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Shelly 3.0 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Released as a Major Update

Highlights of Shelly 3.0 include a revamped codebase for the package management, CLI and GUI interfaces, and keyring tool from C#/.NET to Zig, for fast, ahead-of-time compiled native executables, more predictable memory and resource lifetimes, and better compile-time checking at the C library boundary.

Wayfire 0.11 Wayland Compositor Adds Better Fractional Scaling, HDR Rendering

But Wayfire 0.11 is already a big release, bringing improvements to fractional scaling by moving geometry handling to floating-point numbers and enabling HiDPI support for Xwayland applications, which results in crisp text/rendering with any combination of resolution and scale.

First Look at Firefox’s Brand-New Design in Firefox Nightly

Mozilla is calling the new Firefox design “Project Nova” internally, and the ultimate goal is to make the popular open-source web browser feel cleaner, faster, adaptable, and warmer. The new design was split into two parts, the first one being the redesigned settings delivered with the Firefox 152 update.

Fwupd 2.1.7 Linux Firmware Updater Brings New Features and Improvements

Coming more than three weeks after fwupd 2.1.6, the fwupd 2.1.7 release introduces support for PixArt PJP360 devices, an MTD lock security attribute, support for “externally managed” EFI signature lists, and “well known” AppStream IDs for common BIOS settings.

Canonical Introduces Virtualization HWE Stack for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

As you all know, Canonical already offers kernel and graphics HWE stacks for long-term supported Ubuntu releases, but now it has decided to also offer a virtualization HWE stack to enable support for newer hardware on Ubuntu LTS releases.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 26th, 2026

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Espressif begins mass production of ESP32-S31 wireless RISC-V SoC

Espressif has moved the ESP32-S31 into mass production, expanding its wireless microcontroller lineup with a dual-core RISC-V processor, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, Bluetooth Classic, and IEEE 802.15.4 connectivity. The new SoC targets smart-home hubs, audio devices, industrial automation, edge AI systems, and other connected applications requiring higher processing and wireless performance.

Radxa previews Qualcomm-based CM-Q64 and VMARC-Q9075 compute modules

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.

EDATEC ED-IPC1200 and ED-IPC1220 add DIN-rail I/O around Raspberry Pi CM0

EDATEC has expanded its family of Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0-based DIN-rail industrial computers with the ED-IPC1200 and ED-IPC1220. Both models provide Ethernet, USB, RS232, dual RS485, optional wireless connectivity, and isolated control interfaces, while the ED-IPC1220 includes additional digital I/O and analog inputs.

ThingPulse Icon256 is a WLED-based word clock with 256 RGB LEDs

The ThingPulse Icon256 is a Wi-Fi-connected word clock that displays the time as illuminated phrases across a 16 × 16 RGB LED matrix. The finished unit includes an enclosure, an English-language front panel, preinstalled firmware, and USB-C power input.

PineVoice RISC-V smart speaker supports local wake-word detection for Home Assistant

The PineVoice is a compact RISC-V smart speaker designed to operate as a local voice-assistant satellite for Home Assistant and other platforms supporting the Wyoming protocol. The device combines a dual-microphone array, built-in speaker, local wake-word detection, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and open-source firmware.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 13, 2026

Backyard discovery - Green lacewing eggs hanging from Jasmine... and the larva eat aphids

Updated This Past Day

  1. Sonny Piers Finally Spills the Beans on GNOME Cover-up, Points Finger at Robert McQueen, Misusing "Defamation" to Silence Critics of Wrongdoing
    Robert McQueen, who is extremely connected to Garrett (they share digital nests)
  2. Techrights Was Months Ahead of "XBox" News (Mass Layoffs)
    Next: end of XBox as a console
  3. More Commentary on June 2026 IBM Layoffs and Why They Happen
    It sounds a lot like what happened to the EPO
  4. The Cyber Show: Remember That Code is Art
    The article is very long, very profound, and speaks of "the next installation"

    New

  5. SLAPP Censorship - Part 104 Out of 200: Exactly Two Years Ago Brett Wilson LLP Humiliated or Weaponised Our Solicitor's Judaism in an Effort to Censor and Gag Us
    dated 12/06/24
  6. Half a Year Since Slopwatch Died
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  7. Links 12/06/2026: Science, Windows TCO, and More
    Links for the day
  8. "AI" 46 Times in One 'Article' Because The Register MS Got Paid to Push it
    Today is just another opportunity to remind people that the slop bubble and GPU bubble are based on inauthentic fake 'journalism'
  9. Gemini Links 12/06/2026: FTP and Gopher, Cluster Outage Postmortem After Cleaning by Wife
    Links for the day
  10. European Patent Office (EPO) Series: Transcending Partisan Rivalry in the National Interest
    Up until now, Campinos has generally been regarded as a Portuguese "asset" on the international stage
  11. Gratitude to Whistleblowers or Sources of Techrights
    Whistleblowers are what makes journalism work
  12. Links 12/06/2026: "NearlyFreeSpeech" No More, Openwashing by Google (DiffusionGemma)
    Links for the day
  13. Today There's a Massive EPO Strike (Like Every Friday), Workers Explain Further Cuts Despite the EPO Making More Income by Granting Illegal Patents (or Invalid Patents Illegally)
    "Recent exchange with the Administration on the implications of the SAP on the Education and Childcare Allowance"
  14. Communicating With Freedom - Part IV - Quibble Now in quibble.chat, Open for Contributions Via Codeberg
    Today we continue the series about Quibble
  15. European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The Importance of Having "Pals from the Palacete"
    for his reappointment bid to succeed, Campinos will need to be able to rely on the support of both the Portuguese Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro, and the President of the European Council, António Costa
  16. Cyber Show on How Updates or Upgrades Break Workflows, Even in Free Software
    "We did a big upgrade on the AV production pipeline"
  17. Discussions About IBM Layoffs in June, Including by RTO and PIPs
    mass layoffs are becoming increasingly difficult to conceal
  18. Gemini Links 12/06/2026: Decks and Work Essay
    Links for the day
  19. "Rolling Strikes" Continue at the European Patent Office, the Administrative Council Needs to Take Action Against Crooked Office Management
    This coming weekend we'll talk about some of the other issues and concerns expressed by the union
  20. Only Days After Mass Layoffs in Microsoft's Azure There Are Headlines About Much-Expected XBox Layoffs
    XBox as a console is basically dead or "fast-dying"
  21. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  22. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, June 11, 2026
    IRC logs for Thursday, June 11, 2026

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

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