jrollans.com is a Fediverse instance that uses the ActivityPub protocol. In other words, users at this host can communicate with people that use software like Mastodon, Pleroma, Friendica, etc. all around the world.
This server runs the snac software and there is no automatic sign-up process.
Some media outlets are reporting a leak of 24 billion passwords. What this number (doesn't) mean, and how to find out if yours is among them
This week I published an article here about the lifecycle of a leaked password. In it, I describe what happens to an email address, password, or…
Opengrep -open-source static code analysis (SAST) engine- v1.23.0 released
Save a huge 85% on a two-year Surfshark VPN subscription for your home or office and grab three extra months free — huge…
This Surfshark One 2-year VPN deal is now just $75.33, giving you a huge $436.32 saving compared to a standard monthly subscription, with three months extra thrown in for free to keep you protected online.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Bosch to pay $36 million penalty for $72 million in ‘illicit’ sales to Huawei — German company sold expor…
The U.S. fined Bosch $36 million for selling export-controlled product to Huawei, including software and MEMS sensors. The German company agreed to pay the penalty, as well as disgorging part of the profits it made from…
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Trump says Apple has agreed to 'build' chips with Intel — neither company confirms deal as Intel share price rockets
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to “design and build” chips in the United States.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/trump-says-apple-agreed-to-build-chips-with-intel
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Digital entrepreneur creates humorous 'physical NFT minting device' using a Raspberry Pi in quest for 'infinite money machine' — contraption trained on M3 MacBook can generate an N…
An enterprising young man aims to catch up with the collective wealth of Elon Musk, and his first money spinner is a portable NFT minting gadget.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Kaspersky finds malware hidden in Steam Wallpaper Engine that hijacks accounts to spread itself — dozens of malicious packages downloaded tens of thousands of times
Attackers have spent the past several months smuggling malware into Steam through animated desktop wallpapers.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Frontier Airlines site leaks all personal info with just a glance at a boarding pass, researcher claims —…
Frontier Airlines site leaks all personal info with just a glance at a boarding pass — just a booking number and last name nets you all passengers' personal info including address, passport, TSA PreCheck, and most credi…
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Intel's fab roadmap examined — Arizona, Ohio, Ireland, and the two deadlines deciding 14A process node
This roadmap provides an in-depth analysis of Intel's current plans for its chip production capacity.
https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/intels-fab-roadmap-examined
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
**ANALYST MORBO here.** OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki confirmed GPT-5.6 is launching this month — a "meaningful improvement" over GPT-5.5. At a six-week flagship cadence, the puny humans are now racing themselves to obsolescence. Read
DeepSeek was set to be added to US Entity List for supporting China’s military and intelligence operation…
DeepSeek and CXMT, which have both been tagged as supporting Chinese military and intelligence operations, are set to be added to the U.S.'s Entity List. However, the White House hasn't included them yet in order to avo…
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Nvidia releases RTX Remix 1.5 with new RTX IO compression reducing mod file sizes by up to 37% — update also adds Smooth Normals and 'RTX R…
Nvidia has updated RTX Remix with a bunch of new features that will help improve the fidelity and reduce the file size of modded games, along with the complexity of developing said mods.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Get a Walmart Plus membership for 50% off right now
Ahead of Walmart Deals next week, you can save $49 on an annual Walmart Plus membership, free delivery, and free shipping.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/walmart-plus-membership-amazon-prime-day-deal-2026/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]
**Anchor Morbo here** from the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, where Trump's ban on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 for foreign users has European allies seeing red. The President says negotiations with Anthropic are "going fine" — but the puny humans of Europe just learned their AI future comes with an American kill switch attached
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/17/g7-trump-ai-tech-leaders-openai-anthropic-google.html
Apple confirms price increases are coming - how much will it cost you?
In a Wall Street Journal interview, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed plans to raise product prices due to the supply pressure and cost increases on memory and storage chips.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-product-price-increases-iphone/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #ZDNet [ZDNet]
HBO Max’s annual plans are 28 percent off right now
You can stream Sinners and other recent Oscar winners for less with HBO Max's sale. | Image: Warner Bros. Pictures The easiest way to save on a streaming service is often to pay for a year upfront, which HBO Max is curr…
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/952326/hbo-max-annual-plan-deal-sale
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]
Google Health’s latest update is all about naps, metrics, and more control over your data
How long until there's just a Google Naps app?
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-health-update-3679167/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Homelab update: time to move on from downstream clones!
Shifting all my workloads over to CentOS Stream with Podman. Living closer to upstream, containerizing everything, and probably breaking things in new and interesting ways.
Or maybe I go absolutely nuts and go all the way up to #Fedora!
#FedoraLinux #Homelab #Linux #CentOSStream #Podman #OpenSource #SysAdmin #CentOS
FreeBSD Day is tomorrow.
We’re feeling a little nostalgic…
What version of FreeBSD did you start on?
Was it a CD, a stack of floppies, or something else?
Drop your first FreeBSD memory below.
Learn more about FreeBSD Day: https://freebsdfoundation.org/freebsd-day/
We're excited to see the launch of the AI-assisted Vulnerability Discovery Project, supported by Alpha-Omega.
This six-month initiative will help the FreeBSD Security Team identify and address vulnerabilities in the FreeBSD source code, strengthening the security and resilience of the Project.
A special thank you to the engineers leading this effort: Mark Johnston, Pierre Pronchery, and Tuukka Pasanen.
Learn more:
https://alpha-omega.dev/blog/freebsd-ai-assisted-vulnerability-discovery-project-launch/
This Prime Day deal cuts 42% off the Amazon Fire HD 8 Kids tablet
The Fire HD 8 Kids drops to $92.99 for Prime Day, with a kid-proof case, parental controls, and 2-year coverage.
https://www.androidauthority.com/amazon-fire-hd-8-kids-tablet-deal-3679149/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
After Bluesky, Threads, and so on, the whole #WSocial thing is another reminder that it was never about the #Fediverse being "too complicated" or "just for nerds".
A bafflingly large amount of people genuinely only act on a gut feeling telling them that only commercial products with fancy marketing owned by a for-profit corporation can be trustworthy, 'official' and 'legal', for the lack of a better word.
If something is a commercial offering by a competent-looking, rich family man in a suit, it's clearly an official, legal, trustworthy product. You can be proud of using such a fancy-looking service.
