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How Vivaldi Workspaces Turn Tabs Into Organized Projects

Instead of one long row of tiny tabs, Workspaces in Vivaldi let you keep related tabs together as projects, and sync those setups across your devices when you need them. The post How Vivaldi Workspaces Turn Tabs Into Organized Projects appeared first on FOSS Force.

LWN.net

[$] An open seat on the TAB

As has been recently announced, nominations are open for the 2025 Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board (TAB) elections. I am one of the TAB members whose term is coming to an end, but I have decided that, after 18 years on the board, I will not be seeking re-election; instead, I will step aside and make room for a fresh voice. My time on the TAB has been rewarding, and I will be sad to leave; the TAB has an important role to play in the functioning of the kernel community.

Phoronix

Linux I3C Gains "HDR" Support For Faster Data Transfers

I2C in Linux 6.19 brought support for Rust-written I2C drivers. The newer I3C "Improved Inter-Integrated Circuit" interface changes have now been merged and the big feature there is HDR support. Not to be confused with the more common High Dynamic Range acronym usage for HDR, HDR in the I3C context is for the "High Data Rate" mode for facilitating faster data transfers...

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Arm MPAM Driver Upstreamed To The Linux 6.19 Kernwl

The ARM64 code changes were merged last week into the in-development Linux 6.19 kernel. The most notable of the ARM64 architecture changes this cycle is landing the Arm MPAM driver for Arm's Memory System Resource Partitioning and Monitoring...

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: December 7th, 2025

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for December 7th, 2025, brings news about Linux 6.18 LTS, VLC 3.0.22, Jolla Phone, Linux 5.4 EOL, GNU Linux-libre 6.18 kernel, Ubuntu Touch OTA-1.1, Raspberry Pi 5 1GB, Alpine Linux 3.23, Wireshark 4.6.2, NVIDIA 590 beta, Linux Mint 22.3 codename and release date, Audacity 3.7.6, Calibre 8.16, PeaZip 10.8, and more.

LWN.net

Six stable kernels for the weekend

Greg Kroah-Hartman has announced the release of the 6.17.11, 6.12.61, 6.6.119, 6.1.159, 5.15.197, and 5.10.247 stable kernels. Each contains important fixes throughout the tree; users of these kernels should upgrade.