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Shelly 3.0 GUI Package Manager for Arch Linux Released as a Major Update

Highlights of Shelly 3.0 include a revamped codebase for the package management, CLI and GUI interfaces, and keyring tool from C#/.NET to Zig, for fast, ahead-of-time compiled native executables, more predictable memory and resource lifetimes, and better compile-time checking at the C library boundary.

Wayfire 0.11 Wayland Compositor Adds Better Fractional Scaling, HDR Rendering

But Wayfire 0.11 is already a big release, bringing improvements to fractional scaling by moving geometry handling to floating-point numbers and enabling HiDPI support for Xwayland applications, which results in crisp text/rendering with any combination of resolution and scale.

First Look at Firefox’s Brand-New Design in Firefox Nightly

Mozilla is calling the new Firefox design “Project Nova” internally, and the ultimate goal is to make the popular open-source web browser feel cleaner, faster, adaptable, and warmer. The new design was split into two parts, the first one being the redesigned settings delivered with the Firefox 152 update.

Fwupd 2.1.7 Linux Firmware Updater Brings New Features and Improvements

Coming more than three weeks after fwupd 2.1.6, the fwupd 2.1.7 release introduces support for PixArt PJP360 devices, an MTD lock security attribute, support for “externally managed” EFI signature lists, and “well known” AppStream IDs for common BIOS settings.

Canonical Introduces Virtualization HWE Stack for Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

As you all know, Canonical already offers kernel and graphics HWE stacks for long-term supported Ubuntu releases, but now it has decided to also offer a virtualization HWE stack to enable support for newer hardware on Ubuntu LTS releases.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: July 26th, 2026

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Espressif begins mass production of ESP32-S31 wireless RISC-V SoC

Espressif has moved the ESP32-S31 into mass production, expanding its wireless microcontroller lineup with a dual-core RISC-V processor, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.4, Bluetooth Classic, and IEEE 802.15.4 connectivity. The new SoC targets smart-home hubs, audio devices, industrial automation, edge AI systems, and other connected applications requiring higher processing and wireless performance.

Radxa previews Qualcomm-based CM-Q64 and VMARC-Q9075 compute modules

Radxa has published specifications for two upcoming compute modules based on Qualcomm Dragonwing processors. The compact CM-Q64 combines 12 TOPS of AI performance with multi-camera support, while the larger VMARC-Q9075 uses the SMARC form factor and scales to 200 sparse TOPS for industrial AI, robotics, and machine-vision systems.

EDATEC ED-IPC1200 and ED-IPC1220 add DIN-rail I/O around Raspberry Pi CM0

EDATEC has expanded its family of Raspberry Pi Compute Module 0-based DIN-rail industrial computers with the ED-IPC1200 and ED-IPC1220. Both models provide Ethernet, USB, RS232, dual RS485, optional wireless connectivity, and isolated control interfaces, while the ED-IPC1220 includes additional digital I/O and analog inputs.

ThingPulse Icon256 is a WLED-based word clock with 256 RGB LEDs

The ThingPulse Icon256 is a Wi-Fi-connected word clock that displays the time as illuminated phrases across a 16 × 16 RGB LED matrix. The finished unit includes an enclosure, an English-language front panel, preinstalled firmware, and USB-C power input.

PineVoice RISC-V smart speaker supports local wake-word detection for Home Assistant

The PineVoice is a compact RISC-V smart speaker designed to operate as a local voice-assistant satellite for Home Assistant and other platforms supporting the Wyoming protocol. The device combines a dual-microphone array, built-in speaker, local wake-word detection, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and open-source firmware.

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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Jul 29, 2026

These form in higher altitudes when moisture in the ground rises back out of the Earth slowly, basically just like a reverse icicle.

Updated This Past Day

  1. In IBM, PIPs and RAs (Layoffs) Have Become Almost the Same Thing, Workers 'Expire' With Age (Seniority, Experience) and Empathy is Punishable by Termination
    IBM does seem like a dead company
  2. "Social Dialogue" With the Man Who Never Faced Real Competition at the European Patent Office (EPO), He Buys the Voters and Eliminates Rivals
    Will the "Pretender" write back?
  3. Greenwashing Corruption With a "Chief Sustainability Officer", Who Infamously Defended Battisetelli's Crimes at the EPO and Petitioned for Him
    She was rewarded for conspiring against EPO staff, as usual
  4. What I Explained to Police About Blackmail and Death Threats via Burner Accounts (a Practice Which Generally Constitutes a Crime)
    Today I've communicated several times with police
  5. Improving the Static Site Generator
    Our system has fixes triaged