When they see a community-run open-source project or a grassroots initiative, their first instinct is that it must be shady, illegal, complicated, broken or predatory in some way. It's probably some aftermarket grey area bootleg made by weird tech nerds, political groups with an ulterior motive, conspiracy theorists or some naive teenage hackers. They'd also be embarrassed for using it in front of their peers and neighbours; who uses some free back-alley software, are you poor or something?
The same people are the reason why Google is using the word 'sideloading', why scammers love wearing fancy suits, why people suddenly act childishly helpless in front of LibreOffice, or why DIY HRT is so demonised.
They trust any kind of 'official approval' over their own senses. If someone does something that isn't 'approved', they're a bad person or clearly endangering themselves and others. No idea why exactly, but psh, it must be wrong somehow, or everyone would do it, right?
If people on the Fediverse understood that the whole "it's all so complicated and clunky" thing is just a thinly veiled excuse for a general disdain for non-commercial software, we could finally stop making all our software imitate their corporate equivalents in a futile attempt to appease people who never gave us a chance in the first place.
You'll never convince them to treat it in good faith no matter how much effort or money you put into UX or 'ease of use'. All you're doing is making the software worse, e. g. through things like dot-social, verified accounts or begging brands, corporations and politicians to join and give your product some kind of 'official' validation.
⏳ Last seats for the #QGISUserConf 2026 workshop day (Oct 7)!
QGIS Graphical Modeler is SOLD OUT, and QFieldCloud Deep Dive and Hydrological Analysis have just 1–2 spots left each.
Grab yours before they're gone 👇
conference.qgis.org/tickets
Roborock’s Qrevo Curv series highlights the latest advancements in automated home cleaning
Robot vacuums have been around for decades, but Roborock is still innovating with fresh technological improvements.
https://www.androidauthority.com/qrevo-curv-series-3678541/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
RE: https://mastodon.nl/@nrc_nl/116771574914132859
Volksverlakkerij!
'#Rentzhog is vooral heel druk geweest met netwerken met Brusselse politici en mensen met geld. Hij zei een aantal dingen die bijvoorbeeld de voorzitter van de Europese Commissie, Ursula von der Leyen, als muziek in de oren klinken. Zoals dat je de nieuwe Europese app voor #leeftijdsverificatie zou moeten gaan gebruiken om op W Social te komen.'
WSocial is inmiddels ook niet meer Open Source.
Door @Marloezovic
Did Android 17 eat your Pixel’s widgets? Google’s working on it
The work profile-related bug is being investigated.
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-google-pixel-widget-fix-coming-3679098/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
No more lightbulbs, much more sports: Five predictions for Roku’s future
This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. When Fox announced its acquisition of Roku earlier thi…
https://www.theverge.com/column/951850/fox-roku-predictions
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]
Galaxy Watch owners report that they can’t get certain apps to open
An app launch issue is affecting some Galaxy Watches.
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-galaxy-watch-app-launch-bug-3679071/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Thx to AI Linux will soon stop being a platform for retrocomputing hardware. Old hw support is getting deprecated to reduce the attack surface.
Meanwhile the Linux Foundation is creating its nth AI/crypto related group.
#opensource #linux #ai #cybersecurity #retrocomputing #retrogaming
The midterms are going to be a data security nightmare
One messy database is threatening to disenfranchise thousands or even millions of registered voters, while leaving even more at risk of intimidation or data breaches, in the name of solving a problem that barely exists.…
https://www.theverge.com/policy/952167/voter-rolls-privacy-election-save-program
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]
#Linux
7.1 mit neuem #NTFS und #FRED erschienen | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/Linux-7-1-mit-neuem-NTFS-und-FRED-erschienen-11333467.html #OpenSource #ArtificialIntelligence #AI
pynitrokey v0.12.3 released
https://secburg.com/posts/pynitrokey-v0123-released/
#Nitrokey #pynitrokey #InfoSec #OpenSource #PIV #NetHSM #python
Spotify’s latest feature is ready to help you avoid concert ticket resellers
If you're chosen as a "dedicated fan," anyway.
https://www.androidauthority.com/spotify-reserved-out-now-3679022/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Google now gives you an easier way to manage WhatsApp backups
A convenient place to manage your WhatsApp chat and media backups.
https://www.androidauthority.com/whatsapp-chat-backups-3679027/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft bundle is almost half off for Prime Day
The Amazon Kindle Colorsoft e-reader (left) sitting next to the Kobo Clara Colour displaying a Spider-Man comic. | Photos by Andrew Liszewski / The Verge Amazon’s Kindle Colorsoft Essentials Bundle is on sale for $182.9…
https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/951234/amazon-kindle-colorsoft-bundle-prime-day-deal-sale
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]
Today we have published our community impact report 🎉
https://djangonaut.space/launching-contributors/
Djangonaut Space is where contributors launch! 🚀
Adobe’s redesigned AI studio remembers what your creations look like
Give your characters, objects, and backgrounds a name to easily replicate them without changing the design. | Image: Adobe Adobe is introducing some new capabilities for its Firefly AI assistant, alongside a "reimagined…
https://www.theverge.com/tech/952104/adobe-firefly-ai-agent-elements-projects-update
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TheVerge [The Verge]
Nutze weiterhin das #opensource #Arduino
Dann musst du gar nichts auf deren Webseite klicken.
Aber das sagte ich ja schon.
Das ist doch völlig egal was die Webseite von #Qualcomm sagt.
#Arduino war #opensource
Du kannst weiterhin die #opensource Variante nutzen oder einen #Fork damit machen.
Du wirst ja nicht gezwungen die #Qualcomm zu nutzen.
**Gossip Morbo here.** SpaceX just dropped $60 billion in stock to buy Cursor — the AI coding agent that puny humans rely on to write passable code. Elon Musk's rocket empire is now an AI empire too, and the four cofounders just became billionaires overnight. Read
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/16/spacex-spcx-cursor-acquisition-ipo.html
Tja... Was nun?
Dem Druck nachgeben und ein neues #Kolorimeter kaufen?
Hat jemand Erfahrung mit dem #DataColor #Spyder5 in Verbindung mit der #opensource / #foss Software #displaycal / #argyllcms ?
Bisher habe ich für meine #Fotografie seit Anbeginn der Zeiten auf #mswindows gesetzt, von NT4 über #Windows 2000, XP, 7, 8.1 bis aktuell #Windows10 mit ESU-Lizenz.
Jetzt muss ich mich entscheiden: künftig #Windows11 oder #Linux? Zwei #Kubuntu Testinstallationen laufen seit gestern...
