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ARK Just A Pi carrier board links Raspberry Pi CM5 to autopilot systems

ARK Electronics has recently featured the ARK Just A Pi, a compact carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. The board provides USB, Ethernet, CSI camera, UART, PCIe, HDMI, and GPIO connectivity in a small form factor intended for integration with autopilot and embedded systems.

Orange Pi 6 debuts with CIX P1 SoC, dual 2.5GbE, and 45 TOPS AI compute

Orange Pi has revealed new details for the Orange Pi 6, a compact single-board computer built around the CIX CD8180 processor, also known as the CIX P1. Compared with the previously previewed Orange Pi 6 Plus, the standard model uses a smaller 90 × 90 mm form factor with dual 2.5GbE networking, up to 24GB of LPDDR5 memory, and the same 45 TOPS total AI compute rating.

LILYGO T-Echo Lite Kit pairs nRF52840 with LoRa and 1.22-inch e-paper display

LILYGO has added the T-Echo Lite Kit to its product lineup, a compact LoRa development device based on the Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 microcontroller and an SX1262 LoRa transceiver. The kit includes a 1.22-inch e-paper display, a 5 × 4 keyboard shield, audio hardware, a vibration motor, and optional GNSS and IMU features.

GPD BOX mini PC features Intel Panther Lake and Arc B390 graphics

GPD has launched an Indiegogo campaign for the GPD BOX, a compact mini PC based on Intel’s upcoming Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” processors. The system is available with either a Core Ultra X7 358H or Core Ultra 7 356H processor, up to 64GB of LPDDR5x-8533 memory, dual M.2 storage, dual 2.5GbE, USB4 v2.0, and a built-in 160W GaN power supply.

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Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.0 Promises Support for the Nothing Phone, Beta Out Now

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Mozilla Firefox 152 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

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GNU Linux-Libre 7.1 Kernel Released for Software Freedom Lovers

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DietPi 10.5 Enables KMS/DRM Graphics System by Default for Raspberry Pi SBCs

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Linux Kernel 7.1 Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

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Ubuntu Desktop 26.10 “Stonking Stingray” Daily Builds Now Available for Download

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 30, 2025

Updated This Past Day

Why the EPO Never Managed to Silence Us (After Over a Decade of Trying)

Firms like Mishcon de Reya and Brett Wilson LLP contribute to a bad stigma, staining the entire occupation
Names Are Not Unique IDs and the UK Government's "Digital ID System" Would be a Nightmare

Digital surveillance, "apps", and worse (all the time)

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Links 29/09/2025: Opposition to Surveillance Giant Google and Conflicts Worldwide (Moldova Sides With EU)

Links for the day
Links 29/09/2025: Datacenter Fires and "Too Much Internet Use Is Changing Teenage Brains"

Links for the day
Almost a Couple of Years After Microsoft Hijacked the Name 'Sudo' (to Describe Unrelated Windows Stuff) Microsoft Canonical Breaks Sudo in Ubuntu

These are vandals in "goodwill" or "security" clothing
Does the Good Law Project (GLP) Know the Director of Brett Wilson LLP Deems It OK to Endorse Violent Actions Against Trans People?

We were miffed to see this morning's report
What is Roy and Rianne's Righteously Royalty-free RSS Reader?

A news reader that uses OPML files and parses RSS feeds
The Free Software Foundation (FSF) Turns 40 in 5 Days

We should be talking about software freedom, not "Open Source"
It Feels Like Brett Wilson LLP Has Just Tacitly Admitted That It Defamed Me

It arguably admitted many other things by refusing to deny or address them (altogether)
Stefano Maffulli's Front Page Mentions "AI" 11 Times

They're more focused on slop (plagiarism) than sharing or Software Freedom
CMS Rot

With "modern" (bloated) content management systems (CMSs) there is a long chain of dependencies
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Slopwatch: Fake Articles About Linux 6.17 and Microsoft Meddling in Linux Development

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