Summary of the week of September 12, 2022

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Poor Linux performance with security flaw fix

Linux 6.1 will allow you to disable the Spectre-BHB fix that was found on ARM processors due to a considerable penalty in performance.

A new browser appears

At a time when the repertoire of browsers has been reduced to just Chrome (and its derivatives) and Firefox, Ladybird has appeared. It is a new browser based on LibWeb and LibJs.

Thunderbolt reaches 80Gbps

Intel has made a demonstration of what could end up being Thunderbolt 5, where it has reached 80Gbps. This rate would equal its performance to the future USB4 Version 2.0.

Ethereum migrates to proof of stake

Until now, each Ethereum transaction consumed the obscenity of 262 kWh, practically the average monthly consumption of a household in Spain. With the migration to the proof of stake paradigm, that amount has been reduced by 99%.