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FOSS NEWS

Mastodon 4.6 introduces collections, redesigned profiles, and improved profile editing:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/6/mastodon-4-6-introduces-collections-redesigned-profiles-and-improved-profile-editing/

Firefox 152 debuts with new-look Settings, odd way to mute tabs:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/firefox-152-released

Firefox 153 Enters Beta Testing as the Next Extended Support Release Series:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-153-enters-beta-testing-as-the-next-extended-support-release-series

Mozilla Thunderbird 152 Email Client Updates GMail OAuth to Use PKCE:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-152-email-client-updates-gmail-oauth-to-use-pkce

GIMP v0.54 From 1996 With Motif Toolkit Now Flatpak'ed For Modern Linux Desktops:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/GIMP-0.54-Flatpak

OBS Studio 32.2.0 Beta 1 Fixes Black Screens and Finally Makes Adding Sources Less Painful:
https://www.linuxcompatible.org/story/obs-studio-3220-beta-1-fixes-black-screens-and-streamlines-source-setup-for-faster-recordings/

Audacity 4.0 beta lets you test its new (nicer) Qt interface:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/audacity-4-0-beta

Giada 1.5 Hardcore Loop Machine Adds New Tick-Based Audio Rendering Engine:
https://9to5linux.com/giada-1-5-hardcore-loop-machine-adds-new-tick-based-audio-rendering-engine

Open source RTS game Beyond All Reason signs publishing deal with Hooded Horse:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/open-source-rts-game-beyond-all-reason-signs-publishing-deal-with-hooded-horse/

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❗ Update on the plagiarism and data falsification case: one of the articles has been officially RETRACTED

Remember my post from May 14 regarding the falsification and plagiarism of my materials in two scientific articles? Here are the first official results.

❗ The Editorial Board of the journal "Land Reclamation and Water Management" (Kyiv) has completed the primary actions in response to my official complaint:
🔹 Status updated: The article has been officially assigned the international status of RETRACTED.
🔹 Metadata changes: The "RETRACTED" notice is now integrated directly into the article's title and the international citation block (How to Cite). Any attempt to cite this material within the global scientific community will now automatically flag it as a discredited source.
🔹 Digital footprint: The changes are fixed at the DOI level and are synchronizing with international scientometric databases.

#ResearchIntegrity #ScientificMisconduct #ImageManipulation #COPE #Crossref #Academic

❗Update on Plagiarism and Falsification in Scientific Publications

Today, I officially submitted requests for the retraction of articles to the editorial boards of the journals "Land Reclamation and Water Management" and "Bulletin of NUWM".

❗Key facts of misconduct:
🔹 Plagiarism: Unauthorized use of my original relief map (2015) without citation.
🔹 Falsification: Intentional removal (retouching) of the author’s stamp with coordinates and date-time on site photographs.
🔹 Duplication: Publication of identical material in 2021 and 2024.

Next steps:
In the event of attempts to covertly remove the articles without an official retraction notice, relevant complaints will be forwarded directly to @crossref and the international members of the editorial boards.

#OpenScience #ResearchMisconduct #AcademicMastodon #ScientificIntegrity #Hydrology #Geoscience #GIS #FediScience #Plagiarism #SvystunovaGully #COPE #Crossref #DataIntegrity #ImageManipulation #AcademicChatter #ResearchEthics #EarthScience #HigherEducation

FOSS NEWS

Proton 2026 spring and summer roadmaps:
https://proton.me/blog/2026-spring-summer-roadmaps
(Being able to send email via external providers is interesting, it's like what they already have with aliases via the SimpleLogin integration. It can potentially be useful for those migrating over from Gmail.)
(As for the Lumo AI SDK, it sounds a bit like Proton wants to be Google 2.0 and be embedded into every website, which can potentially give them the power for cross-site tracking if they ever become an "evil corporation". I mean, they already handed over user data to some authorities...)