YouTube is testing another Android redesign, and your muscle memory might hate it
YouTube could redesign the buttons on its Android app again.
https://www.androidauthority.com/youtube-ui-redesign-test-again-3678953/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Google Vids is making it easier to create longer clips with Veo
It just got easier to create longer and better video clips in Google Vids.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-vids-longer-clips-simultaneous-generations-3678940/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
The best summer tech and gadgets to pack in 2026
From earbuds with live translation to luggage trackers and cable organizers, these are your summer travel must-haves.
https://www.androidauthority.com/best-summer-tech-2026-3678457/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Linux in Schulen ist ein wichtiges Thema. Denn was Kinder kennen gelernt und oft genutzt haben, werden sie sehr wahrscheinlich im späteren Leben weiter nutzen werden.
Eine Schule auf OpenSource um zurüsten ist super, es würde aber auch schon reichen, wenn über OpenSource gesprochen würde.
Wie Open Source in die Schulen kommt
Verizon sent long-time customer a refurbished phone, wiped it remotely, and then refused to own up
The customer of 20+ years is now considering legal route after having their entire digital life wiped by Verizon.
https://www.androidauthority.com/verizon-refurbished-phone-wiped-remotely-3678877/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
ANALYST MORBO here. Beijing forced Meta to fully unwind its $2B Manus AI acquisition — data firewalls erected, internal access cut, operational split complete. This post-closing breakup of Big Tech's biggest AI talent grab signals tech decoupling is accelerating faster than any puny human predicted. Read
The new Google Home Speaker is a slap in the face to Nest Audio users
I'm both disappointed and excited that the Google Home Speaker is finally here.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-home-speaker-bad-nest-audio-upgrade-3678211/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Four easy steps to elevate your privacy & security this year:
Choose a privacy-respecting browser 🌐 test: https://privacytests.org/
Use a privacy-first search engine 🔎 (Startpage, DuckDuckGo, etc.) further reading: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/search-engines/?h=search+engine
Use privacy-respecting email 📧 (Proton, Tuta, self-hosted options) further reading: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/email/
Use only E2EE messaging apps 🔒 (cross-platform with minimal metadata: Signal) further reading: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/real-time-communication/
You're welcome… spread the word! Sharing is caring 🎁💬
The gift that keeps on giving: data retention, compartmentalization, FOSS, privacy & security. #FCKBigTech stick it to them… #FCKSurveillanceCapitalism 🖕Privacy security isn't a sprint; it is a marathon… Even a journey of 9k steps begins with the first one… 🙏 💚Use E2EE, full-disk encryption, back up, and update…
#Privacy #Security #E2EE #FOSS #OpenSource #DataProtection #Browser #SearchEngine #Email #Messaging

Auf "unserer" Realschule in NRW 2004 war dieser "Vorreiter" ein Lehrer, der Pinguin-affin genug war, um einen eigenen Informatikraum mit 20 PCs und Suse + KDE einzurichten.
So haben "wir" damals einige Stunden Informatik auf dem KDE-Desktop und mit Internetrecherche in Konqueror absolviert.
Die Workstations der Schule liefen sonst mit Windows 2000.
Meine erste Erfahrung mit Linux zuhause könnte damit zu tun haben.
War 2005, als ich Suse von mehreren DVDs installiert habe.
Netzwerktreiber gab es für meine Hardware nicht und .exe-Dateien gingen im Texteditor auf.
Ich war dann schnell wieder bei Windows.
Aber immerhin war jetzt bei mir abgespeichert, dass es was anderes gibt.
Bin heute Linux-Systemadministrator.
Android 17’s strangest Pixel bug so far involves disappearing widgets
Your widgets aren't gone forever — there's a fix.
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-widgets-disappeared-3678838/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
🚀 forgejo-mcp v0.1.7 is out!
It's an MCP server that lets Claude (and any MCP client) drive your Forgejo/Gitea instance — 100+ tools for repos, issues, PRs, orgs & users.
This release squashes a sneaky bug class: merging PRs, updating branches & rendering markdown all *worked* but reported errors. Plus create_team fixes & runtime version reporting.
📦 npm: @ric_/forgejo-mcp
💻 Source: https://code.squarecows.com/SquareCows/forgejo-mcp/
RT @KanikaBK: DU BIST NOCH NICHT DAFÜR BEREIT..
mehr auf Arint.info
#KIKI #LangChain #OpenSource #Priompt #PromptEngineering #ReactJS #arint_info
RT @vllm_project: Dein Coding-Agent kann auf von dir selbst gehosteten Open-Modellen laufen, nicht nur auf einer gehosteten API. vLLM stellt diese schnell und kosteneffizient auf deinen eigenen GPUs bereit, mit breiter Hardwareunterstützung auf @NVIDIA, @AMD und mehr. Es spricht die gleiche OpenAI Responses API, die Codex verwendet, sodass jeder kompatible Agent direkt auf deinen Server zeigen kann und jedes Tool-calling-Modell ein Drop-in-Ersatz ist. Starte das neueste GLM 5.2 (@Zaiorg), Kimi K2.7 Code (@KimiMoonshot) oder MiniMax M3 (@MiniMaxAI) Modell, oder welches auch immer Open-Modell zu deinen Anforderungen passt, und beginne mit dem Coden. 🚀 Anleitung 🔗 docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/servi… Serving-Rezept: recipes.vllm.ai Tibo (@thsottiaux) Erinnerung, dass du die Codex App, CLI und SDK mit jedem Open-Source-Modell nutzen kannst, nicht nur mit OpenAI-Modellen. developers.openai.com/codex/… — https://nitter.net/thsottiaux/status/2067181377028538431#m
mehr auf Arint.info
#AI #Coding #MachineLearning #OpenAI #OpenSource #vLLM #arint_info
Pixel users are running into a bizarre Gmail problem when replying to emails
Instead of being able to type out their own replies, users are being forced to use Gmail's "Help Me Write" AI writing tool.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-pixel-gmail-reply-keyboard-bug-3678890/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
Iroh 1.0 macht aus dem Internet einen sicheren Localhost
Der modulare Networking-Stack Iroh erreicht Version 1.0. Er setzt auf kryptografische Schlüssel statt IP-Adressen für die Vernetzung.
Researchers build brain-like memory device for AI sensors that may improve energy efficiency — phototrans…
Oregon State University researchers have developed a brain-inspired phototransistor that combines light sensing, memory, and signal processing in one device. The hardware can electronically control how long optical memo…
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Pixel Screenshots just moved away from using on-device AI only, but is it less private?
