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The developers of AnyPS5 reported that the emulator's shader decoder has now reached full coverage of the tracked AMD RDNA 1 and RDNA 2 GPU instruction sets, with support for all 1,166 instructions. That is another step toward running PlayStation 5 games on Windows and Linux, but recognition alone does not show that the instructions execute correctly or that games can run. -
Brandon Thomas says ArtCraft is trying to match Adobe's workflow, not just its feature list: the project aims to recreate the look, keyboard shortcuts, and behavior of apps like Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Illustrator without copying Adobe's source code. The free, open-source suite uses Claude Opus 5.5 and is meant as an alternative to Adobe software. -
Enthusiast deadinside28 released bbport, an experimental project for Bloodborne that aims to run the game's x86-64 code natively on Linux, without CPU emulation or instruction-by-instruction translation. In testing, the build reached about 150 FPS at 1440p on a Radeon RX 7800 XT with FSR 4 Quality. The project is playable, though a full playthrough has not been confirmed. -
On Linux, d4r 0.1.2 now lets Radeon RX 9000 owners try experimental DLSS 4 and DLSS 4.5 support through Proton, although the feature has not yet been tested on actual RX 9000 hardware. Developer Countervolts added the support for AMD's RDNA 4 cards, but performance and image quality remain unknown. -
Qualcomm's work could reduce Android users' dependence on community-made Mesa Turnip drivers when running Windows games through translation layers. The effort is aimed at more direct DirectX 12 support on Android, and it comes after Geekerwan showed Cyberpunk 2077 and Black Myth: Wukong running on a reference device with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. -
AMD has updated its Linux graphics stack with support for IH 8.0 and NBIF 7.10, while also adding the first GDDR7 reference to the AMDGPU driver. The patch was posted on September 21, 2026, and points to preparation for future Radeon hardware rather than a specific card. -
Genspark released GenOffice, a free open-source office suite for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The project is positioned as an alternative to Microsoft Office, and it adds AI-assisted editing while keeping document work fully local. -
France has announced a phased migration of government computers to Linux. Officials are framing the move as part of a wider digital transformation aimed at tightening control over state data and reducing reliance on U.S.-based services. -
To mark the 25th anniversary of the original game, Bohemia Interactive has brought Arma: Cold War Assault Remastered to Steam. Owners of the original Arma: Cold War Assault on the platform can claim the new version for free. -
PairDrop lets two devices exchange files through a browser, using automatic discovery on the same Wi-Fi network or a six-digit code for remote pairing. The service is presented as a multi-platform AirDrop-like solution for Windows, Linux, Android, iOS, macOS, and the web, letting users open the site on two devices and start transferring files right away. -
Privacy.sexy now offers more than 100 ready-made scripts for Windows, macOS, and Linux, giving users a quicker way to apply targeted privacy tweaks without hunting through system menus. Rather than relying on a single catch-all setting, the library is meant for people who want to disable specific telemetry and tracking features. -
AMD has officially introduced the Ryzen AI Halo mini-PC, its first in-house system built on Strix Halo processors and aimed at professionals who require a compact workstation for local AI workloads. Unlike traditional setups that depend on cloud services or discrete graphics cards, the Ryzen AI Halo is designed to run AI models directly on the device. -
Lenovo has launched the AI Host Mini, a compact PC that introduces a new approach to software: instead of traditional applications, users download individual AI skills from a proprietary marketplace. The device is positioned as an experimental platform, with Lenovo making the skills marketplace the core of the user experience. -
Valve’s iconic shooter Half-Life 2 can now be completed entirely in your browser – no downloads, no installs, and no extra software needed. The game launches with a single click and runs smoothly right in the tab. -
Streambert, a free and open-source desktop application, has been released on GitHub, allowing users to stream and download movies, TV series, and anime without ads or tracking. The app is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with installation packages provided in .exe, .dmg, .deb, .AppImage, and .pacman formats. -
Internal evaluations found the unrestricted Mythos 5 could rapidly find and exploit long‑standing security flaws and accelerate biological research, a capability that prompted Anthropic to impose safety limits on the public build and disable features related to hacking and biology around the release of its most powerful AI model. -
The Linux kernel has started integrating synchronization mechanisms that were previously only available in Windows. The first such component, NTSYNC, is already enabled by default on the Steam Deck and in fresh SteamOS builds. In practice, this doesn’t give you a 2x FPS boost, but it does eliminate the micro-stutters and weird freezes that have plagued games running under Wine for years. -
The PlayStation 5 has always been a closed system, but that's changed now. Developer Andy Nguyen has publicly released ps5-linux — a tool that software-wise boots a full Linux distro on the console. The console turns into a desktop capable of cranking out PC versions with ray tracing at 60 FPS. -
A Valve developer proposed a method for compressing data in video memory that promises to make life easier for owners of old and budget graphics cards. An experiment on a 4GB Radeon RX 6500 XT showed unexpected results: Alan Wake II indeed took off by nearly three times (from 14 to 41 fps), but the technology turned out to be picky – in half of the tested AAA titles, the frame rate gain was zero. -
AI Generated This Code? A Human Will Answer: Linus Torvalds Legalized AI in the Linux Kernel — But With One Strict Condition
After months of arguments and one high-profile scandal involving an NVIDIA engineer's patch, the Linux community has finally made up its mind: using neural networks to write code is allowed, but hiding that fact won't fly anymore. Devs will be required to add a special tag, and all legal and technical responsibility for bugs and license violations will fall on humans.
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