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Firefox 144.0 introduces updates to tab groups, profiles, and security, including drag-and-drop tabs, a new profile system, Visual Search by Google Lens, Perplexity AI-driven search integration, and AES-256-CBC password encryption buff.ly/gjEXhPS
The Firefox browser displays a New York Times Cooking webpage for sweet potato fries, set against a dark purple background featuring a Firefox logo.
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LMDE 7 "Gigi" is out now, offering a Debian-based alternative to Linux Mint. Built on Debian 13 "Trixie," it includes the Cinnamon 6.4.13 desktop, Linux 6.12 LTS kernel, OEM install support, enhancements in fingerprint authentication, libadwaita, and Wayland session. buff.ly/NH2E2tE
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Google has updated its ad visibility with a new “Sponsored results” label and a one-click “Hide sponsored results” button to collapse these sponsored results once you've seen them. Rollout has started globally on both desktop and mobile.
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A cell phone screen displaying a Google search for flower delivery, showing sponsored product results and a button to "Hide sponsored results."
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Open source chat app Revolt has rebranded to @Stoat.chat, after receiving a cease and desist notice regarding its name. All servers, user data, features, and core values remain unchanged. A new visual identity and mascot should be unveiled soon.
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The word "STOAT" is printed across the page in bold, white letters against a solid purple background. The letters are wide and close together, and a solid, white bar extends across the bottom of the word.
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Linux Mint @linuxmint.com · 7h
LMDE 7 “Gigi” released!
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Privacy-focused OS Tails 7.1 debuts with an offline Tor Browser home page, improved administration messages, updated Tor, Tor Browser, and Thunderbird core software, ifupdown package removal, some fixes, and more.
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Screenshot of the Tails operating system web browser, displaying a purple background with white text stating "Explore. Privately.", along with a search bar using the DuckDuckGo search engine.
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KDE @handle.invalid · 9h
Happy Birthday to us 🎂! KDE is 29!

Today KDE is 29 years old and we are celebrating kicking off our yearly #fundraiser. Donate and make KDE's wishes come true.

kde.org/fundraisers/...
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Google has updated NotebookLM's Video Overviews, adding narrated videos with visual flexibility using Gemini's Nano Banana AI model. Additionally, Google is also bringing Gemini's Nano Banana to Google Search, Lens, with Google Photos coming soon.
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Blender @blender.org · 1d
Blender 5.0 is in Beta! 🚀

Featuring artwork by Juan Hernández

Please take a moment to test your files, update your add-ons, and report any issue you may find by going to Help → Report a Bug.

