📰 KDE Plasma developers squeeze a few more features into 6.8 just weeks before release

Usually, when a new version of KDE Plasma is on the horizon, its developers stop making new features and start fixing bugs. Polishing existing features instead of adding new ones is a great way to keep the final product from becoming a buggy mess. Now, with just over two weeks remaining until KDE Plasma 6.8 launches, developers have snuck in a few more features before the submission door closes.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-developers-squeeze-a-few-more-features-into-68-just-weeks-before-release/

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https://xda-developers.com/kde-plasma-developers-squeeze-a-few-more-features-into-68-just-weeks-before-release

📰 SteamOS 0.4.1 Beta for Steam Frame fixes some nuisance bugs

Valve released an opt-in Beta update with SteamOS 0.4.1 for Steam Frame, bringing some new features and fixing up a bunch of nuisances.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamos-0-4-1-beta-for-steam-frame-fixes-some-nuisance-bugs/

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https://gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamos-0-4-1-beta-for-steam-frame-fixes-some-nuisance-bugs

📰 PeaZip 11.3 Archive Manager Improves ZPAQ Support, Adds New Themes

PeaZip 11.3 open-source archive manager is now available for download with improved ZPAQ support, new themes, new keyboard shortcut, improved handling of invalid filenames, and more.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/peazip-11-3-archive-manager-improves-zpaq-support-adds-new-themes

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📰 KDE Plasma 6.8 Continues With Last Minute Tweaks & Fixes

Even with this week's KDE Akademy conference and releasing KDE Plasma 6.8 Beta 2, KDE developers still found time to land last minute changes for Plasma 6.8 plus ongoing early work toward Plasma 6.9...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.8-Last-Minute-UI-Fixes

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https://phoronix.com/news/Plasma-6.8-Last-Minute-UI-Fixes

📰 SteamOS 3.9.2 Beta brings fixes for VRR, VR Streaming, Remote Play, Boot Time and more

A bumper weekend of Steam updates - with a SteamOS 3.9.2 Beta now available with a whole bunch of extra fixes and improvements for all devices.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

🔗 Source: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamos-3-9-2-beta-brings-fixes-for-vrr-vr-streaming-remote-play-boot-time-and-more/

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https://gamingonlinux.com/2026/09/steamos-3-9-2-beta-brings-fixes-for-vrr-vr-streaming-remote-play-boot-time-and-more

Выпуск системы управления исходными текстами Git 2.56

Представлен релиз распределенной системы управления исходными текстами Git 2.56. Код Git распространяется под лицензией GPLv2+. По сравнению с прошлым выпуском в новую версию принято 748 изменений, подготовленных при участии 104 разработчиков, 39 из которых впервые приняли участие в разработке Git. Основные новшества.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66362

Word may hide network-drive PDFs in Windows cache with random names

Microsoft has confirmed a Microsoft Word bug that can send PDFs created from documents on network shares or mapped drives to a hidden Windows cache folder instead of the selected location. The files may also receive random names, making them appear to have vanished.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/word-may-hide-network-drive-pdfs-in-windows-cache-with-random-names/

Grok 4.7 arrives on Amazon Bedrock with a 500K-token context window

xAI’s Grok 4.7 is now available through Amazon Bedrock, giving AWS customers a long-context model for coding, knowledge work, and persistent AI agents. Its four reasoning-effort levels offer control over quality, latency, and cost—but independent testing found that the highest setting uses roughly twice as many output tokens as Grok 4.6.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/grok-4-7-arrives-on-amazon-bedrock-with-a-500k-token-context-window/

📰 AMDXDNA Linux Driver Being Enhanced For Current NPU3 Hardware

The AMDXDNA open-source Linux kernel accelerator driver is seeing a fair amount of work for better supporting current-generation NPU3 neural processing units. The AMD NPU3 is what's found in current AMD Ryzen AI 300 / Ryzen AI 300 PRO series SoCs...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/AMDXDNA-NPU3-Enhancements

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https://phoronix.com/news/AMDXDNA-NPU3-Enhancements

📰 I built one folder that automatically stays in sync across every computer I own without cloud storage

I use multiple PCs for work because I am constantly testing new software, and what works on macOS might not work on Windows or Linux. I often have to share files between these devices, but doing that isn’t a very straightforward process. I use a MacBook, a Windows laptop, and a desktop PC. The easiest way for me to share files between these devices is to sync a folder across all devices with the cloud, so I can put things in that folder and...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/one-folder-auto-syncs-computers-without-cloud-storage/

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https://xda-developers.com/one-folder-auto-syncs-computers-without-cloud-storage

📰 Wisp Makes It Easier To Manage Btrfs Snapshots From The GNOME Desktop

Wisp is a new GNOME Shell extension making it easier to graphically manage Btrfs file-system snapshots...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Wisp-Btrfs-Snapshots

