Let’s Encrypt switches its default certificate cycle from 90 days to 64 days in February 2027

Let’s Encrypt will switch its default certificate lifetime from 90 days to 64 days on February 10, 2027. From that date, each newly issued certificate—including a renewal—will follow the 64-day cycle. Certificates already issued will keep their original expiration dates.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/lets-encrypt-switches-its-default-certificate-cycle-from-90-days-to-64-days-in-february-2027/

Google’s persistent Gemini agent gets its own Workspace identity

Google Cloud has opened a private preview of a persistent Gemini agent built to carry workplace assignments across apps for hours or days. It can keep task context between devices, coordinate specialized agents, and—in a team-coworker setup—have its own Gmail, Calendar, Drive storage, and company-directory identity. Broader availability has no announced date.
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📰 KDE Gear 26.08.2 Released with More Improvements for Your Favorite KDE Apps

KDE Gear 26.08.2 is now available as the second maintenance update to the latest KDE Gear 26.08 open-source software suite series with more fixes for your favorite KDE apps.

🔗 Source: https://9to5linux.com/kde-gear-26-08-2-released-with-more-improvements-for-your-favorite-kde-apps

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📰 Google Working To Leverage More Compiler Optimizations Within The Linux Kernel

While Linus Torvalds previously shot down plans for Profile Guided Optimizations (PGO) in the mainline Linux kernel, Google engineers are hoping still to get that out-of-tree functionality upstream. They also would like to see PGO supported for Linux kernel modules rather than just the main Linux kernel image. Additionally, they hope to see limitations overcome around AutoFDO and Propeller optimizations of kernel modules...

🔗 Source: https://www.phoronix.com/news/Google-More-Kernel-Compiler-Opt

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https://phoronix.com/news/Google-More-Kernel-Compiler-Opt

📰 The best thing about Debian is how old all of its software is

Debian’s old software is often discussed as its biggest weakness when compared to other distros. But when I picked Debian for my own home server, I specifically chose it because of those years-old versions. I am running bare-metal Debian on an old business laptop with more than 20 stacks, and Debian is the least concerning element in the homelab, and that sounds the opposite for software this old.

🔗 Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/best-thing-about-debian-how-old-all-of-its-software-is/

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https://xda-developers.com/best-thing-about-debian-how-old-all-of-its-software-is

The President of the United States of America considers anyone who still uses the term “artificial intelligence” an enemy

President Trump’s Truth Social post declares anyone who says “artificial intelligence” instead of his preferred “super intelligence” an enemy of the White House—a terminology decree apparently backed by highly accepted authority.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/the-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-considers-anyone-who-still-uses-the-term-artificial-intelligence-an-enemy/

Anthropic’s OSS Scanner finds a serious curl flaw

Anthropic’s free OSS Scanner has uncovered a curl vulnerability that maintainer Daniel Stenberg describes as one of the project’s worst in several years. The finding puts a real-world result behind the service, which Anthropic recently opened to open-source maintainers for automated security reports.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/anthropics-oss-scanner-finds-a-serious-curl-flaw/

The SaaSpocalypse has begun! Somebody vibe-coded every single Adobe app

The “SaaSpocalypse” is the fear that AI-generated software could disrupt subscription-based software companies. The open-source ArtCraft suite showcases what the software industry can expect in the coming months. It offers a Rust-built alternatives to Adobe apps, including PhotoCraft (Photoshop), LightCraft (Lightroom), and FilmCraft (Premiere Pro). The reviewer says the project had appeared on GitHub only a few days earlier and estimates it was about a week old. FUTC tests the three against practical image-editing and video-editing tasks on Windows. They show promise, but performance, image rendering, and advanced features vary by app.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/the-saaspocalypse-has-begun-somebody-vibe-coded-every-single-adobe-app/

The Document Foundation gets its own logo after 16 years

The Document Foundation, the non-profit steering the development of LibreOffice, has unveiled a new logo. The change means that, for the first time since its inception in 2010, TDF no longer shares the same logotype and wordmark as LibreOffice. “The Document Foundation” is now the sole wordmark, written in a different font, Inter, and a refreshed set of brand colours complement it. Unveiling the design, TDF’s Italo Vignoli made the case for a decoupling of the two brands, noting “the foundation speaks as an institution, not as a software project” whose work “extends well beyond the product” that it’s known […]
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Cloudflare поглотила JavaScript-платформу Deno и прекратит её разработку

Компания Cloudflare купила фирму Deno Land Inc, развивающую платформу Deno. Корректирующие релизы Deno runtime и обновления с устранением уязвимостей планируют публиковать ещё год, после чего разработка Deno будет прекращена. Код Deno останется открытым и при наличии интереса сообщество сможет своими силами продолжить развитие платформы.

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https://www.opennet.ru/opennews/art.shtml?num=66432

Send email from aliases in Exchange Online

Microsoft made sending from email aliases generally available for Exchange Online on 7 October 2026, after a public preview that began in January 2022. An alias, also called a proxy address, is an extra SMTP address on the same mailbox. With the organization setting enabled, Exchange Online keeps that alias as the sender instead of rewriting outbound mail to the primary SMTP address. The setting stays off until you enable it for the tenant, and it applies only to mailboxes hosted in Exchange Online. Client, hybrid, and compliance limits still apply.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/send-email-from-aliases-in-exchange-online/

ICANN’s 1,615 new gTLD applications include 13 bids for .agent

ICANN received 1,615 applications for new generic top-level domains, with.agent drawing the most competition: 13 applicants. Brand, cryptocurrency, and AI-related names feature prominently, alongside network terms such as.dns,.vpn, and.api. The next milestone is November 17, 2026, when ICANN is set to publish the strings proceeding through the program.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/icanns-1615-new-gtld-applications-include-13-bids-for-agent/

Claude Motion, dashboards, Workspace, Haiku 5.5, Higgsfield Katana, Grokbot and ChatGPT’s Intelligent UI reviewed

Brock Mesarich covers new AI features from Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX, including Claude Motion, Claude dashboards and ChatGPT’s interactive responses. The updates focus on turning data into visual explanations, working with files in place and routing tasks to different AI models. Several features are available on paid plans, while ChatGPT’s new interface is also available to free users.
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https://4sysops.com/archives/claude-motion-dashboards-workspace-haiku-5-5-higgsfield-katana-grokbot-and-chatgpts-intelligent-ui-reviewed/

Ubuntu now has official desktop images for RISC-V

Installing the Ubuntu desktop on RISC-V hardware is made easier with 26.10, as Canonical is now building official riscv64 desktop images. Experimental versions of the upcoming Ubuntu 26.10 release are out for testing on a SpacemiT K3 – the board Canonical has been working on with SpacemiT. One ISO ships the standard GNOME desktop, the other is built around Xubuntu minimal. Canonical’s Valentin Haudiquet says both of the ISOs are “experimental” and “carry no official support”. They won’t work perfectly, and there are issues that will be addressed in the ‘final’ version that arrives on 15 October, 2026. Why are […]
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