Tor Project blog

Tor Project's internship sponsored by Google Summer of Code

For the Tor community, participating in GSoC is invaluable: it brings new contributors into our ecosystem, strengthens the broader open-source movement, and ensures mentorship opportunities for those interested in privacy and anonymity tools. The program removes financial barriers for participants by offering stipends, making it easier for people worldwide to contribute.

New Release: Tails 6.13

To help troubleshoot hardware compatibility issues with Wi-Fi interfaces, the Tor Connection assistant now reports when no Wi-Fi hardware is detected.

LinuxGizmos.com

LILYGO Upgrades T-Watch S3 with GPS and a 940mAh Battery

LILYGO has introduced the T-Watch S3 Plus, an upgraded version of its ESP32-based smartwatch. While maintaining the open-source flexibility of its predecessor, this new model adds GPS positioning, a larger 940mAh battery, and refined hardware features. It supports Arduino-IDE and VS Code making it an adaptable platform for developers and hobbyists.

RK3566 Credit Card-Sized SBC with M.2 Expansion and 4K Video Support

The RK3566 Single Board Computer is designed for a range of applications, combining processing power with multiple connectivity options. Built with an 8-layer PCB design and featuring a compact form factor, it is powered by a quad-core Cortex-A55 processor and includes an M.2 2242 slot for expansion.

Torizon and Texas Instruments Collaborate on Cybersecurity Compliance for Embedded Systems

With security regulations requiring frequent updates, Software Bills of Materials, continuous monitoring, encrypted storage, and secure boot mechanisms, this collaboration provides a development framework that combines secure hardware with a structured software environment.

9to5Linux

KDE Gear 24.12.3 Improves Dolphin, Konsole, Tokodon, Itinerary, Kasts, and More

KDE Gear 24.12.3 comes a month after KDE Gear 24.12.2 to improve the keyboard-based selection of items in the Dolphin file manager by ignoring diacritics, improve the sort order of the podcasts episodes in the Kasts podcast app, and improve the handling of the cookie policy in the Konqueror web browser.

PipeWire 1.4 Is Out with RISC-V Support, MIDI2 Support, JACK Control API, and More

Highlights of PipeWire 1.4 include support for the RISC-V CPU architecture, a PipeWire JACK control API, DSD playback for the ALSA plugin, a system service for pipewire-pulse, Bluetooth support for BAP broadcast links, support for hearing aids using ASHA, a new G722 codec, and UMP (aka MIDI2) support.