Craig Cunningham @craigevil@librem.one

Netflix once again introduces new features for Android, but not iOS (yet) https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/06/new-netflix-mobile-app-feature-allows-viewing-partially-downloaded-videos/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social
#newsbot

The battle to break up Big Tech has just begun - For antitrust reformers, Facebook's court win might not be the setback it would seem. - https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/06/29/big-tech-breakup-battle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_business-technology

Pop!_OS Linux 21.04 Released with the COSMIC Desktop, Based on Ubuntu 21.04

https://9to5linux.com/pop_os-linux-21-04-released-with-the-cosmic-desktop-based-on-ubuntu-21-04

#Linuxdistribution #Ubuntu21.04 #Pop!_OSLinux #COSMICdesktop

New versions of Windows might change the UI or underlying components, but they don't change the only thing important to know about Windows: it's nonfree software. Choose software that actually respects its users instead. https://u.fsf.org/3eu

Software News: The µBlock Origin project has released version 1.36.1b1 https://freshfoss.com/projects/ublock/

Admins: If your homeserver is experiencing degraded federation performance following the recent flood of spam across the Matrix network, please consider updating to Synapse v1.37.1rc1, which is available now.

We intend to formally release v1.37.1 tomorrow.

Windows 11 Will Leave Millions of PCs Behind, & MS Is Struggling to Explain Why
https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/29/22555371/microsoft-windows-11-cpu-support-hardware-requirements-tpm-response

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Software News: Fedora to enable Flathub repository https://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=showheadline&story=13316

Russian-based DoubleVPN taken down by international law enforcement - CNET - A virtual private network based in Russia has been taken offline by an international law ... - https://www.cnet.com/news/russian-based-doublevpn-taken-down-by-international-law-enforcement/#ftag=CAD590a51e

Senator Warren asks the FTC for a "broad and meticulous review" of Amazon's MGM acquisition, citing Amazon's anticompetitive history and growing monopoly power (Catie Keck/The Verge) - Catie Keck / The Verge:
Senator Warren asks the FTC for a “broad and meticulous review”... - http://www.techmeme.com/210629/p43#a210629p43

Distrowatch News: Distribution Release: Pop!_OS 21.04 Pop!_OS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution featuring a custom GNOME desktop. Pop!_OS is designed to have a minimal amount of clutter on the desktop without distractions in order to allow the user to focus on work. The project's latest release, Pop!_OS 21.04, addresses new ways for the dock.... http://distrowatch.com/11289

System76 Releases Pop _OS 21.04 with New Cosmic Desktop
https://blog.system76.com/post/655369428109869056/popos-2104-a-release-of-cosmic-proportions

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Economist: "Reviving extinct species may soon be possible"

All I'm hearing is "Jurassic Park".

GitHub Copilot is AI pair programming where you, the human, still have to do most of the work - Maybe call it backseat programming for now? GitHub on Tuesday unveiled a code-completion ... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2021/06/30/github_ai_copilot/

DUR: The Debian User Repository
https://dur.hunterwittenborn.com/

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Portland: join Electronic Frontier Alliance member Portland’s TA3M this Monday for a workshop on surveillance policy. https://www.eff.org/event/privacy-workshop-series-part-iii-how-do-we-fix-privacy

Help us ban federal use of invasive and harmful face surveillance. Tell your members of congress to co-sponsor the Facial Recognition and Biometric Technology Moratorium Act. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/06/now-time-tell-congress-ban-federal-use-face-recognition

TechRepublic: Nextcloud is, hands down, the best on-premise cloud server platform on the market. Not only is it easy to deploy, it's also reliable and expandable.

Here're tips on configuring Nextcloud for performance that should better meet your demands!
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-tune-nextcloud-on-premise-cloud-server-for-better-performance/

PipeWire, The Newest Audio Kid on the Linux Block - Raise your hand if you remember when PulseAudio was famous for breaking audio on L... - https://hackaday.com/2021/06/23/pipewire-the-newest-audio-kid-on-the-linux-block/ #digitalaudiohacks #computerhacks #originalart #pulseaudio #featured #interest #pipewire #proaudio #linux #jack

I was playing around with the new version of Vivaldi today, and they've added a really cool feature where it creates a nice looking graphical page when you view an RSS feed. Unfortunately, if you add that feed to a panel, it just shows the raw code. That's not optimal. I wish I could see the pretty version in a panel.

Sooo, I put in a feature request. Fingers crossed.

https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/63080/pretty-rss-feeds-in-panels