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OpenMandriva ROME 26.09 Released With More AI Apps, Snaps & PGO + LTO Optimizations
Oct 1, 2026 1:36 AMFor ending out the month of September the OpenMandriva Linux distribution crew released OpenMandriva ROME 26.0 as their long overdue release held up by various technical issues and a reported sabotage attempt to their platform. With OpenMandriva ROME 24.12 having been their last release, this is quite a big update...Valve's Work On Foveated Rendering For The Open-Source Turnip Driver On The Steam Frame
Oct 1, 2026 12:18 AMAs part of Valve's work on developing the Steam Frame VR headset, they worked on foveated rendering support for the Mesa Turnip driver that supports the Qualcomm Adreno graphics with open-source Vulkan API support. Foveated rendering is the technique to more closely mimic human vision by rendering high detail at your direct gaze point and lower quality in the peripheral vision. For computer graphics, foveated rendering for headsets can be beneficial for conserving power in areas of the render frame that are less important to provide more performance with your main area of focus...More AI In Open-Source, CachyOS, Ryzen AI Halo, Framework Laptop 13 Pro & Other Q3 Hits
Sep 30, 2026 6:57 PMWith the third quarter wrapping up, here is a look back at the most interesting content on Phoronix over the past three months...EDG C/C++ Front-End Open-Sourced
Sep 30, 2026 5:53 PMEdison Design Group has open-sourced their EDG C/C++ front-end that has been known in the commercial world for its extensive dialect support and other features. The EDG C++ front-end has been used by the likes of Intel C++ Compiler classic, NVIDIA CUDA NVCC, and even Microsoft Visual Studio for IntelliSense...Framework Desktop With AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 Starts Out At $6799 USD
Sep 30, 2026 3:15 PMFramework Computer today opened the pre-order process for their updated Framework Desktop featuring the new AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 496 "Gorgon Halo" SoC with 192GB of LPDDR5x-8533 memory...