Tor Project blog

Arti 1.5.0 released:

Arti 1.5.0 continues development on important client features, including Counter Galois Onion encryption, Conflux, flow control and congestion control, and onion service proof of work. It also includes significant backend work for Arti relay support.

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.

9to5Linux

LibreOffice 25.8.1 Office Suite Is Already Out with More Than 90 Bug Fixes

LibreOffice 25.8.1 is here only 9 days after the release of LibreOffice 25.8 and it contains fixes for various bugs, crashes, and other issues reported by users. In particular, it fixes a crash related to the NotebookBar UI option and several bugs related to opening documents in the MS Office proprietary format.

Armbian 25.8 Released with Support for Linux Kernel 6.16 and Debian Trixie

Armbian 25.8 is here about three months after Armbian 25.5 and introduces support for the latest and greatest Linux 6.16 kernel series, as well as support for new ARM boards, including the Mekotronics R58 HD, NanoPi R3S LTS, Radxa Cubie A5E, Orange Pi 5 Pro, Banana Pi R4, CAINIAO CNIoT-CORE, and KickPi K2B.

Fwupd 2.0.14 Adds Support for Framework QMK Devices, SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P

Coming about five weeks after fwupd 2.0.13, the fwupd 2.0.14 release adds support for updating the firmware on more hardware, including the SteelSeries Arctis Nova 3P gaming headset, ILITEK touch controllers, Framework QMK devices, and Egis MoC devices.

Wireshark 4.4.9 Protocol Analyzer Released with Updated Protocols and Bug Fixes

Coming one and a half months after Wireshark 4.4.8, this release updates the support for several network protocols, including BACapp, LIN (Local Interconnect Network), MySQL, RDM (Remote Device Management), SABP (Service Area Broadcast Protocol), SCCP (Signalling Connection Control Part), sFlow (Sampled Flow), and SSH (Secure Shell).

OBS Studio 32.0 Enters Public Beta Testing with a Basic Plugin Manager

OBS Studio 32.0 promises several new features, including Voice Activity Detection (VAD) for NVIDIA RTX Audio Effects, which improves noise suppression for speech, Hybrid MOV support, a basic plugin manager, and chair removal option for NVIDIA RTX Background Removal, allowing the removal of chairs.

First Look at KDE’s Initial System Setup (KISS) Tool in KDE Plasma 6.5

Meet KDE Initial System Setup (or KISS for short), an initial system setup wizard mainly designed for OEM installation when you buy a laptop that ships with the KDE Plasma desktop environment. KISS will appear only after a new OEM system installation or when starting up a brand-new computer.

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.

LinuxGizmos.com

OnLogic Karbon 521 Rugged Industrial PC Powered by Intel Core Ultra

The Karbon 521 supports Intel Core Ultra 5 and Ultra 7 processors (Meteor Lake, Series 1) with TDP ratings of 28 W. Graphics output is handled by Intel Arc, supporting up to four simultaneous displays via DisplayPort 2.1 and Thunderbolt 4.

AAEON MIX-MTLD1 Delivers Intel Core Ultra and OOB Management to Mini-ITX

AAEON has released the MIX-MTLD1, a Mini-ITX motherboard featuring Intel Core Ultra processors, Intel Arc graphics, and an on-chip AI Boost NPU. Built on Intel’s multi-pillar die architecture, the design combines CPU, GPU, and NPU resources to accelerate inference workloads and expand deployment potential across AI-driven and edge applications.

DongshanPi Previews RK3576-Based SBC Targeted at Computer Vision

DongshanPi has shared early details about an upcoming SBC designed for AI and computer vision education. Based on the Rockchip RK3576, the DshanPi-A1 supports OpenCV and multimedia workloads through a software stack built around ArmbianOS (community-supported) and Rockchip’s media and inference libraries.

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.