Bitwarden CLI was compromised as part of an ongoing Checkmarx-related supply chain attack:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/bitwarden-cli-was-compromised-as-part-of-an-ongoing-checkmarx-related-supply-chain-attack/

Firefox 150 brings Linux emoji picker, PDF page ordering + more:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/firefox-150-features

Firefox 151 Is Now Available for Public Beta Testing with Improved Settings:
https://9to5linux.com/firefox-151-is-now-available-for-public-beta-testing-with-improved-settings

Firefox brings its 'Shake to Summarise' AI feature to iPhone users in the UK:
https://betanews.com/article/firefox-brings-its-shake-to-summarise-ai-feature-to-iphone-users-in-the-uk/

Mozilla Thunderbird 150 Brings Support for Generating Unobtrusive Signatures:
https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-150-brings-support-for-generating-unobtrusive-signatures

Brave introduces site-specific Shred button and Auto Shred on Android:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/brave-introduces-site-specific-shred-button-and-auto-shred-on-android/

Midori 11.7 launches MidoriVPN, real-time translation, PDF editing:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/midori-11-7-launches-midorivpn-real-time-translation-pdf-editing/

GIMP 3.2.4 released with fresh set of bug fixes:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/04/gimp-3-2-4-bug-fix-update

Threema 7.1 brings liquid glass design and UI improvements to iOS:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/threema-7-1-brings-liquid-glass-design-and-ui-improvements-to-ios/

BleachBit 6.0 Introduces New Cookie Manager, Improves Browser Cleaning:
https://9to5linux.com/bleachbit-6-0-introduces-new-cookie-manager-improves-browser-cleaning

OsmAnd 5.3 for Android adds astronomy plugin, 3D buildings, globe view, new widgets & more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2026/4/osmand-5-3-for-android-adds-astronomy-plugin-3d-buildings-globe-view-new-widgets-and-more/

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#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #OpenSourceNews #News #Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonPass #Lumo #ProtonLumo #ProtonDrive #Bitwarden #Firefox #Thunderbird #Brave #Midori #GIMP #Threema #Bleachbit #OsmAnd #Browser #GoogleAlternative #Email #Chat #PasswordManager #WebBrowser #ImageManipulation #Maps #Firefox150 #FosseryTech

One Open-source Project Daily

Turn your two-bit doodles into fine artworks with deep neural networks, generate seamless textures from photos, transfer style from one image to another, perform example-based upscaling, but wait... there's more! (An implementation of Semantic Style Transfer.)

https://github.com/alexjc/neural-doodle

#1ospd #opensource #deeplearning #deepneuralnetworks #imagegeneration #imagemanipulation #imageprocessing

Here for another example is a test of a naive way to apply image 1's palette to image 3, using only HSL adjustment and curves. Obviously in many contexts extracting the colours from image 1 and using them to make a gradient map would do the job better. #imagemanipulation

I did some experimenting with #ImageManipulation in #Krita this evening. I took a #KoruTawa image I generated last weekend, trimmed strips out to make it narrower, resized, then applied an explode filter in Irfanview and pasted four copies of that back into Krita with soft light, overlay, lighten, and darken blend modes, and decreased the opacity of all layers. It created a surprisingly cool diffuse texture and gives the shapes some volume and glow.

#ProceduralArt #AbstractArt

'Abstrakt' #FotoVorschlag
#ImageManipulation #BlackAndWhite

Elon Musk Announces ‘Mainipulated Media’ Label on X Images https://petapixel.com/2026/01/29/elon-musk-announces-mainipulated-media-label-on-x-images/ #digitalmanipulation #imagemanipulation #Technology #madewithai #elonmusk #ailabel #twitter #News #grok #xai #x

NPPA ‘Emphatically Opposes’ White House’s Manipulation of Journalistic Images https://petapixel.com/2026/01/23/nppa-emphatically-opposes-white-houses-manipulation-of-press-images/ #nationalpressphotographersassociation #digitalmanipulation #imagemanipulation #photomanipulation #digitallyaltered #thewhitehouse #manipulated #Culture #twitter #News #nppa #Law #x

The White House Publishes Manipulated Photo of Protester Being Arrested https://petapixel.com/2026/01/23/the-white-house-publishes-manipulated-photo-of-protester-being-arrested/ #digitalmanipulation #imagemanipulation #photomanipulation #digitallyaltered #Post-Processing #thewhitehouse #manipulated #twitter #News #x

Nightshade: Make images unsuitable for model training

https://nightshade.cs.uchicago.edu/whatis.html

#HackerNews #Nightshade #ImageManipulation #AIethics #ModelTraining #PrivacyProtection

(Social) media manipulation in one image

https://kerkour.com/social-media-manipulation

#HackerNews #SocialMediaManipulation #MediaManipulation #ImageManipulation #DigitalDeception #OnlineInfluence

Between Light and Silence by DanielKHC

https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxiQ_mRQei00

#imagemanipulation #landscape #reunionisland #pitondeleau #sunrise #sky #reflections #pond #flickr #thingsdavidlikes

(Linux news in previous posts of thread)

FOSS NEWS

GIMP Announce Official Snap Package for Ubuntu:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/official-gimp-snap-package-announced

Google's Safe Browsing Flags Open Source Photo App Immich as Dangerous:
https://news.itsfoss.com/google-safe-browsing-flags-immich/
(They hate competition, just the usual...)

