Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop
Valve will finally let you build your own Steam Machine with SteamOS for desktop

If you don’t get lucky with Valve’s Steam Machine reservation system, you can make your own Steam Machine instead. Valve says that “starting with the SteamOS 3.8 release, you can put together your own Steam Machine using whatever PC parts you want.” SteamOS 3.8.10 launched last week with a slew of updates, including “improved compatibility […]

Dell doubles down on 5G cellular connectivity for its premium business laptops in the US

Dell’s pre-Computex 2026 laptop wave puts 5G cellular connectivity at the center of its premium lineup.

Linux prepares to axe legacy x32 hybrid mode — hybrid 32-bit/64-bit mode faces complete removal by 2027 due to low adoption

Linux developers are discussing removing x32 ABI from the Linux kernel; a hybrid x32/64-bit mode that was never widely adopted by software developers.

California moves to exempt Linux from its upcoming age-verification law after backlash over forcing operating systems to collect users’ ages — amendment proposed by the same lawmaker who wrote the original law

California lawmakers introduced a new amendment that could exempt most Linux distributions from the state’s upcoming Digital Age Assurance Act after privacy backlash and concerns that the law would force open-source operat…

The new Flipper One is a pocket-sized Linux computer
The new Flipper One is a pocket-sized Linux computer

It’s been nearly six years since Flipper Devices introduced the Zero, its popular but controversial wireless hacking multi-tool. The company’s latest creation (following a slight departure with a device that lets co-workers know when you’re too busy to chat) is the new Flipper One. It’s a similarly pocketable electronic multi-tool but also a tiny open […]

AI is raising hell for Linux managers buried under a flood of dupe bug reports

Linus Torvalds says duplicate AI-assisted bug reports are turning Linux security work into a triage headache, showing how AI can create maintenance problems even when it finds real issues.

Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports
Linus Torvalds says Linux security list is becoming ‘unmanageable’ due to AI bug reports

Linux founder Linus Torvalds said in his most recent state of the kernel post that “the continued flood of AI reports has basically made the security list almost entirely unmanageable, with enormous duplication due to different people finding the same things with the same tools,” as The Register reports. That probably doesn’t apply to stuff […]