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Calibre 9.12 E-Book Manager Adds AirDrop Book Sharing

OnJuly 31, 2026

Calibre 9.12 introduces AirDrop sharing on macOS, support for the latest Tolino firmware, new Content Server plugin capabilities, and several bug fixes.

Xen 4.22 Hypervisor Brings New x86 Features and Better ARM Power Management

OnJuly 30, 2026

The Xen 4.22 hypervisor arrives with x86 FRED support, AMD Bus Lock Threshold, ARM guest suspend and resume, and Xenstore scalability improvements.

Fedora 45 Introduces a Minimal GRUB Package for Confidential VMs

OnJuly 30, 2026

Fedora Linux 45 will introduce a separate, minimal GRUB package designed for confidential VMs, Unified Kernel Images, and predictable TPM measurements.

Immich 3.1 Photo and Video Management Solution Adds EXIF-Based Workflow Filters

OnJuly 30, 2026

Immich 3.1 introduces EXIF metadata filters for workflows, prevents screens from dimming during web uploads, and expands map filtering on mobile.

Krita 5.3.3 Is Out as the Recommended Release for Production Work

OnJuly 29, 2026
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Krita 5.3.3 and the experimental Qt 6-based Krita 6.0.3 arrive with crash fixes, animation improvements, and better font handling.

COSMIC Desktop 1.5 Improves Chromium Scaling and Wallpaper Management

OnJuly 29, 2026

System76 releases COSMIC Desktop 1.5 with fixes for Chromium app scaling, excessive panel CPU usage, GPU resets, and external displays.

GCC Adopts Policy Rejecting Significant AI-Generated Code

OnJuly 29, 2026

The GNU Compiler Collection will reject copyright-significant contributions derived from LLM output, with limited exceptions for trivial changes and test cases.