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Why not?

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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.

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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.

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Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 03, 2026

Alpine Sunset

Updated This Past Day

Updates:

  1. GNU/Linux Rises to 6% in Mexico
    Did the soccer (football) matches have some impact or just the "unknowns" being deciphered (or omitted) by statCounter?
  2. The Slop Presumption Rule
    Tainting oneself can take one day

New:

  1. IRC Proceedings: Sunday, August 02, 2026
    IRC logs for Sunday, August 02, 2026
  2. Gemini Links 03/08/2026: Collectibles, Cities of the Red Night, and Lali Lambda
    Links for the day
  3. IBM's August 2026 Promotions (Annual Ritual) Can Turn Into a "Bloodbath" (RAs, Layoffs)
    IBM Common Stock is set to open in the red (minus) on Monday
  4. Microsoft Culture Explained by People Who Work at Microsoft
    "Be ready for politicking and working over time and weekends."
  5. Codes of Conduct Attract Hoarders and Sociopaths, They Are Intolerant Towards Good People
    Codes of Conduct (CoCs) are also promoted using violence
  6. XBox is in Trouble, Sunday News Shows How Serious a Problem It Now Faces
    it seems impossible to resuscitate at this point
  7. statCounter Observes GNU/Linux at 10% in Libya
    this month statCounter finally sees GNU/Linux approaching "double-figures" there
  8. Thailand: GNU/Linux Approaching 15%, Windows in a Freefall
    It makes perfect sense for Thailand to adopt GNU/Linux for technical reasons, not just political reasons
  9. GNU/Linux in Bulgaria Back Up
    part of a trend in Europe
  10. Cuba Sees Leap in GNU/Linux Usage, as Reported by statCounter
    For the ordinary Cuban it makes sense to reduce a dependence on GAFAM
  11. Gemini Links 02/08/2026: Drift, Crawlers in Gopher Space, Purpose, and Python
    Links for the day
  12. Links 02/08/2026: Some Large Slop Investors "Crumbling", Russia Intensifies Bombing of Kiev
    Links for the day
  13. IBMers Discuss Who Killed IBM (It Impacts Red Hat)
    Fedora is fast becoming like another CentOS
  14. GNU/Linux Leaps to 8% in Asia
    In Asia, is it a bit higher because of GAFAM distrust? Maybe some other factor/s?
  15. Clownflare Web Usage Survey: About 10% in North America Use GNU/Linux, Worldwide 6.7%
    surveyors that showed GNU/Linux growth
  16. SLAPP Censorship - Part 137 Out of 200: Discovering That Spending a Million British Pounds (1,348,250.01 United States Dollars) on Lawyers Cannot Take Down One's Critics
    just outright bullying and criminality
  17. Steam Survey, analytics.usa.gov, and statCounter All Point to GNU/Linux Gains (Again)
    This must be very annoying to Microsoft
  18. GNU/Linux Exceeds 6% in Spain
    In recent years the "market share" steadily grew from 3% to over 6%
  19. Brazil: GNU/Linux Record High, 5%
    On average, GNU/Linux has evidence of growth in many countries this summer
  20. Amid 2026 Bing Layoffs Microsoft Share in Search Collapses
    How much longer before Microsoft throws in the towel or rebrands again?
  21. United Kingdom: GNU/Linux up to 7%, ChromeOS Another 5% (Total 12%)
    further significant gains for GNU/Linux this month
  22. Links 02/08/2026: Cheeto "Blurted Out Vile Plot to Censor ABC"; New York Times Fights 'Intimidation'
    Links for the day
  23. Why Techrights Will Still be Active a Decade From Now
    Techrights will carry on for many years to come
  24. We Are Witnessing the End of IBM
    IBM cannot find growth by moving downwards, by lowering standards
  25. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  26. IRC Proceedings: Saturday, August 01, 2026
    IRC logs for Saturday, August 01, 2026
  27. Gemini Links 02/08/2026: Older Books, Esperanto Music History, and Slop Making Things Worse
    Links for the day

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This is free and open source software
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4 picks
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