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Linux App Summit 2026 Will Take Place on May 16-17 in Berlin, Germany

Jointly organized by both the GNOME Foundation and KDE e.V., Linux App Summit is an annual conference that brings together developers, designers, and contributors from the Linux desktop community, primarily from the GNOME and KDE projects.

OBS Studio 32.1 Released with New Audio Mixer, WebRTC Simulcast Support

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Sigil 2.7.5 Open-Source EPUB Ebook Editor Is Out with New Features and Bug Fixes

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Calamares Linux Graphical Installer Now Supports KDE’s Plasma Login Manager

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NVIDIA 580.142 Production-Ready Linux Graphics Driver Released with Bug Fixes

NVIDIA 580.142 is here as a small bugfix release that addresses a bug causing adaptive sync displays to go blank when connected with an active USB-C-to-HDMI adapter, and a bug that could cause Vulkan swapchains to stop presenting new frames on X11 sessions.

OpenSSL 4.0 Promises Support for Encrypted Client Hello, SNMP KDF, and SRTP KDF

OpenSSL 4.0 promises support for Encrypted Client Hello (ECH, RFC 9849), support for RFC 8998, support for SNMP KDF and SRTP KDF, support for signature algorithm sm2sig_sm3, support for [tls-hybrid-sm2-mlkem] post-quantum group curveSM2MLKEM768, and key exchange group curveSM2 support.

KeePassXC 2.7.12 Password Manager Adds Support for Bitwarden’s Nested Folders

Coming more than three months after KeePassXC 2.7.11, the new release adds support for nested folders when importing passwords from Bitwarden, adds support for TIMEOTP autotype and entry placeholder, and adds support for setting BE and BS flags to true for Passkeys.

KDE Plasma 6.5.6 Released as the Last Update in the Series with More Fixes

Coming almost a month after KDE Plasma 6.5.5, the KDE Plasma 6.5.6 release is here to update the HDR calibration wizard to temporarily disable the Night Light feature while calibrating your monitor to ensure that you get an accurate result.

Fedora Linux 44 Beta Released with Linux 6.19, GNOME 50, and KDE Plasma 6.6

Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.19 kernel series, the Fedora Linux 44 beta ships with the soon-to-be-released GNOME 50 desktop environment for the flagship Fedora Workstation edition, as well as the latest KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment for the Fedora KDE Plasma Desktop edition.

Latest Steam Client Update Improves Support for Proton Games on Linux

The new Steam Client update introduces an option to attach hardware specs when writing or updating a Steam User Review on a game’s store page, adds notification settings for showing a toast and playing a sound when an achievement is unlocked, and adds an option to provide anonymized framerate data.

LinuxGizmos.com

MYIR Launches AM62Lx-based MYC-YM62LX SoM with 3× CAN-FD and 8× UART

The MYC-YM62LX measures 43 × 45 mm and is powered by the TI AM62Lx processor, specifically the AM62L32BOGHAANBR variant, featuring dual Arm Cortex-A53 cores running at up to 1.25 GHz. The processor family targets Linux-based industrial platforms that require low power consumption while maintaining sufficient compute capability for display-driven applications and embedded control systems.

Grinn Brings 25×25mm AstraSOM-261x Edge AI SoM Alongside Synaptics Coral Dev Board

The AstraSOM-261x is built around the Synaptics Astra SL2610 processor family and measures 25 × 25 mm, placing it among the smaller system-on-modules available for embedded AI applications. The module uses an LGA178 footprint and exposes its I/O through the carrier board, allowing developers to integrate the module into custom hardware designs.

Gateworks GW16168 M.2 AI accelerator features NXP Ara240 DNPU with up to 40 eTOPS

The GW16168 uses NXP’s Ara240 DNPU to deliver up to 40 equivalent eTOPS of AI inference performance. The card is intended to offload AI workloads from host processors, allowing embedded systems to run machine vision, large language model inference, and other AI workloads without saturating the host CPU.

TI Debuts MSPM0G5187 and AM13Ex Edge AI Microcontrollers with TinyEngine NPU

The MSPM0G5187 is based on an Arm Cortex-M0+ CPU running up to 80 MHz and integrates the TinyEngine NPU to accelerate deep learning workloads. The MCU supports up to 128 KB of flash memory and 32 KB of SRAM, along with integrated analog peripherals such as a 12-bit 1.6-MSPS ADC and a high-speed comparator with an integrated reference DAC.