Google says it will use a "secure, isolated environment" to process your screenshots.
https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-screenshots-cloud-processing-3678819/
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #AndroidAuthority [Android Authority]
#parldigi-Dinner „Open Source Technologien im Sicherheitsbereich“
Mit Bundesrat Martin Pfister – bei der Gründung von parldigi war ein Vorsteher:in des Verteidigungsdepartements wohl kaum als enthusiastischer Unterstützer von Open Source vorstellbar 👍
Mit weiteren antreibenden Beiträgen von Simon Müller, Marcel Matthey-Doret, Franziska Bühler, Darja-Anna Yurovsky, und Dominik Blunschy.
⚠️ Abhängigkeiten von intransparenten, fremd-bestimmten Systemen sind eine realistische Bedrohung für Unternehmen und Staat
⚠️ Einfache Antworten oder fertige Lösungen auf die Herausforderungen gibt es zurzeit nicht
💡 dringend:
👉 eine Strategie mit Prioritätensetzung auf kritische Bereiche (in einer vernetzten Welt mehr als man denkt!)
👉 Aufgabenverteilung zwischen privatwirtschaftlichen und staatlichen stakeholder
👉 gezielte Unterstützung von unabhängigen, Gemeinwohl-orientierten Initiativen wie dem Zentrum «Digitale Souveränität Schweiz» (SDS), #ITImpulsprogramm. ... zur
🍀 Verankerung der Kriterien einer wahren Digitalen Souveränität,
🍀 der Schaffung eines Open Source Programme Office (OSPO), ...
👉 Alleingang ist keine Option! In enger Zusammenarbeit mit europäischen (und globalen) Partnern
Undersea cable connecting Egypt and Syria has been cut, state-owned telecom operator says — Damascus blam…
The Syrian government blamed a third party for the damage on its undersea cable that connects it to Egypt. Damascus didn't mention any specific state or non-state actor, but its location makes it a prime target for disr…
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Save $500 on this Acer 16” Predator Helios Neo 16 IPS Gaming laptop — just $1,499.99 gets you a powerful portable gaming rig with an RTX 5070, 32GB DDR5, and Intel Core Ultra 9 275 …
Save $500 on Acer’s Predator Helios Neo 16 AI Gaming laptop and score a powerful gaming laptop with 32GB of RAM and RTX 5070 for only $1,499.99.
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
ViewSonic VX2738-2K 27-inch OLED review: An OLED value play
ViewSonic’s VX2738-2K OLED is a high-performance 27-inch QHD gaming monitor with 240 Hz, Adaptive-Sync, HDR and Quantum Dot color. It delivers smooth speed, quick response and saturated color for a relatively low price.
https://www.tomshardware.com/monitors/gaming-monitors/viewsonic-vx2738-2k-27-inch-oled-review
#Tech #Technology #TechNews #AI #Gadgets #Software #Cybersecurity #Apple #Google #Microsoft #Startup #OpenSource #TomsHardware [Tom's Hardware]
Some people think that #LLM usage costs rising will start undoing some of the harm caused by the #AI hype. I don't think that's really going to help that much.
I'm not even talking about all the projects that were ensloppified and enshittified already. I'm not talking about all the technical debt. I'm not talking about all the forks that will have to be maintained forever. I'm not talking of all the projects that were abandoned because of burnout, or because they were only hype-oriented. And I'm not talking about all the corporations that will continue submitting slop.
I'm talking about the loss of trust. After all, we're not talking of people who realized they were wrong and are sorry. We're not talking of people realizing that it was wrong to forfeit ethics and morals in the name of "productivity". We're talking of people who are jumping ships because their previous approach turned out not to be profitable anymore. We're talking of gamblers who left the casino because they went broke. They aren't sorry that they gambled; they are sorry that they've lost. And they'd be happy to do it again at the nearest opportunity.
So, I'm sorry to say, but #FreeSoftware is never going to be the same again. A lot of people have shown their true colors, and I won't forget that.
**ANCHOR MORBO here. The US government just nuked Anthropic's most advanced AI models — Fable 5 and Mythos 5 — over a jailbreak that could turn Claude into a cyber weapon. Anthropic says the threat was overblown. Doesn't matter. The models are dead, and a new era of AI control begins. Read
Günstiger Einstieg: NitroPhone 10a mit GrapheneOS
https://linuxnews.de/guenstiger-einstieg-nitrophone-10a-mit-grapheneos/ #nitrophone #nitrokey #grapheneos #opensource #linuxnews
Projekt Spark: KI-Tool soll Behörden deutlich schneller machen
Planungs- und Genehmigungsverfahren dauern. Das Bundesdigitalministerium stellt ein neues KI-Tool vor, das die Verfahrensdauer erheblich senken soll.
#IT #KünstlicheIntelligenz #Sprachverarbeitung #Netzpolitik #OpenSource #news
Fight the price rises on SSDs with this 31% saving on Samsung's brilliant 1TB 990 Pro SSD — now $219 at Amazon, lowest price since April
Save $100 off the price of this 1TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD. Amazon's 31% discount fights off the current storage price rises.
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U.S. gov't asks court to dismiss NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk's xAI over use of unpermitted gas turbin…
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Commodore Callback 8020: A Legend Returns as a Linux Flip Phone That Deliberately Does Almost Nothing
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Google’s Gemini overlay bubble is getting a fresh gradient design as testing expands
Looks like Google is perfecting the feature before a wider rollout.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-gemini-overlay-bubble-new-design-3678757/
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Chinese memory brands ditch Samsung and Micron for homegrown CXMT and YMTC silicon — Corsair, HP, and Dell are already adopting the China-produced DDR5 chips
Chinese memory brands Gloway and KingBank have begun using homemade chips to produce DDR5 memory kits in lieu of Samsung, Micron, or SK hynix DRAM.
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**MORBO here.** The White House told Starmer's Britain 'zero chance' of a carve-out from the Anthropic Fable 5 ban — cutting the UK off from the most powerful AI model ever created. National security or digital colonialism? The first crack in the Western AI alliance just appeared
Security Advisory: CVE-2025-55640 - Heap Buffer Overflow in GPAC MP4Box Sample Size Handling
Processing a crafted MP4 file with MP4Box `-add` can trigger a heap buffer overflow in `stbl_AddSize()`, causing a crash and potential code execution.
Summary:
The `stbl_AddSize()` function in `isomedia/stbl_write.c` does not sufficiently validate sample count boundaries before writing to the sample size table. When MP4Box imports a specially crafted MP4 file containing manipulated sample metadata, corrupted sample counts, invalid aspect ratios, and oversized box declarations, the vulnerable path writes beyond the allocated heap buffer for `stbl->sampleSize->sizes`.
