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WSIS+20 Reaffirms Multistakeholder Governance and a Lasting IGF

This past Wednesday, 17 December, the governments gathered at the United Nations agreed on their vision for the future of the digital ecosystem, including the Internet.

Online Age Restrictions Need Strong Rules and Independent Oversight

Governments around the world are passing online age restrictions in an attempt to keep children and teens safe online. While often well-intentioned, age check requirements pose significant risks to people’s privacy, security, and access to an open Internet.

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Darktable 5.4 Open-Source RAW Image Editor Improves Camera Support

Coming more than eight months after Darktable 5.2.1, the Darktable 5.4 release adds base support for new cameras, including Canon EOS R1, Canon EOS R5 Mark II, Canon PowerShot D10 (DNG), Canon PowerShot S100V, Canon PowerShot S2 IS (DNG), Fujifilm FinePix HS33EXR, and Fujifilm X-E5 (compressed).

How to Install Linux Kernel 6.18 LTS on Ubuntu 25.10 and Ubuntu 25.04

Linux kernel 6.18 LTS was released on November 30th, 2025, with new features like support for the Rust Binder driver, a new dm-pcache device-mapper target to enable persistent memory as a cache for slower block devices, and a new microcode= command-line option to control the microcode loader’s behavior on x86 platforms.

Kdenlive 25.12 Video Editor Adds New Docking System, Welcome Screen, and More

Highlights of Kdenlive 25.12 include a new, more flexible docking system that lets you group widgets together or easily show/hide them on demand, along with the ability to save each layout in its own file for sharing, as well as saving it inside the project file so you can easily continue editing from where you left off.

Fwupd 2.0.19 Linux Firmware Updater Supports Lenovo Sapphire Folio Keyboard

Fwupd 2.0.19 looks like a small update that only adds support for upgrading the firmware on the Lenovo Sapphire Folio keyboard, two new commands to the fwupdtool command to calculate and find CRCs, and support for allowing systems to use the udev event source without using systemd.

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Alp Lab Unveils E1M Platform with Multi-vendor Embedded Roadmap

According to the announcement, the E1M is designed around a common hardware and software foundation for edge AI systems. A consistent footprint and pinout allow developers to choose processing platforms based on performance, power, or cost without redesigning the carrier board, helping shorten development cycles and evaluate multiple silicon vendors.

ICORE-3576Q38 SoM packs RK3576 AI processor into a 38 mm module

The ICORE-3576Q38 family is available in three variants. The standard ICORE-3576Q38 targets commercial embedded systems, while the ICORE-3576JQ38 and ICORE-3576MQ38 are designed for industrial use. All three variants share the same interfaces and feature set, with differences limited to CPU frequency and operating temperature range.

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Over Half A Million Windows Users Are Switching To Linux

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Dec 21, 2025

Windows 10 is on its last legs: The predecessor to Windows 11 has already reached its official end of support in October 2025, and will continue to limp along with free Extended Security Updates (ESU) until October 13th, 2026 (paid ESU lasts until 2028). In other words, Microsoft is looking to responsibly end support for Windows 10 as soon as it can, despite the fact that Windows 10 was supposed to be "the last version of Windows" ever made.

Clearly, this has not held true. Microsoft has also made it difficult to move old hardware to Windows 11, thanks to its rigid TPM 2.0 security chip requirement, which many older desktops and laptops lack. This has left quite a few Windows 10 users without an upgrade path to Microsoft's latest OS on their hardware, and Linux is picking up the slack, with distros like Zorin showing the numbers to prove it.

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