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BenQโ€™s Display Pilot 2 software now has a Linux version

BenQ released a Linux version of its Display Pilot 2 software at the end of 2025, but I only heard about this week when reading about the launch of the companyโ€™s revamped coding monitor. Priced at $699/ยฃ599, the BenQ RD280UG is a 28-inch, 3:2 monitor with โ€˜nano matteโ€™ panel. It runs a 4K+ (3840ร—2560) resolution at a 120 Hz refresh rate. Also available are a number of monitor-level features controlled by the official Display Pilot 2 software. Display Pilot 2 has been available on Windows and macOS for a while โ€“ on macOS it allows keyboard brightness keys to control [โ€ฆ]

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Sashiko Now Providing AI Reviews On Rust Code For The Linux Kernel

A few days ago Google engineers went public with Sashiko with their agentic AI code review for the Linux kernel. The Google Gemini Pro powered AI code review service is automatically monitoring the Linux kernel mailing list for new patch submissions and has proven useful already. Interest continues to build by upstream Linux kernel stakeholders around Sashiko and the latest addition is now covering the Rust-For-Linux mailing list submissions...

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LibreOffice 26.8 To Add A Donation Banner To Its Start Center

LibreOffice 26.8 merged initial support for adding a donation banner to its Start Center. This initial UI when launching LibreOffice aims to make users aware of the community-driven focus of the project and to hopefully solicit additional donations from the community...

Fedora Magazine

Contribute at the Fedora CoreOS 44 Test Week

The Fedora CoreOS and QA teams are gearing up for Fedora 44, and we need your help! We are organizing a Test Week running from March 23 to March 27, 2026. This event is a nice opportunity for the community to test Fedora CoreOS (FCOS) based on Fedora 44 content before it officially reaches the [โ€ฆ]