📰 Firefox 142 Adds New Tab Topics, Local AI in Extensions + More
Firefox 142 lets US users curate stores on the new tab stories by topic and lets web extensions use local AI models, among other changes. Highlights inside.You're reading Firefox 142 Adds New Tab Topics, Local AI in Extensions + More, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/firefox-142-browser-update-new-features
Firefox 142 lets US users curate stores on the new tab stories by topic and lets web extensions use local AI models, among other changes. Highlights inside.You're reading Firefox 142 Adds New Tab Topics, Local AI in Extensions + More, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do not reproduce elsewhere without permission.
🔗 Source: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/firefox-142-browser-update-new-features
OMG! Ubuntu
Firefox 142 Adds New Tab Topics, Local AI in Extensions + More
Firefox 142 lets US users curate stores on the new tab stories by topic and lets web extensions use local AI models, among other changes. Highlights inside.
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Valve continue building up their new game Deadlock with a big update with six new heroes | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/valve-continue-building-up-their-new-game-deadlock-with-a-big-update-with-six-new-heroes/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/valve-continue-building-up-their-new-game-deadlock-with-a-big-update-with-six-new-heroes/
GamingOnLinux
Valve continue building up their new game Deadlock with a big update with six new heroes
Valve developers are still working on their upcoming game Deadlock, a third-person MOBA and the latest update is a pretty big one.
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Kdenlive 25.08 Preps For Future Hardware Acceleration Features - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Kdenlive-25.08-Released
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Kdenlive-25.08-Released
Phoronix
Kdenlive 25.08 Preps For Future Hardware Acceleration Features
Kdenlive 25.08 is out today as the newest feature release for this KDE/Qt-aligned open-source video editor
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Firefox 143 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here's What to Expect - 9to5Linux
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-143-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-143-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect
9to5Linux
Firefox 143 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing, Here's What to Expect - 9to5Linux
Firefox 143 open-source web browser is now available for public beta testing with various new features and improvements.
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UP Xtreme ARL is a compact Intel Arrow Lake-H dev board - Liliputing
https://liliputing.com/up-xtreme-arl-is-a-compact-intel-arrow-lake-h-dev-board/
https://liliputing.com/up-xtreme-arl-is-a-compact-intel-arrow-lake-h-dev-board/
Liliputing
UP Xtreme ARL is a compact Intel Arrow Lake-H dev board
UP Xtreme ARL is a compact Intel Arrow Lake-H dev board
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ERMAC Android malware source code leak exposes banking trojan infrastructure
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ermac-android-malware-source-code-leak-exposes-banking-trojan-infrastructure/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ermac-android-malware-source-code-leak-exposes-banking-trojan-infrastructure/
BleepingComputer
ERMAC Android malware source code leak exposes banking trojan infrastructure
The source code for version 3 of the ERMAC Android banking trojan has been leaked online, exposing the internals of the malware-as-a-service platform and the operator's infrastructure.
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Linux Kernel netfilter Vulnerability Let Attackers Escalate Privileges
https://cybersecuritynews.com/linux-kernel-netfilter-vulnerability/
https://cybersecuritynews.com/linux-kernel-netfilter-vulnerability/
Cyber Security News
Linux Kernel Netfilter Vulnerability Let Attackers Escalate Privileges
A critical vulnerability in the Linux kernel's netfilter ipset subsystem has been discovered that allows local attackers to escalate privileges to root level access.
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Apple SoC DT Updates Already Begin Lining Up For Linux 6.18 - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-SoC-DT-Begins-Linux-6.18
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Apple-SoC-DT-Begins-Linux-6.18
Phoronix
Apple SoC DT Updates Already Begin Lining Up For Linux 6.18
While the Linux v6.17 merge window only wrapped up earlier this month, Apple Silicon DeviceTree 'DT' updates have already begun queuing for the Linux 6.18 merge window that will happen in October.
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Lightweight Zephix v8 Linux OS focuses on portability and efficiency - BetaNews
https://betanews.com/2025/08/18/lightweight-zephix-v8-linux-os-focuses-on-portability-and-efficiency/
https://betanews.com/2025/08/18/lightweight-zephix-v8-linux-os-focuses-on-portability-and-efficiency/
BetaNews
Lightweight Zephix v8 Linux OS focuses on portability and efficiency
Zephix version 8 has just been released, with the lightweight Linux distro taking a new approach.