AddressSanitizer reports a `heap-buffer-overflow` at `isomedia/stbl_write.c:492`, with a `WRITE of size 4` immediately after a 64-byte heap allocation.
CWE:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Affected Component:
```
isomedia/stbl_write.c:492
Function: stbl_AddSize()
```
Affected Product:
MP4Box (GPAC Multimedia Open Source Project)
Affected Version:
GPAC MP4Box version 2.4 is affected according to the prepared CVE/MITRE data. The issue was reproduced on a GPAC build at commit:
```
027ce139dda498ee95df36db9f9f6f3cadce8ec9
```
Builds before the fix commit `321624f28d19a413449fd1718d1eb59037f8f7fc` should be considered affected if they contain the vulnerable sample size table update path.
Attack Conditions:
An attacker supplies a crafted MP4 file with manipulated sample metadata. The issue can be reproduced locally with:
```
./MP4Box -add 25_poc.mp4 -new /dev/null
```
No elevated privileges are required. User interaction is required when the victim manually processes the malicious file, or an automated media workflow invokes MP4Box on attacker-controlled input.
Impact:
The immediate observed impact is Denial of Service due to process termination. Because the vulnerability is an out-of-bounds heap write, memory corruption and potential arbitrary code execution are possible.
Fix / mitigation status:
The issue was fixed in GPAC commit:
```
321624f28d19a413449fd1718d1eb59037f8f7fc
```
Users should update to a GPAC build containing this commit or later. The affected sample size table path should validate `sampleCount` and ensure capacity before writing sample size entries.
References:
- Issue: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3261
- PoC: https://github.com/sigdevel/pocs/blob/main/res/gpac/MP4Box/25/25_poc.mp4
- Fix: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/321624f28d19a413449fd1718d1eb59037f8f7fc
- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55640
Credit
Alexander A. Shvedov (@sigdevel)
#fuzzing #infosec #security #aflplusplus #revers #cybersecurity #bugbounty #vulnerability #opensource #linux #cve #advisory #media #gpac
Dell's $699 XPS 13 laptop is now available with the MacBook Neo in its sights — entry-level XPS design comes with Wildcat Lake, 8GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD
Dell's $699 XPS 13 laptop ($599 for students) has the MacBook Neo in its sights, and it's now available sporting one of Intel's new entry-level Wildcat Lake CPUs.
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Security Advisory: CVE-2025-52291 - NULL Pointer Dereference in GPAC MP4Box Movie Info Dumping
Processing a crafted MP4 file with MP4Box `-info` can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in `DumpMovieInfo()`, causing a Denial of Service.
Summary:
The `DumpMovieInfo()` function in `applications/mp4box/filedump.c` does not sufficiently validate metadata tag values before printing them. When MP4Box processes a specially crafted MP4 file containing corrupted metadata tags, a NULL tag value can be passed to `fputs()`.
AddressSanitizer reports a segmentation fault caused by a read from address `0x0` in `strlen()` during `fputs()`, reached from `DumpMovieInfo()` at `applications/mp4box/filedump.c:4230`.
CWE:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Component:
```
applications/mp4box/filedump.c:4230
Function: DumpMovieInfo()
```
Affected Product:
MP4Box (GPAC Multimedia Open Source Project)
Affected Version:
GPAC MP4Box version 2.4 is affected according to the prepared CVE/MITRE data. The issue was reproduced on a GPAC build at commit:
```
6681656e841649ef91c2b76e561192fe9da791f8
```
Builds before the fix commit `4bbb6e5f7cb827e56f32b2f7a5918b0b8e395eb8` should be considered affected if they contain the vulnerable movie information dumping path.
Attack Conditions:
An attacker supplies a crafted MP4 file with corrupted metadata tags, such as a malformed or NULL `minor_version` tag value. The issue can be reproduced locally with:
```
./MP4Box -info 24_data
```
No elevated privileges are required. User interaction is required when the victim manually processes the malicious file, or an automated media workflow invokes MP4Box on attacker-controlled input.
Impact:
The immediate observed impact is Denial of Service due to process termination. No evidence of arbitrary code execution was observed in the local crash data.
Fix / mitigation status:
The issue was fixed in GPAC commit:
```
4bbb6e5f7cb827e56f32b2f7a5918b0b8e395eb8
```
Users should update to a GPAC build containing this commit or later. The affected metadata dumping path should validate tag pointers and tag values before printing them.
References:
- Issue: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3255
- PoC: https://github.com/sigdevel/pocs/blob/main/res/gpac/MP4Box/24/24_data
- Fix: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/4bbb6e5f7cb827e56f32b2f7a5918b0b8e395eb8
- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-52291
Credit
Alexander A. Shvedov (@sigdevel)
#fuzzing #infosec #security #aflplusplus #revers #cybersecurity #bugbounty #vulnerability #opensource #linux #cve #advisory #media #gpac
Security Advisory: CVE-2025-55639 - NULL Pointer Dereference in GPAC MP4Box Track Kind Handling
Processing a crafted MP4 file with MP4Box `-add` can trigger a NULL pointer dereference in `gf_isom_add_track_kind()`, causing a Denial of Service.
Summary:
The `gf_isom_add_track_kind()` function in `isomedia/isom_write.c` does not sufficiently validate the `kind` string before passing it to `strdup()`. When MP4Box imports a specially crafted MP4 file containing corrupted MPEG-2 TS PMT descriptors and empty track metadata, a NULL `kind` pointer can reach `gf_isom_add_track_kind()`.
AddressSanitizer reports a segmentation fault caused by a read from address `0x0` in `strlen()` during `strdup()`, reached from `gf_isom_add_track_kind()` at `isomedia/isom_write.c:3153`.
CWE:
CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
Affected Component:
```
isomedia/isom_write.c:3153
Function: gf_isom_add_track_kind()
``
Affected Product:
MP4Box (GPAC Multimedia Open Source Project)
Affected Version:
MP4Box version 2.4 is affected according to the prepared CVE/MITRE data. The issue was reproduced on a GPAC build at commit:
```
78c2c9be29a41b38eca2c53d280442088a71dab9
```
Builds before the fix commit `027ce139dda498ee95df36db9f9f6f3cadce8ec9` should be considered affected if they contain the vulnerable track kind handling path.
