Last month, I wrote about the WL-AC1000 AP controller, a hardware-based solution to monitor fleets of routers, and wondered why the company (Wallys) did not provide a software solution instead. It was pointed out to me that software AP controller solutions for OpenWrt routers do exist, but they looked not mature. After a quick search, I found OpenWISP described as an “open-source solution for efficient IT network deployment, monitoring & management” designed for OpenWrt Linux routers. OpenWISP allows organizations with several routers to manage them in a centralized location, get alerts when issues occur, upgrade the firmware of multiple routers with a few clicks, create users with permissions to access specific routers, and so on. OpenWISP Features: Configuration Templates – Manage device settings by defining reusable configuration templates that apply updates system-wide with a single change. Automatic Provisioning – Connect and configure new devices with zero-touch auto registration for rapid [...]
The ModBerry 500 series from TECHBASE has long been a staple in the industrial IoT automation market, known for its reliability and versatility. The upcoming ModBerry 500 CM5, integrates the powerful Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5), bringing significant enhancements and maintaining compatibility with previous versions. Compatibility with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 The ModBerry 500 series is fully compatible with the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5, ensuring seamless integration and enhanced performance. This compatibility allows users to leverage the advanced features of the CM5, including improved processing power and expanded memory options while maintaining the robust and flexible platform that ModBerry users have come to rely on. Advantages of the ModBerry 500 CM5 in IoT Automation The ModBerry 500 series has established itself as a leading solution in the IoT automation market due to its reliability with proven track record in various industrial applications, ensuring consistent performance in harsh [...]
Ceva has recently unveiled the Ceva-Waves Links200 multi-protocol platform IP with support for Bluetooth LE High Data Throughput (HDT) technology up to 7.5 Mbps and IEEE 802.15.4 for Zigbee, Thread, and Matter designed for TSMC’s low-power 12nm process. Released in 2016, Bluetooth 5 upgraded Low Energy implementation with four times the range and twice the speed of Bluetooth 4.0 LE transmission which meant up to 2 Mbps over BLE, and even the latest Bluetooth 6.0 specification does not change that. There’s just a new LE 2M 2BT physical layer for Bluetooth Channel Sounding. So I was intrigued when the press release of the Links200 further read: Addressing the rising market demand for faster, more efficient Bluetooth connectivity, particularly for low-power audio and latency-sensitive IoT applications, the breakthrough High Data Throughput mode more than doubles the speed of traditional Bluetooth, delivering a data rate of up to 7.5 Mbps. For this [...]
While having missed the mark last week for making it into this quarter's Mesa 25.0 release, merged for Q2's Mesa 25.1 release by Microsoft engineers are some enhancements to the Direct3D 12 video encode capabilities...
As somewhat of an annual tradition for the FOSDEM conference, Daniel Kiper of Oracle presented a status update on the GRUB bootloader. As one of the GRUB maintainers he offers great insight to activity around this most common Linux bootloader...
With Linux 6.14-rc1 released I have begun trying out the new development kernel on a few systems locally. At least for high core count hardware tested thus far, Linux 6.14 at the moment during this early testing phase is sporting some performance regressions within some multi-threaded workloads.
Python 3.12’s ninth maintenance release already. Just 180 changes for 3.12, but it’s still worth upgrading.
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Red Hat recently released the Insights proxy which helps you connect your environment to Red Hat's Insights services. This is covered in the blog Streamline the connectivity between your environment and Red Hat Insights services.To help showcase this new capability and how it works, we released a video that shows you how to set up the Insights proxy and how to configure your hosts to use the proxy. Direct link to the video: Insights ProxyDocumentation for Insights proxy can be found at redhat.com/insightsdocs in the documentation titled Connecting to Red Hat Insights through Insights proxy.S
With Firefox 135 released, Firefox 136 is now in beta. Most notable with this next iteration of the Mozilla Firefox web browser is finally enabling hardware video acceleration by default for AMD GPUs on Linux...
Initial findings from Arm’s upcoming AI Barometer survey reveal that over 90 percent of global business leaders have put AI into practice in some way. The widespread, fast adoption of AI into commercial environments is already transforming how businesses operate, enabling a range of productivity and efficiency improvements. A McKinsey report estimated that AI’s impact on productivity could add trillions of dollars to the global economy.
Introducing Cristal intelligence
The ability of AI to drive business improvements is part of the reason why OpenAI and the SoftBank Group announced a new partnership to develop and market Advanced Enterprise AI called “Cristal intelligence.” This features the latest and most advanced models developed by OpenAI, with all SoftBank Group companies gaining priority access.
Arm will be one of the companies that benefit from Cristal intelligence, adopting the technologies to drive innovation and boost productivity across the business. It will help to transform existing management and operational practices through automating everyday tasks, allowing employees to focus more on creative and strategic decision-making. Moreover, existing AI tools, like ChatGPT Enterprise, will be available to all Arm employees.
