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Tor Project blog

New Release: Tor Browser 15.0.8

This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

Setting Up a Tor Relay at National Taiwan Normal University: A Practical Experience of Communicating with the University and Leaving Open Possibilities

In many places, the internet is monitored closely and managed centrally. In that environment, anonymous communication is not just a technical choice. It supports safe exploration, research, and expression. In Taiwan, this matters because we sit in a sensitive part of East Asia. Internet freedom and communication resilience are practical skills for handling real pressure.

LinuxGizmos.com

Book Explores ELBE Workflows for Embedded Linux Systems

A new book titled Building Embedded Systems with Raspberry Pi, Linux, and ELBE by Krishna Pattabiraman describes approaches for developing reproducible Debian-based embedded Linux systems using the ELBE build environment. The content focuses on structured system design, image generation, and long-term maintainability for Raspberry Pi–based platforms.

DietPi March 2026 Update Adds Immich, uv, and RustDesk Client

The March 22, 2026 release of DietPi v10.2 introduces new software options including Immich, uv, and the RustDesk Client, along with a range of enhancements and bug fixes across supported single-board computers.

MINIX Mini-PC Leverages AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395

MINIX is offering the ER939-AI, a compact mini PC built around AMD’s Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor. The system targets high-performance desktop workloads in a small form factor, combining a 16-core CPU, integrated graphics, and an on-chip neural processing unit.

M5StampS3 BAT Module Combines ESP32-S3 and Battery Management

The module is built around the ESP32-S3-PICO-1-N8R8 system-in-package, featuring a dual-core Xtensa LX7 processor running at up to 240 MHz. It includes 8 MB of flash and 8 MB of PSRAM, along with 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi support.

Internet Society

Keeping the Internet Open for Business

The Internet has made the world feel a lot closer. We can be in rural Canada and watch a livestream of an elephant sanctuary in Thailand as if it’s right down the street. We can work for a company in Belgium and buy accounting software from New Zealand to manage our business’s finances.

Connecting Remote Glaciers to Protect Communities in Kyrgyzstan

In Kyrgyzstan, where more than 90% of the country is covered by mountains, scientists are working in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. At altitudes above 3,000 meters, temperatures can drop as low as -48°C.

9to5Linux

Kali Linux 2026.1 Is Out with New Default Theme, New Tools, and BackTrack Mode

Kali Linux 2026.1 is here to introduce a 2026 theme refresh that includes a new boot splash screen, a new bootloader theme, a brand-new desktop theme for the flagship Xfce edition, as well as updated artwork for the graphical installer, as well as the login and lock screens.

Thunderbird 149 Email Client  Enables Exporting of Selected Address Book Cards

Mozilla Thunderbird 149 is here to enable exporting of selected address book cards, ensure starred EWS messages now persist across devices, and allow the creation of address books in the Account Hub.

NVIDIA 595 Linux Graphics Driver Released as Latest Production Branch Version

Highlights of NVIDIA 595 include improved support for Vulkan apps with the adoption of the VK_EXT_descriptor_heap and VK_EXT_present_timing Vulkan extensions, support for Wayland 1.20, support for DRI3 1.2, and a new application profile that allows CUDA-using apps to reach P0 PState.

Krita 6.0 Digital Painting App Released with Wayland Color Management Support

Highlights of Krita 6.0 include a modern UI ported to the latest Qt 6 open-source application framework, Wayland color management support, support for the recorder docker to capture in real time, support for new file formats, including Radiance RGB, and a new curve-linear perspective assistant.

openSUSE Releases Agama 19 Installer with Many New Features and Improvements

Coming four months after Agama 18, the Agama 19 installer introduces the ability to install some SUSE Linux distributions in so-called installation modes, such as Standard or Immutable, adds a new updateNvram boot loader setting to update the persistent RAM (NVRAM), and the ability to use SSH public keys to authenticate the root user.

