Subject: Opus 1.6 Audio Codec Released With 96 kHz Audio and ML Improvements
https://linuxiac.com/opus-1-6-audio-codec-released-with-96-khz-audio-and-ml-improvements/
Subject: Systemd 259 Released With Experimental Musl libc Support, More Features
https://www.phoronix.com/news/systemd-259
Subject: Meet Armbian Imager, the Official Flashing Utility for Armbian Linux, Beta Out Now
https://9to5linux.com/meet-armbian-imager-the-official-flashing-utility-for-armbian-linux-beta-out-now
Subject: Intel Xeon 6980P vs. AMD EPYC 9755 128-Core Showdown With The Latest Linux Software For EOY2025
https://www.phoronix.com/review/xeon-6980p-epyc-9755-2025
Subject: GitHub is going to start charging you for using your own hardware
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/github_charge_dev_own_hardware/
Subject: Calibre 8.16’s AI Wants to Talk Books. It Can’t Even Find Mine.
https://fossforce.com/2025/12/calibre-8-16s-ai-wants-to-talk-books-it-cant-even-find-mine/
Subject: LibreOffice 25.8.4 Is Now Available for Download with More Than 70 Bug Fixes
https://9to5linux.com/libreoffice-25-8-4-is-now-available-for-download-with-more-than-70-bug-fixes
Subject: React2Shell exploitation spreads as Microsoft counts hundreds of hacked machines
https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/12/18/react2shell_exploitation_spreads_as_microsoft/
Subject: NVIDIA Releases Linux Driver 590.48 With Wayland and Vulkan Fixes
https://linuxiac.com/nvidia-releases-linux-driver-590-48-with-wayland-and-vulkan-fixes/
Subject: Linux Kernel 6.17 Reaches End of Life, It’s Time to Upgrade to Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-6-17-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-6-18-lts
Subject: Systemd 259 Released With Major Changes Ahead of Legacy SysV Removal
https://linuxiac.com/systemd-259-released-with-major-changes-ahead-of-legacy-sysv-removal/
Subject: The state of open-source networking: The foundations and technologies driving today’s networks
https://www.networkworld.com/article/4107254/the-state-of-open-source-networking-the-foundations-and-technologies-driving-todays-networks.html
https://linuxtldr.com/ping-command/
Subject: Intel Alder Lake-N N100 powers modular x86 embedded platform with optional NFC interface
https://linuxgizmos.com/intel-alder-lake-n-n100-powers-modular-x86-embedded-platform-with-optional-nfc-interface/