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Tor Project blog

New Release: Tor Browser 16.0.1

This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

LinuxGizmos.com

Long-range Wi-Fi HaLow gateway offers OpenWrt and dual GbE

Morse Micro’s “HaLowLink 2” gateway runs OpenWrt on a MediaTek MT7621 processor with an MM8108 Wi-Fi HaLow radio supporting ranges of up to 1km and PHY data rates of up to 43.3Mbps. Originally announced in September 2025, the gateway is now available through distributors including Seeed Studio, Mouser Electronics, and DigiKey.

9to5Linux

KDE Plasma 6.8.3 Released with More Improvements for Multi-Monitor Setups

Coming two weeks after KDE Plasma 6.8.2, the KDE Plasma 6.8.3 release improves support for multi-screen setups so that the position of icons no longer gets scrambled when one screen is disconnected at the same time as another one is connected.

Mesa 26.3 Open-Source Graphics Stack Officially Released, Here’s What’s New

Coming three months after Mesa 26.2, the Mesa 26.3 release introduces Vulkan 1.3 support for the PanVK Vulkan driver on Arm Mali v6 and v7 GPUs, OpenGL ES 3.0 support in the etnaviv driver for Vivante GPUs on HALTI5 hardware, and support for the Mali G68 GPU on Panfrost, the Mali G715 and G615 GPUs on Panfrost and PanVK, and the BXM-4-64 GPU on the PVR driver.

Mozilla Firefox 160 Is Now Available for Download, Here’s What’s New

Mozilla Firefox 160 introduces Mini Window, a feature that lets you move a tab or a selected part of a page into an always-on-top window while you browse, a new playback speed setting for the Picture-in-Picture player with options ranging from 0.25x to 2.0x speed, and support for playing Matroska (MKV) files with FLAC, MP3, or PCM audio.

Mozilla Firefox 161 Enters Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect

Firefox 161 looks like a small update that only introduces the ability to copy the current tab’s URL with a keyboard shortcut. No shortcut is assigned by default for this feature, so you can choose your own key combination in Firefox’s Settings, under Customize keyboard shortcuts.

Slax Linux Is Back with a Revamped Desktop, New Tools, and More

Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.12 LTS kernel series, Slax Linux 2026.11 is based on the Debian 13 “Trixie” operating system series and features a revamped look and feel with a redesigned application launcher and new tools for everyday tasks.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: November 8th, 2026

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schestowitz.com

Manchester City Council Report Card – Part 8 – “Customers Services” is 4 Times More Than Needed, Far Bigger Than Required, Other Departments Criminally Understaffed

The icing on the —-cake, a virtually empty hall staffed by about 5 times more workers than customers

Do Good

Don’t expect that being bad will pay off

A United Tradition

Sack, sack, sack

Misuse of the Legal System Against Reporters

A game of money

Working With Fine Tools

“Teach a man how to fish…”

December 10th

Special day

Manchester City Council Report Card – Part 7 – “Customer Services” Desk That Treats Citizens Worse Than Customers

Manchester City Council ‘services’ aren’t really services, just pretence thereof or disservices

Peer, Not Manager

You won’t “own” other people

Busy Weekend for Techrights.org and TuxMachines.org

Probably lots of bots, too

Things Some People Do for Money (It’s Ugly)

Stop supporting pedophilia and high-profile paedophiles

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