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    Linux 7.1 Release: NTFS Gets Real, While Legacy Support Gets Purged

    Linux 7.1 was released by Linus Torvalds on June 14, 2026, bringing a new in-kernel NTFS implementation, default Intel FRED support, AMD power-management changes, broader graphics enablement, and a deliberate purge of obsolete hardware support. The headline sounds like storage, but the real...
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    Linux 7.1: New NTFS Write Driver, Steam Deck OLED Audio, Apple Silicon Power

    Linux 7.1 was released by Linus Torvalds on June 14, 2026, bringing a rewritten optional NTFS driver, Steam Deck OLED audio fixes, Apple Silicon battery reporting, AMD power-management changes, Intel FRED enablement, and a large purge of obsolete kernel code. The interesting part is not that...
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    Linux 7.1 NTFS and Intel FRED vs BigDL AI Sunset: What PC Buyers Should Know

    Linux 7.1 became stable on June 14, 2026, bringing a new NTFS driver, Intel FRED support for Panther Lake-era processors, faster Intel Arc Battlemage graphics, and other hardware-facing improvements, while Intel separately moved to end development of its open-source BigDL AI framework by June...