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      Linux 7.0 Now Defaults To Intel TSX Auto Mode For Performance Benefits On Newer CPUs

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 11 February 2026

    The x86/cpu changes have been merged for Linux 7.0 and include finally setting the default Intel TSX mode to "auto" rather than being off by default...
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      OpenVPN 2.7 Released With Multi-Socket Server & DCO Linux Kernel Driver Support

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 11 February 2026

    For those using the open-source OpenVPN for your virtual private networking (VPN) needs, OpenVPN 2.7 is out today with some notable improvements...
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      Intel Releases New Compute Runtime, Upstreams More SYCL Code To LLVM

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 11 February 2026

    Intel today released a new version of their Compute Runtime stack and IGC graphics compiler for Level Zero and OpenCL usage with their integrated and discrete graphics. Separately they also upstreamed more SYCL code this week into mainline LLVM...
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      Linux 7.0 Scores +12% In UDP Network Performance Test From Manually Inlining Function

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 11 February 2026

    The core timer changes to the Linux 7.0 kernel score a rather nice performance improvement in a UDP receive network stress test from inlining a function that compilers haven't been able to tackle with their optimizations...
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      Upstream Wine Making Progress On Patches For Satisfying Adobe Photoshop

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 11 February 2026

    There were recently patches for getting the Adobe Photoshop 2025 installer to work on Linux under Wine. Those patches were picked up by Wine-Staging and now more traction is coming for getting those patches into the upstream Wine codebase, some of which have now been merged...
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      Compiler-Driven Static Analysis Locking Context Checking Merged For Linux 7.0

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 11 February 2026

    The locking code changes have been merged for the Linux 7.0 kernel and it introduces support for a new compiler-driven feature being introduced on the compiler side with the upcoming LLVM Clang 22...
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      Google Chrome 145 Released With JPEG-XL Image Support

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 11 February 2026

    Back in 2022 Google deprecated and then removed JPEG-XL image support from the Chrome/Chromium browser codebase and now in 2026 it's back. Last month I wrote about JPEG-XL decoding merged back to Chromium/Chrome and that has rolled out today as part of today's Chrome 145 stable debut...
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      Linux 7.0 Scheduler Updates Land Time Slice Extension, Performance & Scalability Work

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 10 February 2026

    Merged today for the Linux 7.0 kernel are some pretty exciting scheduler changes: new features and never-ending work around scheduler performance optimizations and greater scalability with today's increasingly high core count systems...
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      Go 1.26 Introduces Two Language Changes, New Performance Improvements

      news.movim.eu / Phoronix • 10 February 2026

    For programmers fond of the Go programming language, Go 1.26 is out today with two language changes, performance improvements, and other alterations to this Google-backed programming language...