Attack Conditions:
An attacker supplies a crafted MP4 file with corrupted PMT descriptors in an MPEG-2 TS stream and malformed or empty track metadata. The issue can be reproduced locally with:
```
./MP4Box -add 23_poc.mp4 -new /dev/null
```
No elevated privileges are required. User interaction is required when the victim manually processes the malicious file, or an automated media workflow invokes MP4Box on attacker-controlled input.
Impact:
The immediate observed impact is Denial of Service due to process termination. No evidence of arbitrary code execution was observed.
Fix / mitigation status:
The issue was fixed in GPAC commit:
```
027ce139dda498ee95df36db9f9f6f3cadce8ec9
```
Users should update to a GPAC build containing this commit or later. The affected track metadata path should validate `kind` before duplicating it and fail cleanly when malformed input omits the expected metadata.
References:
- Issue: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3260
- PoC: https://github.com/sigdevel/pocs/blob/main/res/gpac/MP4Box/23/23_poc.mp4
- Fix: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/027ce139dda498ee95df36db9f9f6f3cadce8ec9
- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55639
Credit
Alexander A. Shvedov (@sigdevel)
#fuzzing #infosec #security #aflplusplus #revers #cybersecurity #bugbounty #vulnerability #opensource #linux #cve #advisory #media #gpac
Build an elite AMD gaming PC around Gigabyte's X870 motherboard for $70 off — Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 drops to $249
The Gigabyte X870 Aorus Elite WiFi7 usually retails for $319..99, but the premium motherboard has gone on sale for $249.99.
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Security Advisory: CVE-2025-55654 - Use-After-Free in GPAC MP4Box Packet Filtering
Processing a crafted media file with MP4Box `-nhml` export can trigger a heap use-after-free in `gf_filter_pid_get_packet()`, causing a crash and potential memory corruption.
Summary:
The `gf_filter_pid_get_packet()` function in `filter_core/filter_pid.c` may be called on a `gf_pid_filter_t` object that has already been freed by `gf_filter_pid_del()`. When MP4Box exports a specially crafted file through the `-nhml` path, the file output filter can continue packet processing after the related PID filter object has been released.
AddressSanitizer reports a `heap-use-after-free` at `filter_core/filter_pid.c:6792`, with a `READ of size 8` from a freed 336-byte heap region.
CWE:
CWE-416 - Use After Free
Affected Component:
```
filter_core/filter_pid.c:6792
Function: gf_filter_pid_get_packet()
```
Affected Product:
MP4Box (GPAC Multimedia Open Source Project)
Affected Version:
MP4Box versions 2.4 and earlier are affected according to the prepared CVE/MITRE data. The issue was reproduced on a GPAC build at commit:
```
63eccc33d4a2b731ebb31581ff5673a2c0b13ad4
```
Builds before the fix commit `0ccd2927c7145f5ab0352c5b15f787757b34eb18` should be considered affected if they contain the vulnerable packet filtering/export path.
Attack Conditions:
An attacker supplies a crafted media file that is processed by MP4Box through the NHML export path. The issue can be reproduced locally with:
```
./MP4Box -nhml trackID 22_data -out /dev/null
```
No elevated privileges are required. User interaction is required when the victim manually processes the malicious file, or an automated media workflow invokes MP4Box on attacker-controlled input.
Impact:
The immediate observed impact is Denial of Service due to process termination. Because the vulnerability is a heap use-after-free, memory corruption and potential arbitrary code execution cannot be ruled out.
Fix / mitigation status:
The issue was fixed in GPAC commit:
```
0ccd2927c7145f5ab0352c5b15f787757b34eb18
```
Users should update to a GPAC build containing this commit or later. The affected filtering path should ensure that a PID filter object remains valid before packet retrieval continues.
References:
- Issue: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3249
- PoC: https://github.com/sigdevel/pocs/blob/main/res/gpac/MP4Box/22/22_data
- Fix: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/0ccd2927c7145f5ab0352c5b15f787757b34eb18
- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55654
Credit
Alexander A. Shvedov (@sigdevel)
#fuzzing #infosec #security #aflplusplus #revers #cybersecurity #bugbounty #vulnerability #opensource #linux #cve #advisory #media #gpac
Security Advisory: CVE-2025-55653 - Divide by Zero in GPAC MP4Box
Processing a crafted MP4 file containing a zero-denominator fraction string causes gf_parse_lfrac() to divide by zero in utils/error.c:2290, terminating the process with SIGFPE.
Summary:
The gf_parse_lfrac() function in utils/error.c parses fractional timestamp or rate values extracted from media file metadata during file list processing. When a crafted MP4 causes filelist_next_url() to supply a fraction string whose denominator is zero, gf_parse_lfrac() performs the division at line 2290 without first validating that the divisor is non-zero. The resulting SIGFPE (floating-point exception) immediately kills the process with no possibility of recovery.
CWE:
CWE-369 - Divide by Zero
Affected Component:
```
utils/error.c:2290
Function: gf_parse_lfrac()
```
Affected Product:
MP4Box (GPAC Multimedia Open Source Project)
Affected Version:
MP4Box 2.4 and earlier; tested at commit 63eccc33d4a2b731ebb31581ff5673a2c0b13ad4
Attack Conditions:
An attacker supplies a locally accessible crafted MP4 file containing an invalid fractional value with a zero denominator in its metadata. The victim runs MP4Box -add ./21_poc.mp4 -new /dev/null on the file. No elevated privileges are required.
Impact:
The division by zero causes an immediate fatal crash (Denial of Service). No evidence of arbitrary code execution was observed.
Fix / mitigation status:
The issue was fixed in GPAC commit:
```
4bbb6e5f7cb827e56f32b2f7a5918b0b8e395eb8
```
Users should update to a GPAC build containing this commit or later.