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Linux Adding Detection For BSD's Bhyve Hypervisor To Support 255+ vCPUs - Phoronix
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Bhyve-Detection
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Bhyve-Detection
Phoronix
Linux Adding Detection For BSD's Bhyve Hypervisor To Support 255+ vCPUs
Bhyve is the BSD hypervisor / virtual machine manager (VMM) developed by FreeBSD that supports a range of operating systems and across CPU vendors
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LibreOffice 25.8 Released with PDF 2.0 Export, Faster Performance
—> https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/libreoffice-25-8-released-pdf-2-performance-boost
—> https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/libreoffice-25-8-released-pdf-2-performance-boost
OMG! Ubuntu
LibreOffice 25.8 Released with PDF 2.0 Export, Faster Performance
LibreOffice 25.8 released with PDF 2.0 export, 30% faster file opening, new Calc functions, better performance, and various user-interface tweaks.
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Thunderbird 142 Released with New PDF Signing
—> https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-142-released-with-new-pdf-signing/
—> https://linuxiac.com/thunderbird-142-released-with-new-pdf-signing/
Linuxiac
Thunderbird 142 Released with New PDF Signing
Mozilla Thunderbird 142 open-source email client introduces visual PDF signatures, easier folder management, and dozens of fixes for mail, calendar, and UI issues.
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Beelink GTi15 Ultra is an Intel Arrow Lake mini PC with support for an (external) desktop graphics card - Liliputing
https://liliputing.com/beelink-gti15-ultra-is-an-intel-arrow-lake-mini-pc-with-support-for-an-external-desktop-graphics-card/
https://liliputing.com/beelink-gti15-ultra-is-an-intel-arrow-lake-mini-pc-with-support-for-an-external-desktop-graphics-card/
Liliputing
Beelink GTi15 Ultra is an Intel Arrow Lake mini PC with support for an (external) desktop graphics card
Beelink GTi15 Ultra is an Intel Arrow Lake mini PC with support for an (external) desktop graphics card
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 launches October 21 but you have to pay extra for all the content | GamingOnLinux
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-launches-october-21-but-you-have-to-pay-extra-for-all-the-content/
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/08/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-launches-october-21-but-you-have-to-pay-extra-for-all-the-content/
GamingOnLinux
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 launches October 21 but you have to pay extra for all the content
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 from Paradox finally has a release date with October 21, but it gets expensive if you want all the content.
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Pico2-Ice development board combines Raspberry Pi RP2350B with Lattice iCE40UP5K FPGA - CNX Software
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/19/pico2-ice-development-board-combines-raspberry-pi-rp2350b-with-lattice-ice40up5k-fpga/
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/19/pico2-ice-development-board-combines-raspberry-pi-rp2350b-with-lattice-ice40up5k-fpga/
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Free VPN Extension Found Taking Screenshots, Uploading Them - OMG! Ubuntu
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/free-vpn-chrome-extension-spying-on-users
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/08/free-vpn-chrome-extension-spying-on-users
OMG! Ubuntu
Free VPN Extension Found Taking Screenshots, Uploading Them
Security researchers found that a free VPN extension for Chrome with over 100k is taking screen grabs of users' browsing and uploading them to a remote server.
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5 applications I've deployed on my Raspberry Pi with K3s
https://www.xda-developers.com/applications-deployed-raspberry-pi-k3s/
https://www.xda-developers.com/applications-deployed-raspberry-pi-k3s/
XDA
5 applications I've deployed on my Raspberry Pi with K3s
You might be surprised at the versatility of K3s in bringing practical services to life on a Raspberry Pi.
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Linux Gets HDR Support in Chromium on Wayland
https://linuxiac.com/linux-gets-hdr-support-in-chromium-on-wayland/
https://linuxiac.com/linux-gets-hdr-support-in-chromium-on-wayland/
Linuxiac
Linux Gets HDR Support in Chromium on Wayland
Chromium’s HDR support for Wayland has been merged, enhancing video playback on Linux, with NVIDIA GPU decoding still a question mark.
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Pinned Device Memory Patches For Intel's Multi-GPU "Project Battlematrix" Linux Efforts
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Pinned-Device-Memory
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-Pinned-Device-Memory
Phoronix
Pinned Device Memory Patches For Intel's Multi-GPU "Project Battlematrix" Linux Efforts
As part of Intel's ongoing Project Battlematrix efforts that include SR-IOV support for Arc Pro cards as well as multi-device (multi-GPU) support for allowing up to eight Intel Arc Pro graphics cards in a single system, today Intel engineers posted their…
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Snapdragon W5+ and W5 Gen 2 wearable platforms gain NB-NTN satellite support
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/21/snapdragon-w5-and-w5-gen-2-wearable-platforms-gain-nb-ntn-satellite-support/
https://www.cnx-software.com/2025/08/21/snapdragon-w5-and-w5-gen-2-wearable-platforms-gain-nb-ntn-satellite-support/
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Apache ActiveMQ Flaw Exploited to Deploy DripDropper Malware on Cloud Linux Systems
https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/apache-activemq-flaw-exploited-to.html
https://thehackernews.com/2025/08/apache-activemq-flaw-exploited-to.html
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