Firefox 149 Web Browser Is Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New

Firefox 149 introduces the long-anticipated native Split View feature, allowing users to view two web pages side-by-side in one tab. The Split View feature can be enabled by right-clicking on a tab, and you can also add a split view to a new group.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 22nd, 2026

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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 22, 2024

Fair, Forth of July, Cotton Candy stand

Updated This Past Day

  1. Gemini Links 21/07/2024: Last of Old Computer Challenge and Forth Language
    Links for the day
  2. Links 21/07/2024: Climate, Politics, and More Squashed Patents
    Links for the day
  3. Only a Quarter of Web Requests in Micronesia Traced Back to Microsoft Windows (It Used to be Well Over 95%)
    Micronesia has over half a million people in it
  4. Your F.U.D. is Already Showing, Microsoft
    That talking point is quickly spreading so that CrowdStrike discussions become about "Linux" instead of Windows
  5. Andrew Feinstein on Why Freeing Julian Assange is About the Freedom of the Press in General
    Feinstein points out that truth itself is being challenged by people who value power, not truth, and typically seek to do things like sell arms and start proxy wars
  6. In Palau, Windows Has Fallen to 16%
    15 years ago Windows was at 98%
  7. Gemini is Blossoming and More Capsules Are Self-Signing, Rejecting the Defunct and Falsely-Marketed Certificate Authority (CA) Model
    Gemini is still very fast, not only because objects are lightweight but the protocol itself - i.e. the underlying logic - is as simple as it needs to be and only as complex as it must be
  8. Gemini Links 21/07/2024: New Garden and New Gemini Arrivals
    Links for the day
  9. Links 21/07/2024: Extreme Heat and Fortescue Layoffs
    Links for the day
  10. GNU/Linux Lifted Up 0.03% Closer to 4.5% "Market Share" (or 50% More Than a Year Ago)
    How many businesses and homes are permanently giving up on Windows after recent days' events?
  11. High Adoption Rates for GNU/Linux in Albania, According to statCounter
    Albania has been a central point of some GNOME and diversity scandals
  12. It'll Soon Be Half a Decade Since COVID-19's Breakout, We Still Need Verified Facts (Not Corporate Dogma) and Proper Media Reporting
    COVID-19 has meant different things to different people
  13. For the First Time, Microsoft's "Market Share" in North Macedonia Falls to Only a Quarter
    Microsoft only has Windows
  14. Evan Versus Julian
    Published by Julian Assange's wife some hours ago
  15. What The Internet Can Achieve When Put in the Hands of the Good People and Not Censored by the People Who Already Control the Mass Media
    albeit Wikileaks put that in social control media owned and controlled by oligarchs
  16. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, July 20, 2024
    IRC logs for Saturday, July 20, 2024
  17. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  18. [Meme] Hate Speech
    This is also what makes TikTok so dangerous
  19. Shark-infected Water on the Web
    Don't turn Gemini into another "Web"
  20. OpenHarmony, HarmonyOS Next, Deepin, Kylin, and openKylin: How China's Various Manoeuvres Away From Windows Get Covered in the West
    Kylin was openly based on Ubuntu
  21. WikiLeaks Wonders: Major Leaks That Shook the Worlds
    Published 14 hours ago

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-07-15 to 2024-07-21
    3481 /n/2024/07/16/Microsoft_Layoffs_and_Entire_Unit_Termination_Diversity_Equity_.shtml
    1792 /n/2024/07/17/Billions_of_Computers_Run_Linux_and_Many_Use_Debian_or_a_Deriva.shtml
    1517 /n/2024/07/17/Red_Hat_Keeps_Behaving_Like_a_Microsoft_Reseller_for_Proprietar.shtml
    1328 /n/2024/07/21/High_Adoption_Rates_for_GNU_Linux_in_Albania_According_to_statC.shtml
    1310 /n/2024/07/16/Backlash_and_Negative_Press_After_Microsoft_Tells_Diversity_Equ.shtml
    1148 /n/2024/07/17/Microsoft_s_Bing_Falls_to_Fourth_in_the_Europe_Asia_Based_Turke.shtml
    1141 /n/2024/07/17/UEFI_Secure_Boot_Once_Again_Bricking_PCs_and_Fake_Security_Mode.shtml
    1076 /n/2024/07/21/For_the_First_Time_Microsoft_s_Market_Share_in_North_Macedonia_.shtml
    1056 /n/2023/12/01/New_Report_Provides_Numerical_Evidence_That_Google_Hired_Too_Ma.shtml
    1027 /n/2024/07/14/Microsoft_Windows_Down_to_23_in_Spain.shtml

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