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Contra’s latest update introduces a new community feature that turns the platform into a professional network for designers, developers, and creators. It adds a central hub for sharing work and ideas, plus a commission-free system for managing projects buff.ly/hj0a6fm
Collage of digital content featuring the phrase "Follow the creative current + contra" along with examples of invoice payments, social media posts promoting the platform, and images related to design.
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Telegram's latest update introduces live comments for group calls, private contact notes, upgraded AI bots, iOS interface changes, and new gifting features buff.ly/Qv0uDfO
A mobile phone displays a group call interface, showing a video feed of a person in ski gear against a mountain backdrop, along with text messages like "Can we order pizza while still on this call?" and "I'm serious, I'm starving." A mobile keyboard is visible at the bottom of the screen.
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VS Code 1.105 brings AI-driven merge conflict assistance, a new MCP marketplace, macOS authentication, new AI chat models, accessibility upgrades, and chat workflow improvements buff.ly/PqS261Z
Visual Studio Code "What's new" slide for September Update [1.105], featuring the Visual Studio Code logo in the upper left as a light blue infinity symbol. The body includes bulleted lists of new features such as "Native auth experience on macOS," "Resolve merge conflicts with AI," and "Extension-contributed prompts and instructions." The background is dark grey
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YouTube is testing a pilot program, called “second chance”, which will let some qualified, previously terminated creators request a new channel, with limits on copyright and creator responsibility policy violators.
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Tiny Tiny RSS, the popular open source web-based RSS reader, will be entirely discontinued and its sites dismantled on November 1, 2025. Users have a one-month window to mirror repositories before complete removal.
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A screenshot of the web application, Tiny Tiny RSS, showing a list of articles and open articles, including an article about holiday demos and an article about a LED VU meter. On the left of the image is the Tiny Tiny RSS logo, featuring a stylized white letter "t" on a white rounded square with orange radiating bars coming from the bottom-right corner.
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Gerald Combs @geraldcombs.bsky.social · 2d
#Wireshark 4.6.0 has been released. Cheers! These releases are brought to you by the Wireshark Foundation. If you or your employer can donate, it would help us out immensely.

www.wireshark.org/docs/relnote...

wiresharkfoundation.org/donate/
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Visual Studio Code @vscode.dev · 2d
🚀 The VS Code September release (v1.105) is here! Check out what's new:

🛠️ GitHub MCP registry integration
🔀 Resolve merge conflicts with AI
🔔 OS notifications for tasks & chat responses
🧠 Chain of thought with GPT-5-Codex

…and more: aka.ms/VSCodeRelease

🧵 Here are the highlights...
A thumbnail with a dark background and the VS Code logo that reads "What's new in Visual Studio Code September Update 1.105. Native auth experience on macOS, OS notifications for long-running tasks and chat responses, improved code edits for custom models, fully-qualified tool names in prompt files and chat modes, add context from nested AGENTS.md files, resolve merge conflicts with AI, install servers from MCP marketplace, autostart new and updated MCP servers, pick up recent chat conversations, and extension-contributed prompts and instructions."
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 1d
🐿️ TrailBase 0.19 drops V8 in favor of WebAssembly-only execution, updates Linux binaries to MUSL, deprecates index file reads in favor of unique filenames, introduces an official Kotlin client, reworks the WASM execution model, and more.
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Screenshot of the TrailBase interface displaying database tables, logs, and a world map with heatmap data, set against a blue background with the TrailBase white squirrel logo holding an acorn.
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 1d
🦊 Firefox’s built-in improved profile management is rolling out to all users, starting October 14, offering separate spaces for bookmarks, logins, history, extensions, and improved accessibility, to help keeping browsing activities separate.
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Screenshots showcasing the Firefox profile feature. One screenshot features a promotional message with cartoon fox characters and a button to create a profile, while the other shows the profile customization interface within the Firefox browser, allowing users to name their profile and select a theme color.
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Next.js @nextjs.org · 1d
Next.js 16 (beta)

