<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>AMD openSIL and Coreboot coming to AM5 motherboards</strong>: AMD’s openSIL, an open-source CPU silicon initialization project, is being ported to modern AM5 consumer motherboards alongside Coreboot. This is a significant step towards replacing AMD’s proprietary AGESA firmware with open alternatives, though production readiness isn’t expected until Zen 6 platforms. This initiative, led by 3mdeb, follows similar efforts for server motherboards, pushing for more open firmware in consumer hardware. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/O7AGCFgNw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux 7.0 officially embraces Rust</strong>: Linux 7.0 marks the official end of the ‘Rust experiment’ in the kernel, with maintainers declaring Rust a permanent part of the project. This commitment signals a green light for companies and developers to invest more in Rust training and development for kernel contributions. The move comes after years of community support and ongoing improvements like kernel LTO usage for Rust builds, solidifying Rust’s place in the Linux ecosystem. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/k0qXAqGCH" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Raspberry Pi 4 gets dual-chip RAM for supply chain flexibility</strong>: Raspberry Pi has quietly updated the Pi 4 Model B to Rev 1.5, splitting its RAM across two chips instead of one. This change improves supply chain flexibility amidst high RAM prices, allowing them to use two smaller modules to achieve the same capacity. Performance remains identical, and while it requires updated firmware, it’s fully compatible with existing accessories and operating systems. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kFA6iCPRo" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Modular Raspberry Pi laptop struggles to compete</strong>: The Argon40 ONE UP, a modular laptop built around the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, allows hardware upgrades but struggles to compete with similarly priced Intel or AMD laptops due to performance and native OS support issues. Despite good hardware design and right-to-repair goals, its value proposition is weak in the current market. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/mf5Gr87b8" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux 7.0 improves Intel Panther Lake power management</strong>: Linux 7.0 introduces power management and thermal control improvements, including support for Intel Panther Lake’s ‘slow’ workload hints, which optimize for power or performance based on long-term workload patterns. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/YP4Q7KGJM" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux 7.0 VFS changes improve I/O error reporting</strong>: Linux 7.0 kernel introduces significant VFS improvements, including non-blocking timestamp updates and a standardized generic error reporting infrastructure, providing filesystems like XFS and ext4 a unified way to report metadata corruption and I/O errors. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/8HdxC0TiT" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Arduino Uno Q brings Linux desktop and gaming to a tiny board</strong>: The Arduino Uno Q board combines a quad-core Cortex-A53 SoC with a Cortex-M33 MCU, enabling Linux desktop and gaming through x86-to-ARM translation layers, offering 2 GB RAM and 16 GB eMMC storage at $44. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/VZL1pHSvI" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Custom USB-to-VGA adapter for arcade CRTs</strong>: A developer built a custom USB-to-VGA converter using an STM32 microcontroller to drive an arcade cabinet CRT at an unusual 336x262 resolution, delivering 34-bit color via the GUD USB display protocol. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/98CVv3JJX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>DIY macropad features haptic feedback wheel</strong>: A custom macropad build includes six programmable buttons, an OLED display, and a rotary knob with haptic feedback, driven by a gimbal brushless motor and controlled by a Waveshare RP2040 Plus devboard. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/kPzgBzVDm" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Linux kernel removes SMC TCP ULP support</strong>: The Linux kernel is removing SMC TCP ULP support after four years due to fundamental design flaws that violated core VFS invariants, creating risks of use-after-free errors and system instability. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/r5M1zUGS5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>NVIDIA pauses new RTX GPUs due to memory chip shortages</strong>: NVIDIA is reportedly pausing new RTX gaming GPU releases in 2026, delaying the RTX 60 series beyond 2027, all thanks to memory chip shortages. Apparently, those AI data centers need all the HBM, leaving us mere gamers to suffer. Who knew AI would be so thirsty for silicon that it’d starve the very market that made NVIDIA famous? <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/UAtYGs4nd" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Intel shelves open-source projects, shifts strategy</strong>: Intel has archived approximately two dozen open-source projects, including the controversial On Demand SDSi feature and Clear Linux, signaling a ‘broader shift’ in their open-source strategy. So, after years of touting open-source contributions, they’re quietly sweeping projects under the rug. Guess some things are more open than others, especially when they’re not making enough money. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/9KgokQznt" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI hardware bottlenecks: Can scaling continue?</strong>: AI scaling is hitting ‘fundamental physical constraints’ like overheating Blackwell servers and the breakdown of Dennard scaling. Apparently, transistors aren’t getting more power-efficient, and HBM is a pain to manufacture. This ‘hardware reality’ is shifting hiring priorities from developer velocity to performance optimization. So, all that ‘move fast and break things’ mantra? Yeah, that’s cute, but physics still wins. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/FYalalT7h" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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