👉 Download builder.blender.org/download/dai...
📖 What's New developer.blender.org/docs/release...
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 1d
Apple has announced the discontinuation of its Clips video editing app for iOS, 8. The app won't be updated anymore, and was removed from the App Store for new users on October 10, 2025. Users are advised to export their video clips.
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Private email & calendar hosting provider @Fastmail.com has announced the release of a desktop app for Mac, Windows, and Linux, offering offline support, native notifications, and deeper system integration for seamless use across platforms.
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LineageOS 23 debuts with Android 16, improved virtualization support, a rewritten camera app, security patches, updated applications, new Android TV launcher, Linux mainline kernel support, new ringtones and alarms, and much more.
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JavaScript & TypeScript runtime Bun 1.3 introduces first-class frontend development support with full‑stack dev server, built-in MySQL and Redis clients, better routing, Node.js compatibility enhancements, and much more.
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The latest Goodnotes update introduces new subscription plans, AI-powered tools like Math Solver and AI Meetings, Whiteboards, and flexible Text Documents for all users buff.ly/hrtC050
Digital whiteboard displaying a cloud computing 101 topic with a brainstorm of ideas using handwritten notes, mind maps and sticky notes. Users are commenting, while a folder containing meeting notes sits to the left side.
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Google Deepmind unveils CodeMender, an AI agent that detects, patches, and helps prevent software vulnerabilities in open-source projects buff.ly/jeEQl8a
Abstract rendering of a curved, segmented path comprised of iridescent squares, transitioning from a cohesive structure at the lower right to a dissolving, pink-toned dispersion at the upper left, all against a light blue background.
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Google debuts Gemini CLI Extensions, enabling public, third-party integrations for its AI tool. Figma, Stripe, and others join initial launch. The extensions are hosted on GitHub and can be installed with a single command buff.ly/x1eF2p3
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Contra’s latest update introduces a new community feature that turns the platform into a professional network for designers, developers, and creators. It adds a central hub for sharing work and ideas, plus a commission-free system for managing projects buff.ly/hj0a6fm
Collage of digital content featuring the phrase "Follow the creative current + contra" along with examples of invoice payments, social media posts promoting the platform, and images related to design.
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Telegram's latest update introduces live comments for group calls, private contact notes, upgraded AI bots, iOS interface changes, and new gifting features buff.ly/Qv0uDfO
A mobile phone displays a group call interface, showing a video feed of a person in ski gear against a mountain backdrop, along with text messages like "Can we order pizza while still on this call?" and "I'm serious, I'm starving." A mobile keyboard is visible at the bottom of the screen.
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VS Code 1.105 brings AI-driven merge conflict assistance, a new MCP marketplace, macOS authentication, new AI chat models, accessibility upgrades, and chat workflow improvements buff.ly/PqS261Z
Visual Studio Code "What's new" slide for September Update [1.105], featuring the Visual Studio Code logo in the upper left as a light blue infinity symbol. The body includes bulleted lists of new features such as "Native auth experience on macOS," "Resolve merge conflicts with AI," and "Extension-contributed prompts and instructions." The background is dark grey
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 4d
YouTube is testing a pilot program, called “second chance”, which will let some qualified, previously terminated creators request a new channel, with limits on copyright and creator responsibility policy violators.
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A YouTube logo mounted on a black wall is blurred by several pedestrians walking in front of it.
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 4d
Tiny Tiny RSS, the popular open source web-based RSS reader, will be entirely discontinued and its sites dismantled on November 1, 2025. Users have a one-month window to mirror repositories before complete removal.
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A screenshot of the web application, Tiny Tiny RSS, showing a list of articles and open articles, including an article about holiday demos and an article about a LED VU meter. On the left of the image is the Tiny Tiny RSS logo, featuring a stylized white letter "t" on a white rounded square with orange radiating bars coming from the bottom-right corner.
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Gerald Combs @geraldcombs.bsky.social · 5d
#Wireshark 4.6.0 has been released. Cheers! These releases are brought to you by the Wireshark Foundation. If you or your employer can donate, it would help us out immensely.

www.wireshark.org/docs/relnote...

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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 5d
🚀 The VS Code September release (v1.105) is here! Check out what's new:

🛠️ GitHub MCP registry integration
🔀 Resolve merge conflicts with AI
🔔 OS notifications for tasks & chat responses
🧠 Chain of thought with GPT-5-Codex

…and more: aka.ms/VSCodeRelease

🧵 Here are the highlights...
A thumbnail with a dark background and the VS Code logo that reads "What's new in Visual Studio Code September Update 1.105. Native auth experience on macOS, OS notifications for long-running tasks and chat responses, improved code edits for custom models, fully-qualified tool names in prompt files and chat modes, add context from nested AGENTS.md files, resolve merge conflicts with AI, install servers from MCP marketplace, autostart new and updated MCP servers, pick up recent chat conversations, and extension-contributed prompts and instructions."
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 4d
🐿️ TrailBase 0.19 drops V8 in favor of WebAssembly-only execution, updates Linux binaries to MUSL, deprecates index file reads in favor of unique filenames, introduces an official Kotlin client, reworks the WASM execution model, and more.
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Screenshot of the TrailBase interface displaying database tables, logs, and a world map with heatmap data, set against a blue background with the TrailBase white squirrel logo holding an acorn.
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🦊 Firefox’s built-in improved profile management is rolling out to all users, starting October 14, offering separate spaces for bookmarks, logins, history, extensions, and improved accessibility, to help keeping browsing activities separate.
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Screenshots showcasing the Firefox profile feature. One screenshot features a promotional message with cartoon fox characters and a button to create a profile, while the other shows the profile customization interface within the Firefox browser, allowing users to name their profile and select a theme color.