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Celebrating 2024 year-end campaign

The onion layers have peeled back, and we are thrilled to announce that the Tor community has reached its 2024 year-end fundraising campaign goal. This achievement is a direct result of the community's collective efforts and the incredible support from Power Up Privacy.

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Useful 10 GNOME Extensions for Ubuntu 24.04

9to5Linux

Mesa 25.0 Linux Graphics Stack Brings Vulkan 1.4 Support on RADV, ANV, and NVK

Highlights of Mesa 25.0 include Vulkan 1.4 support for the RADV (AMD), ANV (Intel), NVK (NVIDIA), Turnip (Qualcomm), Asahi (Apple), and Lavapipe (software) drivers, support for Vulkan 1.1, shaderInt16, shaderInt64, imageCubeArray, depthClamp, depthBiasClamp, drawIndirectFirstInstance, sampleRateShading, and occlusionQueryPrecise for the PanVK (Mali) driver, and initial GFX12 (RDNA4) support for the RADV driver.

KDE Plasma 6.3.1 Released with Plasma Discover Improvements and Many Bug Fixes

KDE Plasma 6.3.1 is here to make the updates list in the Plasma Discover package manager case-insensitively sorted, restore search results for the BBC Weather provider in the weather widget, add support for the Welcome Center to remember its window size on Wayland and its position on X11 across launches.

You Can Now Install Linux Kernel 6.13 on Ubuntu, Here’s How

Linux kernel 6.13 was released on January 19th, 2025, with new features like lazy preemption support, user-space shadow stack support for AArch64 (ARM64) via Guarded Control Stack (GCS), support for running Linux in protected virtual machines (a.k.a. realm) under the Arm CCA (Confidential Compute Architecture), support for 6-node sub-NUMA clustering on Intel, split-lock detection support for AMD CPUs, and much more.

LinuxGizmos.com

(Updated) SolidRun HummingBoard i.MX8M IIOT SBC with NVMe, RS232, RS485, and LTE Support

SolidRun has launched a single-board computer tailored for Industrial Internet of Things and Human-Machine Interface applications, built around the i.MX8M Plus System-on-Module from NXP. Its carrier board includes features like RS232, RS485, dual CAN-FD, and dual 1Gb Ethernet and more.

SpacemiT X60 RISC V Processor Enables AI and High Speed Storage in Bit Brick K1 Embedded Board

The Bit-Brick K1 is a single-board computer designed for industrial and edge computing applications. It features the SpacemiT Key Stone K1, an ultra-low-power octa-core RISC-V system-on-chip with SpacemiT Daoyi AI acceleration. Built on the RISC-V 64GCVB architecture and RVA22 standard, the processor delivers 2.0TOPS of AI computing power using customized RISC-V instructions optimized for TensorFlow Lite, TensorFlow, and ONNX Runtime.

Silicon Labs-Based XIAO MG24 Series Expands with New Pre-Soldered and Multi-Pack Versions

Seeed Studio has expanded its XIAO MG24 and XIAO MG24 Sense development board lineup with new variants, including pre-soldered versions and 3PCS packs. These additions provide more flexibility for developers working on IoT and Matter-based projects, streamlining prototyping and small-scale production.

ADLINK Introduces OSM MTK510 Featuring MediaTek Genio 510 COM with Yocto Linux Compatibility

ADLINK Technology Inc. has introduced the OSM-MTK510, a compact and rugged computer-on-module based on the MediaTek Genio 510 platform. Designed for efficiency, the OSM-MTK510 supports AI workloads while maintaining power efficiency and long-term availability for industrial and embedded applications.

Ezurio Veda SL917 Expands Industrial IoT Connectivity with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth LE

The Veda SL917, developed by Ezurio and based on the Silicon Labs SiWx917 chipset, is a low-power wireless module designed for industrial IoT applications. It provides connectivity options, including Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth Low Energy 5.4, and support for Matter and IP networking, providing secure cloud connectivity and efficient power management.