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Solder-down COM brings i.MX95 to Linux dev kit

ADLINK’s I-Pi OSM IMX95 is an industrial development kit based on NXP’s six-core i.MX95 processor with an integrated 2 TOPS NPU. It pairs a solder-down OSM 1.2 module with a 4-inch carrier board, offering dual Gigabit Ethernet, display connectivity, and expansion options for edge AI applications.

Fanless Core Ultra industrial PC gains external EMC protection

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Server-class 46-core RISC-V CPU runs mainstream Linux

SpacemiT’s V100 is a server-class RISC-V processor developed with the XiangShan team, featuring 46 CPU cores, DDR5-4800 memory support, and PCIe 5.0 connectivity. Supporting up to 92 cores in dual-socket configurations, the chip is claimed to be the first to fully comply with the RISC-V Server Specification, enabling compatibility with mainstream Linux distributions.

9to5Linux

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GNU Linux-Libre 7.3 Kernel Released for Those Seeking 100% Freedom for Their PCs

Based on the recently released Linux 7.3 kernel series, the GNU Linux-libre 7.3 kernel is here to clean up blob names in new drivers for the Tyr Mali GPU, Morse Micro mm81x wifi, NXP wifi, and Realtek PHY, as well as new blob names in preexisting drivers, including nova-core, amdgpu, adreno, tegra, iris video decoder, rtw89, and mt76 wifi.

BleachBit 6.0.6 System Cleaner Adds Support for Ubuntu 26.10, openSUSE Leap 16.1

BleachBit 6.0.6 introduces native package support for Ubuntu 26.10 and openSUSE Leap 16.1 distributions, new cleaners for the Helium web browser and Docker Desktop, including Docker’s AI assistant, and support for cleaning more crash reports, GPU caches, and network state files in web browsers and VS Code-based editors.

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Three Goals, Three Days

Foden scored four goals in a few days

Police Lines

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Underestimating One’s Opponent, ‘Pep Style’

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Nigel Farage’s Racist Company (Disguised as Political Party) That’s Secretly Funded by American Oligarchs Spent $49,300 to Not Go Bankrupt

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The Potential Reform UK Party Limited Insolvency (CR-2026-007405) Illuminates the Sordid State of British Media

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 15, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. The Local Staff Committee Munich (LSCMN) Speaks of Deterioration of Working Conditions at the European Patent Office (EPO)
    "At least 3 days per week in the Office for an allocated office"
  2. IBM's Anderon is Like Theranos, But Will Anybody at IBM or Anderon Be Imprisoned for This Billion-Dollar Scam?
    Will anyone ever be held accountable for it?
  3. Microsoft Demands That Staff Keeps Silent About the Mass Layoffs
    Way to cause anger and ensure whistleblowers will go to the media

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  4. Netflix and Its Newest Rival Carry 100 Billion Dollars in Debt
    What sort of economy is this?
  5. Egypt: GNU/Linux Still Measured at About 5%
    Egypt is a prominent African nation and economy
  6. Gemini Links 14/10/2026: Time Allocation, English as a Fourth Language, and "Reading News Sources" in Geminispace
    Links for the day
  7. DRM Giant Announces Giant Layoffs (Netflix’s Debt is Huge)
    It's not like operational costs are decreasing, they're climbing fast.
  8. Intercontinental Brigading - Part III - Reporting Harassment From America to British Police
    Why are they so hostile towards (and afraid of) cops?
  9. Gemini Links 14/10/2026: GemPub, Randogoth Forge F-Droid Repo, Oddμ, and Kolibri
    Links for the day
  10. Bluewashing as Silent RAs: A "journey that began at Neudesic [...] and continued as part of IBM" inevitably came "to a close"
    IBM can be antagonistic and reckless with whatever it buys
  11. Links 14/10/2026: Houthi Attacks on KSA and Airstrikes Near Sudan-Egypt Border
    Links for the day
  12. No Coronation for 'Cocaine King' Campinos (Not Yet Anyway)
    A flash update suggests perils exist and we must all wait until December as the position for EPO President may open
  13. In Reddit, Moderators of IBM Subs Are Allegedly on IBM's Payroll (IBM Can Censor Discussions About IBM)
    There also seem to be PIP layoffs in India
  14. If Worthless Companies Are Valued at a Billion Dollars in the Slop Industry, Then What Is the True Worth of 'Trillion-Dollar' Companies?
    Definitely not a bubble!
  15. It Sounds Like Microsoft Plans to Lay Off Over 2,000 Azure (Microsoft) Workers as the Datacentre Business Brings Nothing But Epic Debt
    Trillions in losses is not a solid business plan
  16. Microsoft XBox Won't Survive, Microsoft's CEO for This Perishing Business Turns to Slop
    What the founder or father of XBox said about Asha Sharma earlier this year turns out to be accurate
  17. Links 14/10/2026: So-called 'AI' Giants Go Bankrupt, "Military Will Hack the Election"
    Links for the day
  18. Indoor Season
    we have more planned in order to improve navigation, accessibility, and workflows
  19. Microsoft Has Had Mass Layoffs in Azure Every Year Since 2020 and the Bleeding Continues Because It Misreports Earnings There
    This is a bad week for Microsoft
  20. Microsoft's International Mass Layoffs (Asia, Europe, Africa), Now Vietnam
    A crisis that Microsoft is unable to hide
  21. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  22. IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
    IRC logs for Tuesday, October 13, 2026
  23. Gemini Links 14/10/2026: Ceiling Fan, Fascism, Democracy, and Slop Being a Huge Bubble
    Links for the day

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