📰 I replaced Chrome, Firefox, and Brave with a minimalist browser that forces me to touch grass

It's pretty normal for most of us to have multiple browsers open across the day. For me, Chrome is where my work lives, Brave is where my studying lives, and Firefox is for everything else. I don't think any of them are particularly bad, but they do kind of keep adding stuff you didn't ask for: a Gemini nudge here, a Copilot sidebar there, a new page trying to get me to pay for something, etc.

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#firefox

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https://www.xda-developers.com/replaced-chrome-firefox-brave-with-minimalist-browser-opera-air/

Open Secure AI Alliance opens SAFE rules for sharing AI incidents

The Open Secure AI Alliance is a coalition led by NVIDIA and supported by prominent members including Microsoft, IBM, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Hugging Face, Palantir, Dell Technologies, Red Hat, and the Linux Foundation. Formed in late July 2026 to develop and share open tools for securing AI models, agents, and software infrastructure, the alliance has grown to more than 120 organizations and has opened a Request for Comments on SAFE, a proposed system for confidentially sharing security incidents and near misses involving AI agents.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/open-secure-ai-alliance-opens-safe-rules-for-sharing-ai-incidents/

Microsoft: MSIX Remove is not uninstall

MSIX “Remove” does not guarantee that an application’s binaries are deleted from disk. The operation deregisters the app for a user, while Windows only removes the package payload when no users, processes, or other references still depend on it.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/microsoft-msix-remove-is-not-uninstall/

📰 Paprius icon set gets first update in a over year with 80+ new icons

Fan of the the Papirus icon theme will be pleased to hear there a new update – the first since May 2025. For Papirus’s first update in 2026 (the tardiness of which its maintainer, Serhii Yeremenko, apologises) brings over 80 new icons or updated icons spanning apps, games and user-interface icons, plus new file mimetypes and revised symlinks. Frequent updates are why Papirus icons are popular with Linux users, and have been for such a long time.

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#linux

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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/paprius-icon-pack-sees-first-update-in-a-year-with-80-new-icons

📰 77 Open VSX extensions found harvesting developer info
77 extensions on the Open VSX marketplace impersonated legitimate developer tools while transmitting information about the systems and development environments where they were installed

🔗 Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/77-open-vsx-extensions-found-harvesting-developer-info/

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/77-open-vsx-extensions-found-harvesting-developer-info/amp

📰 Bottles 65 Released with Over 100 Changes for Windows Apps on Linux

Bottles 65 improves Windows app and game management on Linux with Steam integration, backups, file associations, and numerous fixes.

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#linux #steam

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https://linuxiac.com/bottles-65-released-with-over-100-changes-for-windows-apps-on-linux/

📰 My phone can't replace a Raspberry Pi for this home server project

Even though it can run plenty of self-hosted services.

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#raspberry

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https://www.xda-developers.com/my-phone-cant-replace-a-raspberry-pi-for-this-home-server-project/

📰 NVIDIA Joins Dell and HP in Supporting the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS)

Linux Vendor Firmware Service creator Richard Hughes announced that NVIDIA has also agreed to become a premier sponsor for the LVFS.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/nvidia-joins-dell-and-hp-in-supporting-the-linux-vendor-firmware-service-lvfs

#linux

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Chrome’s on-device AI now needs 20 GB of free disk space

Google has quietly expanded Chrome’s on-device AI documentation with concrete download requirements, including approximately 20 GB of free storage. Chrome may download its roughly 4 GB Gemini Nano model only on supported hardware with enough processing capacity and an unmetered internet connection.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/chromes-on-device-ai-now-needs-20-gb-of-free-disk-space/

📰 This gorgeous KDE icon pack gives your desktop a chalk-like look

One of the biggest things I love about Linux is that it's very customizable. There's no need to install third-party apps and use workarounds to get the look and feel you want; most of the time, the OS itself comes with all the support you'd need to do what you want. Such is the case with this delightful icon pack you can download and install onto KDE right now.

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#kde #linux

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https://www.xda-developers.com/this-gorgeous-kde-icon-pack-gives-your-desktop-a-chalk-like-look/

Cloudflare opens WriteGuard beta to stop runaway MCP agent writes

Cloudflare is bringing WriteGuard to a private beta for MCP server portals, giving organizations centralized controls over AI agents that can change tickets, code, documents, or production systems. The layer can block risky tool calls before execution, identify the agent session behind a user’s credentials, and make machine-generated activity searchable.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/cloudflare-opens-writeguard-beta-to-stop-runaway-mcp-agent-writes/

📰 Mozilla Firefox 153.0.3 Improves the Smart Window and Fixes More Bugs

Firefox 153.0.3 open-source web browser is now available for download to fix more issues discovered in the latest Firefox 153 release and also add some improvements.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-firefox-153-0-3-improves-the-smart-window-and-fixes-more-bugs

#firefox #opensource

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📰 AMD Posts Proposal & Linux Patches For eSPI Subsystem

AMD has posted patches proposing a new Linux subsystem for the Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) standard that was in turn originally developed by Intel. With AMD now making use of eSPI, they are proposing a new subsystem for it within the Linux kernel, which includes a new driver for their hardware...

