nerd7473 @nerd7473@librem.one

OpenAI whistleblower found dead in San Francisco apartment: Suchir Balaji, 26, claimed the company broke copyright law. Balaji helped gather and organize the enormous amounts of internet data used to train the startup’s ChatGPT chatbot. Information he held was expected to play a key part in lawsuits against the OpenAI https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/13/openai-whistleblower-found-dead-in-san-francisco-apartment/

You read this kind of stuff in comic books or fictional books, but it seems that fiction is slowly becoming reality. Powerful corporations will have unlimited money doing crazy things and will not be afraid of laws. This is a messed up situation for sure.

❤️📺 The emulator for the Slovenian Iskra Delta Partner computer is just a click away - partner.muzej.si (please note that the keyboard on mobile devices is not functional yet; for CP/M, press Ctrl+C immediately after selecting a game 😎)

#computermuseum #computerhistory #slovenia #ljubljana #softwareheritage #digitalheritage #nostalgia #nostalgie #nostalgi #sloveniancomputerhistory #vintagecomputer #vintagecomputing #retrocomputing

Long-awaited Steam Deck 2 could actually be a Steam TV box to rival Shield TV

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/long-awaited-steam-deck-2-could-actually-be-a-steam-tv-box-to-rival-shield-tv/ar-AA1vCbjH

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/long-awaited-steam-deck-2-could-actually-be-a-steam-tv-box-to-rival-shield-tv/ar-AA1vCbjH

#gaming #linux #unix

Meta asks the US government to block OpenAI’s switch to a for-profit - Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/13/24320880/meta-california-ag-letter-openai-non-profit-elon-musk

Microsoft's new version of Recall appears to still capture sensitive data like credit card numbers, even with the "sensitive information" filter enabled (Avram Piltch/Tom's Hardware)

https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/microsoft-recall-screenshots-credit-cards-and-social-security-numbers-even-with-the-sensitive-information-filter-enabled
http://www.techmeme.com/241212/p41#a241212p41

Wanna know what's in store for Linux 6.13, which is expected to be released on January 19 or 26?

Then check out these articles from #LWNnet now freely available:

* The beginning of the 6.13 merge window – https://lwn.net/Articles/998623/

* The rest of the 6.13 merge window – https://lwn.net/Articles/998990/

#kernel #LinuxKernel

XRC PRO: Open Source RC Transmitter and Receiver System

Read more: https://bit.ly/41w7AJ7

I am drafting a handout of postmarketOS for IRL events.

#mobilelinux #postmarketOS #fedidesign

Okami is getting a sequel - Image: Capcom

Capcom had quite the surprise in sto... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/12/24320133/okami-2-announce-game-awards

Fedora (probably) goes COSMIC! There is an official proposal about Fedora 42 Spin, featuring System76's innovative desktop with powerful features.
https://linuxiac.com/cosmic-desktop-proposed-as-official-spin-for-fedora-42/

#fedora #linux #cosmic #system76

No representative should consider shoehorning this controversial and unconstitutional version of KOSA into a continuing resolution required to fund the government. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/12/xs-last-minute-update-kids-online-safety-act-still-fails-protect-kids-or-adults

🐦🔗: https://nitter.oksocial.net/EFF/status/1867294322141675598#m

[2024/12/12 19:43]

FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos - Good news for techies pushing 'education, healthcare, and entertainment' gadgets in the U... - https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2024/12/12/fcc_6ghz_band/

Dioxus 0.6 – Crossplatform apps with Rust https://dioxuslabs.com/blog/release-060/

@echo_pbreyer all this while even the US gov recommends to use steong encryption following the breach of several telcos. And the European surveillance extremists just carry on.

https://www.cdpinstitute.org/news/us-recommends-using-encryption-following-mass-telecom-breach/

🇩🇪#Chatkontrolle-Unterstützer wollen die Kritiker morgen offenbar öffentlich an den Pranger stellen https://digitalcourage.social/@ella@eupolicy.social/113634313242254150

In Wahrheit sind die Überwachungsextremisten dafür verantwortlich, dass seit Jahren kein besserer, gerichtsfester Schutz von Kindern erreicht wird!

Nvidia must face lawsuit alleging it downplayed crypto’s impact on its success - Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge

Nvidia m... - https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/24318794/nvidia-supreme-court-investor-lawsuit-cryptocurrency

For reasons I was looking at the Space-Cadet keyboard earlier. Feast your eyes on those modifier keys! 🤩 #lisp

Facebook, Instagram, and Threads are down https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/11/24318908/facebook-instagram-threads-down-outage-meta #news