Podcast Episode Details

Firefox data collection, France bans TikTok (sort of), Google AI is scary

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Season 2 Episode 20

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00:00 Intro

01:23 Firefox adds data collection

https://blog.mozilla.org/en/products/firefox/firefox-search-update/

05:07 France bans TikTok to quell protests

https://www.techradar.com/vpn/french-tiktok-ban-makes-vpn-usage-soar-in-new-caledonia

08:57 Debian maintainer restricts KeePass XC features

https://linuxiac.com/debian-keepassxc-sparked-debate/

12:29 More KDE work on HDR

https://zamundaaa.github.io/wayland/2024/05/11/more-hdr-and-color.html

15:08 Linux kernel 6.9 is out

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-6.9-Released https://www.phoronix.com/review/linux-69-features

17:41 Linux kernel Libre 6.9 is out

https://9to5linux.com/gnu-linux-libre-6-9-kernel-released-for-software-freedom-lovers

19:30 Qualcomm’s new ARM SoCs support Linux

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-X-Elite

22:16 Intel’s latest feature causes problems for Fedora

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Intel-TDX-Fedora-OSS-Concerns

26:50 EU might bring antitrust charges against MS Teams

https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-teams-is-facing-more-antitrust-lawsuits-in-europe

30:28 Google pushes AI everywhere

https://www.engadget.com/google-search-will-now-show-ai-generated-answers-to-millions-by-default-174512845.html

https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/google-io-showcases-new-ask-photos-tool-powered-by-ai-but-it-honestly-scares-me-a-little

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/gmails-ai-powered-email-summaries-can-dig-through-your-inbox-for-you/

35:04 NetBSD bans AI generated code

https://www.netbsd.org/developers/commit-guidelines.html

37:35 Gaming: NTSYNC driver, Steam Deck plugins

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago