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Modular GPS smartwatch with STM32 MCU and open-source SDK

Pimoroni now lists the UNA Watch, a modular GPS smartwatch built around an open-source software platform and replaceable hardware components. The wearable combines an STMicroelectronics STM32U595 microcontroller, multi-satellite GPS, fitness sensors, and a public C++ SDK for developing custom applications.

Slim industrial panel PC lineup spans 10.1 to 21.5 inches

Cincoze recently expanded its CV-200/P Series of industrial panel PCs with 28 new configurations spanning 10.1-inch to 18.5-inch displays. The additions complement the existing 21.5-inch models, combining Intel Core, N-series, and Atom processors with modular display technology for industrial HMI and automation applications.

Miniature industrial IoT gateway with dual Gigabit Ethernet and optional Wi-Fi 6, LTE

Compulab has detailed its IOT-GATE-IMX8PV2, a fanless industrial IoT gateway powered by NXP’s i.MX8M Plus processor. The small-form-factor system combines dual Gigabit Ethernet, optional Wi-Fi 6 and LTE connectivity, and isolated industrial I/O in a 105 × 80 × 30mm aluminum enclosure.

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bout 5+ years ago I began writing about the Serial Strangler From Microsoft. The strangulation is a documented fact (told by victims), as are the arrest and charges. He was brought to Court. He was not acquitted. He was never acquitted.

Manchester City Council Report Card – Part 13 – WISE Intimidates “Customers” (Citizens) and Tries to Prevent Complaints

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Manchester City Council Report Card – Part 12 – Empty Buildings, Not Much Getting Done

Lots of room, but hardly any people

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PP-26: What’s at Stake for the Internet and Where We Stand

Every four years, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Member States meet at the Plenipotentiary Conference. It is the ITU’s highest decision-making body.

There Are 6.3 Billion People Connected to the Internet, Yet 2 Billion Remain Offline

An estimated 6.3 billion people are now connected to the Internet, according to the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU’s) latest annual report, Facts and Figures 2026, released this November.

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Shelly 3.3 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Brings New Built-in Theme

Coming ten days after Shelly 3.2, the Shelly 3.3 release introduces a new default look inspired by Devario‘s Pearl DE, with windows, circular window controls, accent-colored selections, card-style toolbars, and larger page titles, as well as an expanded sidebar that groups destinations, with Settings and Utilities placed under System.

Ubuntu 27.04 “Tenacious T-Rex” Daily Builds Are Now Available for Download

As expected, the first Ubuntu 27.04 daily builds are based on the previous Ubuntu release, Ubuntu 26.10 (Stonking Stingray), which arrived last month on October 15th. This means that the Ubuntu 27.04 daily builds are powered by Linux kernel 7.3 and use the GNOME 51 desktop environment.

KDE Frameworks 6.32 Is Out Now to Fix 15-Year-Old Data Integrity Bug

The monthly KDE Frameworks releases continue, and KDE Frameworks 6.32 is here to fix a major, 15-year-old data integrity bug affecting progress indicators when moving or copying files to an external disk. With this bug finally fixed, progress indicators are now fully accurate when copying files to USB sticks or network shares. Read here why it took so long.

Libreboot 26.11 Open-Source BIOS/UEFI Firmware Brings Various Improvements

Coming a month after Libreboot 26.10, the Libreboot 26.11 release enables TPM 2.0 by default on Topton X2e N150, Supermicro X11SSH-F, ThinkPad X280, ThinkPad X270, ThinkPad T480/T480s, and ThinkPad T580 devices, enables EDK2 by default in Coreboot mkhelper, and adds a new naming scheme for ROMs.

LibreOffice 26.8.3 Open-Source Office Suite Released with More Than 40 Bug Fixes

Coming two weeks after LibreOffice 26.8.2, the LibreOffice 26.8.3 update is packed with bug fixes for various issues, crashes, and other annoyances reported by users, focusing on stability, macOS integration, digital signatures, and compatibility with MS Office file formats.

