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Radxa has published specifications for two upcoming compute modules based on Qualcomm Dragonwing processors. The compact CM-Q64 combines 12 TOPS of AI performance with multi-camera support, while the larger VMARC-Q9075 uses the SMARC form factor and scales to 200 sparse TOPS for industrial AI, robotics, and machine-vision systems.

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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 17, 2025

Foo dog ornaments on a bridge

Updated This Past Day

  1. Under the Guise of "MIT Technology Review Insights" the Site MIT Technology Review Posts Corporate Spam as 'Articles'
    Some of the articles aren't even articles but 'hit pieces' against Free software and some are paid advertisements
  2. Brett Wilson LLP Has Track Record in Scam Coin Cases (e.g. Craig Wright and More), Now It Works for 'Crypto' Scam Purveyors
    But wait, it gets worse
  3. Will Brett Wilson LLP Handle Its Own Winding Up Petition or be Struck Off for Overt Abuse of Process?
    Today we sue not only the first Microsofter
  4. Sharing Code and Recipes
    It helps explain the triviality of software freedom
  5. How Many Women Has Microsoft's Alex Balabhadra Graveley Already Strangled and Where Does That End?
    If you too are a victim of this man and wish to share information, contact us
  6. "We Might Save Somebody's Life"
    I follow the example of my father
  7. Gemini Links 16/07/2025: Tmux and OCC25 Working TLS
    Links for the day

    New

  8. Exclusive: corruption in Tribunals, Greffiers, from protection rackets to cat whisperers
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  9. Links 16/07/2025: Chip Bans and Microsoft’s “Digital Escort” Program
    Links for the day
  10. Revolving Doors: One Day You're a Judge, the Next Day You're an Attorney Paying Public Officials and Working for Violent and Dangerous Microsoft Employees
    how the US justice system works
  11. Slopwatch: Noise, Plagiarism and Even Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation
    What are we meant to do to prevent a false association or misleading connotations? Game the LLMs? No. Boycott slopfarms.
  12. Gemini Links 16/07/2025: BaseLibre Numerical System and Simple Web Browsing with TLS
    Links for the day
  13. Links 16/07/2025: Fascist Slop Takes "Intelligence" Clothing, New Criminal Case Against MElon
    Links for the day
  14. Why I am Suing the Serial Strangler From Microsoft, Alex Balabhadra Graveley, in the UK High Court This Week
    Out of respect to the process and to the Court, I shall not share any pertinent details about the case
  15. Links 16/07/2025: China’s Economy Grows Steadily, France Takes Action Regarding Harm to Children by GAFAM and Fentanylware (TikTok)
    Links for the day
  16. It is Not About Politics
    Beware the people who try to make this about politics
  17. Good Journalism Saves Lives
    a shocking number of women die or get seriously hurt every day due to violence from a partner
  18. Recognition of Women's Contributions to Free Software
    Being passive is not an option when bad things are happening
  19. Slopfarms Are Going to Perish Because Public Opinion is Changing
    Many slopfarms will simply go offline
  20. 19 Years of Standing Up for Justice, Equality, and Truth
    This week we shall take it up a notch
  21. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  22. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, July 15, 2025
    IRC logs for Tuesday, July 15, 2025

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

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