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Fedora systems like this one running Linux kernel 6.17 could soon get an update. | Image: Stevie Bonifield / The Verge On Sunday, Linux developer Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 6.19 , which will be the last update in this kernel cycle, as previously reported by Phoronix . It adds support for the modern AMDGPU driver for older AMD GCN 1.0 and 1.1 graphics cards, like Radeon HD 7000 series GPUs, along with Vulkan support through the RADV driver, and improved power management. Linux 6.19 also includes improved HDR support with the addition of the DRM Color Pipeline, an updated Asus Armoury driver, expanded support for newer Intel Wildcat Lake and Nova Lake chips, PCIe link encryption and device authentication, and more. Along with the launch of … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/875784/linux-kernel-7-0-announced

As if OpenAI didn't have enough drama around the Super Bowl and advertising , as the game wound down, word spread of a "leaked" ad that actually wasn't leaked at all; it was just a fake. Screenshots of a now-deleted Reddit thread told the tale of a frustrated employee who, while posting about how upset they were because the ad they'd worked on didn't run, accidentally leaked the entire advertisement video , seemingly showing Murderbot star Alexander Skarsgård with what could have been OpenAI's first hardware device , portrayed as a shiny orb that went with some wraparound earbuds. OpenAI president Greg Brockman commented on X with a tweet cal … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/875615/openai-super-bowl-ai-hardware-leak-hoax-fake

Free YouTube Music accounts are now seeing their access to lyrics limited, according to multiple reports . Google started testing lyrics as an exclusive feature for Premium users in September, but it appears that it's now receiving a wider rollout . It seems that free users will be limited to viewing lyrics for five songs per month, though we've reached out to Google for confirmation. Once that limit is reached, users will only be able to see the first couple of lines. Everything beyond that will be blurred out, and they'll be prompted to "Unlock lyrics with Premium." The banner warning users about their limited lyric views remaining appears … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/streaming/875511/youtube-music-lyrics-paywall

AI data centers are becoming a bipartisan concern. | Image: Microsoft New York's state legislature is set to consider a pair of bills that would require labels on AI-generated content and would put a three-year pause on new data center construction . The New York Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Requirements in News Act ( NY FAIR News Act , for short) would require that any news "substantially composed, authored, or created through the use of generative artificial intelligence" carry a disclaimer. It would also require that any content created using AI be reviewed and approved by a human with "editorial control" before being published. Beyond that, the bill requires organizations to disclose to newsroom em … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/875501/new-york-is-considering-two-bills-to-rein-in-the-ai-industry

Often, I focus on recommending older media that isn't currently getting a ton of attention . But this week, I can't stop listening to the new Mandy, Indiana album long enough to even think about anything else. It's early still, obviously, but URGH is my favorite release of 2026 so far. The band that I fell in love with on I've Seen a Way has found an entirely new gear. Frontwoman Valentine Caulfield is even more uncompromising. Most of the lyrics are in French, but even if you don't know what she's saying, you can feel the contempt. On "Magazine" she's spitting in your face as she seethes: Je viens pour toi Alors vas-y cours Je n'te … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/entertainment/875469/mandy-indiana-urgh-review

Jeff D’Onofrio in 2015, before ruining Tumblr. | Photo: Getty Images After what can generously be called a contentious tenure as the CEO of The Washington Post , Will Lewis is stepping down following mass layoffs this week. Jeff D'Onofrio, former CEO of Tumblr from 2017 to 2022, will step in as acting CEO and publisher. D'Onofrio has been CFO at the Post since June of last year, meaning he's had a front row seat to Jeff Bezos' dismantling of the once storied paper for the last nine months. D'Onofrio's resume doesn't include extensive experience in traditional news media, nor many notable success stories. He was briefly the general manager of Yahoo News while it was still a Verizon property, before shifting h … Read the full story at The Verge. source https://www.theverge.com/tech/875433/tumblr-jeff-donofrio-ceo-washington-post-layoffs