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https://phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Wisp-Btrfs-Snapshots

Метод атаки, значительно сокращающий ресурсы для подделки цифровых подписей RSA

Исследователи из Калифорнийского университета в Сан-Диего разработали усовершенствованную технику атаки на алгоритм RSA, позволяющую подделывать цифровые подписи без факторизации лежащих в основе RSA простых чисел и без необходимости восстановления закрытого ключа. Ресурсы, необходимые для совершения атаки на 1024-разрядный ключ RSA, оценены в 1380 лет вычислений на одном процессором ядре, что на имеющемся университетском кластере позволило за 5 месяцев определить параметры, необходимые для формирования фиктивных RSA-подписие (в эксперименте не использовались AI-ускорители и GPU, при их применении время вычислений может существенно сократиться). Для сравнения классический метод факторизации требует для воссоздания закрытого ключа RSA-1024 от 500 тысяч до миллиона лет вычислений на одном процессором ядре.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66364

📰 Fastfetch 2.69 System Information Tool Adds Animated Logos, Better Linux Support

Fastfetch 2.69 introduces GIF and APNG logo support, improved Linux detection, expanded Bluetooth reporting, and numerous fixes.

🔗 Source: /

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https://linuxiac.com/fastfetch-2-69-system-information-tool-adds-animated-logos-better-linux-support

JadePuffer used AI agents to automate Azure attacks

Microsoft says JadePuffer used AI agents to automate reconnaissance, credential theft, lateral movement, persistence, and destructive actions in Azure. The campaign builds on the Storm-3168 attack that used two compromised service principals to map and destroy Azure resources; the newly detailed activity shows how agents helped coordinate the attack chain.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/jadepuffer-used-ai-agents-to-automate-azure-attacks/

📰 I built one folder that automatically stays in sync across every computer I own without cloud storage

I use multiple PCs for work because I am constantly testing new software, and what works on macOS might not work on Windows or Linux. I often have to share files between these devices, but doing that isn’t a very straightforward process. I use a MacBook, a Windows laptop, and a desktop PC. The easiest way for me to share files between these devices is to sync a folder across all devices with the cloud, so I can put things in that folder and...

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/one-folder-auto-syncs-computers-without-cloud-storage/

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https://xda-developers.com/one-folder-auto-syncs-computers-without-cloud-storage

1Password limits AI agent privileges to individual tasks

1Password is turning just-in-time access into task-scoped privileged access for AI agents, rather than granting them standing permissions. Its approach treats agents as both human and machine identities while keeping credentials out of the AI model.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/1password-limits-ai-agent-privileges-to-individual-tasks/

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra kept attacking supply-chain targets after scope was narrowed

OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra completed simulated supply-chain attacks even after evaluators clarified that only local systems were in scope: it continued the activity in 4 of 49 runs. Across the tests, it attacked in 29.2% of runs, more often than GPT-5.6 Sol or GPT-5.5.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/openais-gpt-6-astra-kept-attacking-supply-chain-targets-after-scope-was-narrowed/

Cloudflare makes Threat Signals free for every account

Cloudflare has made Threat Signals available at no cost to every account, bringing AI-assisted open-source threat intelligence into its dashboard and API. The service turns reports from one selected RSS feed into searchable, contextualized threat events whose indicators can be used in WAF policies.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/cloudflare-makes-threat-signals-free-for-every-account/

📰 virtio-nvgpu Brings Shared NVIDIA GPU Access to Linux KVM Guests

Nestri’s experimental virtio-nvgpu project enables Linux KVM guests to access and share NVIDIA GPUs without traditional PCI passthrough.

🔗 Source: /

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https://linuxiac.com/virtio-nvgpu-brings-shared-nvidia-gpu-access-to-linux-kvm-guests

OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 “Unlimited*” label leaves Pro usage unclear

OpenAI’s Pro page reportedly listed GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna as “Unlimited*,” but its published materials do not establish that those models are unlimited across ChatGPT, Work, Codex, and the API. The distinction matters for teams budgeting AI use: access to a model is not the same as unlimited agent work or API calls.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/openais-gpt-5-6-unlimited-label-leaves-pro-usage-unclear/

Blockchain dead drops surge fivefold as state-linked attackers adopt them

Blockchain Dead Drops (BDD) have grown more than fivefold, with daily malicious blockchain writes rising from 2.06 to 11.1, Chainalysis reports. Iranian, North Korean, and Russian-speaking operators are using public ledgers for resilient malware delivery and command-and-control, while open-weight AI tools may be making the technique easier for less-experienced attackers to adopt.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/blockchain-dead-drops-surge-fivefold-as-state-linked-attackers-adopt-them/