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Mozilla Firefox 158 Enters Public Beta Testing with Better PDF Handling on Linux

Firefox 158 looks like yet another small update that promises better PDF handling with support for SkPDF, a PDF-generation backend for Skia, for PDF generation when saving as PDF and also printing on Linux and macOS systems, allowing PDFs to be more accessible and also addressing various PDF rendering issues.

qBittorrent 5.2.4 Open-Source BitTorrent Client Released with WebUI Improvements

Coming two and a half months after qBittorrent 5.2.3, the qBittorrent 5.2.4 release improves the WebUI with a shared dialog for adding multiple torrents, better support for manually adding peers, the ability to open http(s) URLs only from RSS articles and search results to prevent modifying settings, and support for using safe property for setting the element title.

Git 2.56 Adds New Options for Cleaning Up Branches and Resolving Conflicts

Coming three after Git 2.55, the Git 2.56 release introduces a new --resolved option to the git add command to stage conflict-resolved paths while leaving unrelated local changes unstaged. It scans the unmerged paths for leftover conflict markers and aborts if any are found.

Mozilla Firefox 157 Is Now Available for Download with Brand-New Design

Highlights of Firefox 157 include the brand-new design that we previewed in Firefox Nightly back in July. The new theme is called Nova and promises to make the popular open-source web browser feel cleaner, faster, adaptable, and warmer, according to Mozilla.

Flatpak 1.18.4 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Fixes Security Issues

Coming only a week after Flatpak 1.18.3, the Flatpak 1.18.4 release is here to address several security vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-97024 to prevent privileged overwrite of arbitrary files with an empty file or a symlink to /run/host/monitor/resolv.conf when a malicious application is installed.

OpenShot 4.0.1 Video Editor Released with Timeline and Zoom Improvements

Coming almost a month after OpenShot 4.0, the OpenShot 4.0.1 release introduces official Snap support on Linux systems that use Ubuntu’s Snap package format via the Snap Store, and an updated Razor tool that now lets you preview the frame at a cut, snap to timeline targets, and remove unwanted footage while closing the gap.

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Budgie 10.10.3 Desktop Environment Introduces Free Placement of Desktop Icons

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EWatch, developed by Ewan Wills, is a programmable ESP32-S3 smartwatch with a 1.69-inch color touchscreen, 350mAh battery, vibration feedback and USB-C connectivity. The platform is offered as a bare PCB, self-assembly kit or complete watch, following more than five years of development.

ESP-Mosaico centers dual-core RISC-V ESP32-S31 around a 2.16-inch square AMOLED

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 29, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Brigading Against Women - Part VIII - Misogyny Embedded; Like Firm, Like Clients
    It's about back doors
  2. Microsoft Can PIP Workers (Silent Layoffs) Until Almost Nobody is Left
    Microsoft is gradually vanishing
  3. Tech Labeled "Smart" Does Not Make People Smart
    People who insist on making everything digital are not advancing progress
  4. Brigading Against Women - Part VII - 'Trolling' Courts and Legal Systems in America and in the UK (Europe) Costs a Lot to Taxpayers
    They only attend hearings after being arrested

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  5. Chaos Imminent at Red Hat (This Week)
    IBM is 'finishing the job' an ex-IBMer (Ron Hovsepian) did at Novell.
  6. The Cyber Show Says Truth Always Requires a Fight, a Struggle
    "Truth-tellers always face struggle and run risk"
  7. Maladministration at the EPO as a Crisis for the EU and for Portugal's Image in Europe
    Some time soon we'll publish a long article about what EPO leadership means to Portugal
  8. 3 Years of UK Hosting
    We commend the webhost for standing firm in the face of misogyny
  9. Gemini Links 28/09/2026: Truncated Sleep, Plain Text, and Slop Problem Kept Out of Geminispace
    Links for the day
  10. Links 28/09/2026: "A Growing North Korea Problem" and Independent Journalism as a Lifeline
    Links for the day
  11. Links 28/09/2026: Microsoft Chatbot "Giving Extremely Specific Advice to a School Shooter on How to Maximize Casualties", ‘Suicidal Empathy’
    Links for the day
  12. Microsoft's Attacks on Courts in the Netherlands Result in GNU/Linux Growing to About 10% There
    One core issue that justified this and led to this outcome is Microsoft's interference with the administration of justice
  13. They Create the Conditions for People to Leave, This Way They Don't Call it "Layoffs"
    We keep seeing many stories like these
  14. Gemini Links 28/09/2026: Wildfire, DOS, and Backups
    Links for the day
  15. European Patent Office (EPO) Series: The Portuguese Talent For Bureaucratic Empire Building
    Portugal’s success in securing senior executive appointments at the EUIPO and the EPO is a notable example of how countries seek to strengthen their influence within European intergovernmental institutions
  16. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  17. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, September 27, 2026
    IRC logs for Sunday, September 27, 2026
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Monday contains all the text.

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