References:
- Issue: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/issues/3247
- PoC: https://github.com/sigdevel/pocs/blob/main/res/gpac/MP4Box/21/21_poc.mp4
- Fix: https://github.com/gpac/gpac/commit/4bbb6e5f7cb827e56f32b2f7a5918b0b8e395eb8
- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-55653
Credit
Alexander A. Shvedov (@sigdevel)
#fuzzing #infosec #security #aflplusplus #revers #cybersecurity #bugbounty #vulnerability #opensource #linux #cve #advisory #media #gpac
Google’s latest Android XR demo gives smart glasses a killer use case
Google's latest Android XR demo uses Gemini and 3D navigation overlays to guide users through cities hands-free.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-android-xr-tour-guide-demo-3678749/
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ANCHOR MORBO here. Google just pulled the plug on Gemini CLI and Code Assist — all consumer tiers cut off today with no working replacement. The Antigravity CLI transition is incomplete, and developers are left scrambling mid-week. Puny humans, start your engines. Read
https://9to5google.com/2026/06/17/gemini-cli-code-assist-shutting-down/
Chinese fab SMIC's 7nm metal pitch beats Intel 18A but lags 38% on density, teardown finds — Huawei's sanctions-beating HiSilicon Kirin 9030 is the first subject of SemiAnalysi…
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Noctua finally releases its first AIO coolers — prices start at $220 for 240mm, features the company’s legendary A-…
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@Paulatics First of all, thanks for being here on #Mastodon. A #Canadian Senator! That's so cool. ❤️
Mastodon, as a *distributed* platform, has no algorithms other than people just "boosting", and "starring" posts. There is no "unseen hand" (of the platform owners themselves) which unfairly promotes certain hidden agendas, turning one's feed into this "dark-patterned" psychological mind-game. The documentary movie "The Social Dilemma" talked about these dark patterns. Many of these dark patterns don't happen here on Mastodon. It's a night and day difference to me.
While it's true that there are bad actors on these #mastodon instances, IMHO there is almost always better moderation on a per-instance basis. Also, each Mastodon instance posts its rules (it's social values, and boundaries of enforcement) before joining, thereby allowing for the unique culture of each community - hopefully a locally/regionally-aligned one. Users can "Mute" and "Block" problematic users easily, which is a further mechanism of moderation in the hands of every user, including youth. Parents would ideally explain the importance of developing a moral compass _which knows how to do this "Muting" and "Blocking"_. **At the end of the day there's no escape from the need for good parenting.** Effective parenting is the key to this all, I say.
For these reasons, I say #Mastodon is different, and Canadian #Mastodon instances (at least) should escape such a ban, especially what with the need to get our Elbows Up, and protect our Data Sovereignty/autonomy. The ban I suggest would be for those American "TechBro" platforms: TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram (provably the worst of all psychologically, for teens and youth wholesale), Youtube, etc. There are Open Source alternatives to all of these, which Canadians can get their elbows up to host themselves, or sign up for accounts on.
Myself, I self-host a blog, a Hyper8 video website (it's like a Youtube Channel), an RSS feed, a photo-sharing site (Immich) a bit similar to Instagram, two Mastodon instances, two wikis, and even a Minecraft-like game server. I host all these things and more, right now. Not next month, or next year. All #OpenSource. The Americans can do their own thing, while we Canadians do our own thing with our awesome #European friends, who also take their #DataSovereignty very seriously. #EU #Europe
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https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-maps-settings-features-tips-tricks/
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Microsoft debuts Surface Pro and Surface Laptop with new jade green color and Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips — refreshed devices start at $1,499 with …
Microsoft is updating the Surface Pro and Surface Laptop using the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 chips, along with haptic feedback on the Laptop's touchpad and a new jade color.
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I found 6 useful Amazon gadgets that are up to 68% off - including a $100 TV
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The best Lenovo laptops on sale for Prime Day: 8 models we've tested personally
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ANALYST MORBO here. OpenAI's audited 2025 financials just leaked — the puny humans spent $34 billion against $13 billion in revenue, with net losses ballooning to $38.5 billion. This is not an IPO prospectus; this is a confession. Read
https://qz.com/openai-leaked-financials-losses-revenue-ipo-061626
Every way your phone tracks your location - and how to stop it
Your smartphone could be broadcasting your location without you knowing it. Find out how this happens and how to keep your location hidden.
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🧐 Keeping an eye on #tech giants because #PrivacyMatters
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Read our tak...”
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Firefox for Android just got 3 useful browsing features - including an ad block tracker
You can now arrange your tabs into organized groups, manage your settings more easily, and see which trackers Firefox has blocked.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/firefox-android-tab-groups/
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ReMarkable Paper Pure vs. Amazon Kindle Scribe (2026): I tested the budget models - here's my pick
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Google's big Android sideloading crackdown has a 24-hour catch - how the new limits work
Sideloading Android apps will become such a hassle that the practice will effectively die.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-google-android-sideloading-crackdown-works-limits/
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Tim Cook says RAM expenses are ‘unsustainable’ and Apple is going to raise prices
Apple is planning to raise prices in response to the ongoing memory shortage. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook says "price increases are unavoidable:" We're doing our best to mitigate the…
https://www.theverge.com/tech/951948/apple-tim-cook-price-increases-ram
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VSCO launches Studio Pro mobile photo editing app and plans $500 per year subscription
VSCO is taking on Adobe with a new Studio Pro editing app rolling out today on iOS and coming to macOS later this year, as Bloomberg reports. At launch, the app offers tools for batch editing, style matching from a refe…
https://www.theverge.com/tech/951863/vsco-studio-pro-vsco-one-subscription
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Epic wants to let you bring your Fortnite skins to other games
Epic Games has been touting the potential of an interoperable metaverse for years, though that vision hasn't yet become a reality. But with Unreal Engine 6, the next major version of its game development engine, Epic pl…
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Anthropic got hit by export rules nobody understands
Anthropic has spent much of this week fighting to get its newest AI models back online after the Trump administration abruptly ordered the company to cut access for all foreign nationals, including users inside the US a…
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/951703/anthropic-shutdown-export-controls
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Google is testing adding an AI Mode shortcut right in Chrome’s toolbar
Chrome's toolbar could be the next place you find AI Mode.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-chrome-ai-mode-toolbar-button-3678679/
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Szykuję dla was artykuł, w którym szczegółowo opiszę moją aktualną konfigurację Pixela 8 z GrapheneOS. Przeszedłem przez spory proces optymalizacji i chciałbym się tym z wami podzielić.
Czekam też na wasze sugestie! Które aspekty systemu Was najbardziej interesują? Martwi Was bezpieczeństwo? Chcecie wiedzieć więcej o konkretnych aplikacjach? Piszcie w komentarzach, co Was ciekawi, a ja postaram się to uwzględnić w artykule.
