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FOSS NEWS

Mastodon is embracing new ways of bringing in money, including enterprise Mastodon instance hosting with moderation and maintenance provided by the Mastodon team:
https://betanews.com/2025/09/19/mastodon-is-embracing-new-ways-of-bringing-in-money/
(I like the idea that they keep everything as it is right now for the community, and provide paid service for companies, instead of harvesting data to squeeze out money from users like the majority of companies do. Hopefully they won't be influenced too much by their future customers.)

Firefox 143 Released with Copilot Chatbot, Web App Creation + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/firefox-143-release-key-changes

Firefox for Android introduces encrypted DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH) for enhanced protection:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/firefox-for-android-introduces-encrypted-dns-over-https-doh-for-enhanced-protection/

Thunderbird 143.0 resolves crash bugs and Gmail sending failures:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/thunderbird-143-0-resolves-crash-bugs-and-gmail-sending-failures/

VLC’s First Update This Year Adds Qt6 Support, Dark Style + More:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/vlc-player-update-2025

Tor Project launches a new VPN in beta for Android with per-app routing:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/tor-project-launches-a-new-vpn-in-beta-for-android-with-per-app-routing/

Kdenlive Devs Plan New Pro Editing Features, Including Dopesheet Feature (Inspired By Blender):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/kdenlive-preps-new-pro-editing-features

Proton VPN offers exciting new business features, including streamlined VPN deployment with MDM support, dedicated servers in more countries, Gateway monitor in Professional dashboard for managing dedicated server connections:
https://proton.me/blog/business-news-october-2024

A Flagship Smartphone With Kill Switches? Meet the Murena-Powered HIROH Phone:
https://news.itsfoss.com/murena-powered-hiroh-phone/

Immich 1.142 brings default beta timeline, resume all button and geolocation timeline view:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/immich-1-142-brings-default-beta-timeline-resume-all-button-and-geolocation-timeline-view/

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