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The wait is finally over, and you can download an updated Raspberry Pi Desktop ISO image that you can install on your x86_64 (not ARM) laptop or desktop computer, or on a 64-bit Mac. The latest Raspberry Pi Desktop release is based on Debian 13 “Trixie,” and it’s powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series.

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IBASE IB966 3.5-inch SBC with Panther Lake and up to 180 TOPS

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Raspberry Pi 5 cluster runs Qwen3-30B-A3B at 15 tokens/s on CPU

Hellomatik has published a study and a modified distributed-llama implementation for running the Qwen3-30B-A3B language model across four Raspberry Pi 5 boards. Using only the boards’ Arm Cortex-A76 CPUs, the cluster reached a reported decode throughput of 15.143 tokens per second, without GPU or NPU acceleration or CPU overclocking.

TechNexion TELOS-AI4000 delivers 40 TOPS in compact form factor

TELOS-AI4000 by TechNexion is a compact edge-AI accelerator module based on NXP’s Ara240 discrete neural processing unit. The module delivers up to 40 TOPS of AI performance, supports up to 16GB of LPDDR4 memory and is intended for vision, generative AI and other embedded inference workloads.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 07, 2026

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  1. EPO Union Bemoans Lack of Social Dialogue as Dictator Wishes to Govern Forever (No Elections, No Rivals), Hide the Many Issues
    "Exchange of open letters"
  2. IBM Cannot Hide the Layoffs Forever
    we welcome whistleblower to tell us more and send us documents related to that
  3. What is a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)? When Law Firms Become the Litigants.
    And the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) needs to be more serious about tackling this
  4. Brigading Against Women - Part XX - Attempts by Lozza to Deplatform Techrights and Tux Machines Only Days After I Sued Garrett and My Wife Also Sued Garrett (Shortly Before the Serial Strangler From Microsoft Joined)
    in 2024
  5. Links 06/10/2026: A Year Since "NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Released From Prison", World Tries to Deal With El Niño
    Links for the day

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  6. Microsoft Hiring Only on the Cheap
    Much of the same can be said about GAFAM and IBM
  7. Gemini Links 06/10/2026: Nightfall Express, Shorthanding, and Raspberry Pi Desktop Gets a Debian Trixie Refresh
    Links for the day
  8. 20th Anniversary Next Month
    We are currently trying to agree on a plan for next month's celebrations
  9. Taking Photos With Richard Stallman (RMS)
    What's the point?
  10. GAFAM Attack on FreeDesktop
    Now they push lots of LLM slop into Linux
  11. GNU/Linux Has Risen in France Since the Order to Adopt GNU/Linux (in Public Services)
    We can expect the same in countries like Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, and The Netherlands
  12. On Microsoft Hiring Freeze or No Permanent Jobs at Microsoft Anymore (Amid Many Silent Layoffs)
    Microsoft has changed what it can offer workers
  13. EPO's Central Staff Committee Asking The Council to Get Rid of Corrupt Campinos
    We'll be covering EPO scandals around the time of that meeting
  14. Gemini Links 06/10/2026: EU Kids Act, Practicality of Gemini, and Games
    Links for the day
  15. Links 06/10/2026: Data Breaches Epidemic and Turkey Blocking Journalists
    Links for the day
  16. The Whole Point of Computing is That Computers Are Deterministic (Speed With Predictable Accuracy)
    Unlike stochastic parrots that stochastically utter out lies
  17. It's Not a Linux Back Door If It's an Unpatched Device
    "Linux Backdoor" is a glaring misfit, a possibly 'obscene' term
  18. "SIRIUS CORPORATION LIMITED" as Evidence of the Financial Shell Games in the UK
    Rianne and I still have some fond memories of the time the ex-wife of the CEO treated us like human beings
  19. Lots of Silent Layoffs at IBM Last Week, Employees Explain Patterns of Those Impacted
    It wasn't just gossip, it actually happened even if the media chose to look the other way (as usual)
  20. Gemini Links 06/10/2026: Fighting for Purpose, Gemlogs, and Gemtext
    Links for the day
  21. Over at Tux Machines...
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  22. IRC Proceedings: Monday, October 05, 2026
    IRC logs for Monday, October 05, 2026
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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