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#amd #intel #kernel #linux

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https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMD-eSPI-Linux-Patches

📰 RawTherapee 5.13 Switches to Rec. 2020 by Default, Improves HiDPI Support

RawTherapee 5.13, a raw image processing app, is out with Rec. 2020 as the new default working profile, sharper HiDPI previews, and ARM improvements.

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#arm

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https://linuxiac.com/rawtherapee-5-13-switches-to-rec-2020-by-default-improves-hidpi-support/

VS Code 1.133 Insiders separates editor priorities for diffs

Visual Studio Code 1.133 Insiders lets custom editor extensions choose different priorities for normal files and diff views. The change allows administrators and developers to keep a specialized editor for regular work while returning to VS Code’s built-in text editor for comparisons.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/vs-code-1-133-insiders-separates-editor-priorities-for-diffs/

В drivers/staging ядра Linux перестанут принимать созданные LLM патчи

3 августа 2026 года, сопровождающий стабильных веток Linux и подсистемы staging Грег Кроа-Хартман (Greg Kroah-Hartman) объявил о новых правилах приёма изменений в каталог drivers/staging. Поводом стало недавнее «нашествие созданных LLM патчей». Теперь подготовленные языковыми моделями исправления для этой части ядра будут автоматически отклоняться, за исключением подтверждённых исправлений реальных уязвимостей.
Каталог drivers/staging используется для размещения драйверов и других компонентов, которые ещё не соответствуют требованиям основной ветки Linux. Согласно официальной документации ядра, такой код остаётся в staging, пока требует дополнительной работы; после доработки его могут перенести в основную часть ядра, а неразвивающиеся компоненты со временем удаляются.
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 linux, llm, staging

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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/kernel/18352875

‍Wild 0.10

4 августа состоялся выпуск Wild 0.10 — свободного компоновщика, написанного на Rust и предназначенного прежде всего для быстрой сборки программ в Linux. Компоновщик выполняет заключительный этап сборки: объединяет объектные файлы и библиотеки в готовый исполняемый файл или разделяемую библиотеку. Wild может использоваться как замена GNU ld, LLD и Mold, хотя заявленная разработчиками конечная цель — инкрементальная компоновка — пока не реализована.
Одним из главных новшеств стала поддержка параметров --gdb-index и --no-gdb-index. При включении этой возможности Wild создаёт в выходном файле секцию .gdb_index с индексом отладочной информации. Благодаря этому GDB может быстрее находить необходимые символы в крупных программах, не формируя индекс отдельно после сборки. Реализация поддерживает девятую версию формата GDB Index; операции сканирования, объединения и записи индекса были распараллелены.
Значительно расширена работа со сценариями компоновщика. Добавлена поддержка:
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 linker, rust, wild

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https://www.linux.org.ru/news/development/18352880

Build 29639 lets Windows 11 users pause updates indefinitely

Windows 11 Insider build 29639 introduces a major change to Windows Update: users can extend a scheduled update pause as many times as needed. The Experimental (Future Platforms) preview also adds a smart card security policy for Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 sessions.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/build-29639-lets-windows-11-users-pause-updates-indefinitely/

Rhythmbox 3.5 lets you sync your podcast listening across apps

Rhythmbox 3.5.0 is out and it now lets you sync podcast subscriptions and listening progress across apps – the standout feature in the music player’s first major release in nine months.  A new podcast plugin ties into the gpodder.net API so your subscriptions and play counts carry over between Rhythmbox and other compatible clients via a self-hosted sync server like oPodSync or PinePods. The podcasts page itself has also undergone a refresh, with the episode list now showing which ones you’ve already listened. The v3.5.0 changelog also notes that update notifications have been redesigned. Rhythmbox 3.5.0 also gives some attention […]
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https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/08/rhythmbox-3-5-podcast-sync

OpenAI launches Economic Research Exchange with applications open through July 2026

OpenAI is accepting proposals for the new OpenAI Economic Research Exchange, a program intended to produce independent evidence about how AI is changing workers, businesses, institutions, and the wider economy. Selected researchers will receive structured collaboration opportunities, governed access to OpenAI tools and datasets, and defined project milestones.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/openai-launches-economic-research-exchange-with-applications-open-through-july-2026/