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This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

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ASRock Industrial has announced four compact platforms based on Intel Core Series 3 “Wildcat Lake-U” processors. The lineup includes the NUC BOX-320 and NUC BOX-304 mini PCs, alongside the NUC-320 and NUC-304 motherboards, with up to 40 TOPS of AI performance, DDR5 memory, dual 2.5GbE networking, and multi-display support for embedded applications.

Forlinx 20-TOPS M.2 AI accelerator supports PCIe cascading for local LLM inference

Forlinx Embedded has listed an M.2 AI accelerator card based on Rockchip’s RK1820 and RK1828 processors, providing 20 TOPS of INT8 computing performance and up to 5GB of integrated DRAM. The module uses an M.2 2280 interface and is designed to handle local AI inference, including large language models, vision-language models, and computer vision workloads on embedded Linux and Android systems.

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20 or 21 Degrees at Night (Almost October)

We have a problem

Like UKIP and “Brexit Party” Reform UK May Cease to Exist Soon

The party of racists

From Net (Internet) to BotNet

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This Tank Is Not for Drinking

But birds don’t care

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Archinstall 4.5 Arch Linux Installer Adds AArch64 Support for GRUB and Limine

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Debian-Based and systemd-Free antiX Linux 26.1 Released with Updated Kernels

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You Can Now Upgrade Ubuntu 24.04 LTS to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, Here’s How

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

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Flatpak 1.18.4 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Fixes Security Issues

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Sep 30, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. EPO Will Stop Working for 10 Days to Protest Against 'Cocaine King' and His Assault on Democracy, Lawfulness, Transfer of Power at EPO
    Strikes, work stoppage, all rolled onto one
  2. Techrights is International
    There are many sites that focus on local communities or nations. We're not one of those sites.
  3. Brigading Against Women - Part X - When Actions of American Men Are Not Judged by Other American Men
    "There is not the slightest suggestion that either Dr or Mrs Schestowitz did anything to invite or deserve it. They are both clearly and justifiably angered, dismayed, distressed and hurt by it."
  4. European Patent Office (EPO) Series: A Source of Pride for Portugal?
    In this part our focus returns to the main theme of this series, namely the current reappointment campaign of the EPO President, as we consider whether Campinos can still expect to enjoy the same level of support from the Portuguese political establishment as he did during the earlier stages of his career
  5. Computers Freeze Because of UEFI Restricted Boot
    damage is also done to computers running Windows
  6. Linux Has Conquered Mobile, But Desktops and Laptops Matter More
    When people say the desktop "doesn't matter" they seem to be missing the point that workplaces use desktops (or laptops) and a lot of the work gets done not on skinnerboxes but "workstations" or terminals

    New

  7. Black Brit on "Pictures Comparing Me to a Monkey" Because of Brett Wilson LLP Client
    "Like Firm, Like Clients..."
  8. President of the EPO Should be Kicked Out, Not Have His Term Terminated in 2028
    The President is facing more scandals soon
  9. David Gordon at The Register MS Keeps Feeding the Pyramid Scheme With Fake Articles That Say "AI" Dozens of Times
    How can such a publisher still be taken seriously?
  10. The Local Staff Committee The Hague (LSCTH) at the EPO Explains the Working Conditions and Crisis of Plunder (Less for Workers, a Lot More for Dictators Who Refuse to Leave Leadership Roles)
    Next week will be epic
  11. IBM Brings Avalanche to Red Hat October 1st 2026 (Thursday)
    IBM is turning up the heat on staff
  12. Links 29/09/2026: Mass Layoffs at Microsoft and Backlash Over Data Center Policy of Microsoft
    Links for the day
  13. 5 Years Ago (September 29, 2021) Richard Stallman's Talk in Ukraine Noted
    Let's hope the war will end soon
  14. Links 29/09/2026: Acceleration, Morale, and ROOPHLOCH 2026
    Links for the day
  15. Links 29/09/2026: "Scam Altman Is Driving Drunk" and Anthropic Lies About Slop Usage
    Links for the day
  16. It is Very Expensive to Slow Down Techrights
    Garrett's expensive hearing (costing the British taxpayers about 120,000 pounds; he doesn't live here and does not pay tax here) slowed us down for a few days, but we've picked up the pace since
  17. Brigading Against Women - Part IX - "What Are You, a Racist?"
    Because behind every strong man is a strong opinion?
  18. Gemini Links 29/09/2026: "Digital Sabbath", Starting a GemCapsule, and Sterrenkijker 1.1.0
    Links for the day
  19. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  20. IRC Proceedings: Monday, September 28, 2026
    IRC logs for Monday, September 28, 2026
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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