(more Linux and FOSS news in previous posts of thread)

Firefox 141 released with reduced memory usage on Linux, forced restart no longer required to apply updates, AI feature to suggest tabs and name for tab groups, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-141-web-browser-is-now-available-for-download-heres-whats-new

Firefox 142 available for beta testing, with a flexible exception list for the Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) Strict mode, improved drag-and-drop feature for blob images, and more:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-142-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-heres-what-to-expect

Thunderbird 141 released with "Archive" action for notifications, warnings for OpenPGP key expiration, various bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/thunderbird-141-open-source-email-client-adds-archive-action-to-notifications

FreeBSD 15 installer will include option to install a minimal KDE desktop:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/FreeBSD-15-KDE-Install-Plan

Blender will receive Android tablet and iPad support:
https://ostechnix.com/blender-ipad-android-tablet-support/

Blender gets support for importing and exporting HDR videos:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-HDR-Video-Import-Export

CoMaps latest release available with Panoramax photos, better altitude contour lines, more information about wetland areas ,etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/comaps-latest-update-adds-panoramax-photos-better-altitude-contour-lines-and-more/

Itch.io removes adult content from search results, browse features:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/itch-io-removes-adult-nsfw-content-from-search-and-browse-features/

Zed gets option to disable all AI features:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Zed-Option-Disable-AI-Features
(Wow, I haven't seen anyone allow that before, it's cool to have that. I avoided Zed because of the AI crap built in, but I might give it a shot then.)

Immich 1.136 released with beta timeline, improved sync, UI improvements, streamlined bulk photo and video handling, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/immich-1-136-adds-new-timeline-sync-and-upload-mechanism-and-brings-widgets-to-android/

Intel's PlaidML FOSS deep learning software gets discontinued:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-PlaidML-Archived

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(Linux news in previous posts of thread)

FOSS NEWS

Mastodon (official) mobile apps and mastodon.social, mastodon.online web UI will include easily dismissable donation banner:
https://news.itsfoss.com/mastodon-in-app-donation-nudge/
(Some people often get mad if a project asks for donation within its software UI, but I think volunteer devs also deserve to get some payment for their work, it's fair to include a donation notice, if it doesn't annoy users with its placement.)

Brave and AdGuard will block Microsoft Recall:
https://brave.com/privacy-updates/35-block-recall/
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/adguard-joins-signal-and-brave-in-blocking-microsoft-recall-calling-it-a-privacy-concern-/

Bluesky introduces age verification (using payment cards, ID scans, or face scans) for accessing adult content and direct messaging, and content controls for UK users:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/bluesky-introduces-age-verification-and-content-controls-for-uk-users/
(Yeah we're heading into a dystopian future, where you can't use social media without giving up sensitive information... Or can't send messages because a small portion of predators also use that feature... It shouldn't be the responsibility of governments and social media platforms to protect children, it's the parents' task to protect their children. If governments would really care about protecting children, they would rather push campaigns targeted towards parents to raise awareness of the importance of paying attention what their child is doing online. But nah, this "protect children" thing is only pushed for emotional manipulation, so that the governments can cover their arse, while building surveillance infrastructure.)

(more FOSS news in comment)

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(Linux news in previous posts of thread)

FOSS NEWS

Firefox 141 will include WebGPU support, Windows-only for now, with plans to extend it to Linux and macOS:
https://news.itsfoss.com/firefox-webgpu-support/
(Mozilla treating Linux as a second-class citizen? Another reason for distros to ditch it lol)

Servo monthly status update: work towards supporting incremental layout handling, support for viewport meta tags, scroll events in the DOM, barebones IndexedDB support, and more:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-June-2025-Highlights

Blender 4.5 LTS released with stable Vulkan backend, pen tablet tilt support, horizontal scrolling support in the UI, region resize highlighting, support for dropping a tree view item after the last element, a new operator to take a screenshot within Blender for an asset preview, a new shader node to control volume coefficients, etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/blender-4-5-lts-open-source-3d-graphics-app-makes-the-vulkan-backend-stable

VirtualBox 7.1.12 released with improved support for Linux kernel 6.16, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-1-12-improves-support-for-linux-kernel-6-16-on-linux-hosts-and-guests

Organic Map July update released with updated OpenStreetMap data, better Arabic search, map display now highlights campsites, resort areas, and industrial zones, etc.:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/7/organic-maps-july-update-brings-improved-location-highlight-better-arabic-search-and-more/

LibreOffice merged built-in support for Bitcoin, will probably by available in 26.2 next year:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/LibreOffice-Bitcoin-BTC-Format

Wireshark 4.4.8 released with updated protocol support, bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/wireshark-4-4-8-open-source-network-protocol-analyzer-updates-protocol-support

Calibre 8.7 released with support for generating page number files (APNX) on 2024 and newer MTP-based Kindle devices, ability to ignore “et al.” suffix on author names when finding similar e-books by author, bug fixes and improvements:
https://9to5linux.com/calibre-8-7-adds-support-for-generating-page-number-files-on-mtp-based-kindles

Haiku monthly recap: Wifi driver replaced, work on HiDPI scaling, more robust error handling for the FAT file system driver, etc.:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Haiku-OS-June-2025

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