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Proton 11.0-2 Brings Support for AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, and Plain Sight

Proton 11.0-2 adds support for new games, including AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, Plain Sight, Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic), Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7, Tetrageddon Games, SMILE GAME BUILDER, Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions, and Otherworld Legends (战魂铭人).

NetworkManager 1.58.1 Improves Support for Private Connections and Fixes Bugs

NetworkManager 1.58.1 improves support for private connections, the ones that specify a user in the “connection.permissions” property, to use “ca-cert” or “system-ca-certs” rather than using the 802.1X “ca-path” and “phase2-ca-path” properties, which are no longer accepted.

RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel

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KDE Gear 26.08 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps

KDE Gear 26.08 is here to update the Dolphin file manager with improvements to KDE Connect integration, better handling of large directories with support for plain text, globbing, or regular expressions for sorting through files, and the ability to group files and folders independently of the sorting criterion.

Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux “Temeraire” Released with Linux Kernel 7.2

Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 7.2 kernel series, Garuda Linux “Temeraire” ships with the linux-garuda kernel built on CachyOS’s kernel, running the EEVDF scheduler, and using DKMS to ensure the kernel is always rebuilt against the latest NVIDIA drivers.

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ESP32-S3 handhelds with 3.97-inch e-paper and optional LoRa/NFC

M5Stack’s new PaperMono and PaperMono-Lite are compact ESP32-S3-based e-paper development platforms built around a 3.97-inch grayscale touchscreen. Both models include Wi-Fi, microSD storage, an IMU, real-time clock, frontlight, microphone, buzzer, and an integrated 1150mAh battery, while the higher-end PaperMono adds LoRa and NFC connectivity.

K230 handheld couples AMOLED display with LoRa and keyboard

LILYGO has updated its T-Display K230 handheld, packaging its Kendryte K230-based development platform into a compact enclosure with a physical keyboard. The device combines dual-core 64-bit RISC-V processing with a 4.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen, LoRa, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, camera support, HDMI output, and an nRF52840 companion microcontroller.

EPIC SBC packs Ryzen AI X100 with dual 2.5GbE and triple M.2

IEI has detailed the NANO-X100, a compact EPIC single-board computer based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series. The 115 × 165mm board integrates 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, dual 2.5GbE networking, three M.2 expansion slots, four USB 3.2 ports, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, and multiple serial interfaces for embedded and industrial applications.

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  4. Dr. John Campbell on Gates Foundation
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  5. How Much IBM Really Cares About Software Freedom (Exactly One Year Ago IBM Turned RHEL Into Proprietary Software)
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  11. [Meme] IBM Lost the Case Over "Dinobabies" (and People Died)
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  13. Melinda Gates Did Not Trust Bill Gates, So Why Should You?
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  14. Fedora Week of Diversity 2024 Was Powered by Proprietary Software
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  15. 18 Countries in Europe Where Windows Fell Below 30% "Market Share"
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  19. During Fedora Week of Diversity (FWD) 2024 IBM and Its Subsidiaries Dragged to Court Over Discrimination at the Corporate Level
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