Tor Browser's latest alpha removes AI features introduced by Firefox for enhanced privacy:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/tor-browser-s-latest-alpha-removes-ai-features-introduced-by-firefox-for-enhanced-privacy/

digiKam 8.8 adds hierarchical tag import, focus point preview, and new blur tool:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/digikam-8-8-adds-hierarchical-tag-import-focus-point-preview-and-new-blur-tool/

Calibre 8.13 enhances search editing & compatibility with new features and fixes:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/calibre-8-13-enhances-search-editing-and-compatibility-with-new-features-and-fixes/

PeaZip 10.7 released with built-in text & image viewer, and image thumbnails' display:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/peazip-10-7-released-with-built-in-text-and-image-viewer-and-image-thumbnails-display/

Two major security vulnerabilities discovered in 7-Zip, affecting Windows users:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/two-major-security-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-7-zip-affecting-windows-users/

Linux's Favorite Game SuperTuxKart 1.5 Released with Graphics Overhaul and New Features:
https://news.itsfoss.com/supertuxkart-1-5/

Servo 0.0.1 Browser Engine Released:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-0.0.1-Released
(Nice to see the first version released this quickly, although it's still lacking behind in terms of website compatibility, but it's getting there. We need independent engines/browsers like this one and Ladybird)

Servo's Demo Browser Adds Experimental Mode & More Performance Improvements:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Servo-September-2025-Highlights

Mullvad VPN adds QUIC obfuscation on Android and iOS to bypass firewalls and censorship:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/mullvad-vpn-adds-quic-obfuscation-on-android-and-ios-to-bypass-firewalls-and-censorship/

Making retro DOS gaming simple - the standalone DOSBox Pure Unleashed is out now:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/making-retro-dos-gaming-simple-the-standalone-dosbox-pure-unleashed-is-out-now/

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#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #FOSS #GIMP #Immich #Tor #TorBrowser #digiKam #Calibre #PeaZip #7Zip #SuperTuxKart #Servo #MullvadVPN #Mullvad #DOSBox #DOSBoxPure #DOSBoxPureUnleashed #DOS #DOSGaming #ImageManipulation #Browser #WebBrowser #VPN #FileCompression #ImageEditing #Ebook #EbookReader #Gaming #FOSSGaming #FOSSGame #FosseryTech

(Linux news in previous posts of thread)

FOSS NEWS

Mozilla rolls out improved Firefox profile management to keep browsing activities separate:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/mozilla-rolls-out-improved-firefox-profile-management-to-keep-browsing-activities-separate/

Shotcut 25.10 Video Editor Rolling Out More AI-Powered Functionality:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Shotcut-25.10-Beta

Blender 5.0 Beta Builds Available Ahead Of Next Month's Official Release:
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Blender-5.0-Beta

Organic Maps adds Android Auto speed limits, GeoJSON import, recording track stats, & more:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/organic-maps-adds-android-auto-speed-limits-geojson-import-recording-track-stats-and-more/

FreeTube video playback has been broken in the past 2 weeks
[no article about it]
(Seems like they are struggling to find a new workaround for YouTube blockages. Would be sad to lose one of the most feature-rich YouTube clients, but at least it can still be used as a "sub manager" or search engine, links can be copied to yt-dlp, inv.nadeko.net, an external video player, etc. (although inv.nadeko.net also breaks sometimes, or is extremely slow))

Notesnook 3.3 has been released with search filters, editor stats, and new pricing plans:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/notesnook-3-3-has-been-released-with-search-filters-editor-stats-and-new-pricing-plans/

Ente Photos now lets users embed public albums on external websites, with auto updates:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/ente-photos-now-lets-users-embed-public-albums-on-external-websites-with-auto-updates/