    New

  6. At Microsoft, PIPs Are Sometimes Known as "LITE" (a Silent Layoffs Legal Hack or a Shrewd Workaround to Skirt WARN Act)
    Zero "layoffs" to report
  7. Gemini Links 28/07/2026: “Strategies Against Algorithms” and DIYers
    Links for the day
  8. Digital Restrictions (DRM) and Microsoft: What Kills XBox Will Kill Windows Next
    Microsoft wrongly and very arrogantly assumed that users would tolerate everything it throws their way
  9. GNU/Linux in Afghanistan Reaches 7%
    For many years it was stuck at less than 1%
  10. Links 28/07/2026: "People’s Claude Chats Are Publicly Accessible Online" and SpaceX Stock Crashes Like Its Products
    Links for the day
  11. UK tech sector missing from democratic process
    Reprinted with permission from Daniel Pocock
  12. How Not to Cover Elections (Democracy Relies on Reliable, Complete Information)
    Misinformed voters are a recipe for disaster
  13. Microsoft E.E.E. (and "Bait and Switch") Going Exactly According to Plan
    That is what they are trying to tell us and the companies that employ us
  14. IBM: An Old Company That Hates Old People
    Remember that's coming to Red Hat workers in 2 months
  15. Strict Policy on Violence and Violent Language
    This matter is now being escalated to law firms
  16. Avoiding Discrimination Against People With Disabilities
    work underway to improve the system which runs the sites
  17. Links 28/07/2026: XBox DRM Doomed Everyone (Cannot Play Anything), Slop (Ponzi Scheme) Being Pinkwashed Now
    Links for the day
  18. Gemini Links 28/07/2026: Ethics, GIMP Script-Fu, SMTP Versus Gemini, and Proposal for Better TOFU
    Links for the day
  19. To a Sociopath, Ethical People Are Bad People. Don't Fall for It.
    If you put sociopaths on a pedestal, the pedestal will break
  20. Diversity in Debian
    bringing up the topic is the real problem, diversity itself is a taboo subject
  21. GNU/Linux in Brazil. The B in BRIC(S).
    the "market share" is assessed to be around 5%
  22. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  23. IRC Proceedings: Monday, July 27, 2026
    IRC logs for Monday, July 27, 2026
    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Tuesday contains all the text.

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this expensive hobby is only as sustainable as the passion for it
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Freexian and more
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GNOME leftovers
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KDE news
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4 picks
today's howtos
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hardware news
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GNU C Library 2.44 is out
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Red Hat is fully subverted now
IBM Fedora: We Forced 'Secure Boot' on Linux, Now It Discourages Dual-Booting [original]
That is what they are trying to tell us and the companies that employ us
Linux isn't your only escape route from Windows and macOS—here are 4 alternatives
Most people who step outside of Windows and macOS assume Linux is the only alternative worth taking seriously
Windows 11 ruined my old laptop, but this lightweight Linux distro brought it back to life
Once I decided to try Zorin OS Lite, which promised to make the laptop feel snappy and light again
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OpenUK Wants Britain to Stop Giving Away Open Source Creations
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Abusive Cults a Phenomenon Recognised by Formal Authorities [original]
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work underway to improve the system which runs the sites
AI and Linux: a bit of ranting
Rants follow
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Here's to Another Two Decades... [original]
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GNU/Linux Approaching 5% in Cambodia [original]
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New Addition to the Family [original]
Another new penguin-themed item for the house
Linux, BSD Leftovers
last batch
Hardware Leftovers
3 stories
Free, Libre, and Open Source Software Leftovers
FOSS leftovers
Fedora: Kevin Fenzi (IBM), Fedora’s Hypocrisy (IBM Speaks of "Conflict-of-Interest Policy"), and LVM in RHEL etc.
Red Hat news
Google Summer of Code 2026 Reports for KDE, GUADEC 2026 Report
GNOME and KDE picks
today's howtos
Instructionals/Technical posts
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Steam and games
Introducing Taiyo DHCP Server
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First Look at Firefox’s Brand-New Design in Firefox Nightly
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GNU/Linux Reaches 5+ Percent Market Share in Indonesia, an All-Time High [original]
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About 70% of Tux Machines is Not in Its Gemini Capsule [original]
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Never Give Up [original]
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