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Daily Brief Thu, Aug 6, 2026 2 min read

Privacy day: Tails emergency kernel patch, nine other releases

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Privacy

  • Tails 7.10.1. Fixes critical Linux kernel and expat vulnerabilities; upgrade immediately.
  • uBlock Origin 1.73.0. Firefox: Install from AMO: uBO works best on Firefox; Chromium: Review pending --.
  • Tuta 356.260805.0. Sync speed improvements, collapsible shared mailboxes, and nested label support with unread counters.
  • Nym Binaries 2026.15-bydgoszcz. The v2026.15-bydgoszcz release of the Nym Binaries; The full list of changes is in the CHANGELOG.
  • 2026080500. Tags: 2026080500 (Pixel 6, Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 6a, Pixel 7, Pixel 7 Pro, Pixel 7a, Pixel Tablet, Pixel Fold, Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8a, Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, Pixel 9 Pro Fold, Pixel 9a, Pixel 10, P...
  • Nostr VPN 4.1.5. More reliable exit nodes, DNS settings, Direct mode, and network switching; Fixed QR and manual joining across mobile and desktop; mobile QR codes are larger.
  • Tuta Drive 356.260805.0. Sync and general performance gains; fixes event queue pausing bug.
  • Signal Desktop 8.23.0-beta.1. - Tweaks, bug fixes, and performance enhancements; Keep on texting, calling, and video chatting as usual.
  • Proton Pass CLI 2.2.5. Proton Pass CLI 2.2.5
  • Element Web 1.12.25. Removes MSC3391 and MSC3852 support.

Self-hosting

  • Radicale 3.7.8. Fixes time-range filter on VTODO using wrong duration pair; rejects invalid proppatch.

AI

  • Cline 4.1.5. Explain when a free model promotion ends.
  • llama.cpp b10290. Adds ggml build forward order logic to keep q, k, v tensors together for compute selection.
  • LocalAI 4.8.0. 3D generation - a new modality end to end: Generate3D RPC, FLAG 3D capability, POST /v1/3d/generations, the trellis2cpp image-to-3D backend, and a UI page with a native GLB viewer and print remeshing; Audio.cpp - one...
  • Elevenlabs Android 0.12.0. Adds media audio stream option to ConversationConfig; fixes WebSocket disconnect attribution.
  • Mistral Vibe 2.24.0. Adds admin config layer and server-side default model routing; unpinned default model option tracks recommended model.
  • Qwen Code Live Host 0.1.0. Support local gh authentication; Run read-only info commands immediately mid-turn.
  • Kimi Code 0.33.0. 2627 f881cdd Thanks @sailist !

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