The rise of AI agents
At the core of Cristal intelligence is OpenAI’s models that are evolving from those that are capable of reasoning to new AI agents that can execute tasks independently. Arm, OpenAI and SoftBank have a shared vision to enable these AI agents at scale to make every worker more effective and productive, while empowering them to solve ever more complex problems. Looking ahead, Cristal intelligence’s AI agents will lay the groundwork for even more advanced systems that can learn and adapt to any company’s needs.
Rene Haas, Arm CEO, speaking at SoftBank Group event
Arm is the compute platform for AI
Alongside the internal adoption of Cristal intelligence, the Arm compute platform provides the performance, power-efficiency and scalability to meet the high computing demands of new AI agents, from cloud to edge. For developers, Arm’s KleidiAI libraries will allow their AI agents’ workloads to seamlessly run across all major frameworks and common software operating systems with no or minimal development work required. As Rene Haas, Arm CEO, says: “We are at the forefront of the AI evolution, and our high-performance, power-efficient compute is going to be critical to advancing Cristal intelligence.”
Moreover, the pervasiveness of the Arm compute platform, which touches 100 percent of the connected global population, is supporting the ongoing democratization of AI. As a result, new AI tools and technologies, like Cristal intelligence, are more accessible to all employees and job types – beyond AI researchers and data scientists – who can then integrate these into their everyday workflows, from financial reporting to customer service queries.
Driving the AI revolution across businesses
The rise of AI is providing unprecedented improvement opportunities across all industries. As the evolution of new models and business investment continues to grow, AI will be commonplace throughout the workplaces of the future, driving innovation and productivity.
Arm is committed to working with OpenAI and SoftBank to unleash the full potential of AI, with Cristal intelligence helping to revolutionize how businesses operate globally. We cannot wait to see the full benefits of the technologies in action across the Arm business and beyond, with the Arm compute platform at the heart of these improvements.
Landing this week in the FFmpeg open-source library that is widely-used by multimedia applications was NVIDIA video acceleration improvements for Blackwell GPUs. Over on the AMD side, there are also some interesting changes to have been merged this week into upstream FFmpeg...
While the Linux kernel itself may not be often viewed as a bottleneck to typical high performance computing (HPC) workloads, optimizing the Linux kernel with Profile Guided Optimizations (PGO) can prove worthwhile for those seeking maximum performance potential. A presentation this past weekend at FOSDEM 2025 is highlighting around a 3% performance gain for HPC software compiled with PGO enabled...
The Rust-written Redox OS open-source operating system is out with a new status report to highlight the progress their developers made over the course of January...
The Ivy Carrier Board is designed for compatibility with the Verdin SoM family by Toradex. With a compact 130 x 105 mm form factor, it features dual Gigabit Ethernet, USB 3.0, Mini PCIe, industrial I/O, and MIPI DSI for display integration. Built for demanding environments, it supports an extended temperature range and a wide input […]
Merged this week to FFmpeg Git for this widely-used open-source multimedia library are a number of NVIDIA video encoding "NVENC" improvements for benefiting the new GeForce RTX 50 "Blackwell" graphics processors...
The CAN FD Adapter enables high-speed CAN FD connectivity for embedded and industrial applications. Available in M.2 B-key and mini-PCIe form factors, it supports data rates from 12.5 kbit/s to 8 Mbit/s. It integrates with systems used in industrial monitoring, robotics, automation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, remote access, and data logging. With a compact profile of 2.6mm […]
The Ubuntu Mainline Kernel PPA for years has been a great feature for Ubuntu users to be able to easily fetch and run the newest upstream kernel whether it's the latest stable kernel version, one of the weekly release candidates, or even the very leading-edge daily Git kernel builds. Sadly for months now this service has been out of order...
Chipsee has introduced three new panel PCs powered by the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5), namely the EPC-CM5-070, PPC-CM5-070, and PPC-CM5-101, designed for automation, manufacturing, and industrial applications. The EPC-CM5-070 is a compact 7-inch open frame embedded panel PC with armored glass, the PPC-CM5-070 is also a 7-inch panel PC but with VESA/panel mounting and a rugged metal enclosure, and the PPC-CM5-101 features a 10.1-inch touchscreen display and support for an extended temperature range. Chipsee EPC-CM5-070 – A 7-inch open frame panel PC Specifications: SoM – Raspberry Pi CM5 with Broadcom BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 SoC, 4GB or 8GB RAM, 32GB eMMC flash Storage MicroSD card slot M.2 M-Key 2230/2242 (PCIe Gen2 x1) socket for NVMe SSD Display – 7-inch display with 1024×600 resolution, 5-point capacitive touchscreen, 500 NIT brightness Video Output – HDMI port Audio 3.5mm audio out jack Internal 2W Speaker Buzzer Camera – Optional support Networking Gigabit [...]
Empowering development teams with self-service and automation capabilities has long been a goal for organizations seeking to reduce bottlenecks and speed up innovation. However, many traditional approaches to self-service fall short, bogged down by ticket queues and overwhelmed operations teams. Additionally, a lack of ownership in maintaining component catalogs, lack of product mindset and constant changes to curated technologies are some of the key reasons that platform engineering initiatives fail in many organizations.For development teams tasked to develop and maintain software solutions,
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