their latest big ticket item in the AI space...
Geopolitical jitters push Europe's internet registry away from cloud-first strategy
Members aren't RIPE for a new charging scheme, though
Intel TDX Now Much More Practical With Ability To Apply Important Updates Without Reboot
For those interested in Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) with modern Intel Xeon processors for confidential computing but also view system uptime as critical, beginning in Linux 7.2 the TDX support is now much more practical with allowing live updates without the need to reboot the running system in the event of security updates and similar...
Devs in the trenches are stressed from the mandate to automate everything, but Render thinks it can help
San Francisco plays host to hosting company's Localhost conference
ARCTIC Fan Controller, More ASUS & ASRock Boards Have Sensor Monitoring With Linux 7.2
For those that enjoy keeping an eye on all their system vitals from temperatures to voltages, the hardware monitoring "HWMON" updates have seen many device additions for Linux 7.2...
Rockstar Games faces full hearing over alleged union busting
Tribunal rejects bid to strike blacklisting claims, with proceedings due to conclude shortly before GTA VI launches
Nutanix's Tech Day London 2026 offers infrastructure insights
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Use of HMRC's taxing IR35 status tool drops 71% in two years
Data suggests firms are turning away from CEST as critics say it fails to reflect recent court rulings
Project Valhalla, Explained: How a Decade of Work Arrives in JDK 28
Article URL: https://www.jvm-weekly.com/p/project-valhalla-explained-how-a Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48595511 Points: 504 # Comments: 296
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Users claimed they’d never seen a spell checker and panicked at the sight of red squiggles
Techie couldn’t help but be a little blunt when the support call came in – but has no regrets!
AMD ISP4 Driver Merged To Linux 7.2 Kernel
The media subsystem changes were merged tonight for the Linux 7.2 merge window and it includes the long-awaited AMD ISP4 driver now in the mainline kernel.. This ISP4 driver is what completes the loop for enabling the web camera on the HP ZBook Ultra G1a and other future high-end AMD Ryzen laptops...
Linux 7.2 Gets Rid Of The Last Optimized MD5 Implementation
The Linux kernel has dropped the last of its architecture-specific optimized MD5 hashing algorithm implementations...
A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?
"I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this."
Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency
Crypto Clipper spreads over USB and communicates over Tor.
The AirPods Effect
Article URL: https://www.theescapenewsletter.com/p/the-airpods-effect Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48592832 Points: 348 # Comments: 624
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FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna's mRNA after agency drama
In February, a Trump official refused to review the vaccine.
Zero-Touch OAuth for MCP
Article URL: https://blog.modelcontextprotocol.io/posts/enterprise-managed-auth/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48592163 Points: 257 # Comments: 99
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2,000 retired Google Pixel phones get a second life as a private cloud
You might say the system packs two kilapixels of compute
As China looms, Taiwan makes more drones for defense and the US military
Taiwan's drone spending plans for defense could also boost business overseas.
NASA asks Northrop Grumman to stop working on lunar HALO module
"We are reassigning most affected employees across existing opportunities and programs."
Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores
A new system service will roll out this month ahead of big changes starting in September.
Godot 4.7 Released With HDR Output Support
Godot 4.7 is out today as the newest feature release for this leading open-source, cross-platform game engine...
Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds
The vulnerability, disclosed 12 months ago, affects multiple manufacturers.
How NVIDIA Vera CPU Performance Compares To The Ampere Altra Max
Last month on Phoronix was an exclusive first look at the NVIDIA Vera CPU performance compared to prior-generation NVIDIA Grace as well as the current AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon competition. Following that was looking at how the ARM Linux server performance has evolved over the past eight years of AArch64 Linux servers. A Phoronix Premium supporter recently requested wanting to see how Vera…
After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring
It's unclear whether the system is currently intact.
Midjourney pivots from AI image generation to body scanning medical spa where patients bathe in 'golden light'
The underlying technology is real...and borrowed from a partner the company failed to mention
EXT4 Reworks Fast Commit Handling & Faster Directory Hash Computation
The EXT4 file-system improvements were merged today for Linux 7.2 with some enticing optimizations...
Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes
One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors.
