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OBS Studio 33 Officially Released with Many New Features and Improvements

Highlights of OBS Studio 33 include support for the newest NVIDIA Broadcast SDKs for NVIDIA Audio Effects and Video Effects, a check for encoders being missing when loading a profile, hotkeys for controlling audio monitoring of a source, and NVENC (NVIDIA Encoder) support on AArch64 (ARM64).

Fwupd 2.1.9 Linux Firmware Updater Released with New Features

Coming a month after fwupd 2.1.8, the fwupd 2.1.9 release introduces support for Pixart PID 38CA devices, an instance ID for each Redfish HPE device class and target pair, and the ability to include whether the machine is a container or hypervisor in the report data.

OpenSSL 4.1 Released with Support for DTLS 1.3, IKEV2 KDF, and GREASE

Highlights of OpenSSL 4.1 include support for the DTLS (Datagram Transport Layer Security) 1.3 protocol, support for the GREASE (Generate Random Extensions And Sustain Extensibility) mechanism to prevent extensibility failures in the TLS ecosystem, support for the IKEV2 KDF cryptographic mechanism, and initial support for the Elbrus2000 (e2k) architecture.

Calibre 9.17 E-Book Manager Adds JPEG XL Support and Performance Improvements

Coming two weeks after Calibre 9.16, the Calibre 9.17 release improves e-book cover conversion with support for reading images in the JPEG XL format and support for CSS Level 4 selectors, and improves compression of the MOBI/AZW3/PDB Output to make conversion to these formats faster.

Shelly 3.1.9 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Improves AUR Support

Shelly is a modern alternative to Arch Linux’s default package manager, supporting third-party app stores like AUR (Arch User Repository) and Flathub, as well as Flatpak, AppImage, and native Arch Linux packages. Shelly comes with both graphical and command-line interfaces.

openSUSE Releases Agama 25 Installer with Web-Based Terminal, Exit Option

While openSUSE continues to work on adopting Agama as the default installer for Tumbleweed, they updated the web-based installer with a web-based terminal so you can access the shell without leaving the browser, as well as an option to exit the installation at any time before the installation starts if you change your mind.

PipeWire 1.6.10 Is Out to Improve JACK, Bluetooth, Pulse Server, and ALSA Plugin

Coming a little over a month after PipeWire 1.6.9, the PipeWire 1.6.10 release fixes a potential crash in the X11 module because error handlers can be called twice, fixes a regression in the PSD rear delay upmixing code, and adds support for more output formats by letting sndfile choose the byte order.

DietPi 10.8 Released with New Tool to Manage WireGuard Servers and Clients

DietPi is an ultra-lightweight, highly optimized Linux distribution based on Debian. It is designed specifically to extract maximum performance out of single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Orange Pi, as well as older PCs and virtual machines.

Latest Steam Client Update Improves Support for Vulkan Games on Linux

The new Steam Client update fixes an issue on Linux where Vulkan games would hang after using Alt+Tab, address a case where the Steam updater UI would fail to show for some Linux users, fix a memory leak on Remote Play when using the NVENC encoder to stream H.264 using unlimited bandwidth from Windows PCs.

Internet Society

Global Encryption Day Summit 2026: Five Key Conversations on the Future of Digital Trust

From mapping tools and VPNs to encrypted messaging and the challenges posed by quantum computing, the Global Encryption Day Summit 2026 brought together experts and advocates from around the world to discuss why protecting encryption is essential to protecting people.

What Global Data Tells Us About the Economics of IXPs

Every day, more than 80,000 independent networks exchange traffic to keep the Internet running. They largely do this in one of two ways: by paying for IP transit to reach the rest of the Internet, or by peering directly with one another, often through an Internet exchange point (IXP).

schestowitz.com

Manchester City Council Customer Service Issues – Part II – No More Complaints by Paper, Only Digital and Without Tracking of Reports

Deterioration of service

Getting Back the Missing Hour

After we ‘lost’ it in March

Signal-to-Noise Ratio Improved

One blog, one topic

It’s About the Back Doors, Not About Garrett (Who Promotes and Shoehorns Back Doors)

n some of my recent articles about ‘secure’ (restricted) boot, someone has said “good work” and added that Garrett is attempting to silence me because of the technical things I write, hence I should “remember to keep Restricted Boot tied to him and vice versa” (the person is as bad as the things he promotes). Here are all the latest parts of the latest series:

Manchester City Council Customer Service Issues – Part I – Denying Access to Browsers That Aren’t GAFAM or Chrom*-based

There’s nobody to talk to

Manchester Has Never Been So Blue (Manchester United Crisis, Manchester City Winning Streak)

Soon

Daniel Pocock’s Appeal

The other side had to hire an expensive counsel

More Time Indoors

Leba Hotel

Tor Project blog

New Release: Tails 7.15.1

Follow our installation instructions.

