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  8. KDE Plasma 6.4.1 Released with Various Improvements and Bug Fixes
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  11. Kernel, Graphics, and Benchmarks
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  16. PostgreSQL: pgSCV 0.14.1 Released and PGDay UK 2025
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  18. Security and FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt)
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  19. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi, Wind River Linux, and More
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  21. today's howtos
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  22. Oracle Linux and Red Hat Leftovers
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  23. Open Hardware/Modding: Raspberry Pi and Arduino Among Others
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  24. Android Leftovers
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  29. Banana Pi Puts RZ/V2N Vision AI MPU into Embedded Platform with Jetson-Like Form Factor
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