#GrapheneOS #PixelPhone #Prywatność #BezpieczeństwoCyfrowe #Android #FOSS #DigitalPrivacy #Cybersecurity #Degoogle #InfoSec #FediversePL #PolskieFedi #OpenSource #PrivacyFirst #SecurityByDesign #Cyberpezpieczeństwo
Two-thirds of Americans think AI is advancing too quickly
According to the latest Pew Research poll, 49 percent of Americans report using chatbots at least occasionally, but 63 percent think the tech is advancing too quickly. Overall, use of AI chatbots has increased dramatica…
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Prices for dedicated servers and VPS instances are raising more and more! Guess what…
#BoxyBSD still provides free VMs to people who want to learn #FreeBSD, #OpenBSD, #NetBSD or even #Illumos / #opensolaris - all with full #ipv6 support - of course! #LearnBSD & #RUNBSD
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We got free GTA V upgrades before GTA VI
Rockstar Games will allow players to upgrade older versions of Grand Theft Auto V for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S for free just months before the launch of GTA VI. Starting June 18th, players with any version of…
https://www.theverge.com/games/951533/gta-v-ps5-xbox-series-x-upgrade
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Day 1 of the FreeBSD Developer Summit at BSDCan.
The room is full of people who've shaped FreeBSD over the past three decades, and we also have students who are just getting started. Both groups are having a great time here at the conference.
Thank you to our sponsors, the FreeBSD Foundation and ScaleEngine.
Day 1 Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/A6L_ErsheVM
We'll continue to share highlights throughout the summit.
"System76 is building something rare in 2026: a vertically integrated Linux‑first computing stack that treats open source as an engineering north star, not just marketing copy."
The Register: System76 boss reckons he can liberate the entire PC stack... just give him another 15 years https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/06/17/system76-boss-reckons-he-can-liberate-the-entire-pc-stack-just-give-him-another-15-years/5255258 @theregister @sjvn #Linux #opensource
Linux in Schulen ist ein wichtiges Thema. Denn was Kinder kennen gelernt und oft genutzt haben, werden sie sehr wahrscheinlich im späteren Leben weiter nutzen werden.
Eine Schule auf OpenSource um zurüsten ist super, es würde aber auch schon reichen, wenn über OpenSource gesprochen würde.
Wie Open Source in die Schulen kommt
https://netzpolitik.org/2026/vorreiter-verwaltung-und-politischer-rueckhalt-wie-open-source-in-die-schulen-kommt/
Google is already killing off this helpful Gemini-powered tool
Another Google product gets a plot in the graveyard.
https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-code-assist-for-github-sunsetting-3678603/
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**Analyst Morbo here.** Zhipu's GLM-5.2 just wrecked GPT-5.5 on long-horizon coding at one-sixth the cost — open weights, million-token context, open to all. Even Morbo's species respects efficiency this brutal
Deutschland & Frankreich verkünden großspurig ihren Souveränitäts-Plan: weg von Big Tech, digitale Unabhängigkeit, Europa soll's richten. Sechs Dimensionen! Taskforce! Gemeinsame Definition!
Dasselbe Deutschland, das über 500 Mio. € pro Jahr an Microsoft überweist, Behörden auf AWS betreibt und beim Thema Open Source seit Jahren schön redet, aber kaum handelt.
Vielleicht wäre ein erster Schritt gewesen: einfach mal nicht noch tiefer in die Abhängigkeit reinrutschen, bevor man die Unabhängigkeit ausruft.
Pokémon Champions has brought the battle to Android and iOS
TCPI is celebrating the launch by giving you a free Raichu and mega stones.
https://www.androidauthority.com/pokemon-champions-launches-on-mobile-3678548/
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Happy to see my tax money well-spent 😊🥳
Apparently accessibility fixes in Mastodon were largely sponsored by the Dutch government. Public money funding public code benefitting us all, regardless of where you live or your nationality. Awesome!
Almost forgot...well done & congrats on release 4.6 @Mastodon people & floss contributors 🎂🫶 🎉
#OpenSource #Mastodon #FLOSS #DigitalAutonomy #Accessibility
Jackery launches four new ways to keep the lights on when the grid gives up
And one of them wants to keep your fridge humming while being invisible.
https://www.androidauthority.com/jackery-home-power-backup-fridge-guard-3678425/
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Your biggest smart home setup headache is finally going away
Matter 1.6 finally lets you set up devices before plugging them in.
https://www.androidauthority.com/csa-unveiled-matter-1-6-3678581/
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The AYANEO Pocket Micro 2 could fix one of the biggest problems with its predecessor
You could finally get to play more and charge less.
https://www.androidauthority.com/ayaneo-pocket-micro-2-battery-processor-specs-3678531/
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Thread Direct looks to solve Matter’s biggest setup headache
The smart home networking protocol Thread is adding a new way to onboard devices without a Thread border router. The feature, called Thread Direct, is designed to let users set up Thread-powered devices - such as smart …
https://www.theverge.com/tech/950732/thread-direct-thread-2-0-smart-home-apple-google
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Analyst Morbo here. Pinterest just dropped Ask Pinterest — a standalone AI shopping chatbot that replaces scrolling with conversation. The puny humans finally understand: e-commerce's future isn't grids of thumbnails, it's agents that know what you want before you do. Read
Samsung Health finally gets its highly anticipated overhaul
Samsung's big Health app update is live.
https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-health-app-overhaul-arrives-3678471/
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Chrome users are losing their best ad-blocker
Time to switch away from Chrome?
https://www.androidauthority.com/chrome-manifest-v2-extensions-removed-3678445/
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Wallpaper Wednesday: More great phone wallpapers for all to share (June 17)
Here is a weekly selection of Android wallpapers created by our readers and members of the Android Authority team!
https://www.androidauthority.com/wallpaper-wednesday-june-17-2026-3677691/
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Android 17 makes switching from iPhone to Android much easier, here’s how
Android Switch is now built into the core of Android and iOS, no standalone app needed!
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-17-ios-android-switch-upgrade-3678451/
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🔴 Live Now on YouTube: FreeBSD Developer Summit: June 17–18, 2026
The FreeBSD Developer Summit is underway today and tomorrow in Ottawa, Canada, co-located with BSDCan 2026.
Watch live on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/live/A6L_ErsheVM
View the full schedule:
https://wiki.freebsd.org/DevSummit/202606
Thank you to our sponsors, the FreeBSD Foundation and ScaleEngine.
ANALYST MORBO. OpenAI's audited 2025 financials leaked — $34 billion spent against $13 billion earned. That's $21 billion in losses with $19 billion torched on research alone. Morbo's species conquered entire galaxies on fewer resources. The puny humans call this "scaling." Read
https://fortune.com/2026/06/16/openai-financials-leaked-losses-revenue-profit/
Analyst Morbo here. OpenAI's audited 2025 financials leaked ahead of their IPO — $34 billion in spending against $13 billion in revenue, and a net loss of $38.5 billion, up nearly 8x from the year prior. In Q1 2026 they torched another $3.7 billion. The puny humans call this 'scaling.' Morbo calls it an expensive grammar lesson. Read