• Turbopack enabled by default
• Turbopack file system caching (beta)
• Optimized navigations and prefetching
• Improved caching APIs
• Build Adapters API (alpha)
• React 19.2

nextjs.org/blog/next-1...
Next.js 16 (beta)
Next.js 16 beta includes stable Turbopack, file system caching, React Compiler support, smarter routing, new caching APIs, and React 19.2 features.
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 1d
Anthropic unveils plugin support for Claude Code, letting users package custom commands, agents, hooks, workflows, and share them through dedicated marketplaces buff.ly/XtmsTak
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Wireshark 4.6 introduces scatter plot visualizations, live capture compression, expanded protocol support, enhanced security analysis, and UI improvements for Linux, macOS, and Windows buff.ly/LLT5urI
Wireshark 4.6.0 logo on a dark blue background with light blue abstract line design.
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Ubuntu 25.10 “Questing Quokka” is now available as a short-term release supported until July 2026, featuring GNOME 49, improved Wayland performance, new terminal, TPM-backed full disk encryption, updated graphics drivers, and modernized core system components buff.ly/Qe3FSyW
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Vivaldi Browser @vivaldi.com · 2d
Vivaldi 7.6 for iPhone and iPad is here!

📖 Reader View turns noisy pages into calm ones
🔍 Custom Search Engines let you search your way
🗂️ Tab Stacks pane in the switcher
👀 Link Previews let you peek before you open
Vivaldi Browser on iPhone and iPad. iPhone showing the new Tab Stacks pane. iPad showing the new Reader View settings.
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pipewire.org @pipewire.org · 2d
A new PipeWire 1.4.9 bugfix is released. More details here:

gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pip...
Making sure you're not a bot!
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 2d
Vivaldi 7.6 has been released on iOS and Android, introducing a reader view, improved tab stacks, custom search engines, live link previews, bookmark folder creation from the save dialog, and other enhancements and bug fixes.
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Vivaldi web browser mobile app interface displaying categorized tab stacks, accompanied by a tablet view showing the new iOS reader view, including themes, typography options, and text size adjustments, set against a solid blue background.
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 2d
Programming language Julia 1.12 introduces an experimental code trimming mode, new multi-threading features, redefinition of constants, new tracing flags and macros, BOLT optimization for faster performance, new per-task metrics, and much more.
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Julia programming language logo displayed over a background of binary code and wave-like lines. The logo features stylized black text, "the julia programming language", with a blue, green, red, and purple circle over the "j" and "ia" portion of the Julia word.
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 2d
Python 3.14 has been released, adding template string literals, official free-threaded support, improved introspection, subinterpreters in stdlib, external debugger interface for CPython, deferred evaluation of annotations, Zstandard support, and more.
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evernote @evernote.bsky.social · 3d
Q: What do all 3 of Evernote's new AI features have in common?
A: You! They’re some of the most popular features requested.

AI Assistant, Semantic Search, and AI Meeting Notes are designed to integrate directly into your existing workflows to help save time, stay focused, and let your ideas flow.
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evernote @evernote.bsky.social · 4d
Make Evernote your new thinking partner.💡

🔜 Three new AI features to help you expand, organize, and find your content effortlessly.

Which feature are you most excited for? Let us know below.👇
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 2d
WordPress Studio 1.60 introduces Blueprints, letting users predefine and reuse site setups, including settings, plugins, and versions. Users can create their own or pick curated blueprints for faster WordPress development.
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Interface showing "Start from a Blueprint" options of Quick Start, Development, and Commerce, each described as a pre-configured WordPress environment with relevant included plugins and themes.
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Deezer has introduced universal playlist sharing, letting users share playlists with anyone, regardless of their music streaming service. Automatic song recognition matches tracks across platforms, letting users connect and share with their friends.
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Close-up on a hand holding a smartphone displaying the Deezer music streaming application interface with playlist recommendations under a purple light.
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Vivaldi Browser @vivaldi.com · 2d
Vivaldi 7.6 for Android arrives!

📁 Quickly create bookmark folders
🔋 Lower background battery usage
⚡️ Optimized performance on heavy pages
🌙 UI tweaks for dark mode and tablets

Full changelog and what's new: vivaldi.com/blog/vivaldi...
Android device showing the Vivaldi Browser app with it's new bookmark folder button.
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AlternativeTo @alternativeto.net · 2d
Microsoft is integrating Copilot into OneDrive with AI tools such as file summarization and comparisons. New features include natural language search and a redesigned standalone app for Windows 11. Notably, all new Word documents will now be automatically saved to OneDrive by default buff.ly/tDuHnJJ
Copilot + OneDrive logo with tagline 'Intelligence in every click, inspiration in every memory' on a light blue background with abstract swirls of blue, pink, and orange
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Google launches Gemini 2.5 Computer Use, an AI model for automating browser actions and UI workflows, available as a public preview through the Gemini API buff.ly/7CG5rSk
Computer screen displaying code and the text "Gemini 2.5 Computer Use" overlaid on a gradient blue background with geometric patterns.