Arduino expands lineup with Ventuno Q board pairing Dragonwing IQ8 and STM32H5

The board integrates a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 processor, which provides CPU, GPU, and NPU resources for neural network inference and data processing. The platform delivers up to 40 TOPS of AI compute, allowing the system to run vision models, speech processing pipelines, and multimodal workloads directly on the device.

BeagleBadge wearable platform boasts TI AM62L SoC, ePaper display, and Linux support

The platform is built around the Texas Instruments AM62L Sitara SoC. The AM62L32 integrates a dual-core Arm Cortex-A53 processor running up to 1.25 GHz and includes a 256 KB shared L2 cache along with per-core 32 KB instruction and 32 KB data caches.

Tor Project blog

New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a4

This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 30, 2024

Hamsters on Pumpkins

Updated This Past Day

  1. Linux Fork or Community Fork of Linux in Russia
    Russia's Ministry of Digital Development proposes hard Linux kernel fork after Russian Devs banned.
  2. Links 29/10/2024: Election, War, and Monopoly Coverage
    Links for the day

    New

  3. Emilien ("unixfox") Manages to Bring yewtu.be (Big Instance of Invidious) Back
    the future of the Web does not look bright, but workarounds exist and Invidious is one of them

    New

  4. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  5. "Volkswagen refused to help police locate a stolen car with a 2-year-old inside because the owner's subscription fee was not paid."
    Want your infant back? PAY YOUR SUBSCRIPTION! Volkswagen does the unthinkable

    New

  6. Gemini Links 29/10/2024: Bikepacking Adventures and Citrus Assessment
    Links for the day
  7. [Meme] In Serious Trouble With Law Enforcement (for Trying to Censor People)
    It seems possible that "Author of "Stallman Report" Hit Piece" will get arrested soon
  8. Computer Science Can Outlive This Wave of "AI" Hype
    Computer Scientists and scientists in general don't need this hype
  9. Gemini Links 29/10/2024: Covid in the Office, Narcolepsy, Node to Node copy (NNCP)
    Links for the day
  10. More on What Caused Volkswagen to Lose So Much Money (Proprietary Software)
    there are two lessons here about proprietary software: 1) don't buy cars that are heavily loaded with it. 2) don't trust companies that use it a lot to cheat and lie.
  11. Linus Torvalds is Basically Explaining That OSI, Sponsored by Microsoft to Lobby for Microsoft, is Openwashing a Marketing Scam
    Shame on OSI for helping Microsoft
  12. Gemini Links 29/10/2024: Electric Boogaloo and UCEPROTECTL3
    Links for the day
  13. Links 28/10/2024: TSMC Blunder and Volkswagen Layoffs
    Links for the day
  14. Debian Moving to Static Pages for Everything ("Migrate the Debian Main Website to HuGo")
    Or almost all the important parts of its site
  15. [Meme] To 'Cancel' the GPL They Need to Cancel Its Guardian
    And its patron
  16. Techrights Will Only Cover More of What Microsofters Don't Want It to Talk About
    The media can stick to facts, not emotions
  17. IRC Proceedings: Monday, October 28, 2024
    IRC logs for Monday, October 28, 2024
  18. Volkswagen's Mass Layoffs Have a Lesson Somewhere (in the 1960s)
    "The German automaker has announced plans that include a 10% reduction in pay across the board for its workers, along with wage freezes in 2025 and 2026."
  19. [Meme] No Cupholders
    Give people more personal time/life. Or better salaries. Then they won't need to eat inside the car.
  20. Focusing on Getting Stuff Done
    GNU/Linux generally makes computer users more productive. It's a force multiplier.
  21. You Know That Microsoft's LinkedIn is Struggling When It Starts Spamming Users and Disguises the Spam as Personal Messages
    Now they ask users to pay money for jobs that don't exist
  22. [Meme] Change the Name, Change History
    "I thought Active Directory was constantly breached. Oh, it's called Entra ID now?"
  23. Rebranding Products/Services/Vapourware as a Sign of Failure
    Whenever Microsoft changes the name of something you know that it's not doing well or it received a lot of negative publicity
  24. [Meme] "Modern" Cars Are Plasticware That May Only Last Years, Not Decades
    They want to sell the same thing over and over again

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