LinuxGizmos.com

Panther Lake Linux-ready SBC delivers 180 TOPS AI and 64GB RAM

LattePanda has announced the Sigma 2, an x86 single-board computer based on Intel’s Core Ultra X7 358H Panther Lake processor. The compact system combines up to 180 TOPS of AI performance with 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, dual 10GbE networking, and multiple expansion interfaces for local AI inference, robotics, and embedded computing applications.

Linux-based industrial Pi controller supports stackable I/O modules

Synergy Logic has launched the SLM-RP4, a UL-listed industrial edge controller based on the Raspberry Pi 4 platform. The DIN rail-mounted system integrates OpenPLC support and accommodates up to eight stackable I/O modules, providing a maximum of 128 I/O points for industrial automation, data acquisition, and IIoT applications.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jun 29, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Five Years After Its Formation Libera.Chat Has the Most Simultaneous Users in Internet Relay Chat (IRC)
    netsplit.de also measures the cross-network total at over 300k, probably for the first time in years

    New

  2. Outsourcing is Not Security
    Outsourcing to Microsoft is the opposite of security
  3. Links 28/06/2026: Turkey's State Broadcaster Suspends Commentator, Journalists Under Attack
    Links for the day
  4. Debugpoint.com Turns to LLM Slop for 'Help'
    This is how sites die
  5. Follow the Real Security Experts
    Werner Koch
  6. Assessing the Upcoming (July) Proprietary/GAFAM Cuts
    The total (or %) matters to us because it can help shed light on what scale of layoffs to expect next week
  7. Microsoft Lunduke Does Not Correct or Clarify Misinformation That He Posted (or Repeats It Instead)
    Not the first time [...] detracts and/or distracts from legitimate criticisms
  8. How Not to Do Security
    Asking Microsoft for permission
  9. Gemini Links 28/06/2026: Simulation Theory and Pursuit of Novelty
    Links for the day
  10. The Slop 'Religion' is Dying: From Widespread (Paid-for) Hype to Widespread Hate
    Wait till "sentiment" in Wall Street - not just general (public) "sentiment" - shifts strongly against slop
  11. For Whistleblowers' Sake, Choose Hosting Platforms Wisely
    Techrights is hard to 'sedate'
  12. How to Discreetly Leak Important Information to Techrights
    Some years ago we published multi-part series about how to contact us securely
  13. Expect Many More Whistleblowers From Microsoft
    We envision many pissed off workers from Microsoft will become whistleblowers after next week's giant wave
  14. Efforts to Resume Progress on FreeJS, LibreJS, and Reduce Dependence on Microsoft
    It's still in a relatively early development stage
  15. Whistleblowers Improve the World
    we should appreciate and respect whistleblowers
  16. Microsoft Windows Plunges to All-Time Lows in Japan
    Microsoft is disintegrating; many people no longer use (nor need) Windows
  17. GNU/Linux Turns 43 in 3 Months From Now
    The Manifesto of the Free software movement (GNU Manifesto, 1985) turned 40 last year
  18. SLAPP Censorship - Part 121 Out of 200: One Day We'll Discover What Company or Rich Person/s Funded the Lawfare Against Us
    Even if the law firm shoulders some of the losses, then it is in effect an investor in the lawfare, according to established caselaw
  19. Working on "Linux", But on Microsoft's Payroll
    Under the totally false guise of "security" those same people are now promoting TPMs and other horrible things
  20. Links 28/06/2026: Energy Crunch, EEE by Microsoft, and John Bolton Pleads Guilty in Dictatorship of SLAPPs
    Links for the day
  21. Jim Not Dead Yet
    Let's wait a few more days
  22. Microsoft Layoffs So Big They Cannot Even Wait for 'D-Day' (July 1)
    "Layoffs at Xbox Appear to Have Already Begun, with Multiple Compulsion Games Employees Announcing Their Departures"
  23. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  24. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, June 27, 2026
    IRC logs for Saturday, June 27, 2026
  25. Links 28/06/2026: Heatwave in Europe and Media Failing to Actually Criticise Power
    Links for the day
  26. Gemini Links 28/06/2026: Poems, Photographs, and Neoliberalism as Religion
    Links for the day
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Sunday contains all the text.

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