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New Release: Tails 7.10

The standard shutdown procedure is a bit slower, but better prevents data loss.

New Alpha Release: Tor Browser 16.0a9

This version includes important security updates to Firefox.

9to5Linux

Tails 7.10 Anonymous Linux OS Introduces New Shutdown Procedure

Coming a month after Tails 7.9, which only updated to Tor Browser 15.0.16 and some firmware packages, the Tails 7.10 release is a bigger one, introducing a new shutdown procedure, the one from the GNOME desktop environment, which is slower but better prevents data loss. The previous, faster emergency shutdown can still be used.

Mozilla Firefox 154 Enters Public Beta Testing, Here’s What to Expect

Firefox 154 promises support for clearing and updating cached favicons when performing a hard reload on a page, a “Manage AI” quick action in the address bar that opens the AI section of Settings, and the ability to highlight selected text in PDFs like in normal web pages.

COSMIC 1.4 Desktop Environment Introduces New Default Sound Theme

Coming only a week after COSMIC 1.3, which introduced the highly anticipated Frosted Glass effect, the COSMIC 1.4 release is here to introduce a new default sound theme, improve screen edge pointer accuracy with fractional scaling, improve NetworkManager support, and add xdg-desktop-portal-cosmic as a system service.

Raspberry Pi Launches 10-Inch Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 at $80

Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 is a multi-touch portrait display for Raspberry Pi single-board computers. It is designed to be used for all sorts of interactive projects, such as tablets, entertainment systems, home automation dashboards, robotics interfaces, gaming systems, and information dashboards.

New Steam Client Update Improves NVIDIA GPU Hardware Acceleration on Linux

For Linux gamers, the July 21st, 2026, Steam Client update fixes a steamwebhelper crash that occurred when hardware acceleration is enabled on NVIDIA GPUs and fixes a crash that occurred when manually starting a game recording.

LinuxGizmos.com

Sfera Labs ships Strato Pi Plus with quad RS-485 and CAN FD

Sfera Labs has begun shipping the Strato Pi Plus, a DIN-rail industrial edge server based on the Raspberry Pi 4B or Raspberry Pi 5. The system adds a 10–50 V DC power supply, up to four isolated RS-485 interfaces, CAN FD connectivity, and an independent RP2354 microcontroller.

Raspberry Pi launches 10-inch Touch Display 2 with 1200 × 1920 resolution

Raspberry Pi has introduced a 10-inch version of its Touch Display 2, expanding the display family beyond the existing 5-inch and 7-inch models. The new panel provides a 1200 × 1920 resolution, ten-point capacitive touch, and compatibility with the Raspberry Pi 5 and supported Compute Module platforms.

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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 24, 2026

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Updated This Past Day

  1. IBM Falls Below $200, Expect $199 or Less Today (Panic Threshold)
    Will this be enough to topple the managers?
  2. Links 23/07/2026: RIP John C. Dvorak, Organisation Weaponised Against J.K. Rowling
    Links for the day

    New

  3. Gemini Links 23/07/2026: Databases, TLGS, and RSS Feeds
    Links for the day
  4. Links 23/07/2026: Science, Censorship, and Territorial Overreach by China
    Links for the day
  5. The State of Google Security: Blocking competition
    GMail is the best!
  6. What Happens When Windows Becomes as 'Niche' as GNU/Linux on Desktops and Laptops
    Android enjoys a near-monopoly and GNU/Linux isn't far behind Windows.
  7. IBM Cash "Down $6.3 Billion From Year-end 2025." Total Debt/Equity 188.97%. (Debt Can Exceed the Company's Real Value)
    the CEO alone can make well over $0.7 billion in 5 years of salaries and bonuses
  8. Wave of PIPs Allegedly Coming to Microsoft, Managers Trained to Terminate Employees Without Paying Severance (and Without Calling it Layoffs)
    They count and cut the losses
  9. This Looks Like the End of XBox, the Console
    Sharma has become the "fall man" of Microsoft
  10. European Patent Office (EPO) Series: A Consummate Master of the "Rigged Game"
    "single-candidate shortlist"
  11. Attempts to Change Focus and Change the Subject as IBM Shares Dwindle. Buying Revenue to Mask the Rapid Decline One More Time.
    IBM used to be good at engineering, not financial engineering
  12. Down 848% Year-on-year, Negative Cash Flow, Growing Debt (Richest Man on the Planet or Shrewd Scammer?)
    The latest for Tesla is more of the same
  13. Gemini Links 23/07/2026: SharePoint Rants and “Junk DNA” in Commented-Out Code
    Links for the day
  14. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  15. IRC Proceedings: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
    IRC logs for Wednesday, July 22, 2026
  16. Freexian & Debian: antitrust, unfair competition against joint authors and volunteers
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Thursday contains all the text.

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