GIMP 3.0.6 Update is a Bug-Fix Backport Bonanza:
https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2025/10/gimp-3-0-6-update-fixes-bugs

Luanti (formerly Minetest) v5.14 brings an improved minimap, particle improvements and UI tweaks:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/10/luanti-formerly-minetest-v5-14-brings-an-improved-minimap-particle-improvements-and-ui-tweaks/

At 40 Years, Free Software Foundation Now Wants to 'Free Your Phone':
https://news.itsfoss.com/fsf-librephone-initiative/

Ladybird passes the Apple 90% thresholf on web-platform-tests, marking a major milestone:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2025/10/ladybird-passes-the-apple-90-thresholf-on-web-platform-tests-marking-a-major-milestone/

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#WeeklyNews #OpenSource #FOSSNews #OpenSourceNews #FOSS #Firefox #Shotcut #FreeSoftwareFoundation #FSF #LibrePhone #OrganicMaps #Blender #FreeTube #YouTubeFrontend #YouTubeSucks #Notesnook #Ente #EntePhotos #GIMP #Luanti #Minetest #Ladybird #WebBrowser #FOSSGaming #FOSSGame #FOSSGames #Multimedia #Productivity #ContentCreation #VideoEditor #VideoEditing #Maps #ImageManipulation #NoteTaking #Gaming #Animation #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #FosseryTech

Airbnb Host Allegedly Edited Images to Make False Damages Claim Against Guest https://petapixel.com/2025/08/04/airbnb-host-allegedly-edited-images-to-make-false-damages-claim-against-guest/ #imagemanipulation #photomanipulation #Post-Processing #editedphoto #insurance #airbnb #News

Everything is a repeating wave. Even your birth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDLxFGXuPEc

#CaptainDisillusion #Blur #Photoshop #ImageManipulation #CD #YouTube #Video #Education #CarlSagan #Math #Mathematics #Algorithm #Fourier #YouTuber

Practical Tips for Editors: Identifying hallmarks of suspected Gen AI and suspected image manipulation by Dan Stuckey at our conference in Oslo.

#EASEevents #EASEoslo #ImageManipulation #ScientificFigures #PublicationEthics #ResearchIntegrity #ScientificMisconduct #EditingTips #GenAI #GenerativeAI #ChatBots #AItools #AIethics #AIwriting

TechSpot: Reversing blurred pixels to reveal censored content in videos is easier than you think. “Viewers of a recent YouTube video by developer Jeff Geerling demonstrated how free software can unmask information hidden behind mosaic censorship. The experiment showed that anyone attempting to obscure content in a video should either block it entirely or avoid recording it in the first […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/22/techspot-reversing-blurred-pixels-to-reveal-censored-content-in-videos-is-easier-than-you-think/

A video dedicated to #bloomScrolling .

But i am not sure which hash tags i should use. Do you have a suitable suggestion?

#experimentalVideo
#abstract #ImageManipulation

New video test! Inspired by work of @conor such as https://vimeo.com/1045788384 I thought: what else can you do with rows of color pixels? I did this: https://vimeo.com/1062659668 Currently silent, may add sound later.

#color #video #imageManipulation #videoArt #visualArt

Fact-checking viral ‘lone survivor’ house images from California fires
https://www.kens5.com/article/news/verify/wildfires-verify/fact-checking-viral-lone-survivor-house-images-california-fires/536-4e2470da-f448-428b-94cb-f333facffb96

~
What's nice about this source (Verify) is they explain in detail how they did their research.

#ImageManipulation #FakeImages #AIimages #CaliforniaWildFires

previous post on this topic -
https://zeroes.ca/@Rhyothemis/113827052093073352

Does a picture prove anything anymore?
https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2025/01/13/ai-picture-smartphone-camera-manipulated-media

"Millions of people now own smartphones where, with just a tap, you can erase people from pictures — and even add AI generated content that never existed. What does this mean for our shared reality?"

#SocialMedia #AI #ImageManipulation #photos #images #CurrentEvents

reeph

#glitch #GlitchArt #abstract #ImageManipulation

An AI Video of the French President Kissing a Man Was Manipulated From Real Photos https://petapixel.com/2024/08/20/an-ai-video-of-the-french-president-kissing-a-man-was-manipulated-from-real-photos/ #aivideogenerators #imagemanipulation #frenchpresident #emmanuelmacron #misinformation #Technology #propaganda #aivideo #News