New Steam Client Update Introduces Linux 64-Bit Support, Steam Achievement Sets

The November 11th Steam Client update is the first stable release to run the Steam Client itself as a 64-bit application on Linux, rather than a 32-bit one. However, Steam installations will still download 32-bit libraries as part of the Steam Runtime, since Steam needs to be able to run the many 32-bit games in its catalog.

Ardour 9.10 Open-Source DAW Is Out with Live Gain Envelope Waveform Updates

Coming two months after Ardour 9.8, the Ardour 9.10 release introduces optional support for audio waveforms that reflect the region’s gain envelope, so the waveform of an audio region updates as you drag the gain envelope nodes around.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.3 Released with Sealed Images for Image Mode

Highlights of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.3 include sealed images for image mode, now generally available, a production-ready Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for RHEL that moves from Developer Preview to general availability, and a self-managed command-line assistant for regulated and disconnected environments, available as a Developer Preview.

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on Apr 25, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. 24/7 Wall St. Editor-In-Chief and CEO Calls IBM Is "America’s Worst Big Tech Company", Talent is Leaving, Supposedly Strategic Units Culled
    21 hours ago by Douglas A. McIntyre
  2. IBM's Debt Increased Over $5 Billion in 3 Months While IBM Laid Off Many in Europe, US, Confluent, HashiCorp, and Red Hat
    An increase of $5,000,000,000+ in debt in just 3 months!

    New

  3. EPO Cocainegate Escalates - Part VI - The Strikes Go On and On (Major Strike Today)
    We'll be covering this later today in relation to what the Office dubs "ethics"

    New

  4. Links 24/04/2026: Zelenskyy Says Ukraine's War Position "Most Stable", Samsung Workers on Strike Due to Pay
    Links for the day
  5. Dr. Andy Farnell on Why Calling Slop or Chaff "Hey Hi" (AI) Harm Us All, Except for "Ten or Twenty Rich Industrialists"
    "words to avoid"
  6. Recent Happenings at IBM Reaffirm Rumours About the CEO; He Might be Resigning (or Pushed Out) Soon
    If the rumours are true (no, we did not check those tax records for ourselves), it's not unthinkable that IBM is already doing what Apple did months ago
  7. Gemini Links 24/04/2026: Public Reticulum Gateway Node, Smol Computers, and Old E-mail
    Links for the day
  8. Links 24/04/2026: Intel Abandoning Computer Freedom (Even Further), Iran Reports That American Software and Hardware Remotely Sabotaged/Hijacked During War
    Links for the day
  9. The Great Wonders of Slop "Efficiency"
    Thankfully nothing was lost in the transmission and lots of work (datacentre emissions) got "done"
  10. IBMers Expect Another Giant Wave of Layoffs, Talk (and Sing) About the PIPs
    The media won't be covering the key facts
  11. As We Predicted, Francophonie Countries in the EU and Outside the EU Dumping Microsoft for National Security Reasons
    We expected Belgium or some other Francophonie place to do so next
  12. Even to Microsoft Insiders It Seems Like XBox Has Already Died or Surrendered to the Japanese Companies
    Now the Microsoft layoffs are evident for people to see
  13. Absolutely Terrible Journalism About Microsoft Layoffs This Week
    7 hours ago by Leila Sheridan
  14. SLAPP Censorship - Part 56 Out of 200: 5RB and Brett Wilson LLP's Copy-Paste Machination for Garrett and Graveley
    Here is another straightforward example of their junior barrister overusing copy-paste on his Mac
  15. Getting Aggressive Suggestive of Loss - Part II - Lawyers Are Not "Hired Guns" (and Should Never Act Like Ones)
    The matter is being investigated
  16. Nadella is Killing Microsoft. Slop Kills It Even Faster.
    A decade from now we'll look back at slop like we look back at skateboards

    New

  17. Gemini Links 24/04/2026: Data Breaches and Unofficial Gemini Protocol Specification Archive
    Links for the day
  18. Microsoft Offers About 10,000 of Its Senior American (Read: Expensive) Workers to be Laid Off
    How many slopfarms and media parrots play along?
  19. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  20. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, April 23, 2026
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