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QEMU 10.1 Released with TDX Support, Many RISC-V and ARM Improvements

Coming four months after QEMU 10.0, the QEMU 10.1 release introduces support for Intel’s Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) to KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine), which requires a machine running Linux kernel 6.16 or later, along with support for starting a TDX or SEV-SNP virtual machine from an IGVM file.

Happy 34th Birthday, Linux!

It was on August 25th, 1991, when the 21-year-old Finnish student Linus Benedict Torvalds made his now-famous announcement on the comp.os.minix newsgroup that he was working on a free operating system for 386(486) AT clones, just as a “hobby”.

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Corruption and Control: How Turkmenistan turned internet censorship into a business

The Tor Community has long been defending internet freedom, running relays and providing bridges to combat internet censorship.

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Olimex Showcases ESP32-C5-EVB Development Board

Olimex has announced the ESP32-C5-EVB, an open-source hardware evaluation board based on the ESP32-C5-WROOM-N8R4 module from Espressif. The board integrates dual-band Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5 LE, Zigbee/Thread, relays, opto-isolated inputs, and LiPo UPS support, and is designed as a flexible platform for IoT development and prototyping.

AAEON Announces BOXER-8741AI with NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 Module

AAEON has announced the BOXER-8741AI, its first embedded system to integrate the new NVIDIA Jetson Thor T5000 module. The BOXER-8741AI includes features such as four QSFP28 ports supporting 25GbE, CANBus, and JetPack 7.0, targeting applications in robotics, healthcare systems, and autonomous machines.

Radxa debuts Raspberry Pi Zero alternative with Allwinner A733, up to 8GB RAM, and 3TOPS NPU

Radxa recently introduced a compact single-board computer measuring 65 × 30 mm and built around the Allwinner A733 SoC. The new Radxa Cubie A7Z integrates a hybrid octa-core CPU, AI acceleration, multimedia capabilities, and a range of expansion options aimed at embedded and edge computing applications.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 30, 2025

Document Foundation ☛ LibreOffice 25.8 RC2 is available for testing

LibreOffice 25.8 will be released as final on August, 20, 2025 (check the Release Plan). LibreOffice 25.8 Release Candidate 2 (RC2) brings us closer to the final version, which will be preceded by Release Candidate 3 (RC3). Check the release notes to find the new features included in this version of LibreOffice.
Document Foundation ☛ 🎉 The Getting Started Guide 25.2 is here! 🚀

The LibreOffice Documentation Team is excited to announce the release of the brand new Getting Started Guide 25.2, updated with all the latest features of LibreOffice 25.2! Whether you’re brand new to LibreOffice or just want a fast track to mastering its tools, this guide is your perfect starting point.

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