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Ubuntu Touch OTA-7 Released for Linux Phones with PulseAudio Security Fixes

This is a surprise release even for me because Ubuntu Touch OTA-6 arrived only three weeks ago, but UBports needed to quickly deliver fixes for two important security issues affecting the PulseAudio audio server in Ubuntu Touch, which could affect the user privacy.

Cinnamon 6.4 Desktop Environment Released with Revamped Theme, Night Light

Highlights of the Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment include a new default theme that’s much darker and more contrasted. The revamped theme features rounded elements, redesigned modal dialogs, support for panel highlights, support for colored buttons in dialogs, and a gap between the applets and the panel.

LinuxGizmos.com

HackerBox 0109 Explores Bluetooth Streaming Applications with Hands-On Kit

HackerBox 0109 provides an interactive platform to explore Bluetooth technology, offering tools and modules to experiment with PANs, stream audio, analyze communications, and discover Bluetooth-enabled features.

Olimex Showcases Open-Source PICO2-XL and PICO2-XXL Boards with RP2350B MCU

The PICO2-XL and PICO2-XXL are open-source hardware boards that build upon the Raspberry Pi PICO2, featuring the RP2350B microcontroller. These enhanced versions include up to 48x GPIOs, a microSD card slot, and several other improvements.

ModBerry 500 Series Updated with Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 Integration

Following the launch of the Raspberry Pi CM5, TECHBASE has introduced a new version of the ModBerry 500 series featuring this advanced embedded platform. The ModBerry 500 CM5 offers enhanced processing power and expanded features while maintaining compatibility with its predecessors, ensuring a streamlined transition for existing users.

Tor Project blog

New Release: Tails 6.10

Follow our installation instructions:

Tor in Russia: A call for more WebTunnel bridges

One alarming trend is the targeted blocking of popular hosting providers by Roscomnadzor. As many circumvention tools are using them, this action made some Tor bridges inaccessible to many users in Russia. As Roscomnadzor and internet service providers in Russia are increasing their blocking efforts, the need for more WebTunnel bridges has become urgent.

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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Mar 05, 2024

Naples Pier, Florida

Updated This Past Day

  1. Debian Developer at Sirius Was Under the Wrong Impression That Staff Must Check or Should See E-mail All the Time (24/7 Work Attention is an Occupational Health Hazard)
    My personal and professional experience with a Debian Developer (DD) at work
  2. Techrights More Productive Than Ever Before
    Today we finally crossed the 1,900-page milestone
  3. Europe's Adoption of GNU/Linux, by Country (Now About 6%)
    in Switzerland, for instance, adoption of GNU/Linux has been profoundly low

    New

  4. Links 04/03/2024: Old Crisis Looming, UPC Already in Infringement of Article 6 ECHR
    Links for the day
  5. The Right to Disconnect (Meme and Very Recent References)
    relatively new press
  6. Links 04/03/2024: Techno-Babble in Tech Job Ads and Vision Pro Already Breaking Apart
    Links for the day
  7. [Meme] 'Debating' People by Subscribing Them to Lots of SPAM
    Rebuttal? No, spam.
  8. From Sexual Harassment of Women to Yet More Cybercrimes
    They can be prosecuted

    New

  9. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  10. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, March 03, 2024
    IRC logs for Sunday, March 03, 2024
  11. Venezuela: Windows Below 70% (Laptops and Desktops), GNU/Linux Up to 7%
    It's a lot higher in Cuba
  12. ICYMI: ZDNet Financially Controlled by Microsoft
    a history of censoring SJVN's Microsoft-critical articles
  13. Argentina Joining the 4% 'Club' (GNU/Linux on Desktops and Laptops)
    Data as ODF
  14. Transparency Sets Society Free
    "Convenient delusions" aren't bliss but temporary relief
  15. [Meme] The EPO, Europe's Second-Largest Institution, Which is Contracting With Belarus
    Socialist EPO
  16. The European Patent Office's (EPO) Illegal Ban on Mass Communication Gets in the Way of Democracy
    The scientific process (patents apply to science) must allow scrutiny, both from within and from the outside
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

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