(Linux news in previous posts of thread)

FOSS NEWS

After Nearly 10 Years of Building Mastodon, Eugen Rochko Steps Into Advisory Role:
https://itsfoss.com/news/mastodon-ceo-steps-down/

TABS API is Mozilla’s Latest Bet on the Agentic Web:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/11/mozilla-tabs-api-ai-web-agents

Firefox recent updates improve tab group handling:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/firefox-recent-updates-improve-tab-group-handling/

Firefox 147 Will Support The XDG Base Directory Specification:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox-147-XDG-Base-Directory

A great showcase of open source - Blender 5.0 is out with completely overhauled colour management:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/a-great-showcase-of-open-source-blender-5-0-is-out-with-completely-overhauled-colour-management/

GIMP 3.2 RC1 launches with proper SVG export, improved text editor, and UI enhancements:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/gimp-3-2-rc1-launches-with-proper-svg-export-improved-text-editor-and-ui-enhancements/

Signal to add pinned messages feature for chats on all platforms:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/signal-to-add-pinned-messages-feature-for-chats-on-all-platforms/

Bluesky adds new moderation tools with expanded categories & a unified enforcement system:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/bluesky-adds-new-moderation-tools-with-expanded-categories-and-a-unified-enforcement-system/

Proton Mail apps update adds navigation features on iOS and Android:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/proton-mail-apps-update-adds-navigation-features-on-ios-and-android/

diVine is Vine back from the dead, thanks (in part) to Jack Dorsey:
https://betanews.com/2025/11/17/divine-is-vine-back-from-the-dead-thanks-in-part-to-jack-dorsey/

Spotube 5.1 released with audio source plugins, NewPipe integration on desktop, and more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/spotube-5-1-released-with-audio-source-plugins-newpipe-integration-on-desktop-and-more/

Servo Announces Sponsorship Tiers To Get More Organizations Backing This Browser Engine:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-Sponsorship-Tiers

Cryptomator 1.18 desktop now lets you restore lost or damaged master keys & vault config:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/11/cryptomator-1-18-desktop-now-lets-you-restore-lost-or-damaged-master-keys-and-vault-config/

Earth 2140 remake on OpenRA engine OpenE2140 gets a first release:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/earth-2140-remake-on-openra-engine-opene2140-gets-a-first-release/

Zork I, Zork II and Zork III are now officially open source:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/11/zork-i-zork-ii-and-zork-iii-are-now-officially-open-source/

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(Linux news in original post)

FOSS NEWS

Mastodon plans to roll out post quoting with protection options in version 4.5, will be available on mastodon.online and mastodon.social next week:
https://betanews.com/2025/09/12/mastodon-to-roll-out-post-quoting-with-powerful-protection-options/

PeerTube Adds Live Stream Scheduling Option in Latest Release:
https://news.itsfoss.com/peertube-7-3/

Bluesky launches a new private bookmarks feature:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/bluesky-launches-a-new-private-bookmarks-feature/

Firefox 143 will include Google Lens integration, more search integrations (e.g. for stock market data), offline AI model (Page Buddy):
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/09/firefox-google-lens-stock-market-ai-page-buddy-features
(Yeah more Google spyware! More garbage for LibreWolf devs to remove...)

Firefox launches a new AI-powered 'shake to summarize' feature for iOS devices:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/firefox-launches-a-new-ai-powered-shake-to-summarize-feature-for-ios-devices/

Mullvad VPN adds QUIC obfuscation for WireGuard to bypass censorship:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/mullvad-vpn-adds-quic-obfuscation-for-wireguard-to-bypass-censorship/

Signal Introduces Paid Features (e.g. paid storage options):
https://news.itsfoss.com/signal-secure-backups-feature/

Spotube 5.0 released with plugin-based support for music metadata services (MusicBrainz and ListenBrainz), playback and performance improvements, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/spotube-5-0-adds-plugin-powered-metadata-playback-and-performance-upgrades-and-much-more/

Immich 1.141 improves beta timeline, adds similar photo search & DigitalOcean deployment:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/9/immich-1-141-improves-beta-timeline-adds-similar-photo-search-and-digitalocean-deployment/

Redox OS plans for multiple editions, better hardware and software support, expanding programming language and build system support, COSMIC desktop and Wayland support, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Redox-OS-2026-Plans

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