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Websitehttps://gtronix.tech
Githubhttps://github.com/gtronix
LinkedInhttps://linkedin.com/in/guillaume-t-6b6314223
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"Tumbleweed updates: new Plasma 6.6 fixes, kernel CVE patches, and Mesa GPU improvements"

"OpenSUSE Tumbleweeddelivered three sequentialPlasma 6.6updates with numerous bug and stability fixes across KWin, Spectacle, the system tray, and Kicker."

https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/tumbleweed-updates-new-plasma-6-6-fixes-kernel-cve-patches-and-mesa-gpu-improvements/

#Linux #KDE

Tumbleweed updates: new Plasma 6.6 fixes, kernel CVE patches, and Mesa GPU improvements

openSUSE Tumbleweed rolls out Plasma 6.6 usability fixes, a major Linux kernel update with over 25 CVE patches, and Mesa 26.0.2 graphics driver improvements.

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"New Rowhammer attack can grant kernel-level control on Nvidia workstation GPUs"

"A study from researchers at UNC Chapel Hill and Georgia Tech shows that GDDR6-based Rowhammer attacks can grant kernel-level access to Linux systems equipped with GPUs based on Nvidia's Ampere and Ada Lovelace architectures."

https://www.techspot.com/news/111946-new-rowhammer-attack-can-grant-kernel-level-control.html

#Linux

New Rowhammer attack can grant kernel-level control on Nvidia workstation GPUs

A study from researchers at UNC Chapel Hill and Georgia Tech shows that GDDR6-based Rowhammer attacks can grant kernel-level access to Linux systems equipped with GPUs based...

TechSpot

"More New Ubuntu 26.04 Yaru Icons"

"A new icon is added for Resources, Ubuntu’s new default system monitor tool. A pair of new icons have been added to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, giving the Resolute Raccoon’s new default apps, a Yaru-y look."

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/yaru-new-icons-resources-showtime

#Ubuntu

More New Ubuntu 26.04 Yaru Icons - OMG! Ubuntu

A pair of new icons have been added to Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, giving the Resolute Raccoon's new default apps, a Yaru-y look. A new icon is added for Resources,

OMG! Ubuntu

"After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones"

"After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones. Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry."

https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/04/after-fighting-malware-for-decades-this-cybersecurity-veteran-is-now-hacking-drones/

#Cybersecurity

After fighting malware for decades, this cybersecurity veteran is now hacking drones | TechCrunch

Mikko Hyppönen is one of the most recognizable faces of the cybersecurity industry. After fighting computer viruses, worms, and malware, for more than 35 years, he tells TechCrunch why he is now working on systems to stop killer drones.

TechCrunch

"Skyscraper brings Bluesky to the Linux terminal"

"Browse, post and reply without leaving the command line - here's how to run it on Ubuntu.You're readingSkyscraper brings Bluesky to the Linux terminal, a blog post fromOMG! Skyscraper is a free, open-source Bluesky terminal client written in Rust."

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/skyscraper-bluesky-terminal-client-linux

#Linux #Ubuntu

Skyscraper brings Bluesky to the Linux terminal - OMG! Ubuntu

What's better than using a social network? Not using one, I suppose. Or using one in the nerdiest way you can. Case in point, Skyscraper. Created by

OMG! Ubuntu

"Pi-hole releases FTL v6.6, Web v6.5, and Core v6.4.1 with security fixes, adds MAC control"

"Pi-holehas released FTL v6.6, Web v6.5, and Core v6.4.1, with the latest Docker image tagged as 2026.04.0."

https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/pi-hole-releases-ftl-v6-6-web-v6-5-and-core-v6-4-1-with-security-fixes-adds-mac-control/

#Docker

Pi-hole releases FTL v6.6, Web v6.5, and Core v6.4.1 with security fixes, adds MAC control

Pi-hole 6.6 updates Core, FTL, and Web with security patches, gravity update reliability, MAC address resolver controls, and bug fixes

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"Triple Header for Privacy’s Defender in New York"

"You’re invited on a journey inside the privacy battles that shaped the internet."

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/triple-header-privacys-defender-new-york

#Privacy

Triple Header for Privacy’s Defender in New York

Join EFF’s Executive Director Cindy Cohn at three events in NYC to talk digital rights and her new book: Privacy's Defender: My Thirty-Year Fight Against Digital Surveillance.

Electronic Frontier Foundation
CERT-EU blames Trivy supply chain attack for Europa.eu data breach

Attackers exploited a vulnerability scanner to steal 350GB of data that they then leaked on the dark web.

Network World

"AerynOS updates to GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6.3 with new package manager tools"

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https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/aerynos-updates-to-gnome-50-and-kde-plasma-6-6-3-with-new-package-manager-tools/

#KDE

"Waterfox to integrate Brave adblock engine, with search ads enabled by default"

"Waterfox is set to integrateBrave’sopen-source adblocking engine directly into the browser, replacing reliance on extension-based blockers, asannounced in a blog post marking the project’s 15 year anniversary."

https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/waterfox-to-integrate-brave-adblock-engine-with-search-ads-enabled-by-default/

#Firefox

Waterfox to integrate Brave adblock engine, with search ads enabled by default

Waterfox will integrate Brave’s adblock engine directly in the browser for better performance, while allowing search ads by default to support revenue

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