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Chrome 64, GCC 7.3, Librem 5 Phone Progress and More

News updates for January 25, 2018. Chrome 64 is now available for Linux, Mac and Windows, featuring a stronger ad blocker and several security fixes, including mitigations for Spectre and Meltdown. See the release updates for more info.

Threading in Python

Threads can provide concurrency, even if they're not truly parallel.

Plex VR, Firefox 58.0, SteamOS and More

News briefs for January 24, 2018. Plex is now VR-ready for Google Daydream-supported devices, available for free starting today from the Google Play Store.

Introducing the Alarmy Android App

Shawn takes a quick look at "The World's Most Annoying Alarm Clock App".

Linus Rants, Cryptojacking Protection, openSUSE and Games

News updates from January 23, 2018. Linus Torvalds slams Intel's Spectre and Meltdown patches, calling them "COMPLETE and UTTER GARBAGE". See LKML for more.

diff -u: in-Kernel DRM Support

A look at what's new in kernel development. Welcome to the new diff -u! We're experimenting with a shorter, more frequent, single-subject format for this feature, which also may evolve over time. Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Spectre Patches, Snap, Happy Birthday LWN and More

News updates for January 22, 2018. Are you using protection? Longtime kernel developer, Greg Kroah-Hartman, just posted a simple recipe for users to verify whether they are running a Spectre/Meltdown patched version of the Linux kernel.