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Release of ravynOS 0.6, a FreeBSD edition aimed at compatibility with macOS

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The release of the ravynOS 0.6 project has been published, which develops an operating system based on FreeBSD aimed at achieving compatibility with macOS applications and providing a user interface styled like macOS. The project’s developments are distributed under the BSD license. The size of the bootable ISO image is 760 MB (x86_64). The project aims to achieve compatibility with macOS applications at the source code and executable […]

Support for 32-bit applications has been discontinued in GNOME Flatpak Runtime

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The GNOME project has stopped developing, maintaining, and supporting the extension 'org.gnome.Platform.i386.Compat', used in GNOME Flatpak Runtime to ensure compatibility with 32-bit applications. The extension provided 32-bit versions of GTK and GNOME libraries used to deliver 32-bit applications in flatpak packages suitable for installation in 64-bit distributions that have discontinued the supply of 32-bit libraries (multilib). GNOME Flatpak Runtime is now available only for architectures […]

Release of Firefox 144

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The release of web browser Firefox 144 has occurred, and updates to previous long-term support branches—140.4.0 and 115.29.0—have been formed. The Firefox 145 branch has entered beta testing, with a release scheduled for November 11. Key innovations in Firefox 144 (1, 2, 3): A new profile management system has been activated for all users. In profile form, users can create completely independent […]

Release of Linux Mint Debian Edition 7

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Two years after the last release, an alternative build of the Linux Mint distribution has been published — Linux Mint Debian Edition 7 (LMDE), which is based on the Debian package base (the classic Linux Mint is built on the Ubuntu package base). The distribution is available as installation ISO images (3 GB) with the Cinnamon 6.4 desktop environment. LMDE is aimed at technically proficient users and offers more […]

The technical committee has approved a change in the behavior of systemd in Debian

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The technical committee that makes final decisions on controversial technical issues in the Debian project has approved a change to the systemd package that alters its behavior when dealing with the /var/lock directory. Starting from version 258, the system manager systemd has restricted write access to the /var/lock directory only to users with root privileges, while the Debian technical committee has approved leaving […]

Release of Tails 7.1 distribution

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The release of the specialized distribution Tails 7.1 (The Amnesic Incognito Live System), developed as part of the Tor project, has been presented. The distribution is based on the Debian 13 package base, comes with the GNOME 48 desktop, and is designed for anonymous browsing using Tor tools. By default, all connections except for traffic through the Tor network are blocked by a packet filter. When saving user […]

Pixnapping attack, which determines screen contents to intercept 2FA codes on Android

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A group of researchers from four American universities has developed a Pixnapping attack technique (CVE-2025-48561) that allows unprivileged Android applications, which do not request additional permissions, to determine the content displayed on other applications' screens. As an example of practical application, the technique was demonstrated by identifying two-factor authentication codes displayed by the Google Authenticator app. The attack was also shown to be applicable for extracting confidential data displayed on the screen […]

Release of the Qt 6.10 framework

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The Qt Company has released the Qt 6.10 framework, continuing efforts to stabilize and enhance the functionality of the Qt 6 branch. Qt 6.10 provides support for Windows 10+, macOS 13+, Linux (Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, openSUSE 15.6, SUSE 15 SP6, RHEL 8.10/9.4, Debian 11.6), iOS 16+, Android 9+(API 23+), webOS, WebAssembly, INTEGRITY, VxWorks, FreeRTOS, and QNX. The source […]

The total capacity of international communication channels reached 1835 Tbps

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According to a service monitoring international communication channels, the global network bandwidth increased by 25% in 2025, reaching 1835 Tbps, more than double what it was in 2021. The highest growth in international communication capacity over the past four years has been observed in Africa (38%) and the Middle East (27%). The increase in internet traffic […]

Mozilla is testing a built-in free VPN in Firefox

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Mozilla has begun testing Firefox VPN, an integrated free VPN service in Firefox that allows users to access websites indirectly through intermediary servers in different countries, hiding the user's IP address. The VPN will be the first service implemented as part of an initiative to integrate additional privacy protection tools and enhance security in Firefox. The service is in the early stages of deployment and […]

The mobile platform LineageOS 23, based on Android 16, has been released.

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The release of the mobile platform LineageOS 23, based on the Android 16 codebase, has been announced. It is noted that the LineageOS 23 branch has reached parity in functionality and stability with the 22 branch and is considered ready for its first release. Builds have been prepared for 104 device models (28 devices fewer than LineageOS 22). LineageOS can also be run in the Android Emulator, […]

Google is changing its policy on the publication of vulnerability fixes in Android

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The GrapheneOS project, which develops an alternative free Android firmware aimed at enhancing security and ensuring privacy, reported that Google has made changes to its policy for publishing vulnerability fixes for the Android platform and disclosing information about vulnerabilities. The October vulnerability report for Android was published empty. From now on, Google will initially provide security fixes for Android exclusively to OEM manufacturers through closed channels […]

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