Committed skeptic finds himself warming to new Amazon AI products that actually don't suck
Ed's note to Corey: Blink once if you're safe, twice if you're in danger
Rust PNG Image Decoder Now Even Faster: Benefiting Chrome, GNOME, Etc
The Rust PNG crate, image-png, for PNG image encoding and decoding was already claimed to be the fastest PNG decoder in the world for the past year. Now with the latest optimizations, it's even faster...
Bernie Sanders unveils $7 trillion plan to give Americans control of AI industry
Biggest AI firms will likely recoil at Bernie Sanders' AI wealth fund.
Citrix now lets you run virtual desktops like a cost-conscious private equityeer
Soaring PC prices make alternatives to hardware refreshes interesting
Hunter-gatherers in Siberia died of a plague outbreak 5,500 years ago
We can't blame the Neolithic Transition for the plague anymore.
The first long-duration resident of the ISS, a cosmonaut, has died
Two expeditions, two spacewalks, 322 days in space.
Claude AI Assists In Fixing Years Old AMD Radeon Linux Display Bug Affecting Numerous Laptops
A bug in the AMDGPU Linux kernel graphics driver leading to some laptop displays freezing after periods of use may finally be close to being resolved. Given the length and quantity of bug reports and one of the problematic commits being tracked back to 2017, it's a heavy hitting issue for some Linux users. With the help of Claude Code, it looks like a fix is on the way to the Linux kernel...
AF_ALG Deprecation Approved For Linux 7.2, Useless & Insecure Crypto Driver Code Removed
The cryptographic subsystem updates have been merged for the ongoing Linux 7.2 kernel merge window...
Ubuntu Flavors Now Mandated To Participate In Beta Releases For Official Status
Canonical and the Ubuntu Release Team have implemented an important policy change for Ubuntu flavors moving forward. If they are to have an official release, they must now successfully submit a beta release...
I found 10k GitHub repositories distributing Trojan malware
Article URL: https://orchidfiles.com/github-repositories-distributing-malware/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48583928 Points: 921 # Comments: 240
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Latest LLVM Patch Further Points To AMD GFX1250/GFX1251 Being Instinct Hardware
With the ongoing work around the AMD GFX1250 (and GFX1251) in the open-source AMD Linux driver stack, it's led to a lot of speculation about these parts in the GFX12 series associated with RDNA4. RDNA4 refresh? Or a lot of signals have pointed to GFX125x being possible AI/HPC accelerators such as for the upcoming Instinct MI400 series.
Hulk, Punisher join Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer
Peter Parker to Bruce Banner: "I didn't know you could get that big."
Second carcass-eating fly species cleared by FDA for maggot wound therapy
Maggot therapy lacks robust data, but it has fans and a fail-safe "bacon therapy."
Sooner than expected? Useful quantum error correction promised for 2028.
Elsewhere, beyond-classical quantum hardware, plus classical computing fires back.
California says AT&T lied to FCC in attempt to shut off old phone network
FCC considers AT&T petitions to preempt state rules and discontinue phone service.
Massive breach spills credentials for thousands of sensitive networks
The affected include Oracle, Lenovo, FedEx, a NATO contractor, and Fortinet.
Tesco moving 40,000 server workloads off VMware amid Broadcom's “abusive conduct”
Tesco claimed Broadcom hiked its VMware prices by about 175 percent in UK court filings.
DuckDB Internals: Why Is DuckDB Fast? (Part 1)
Article URL: https://www.greybeam.ai/blog/duckdb-internals-part-1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48553388 Points: 398 # Comments: 127
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Zen and the Art of Machine Learning Research
Article URL: https://blog.jxmo.io/p/zen-and-the-art-of-machine-learning Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48549118 Points: 220 # Comments: 72
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Ten years of ClickHouse in open source
Article URL: https://clickhouse.com/blog/open-source-10 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48546890 Points: 252 # Comments: 70
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To study how chips work, MIT researchers built their own operating system
Article URL: https://news.mit.edu/2026/to-study-how-chips-really-work-mit-researchers-built-their-own-operating-system-0610 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48543311 Points: 331 # Comments: 51
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Gribouille 0.3.0: A Grammar of Graphics for Typst
Article URL: https://mickael.canouil.fr/posts/2026-06-15-gribouille-0-3/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541062 Points: 197 # Comments: 72
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