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The Palm Pre. A Look Back at Innovation and Open Source Potential
The Palm Pre, released in 2009, was a groundbreaking smartphone that aimed to challenge the dominance of Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android devices. With its sleek design, innovative features, and a unique operating system called webOS, the Palm Pre captured the attention of tech enthusiasts and consumers alike. Although it ultimately struggled in the competitive smartphone market, the Palm Pre’s legacy lives on, particularly in discussions about alternative operating systems and the potential of open-source applications.
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Mozilla Foundation Lays Off 30% of Workforce Amid Organizational Restructuring
In a significant move reflecting the challenges faced by the tech industry, the Mozilla Foundation has announced the layoff of approximately 30% of its employees. This decision comes as the nonprofit arm of the Firefox browser maker grapples with what it describes as a “relentless onslaught of change” in the technology landscape.
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Endorse the Open Source AI Definition and Join the Movement for Transparent, Collaborative AI
Open source software has transformed the technology landscape, enabling unprecedented collaboration, transparency, and innovation. Now, the Open Source Initiative is bringing those same principles to the world of artificial intelligence (AI) through the Open Source AI Definition.
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Building VirtualBox From Source on Devuan and alt Debian-based distros
VirtualBox is a powerful and popular open-source virtualization software that allows you to run multiple operating systems on a single machine. While VirtualBox provides pre-built binaries for many Linux distributions, sometimes you may want to build it from source, especially if you’re using a less common distro like Devuan. Modern builds do not include VBox in the maintream repos, but the quality of like tools (like setting up bridged network devices) cannot be beat by Qemu.
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Linux Malware "perfctl" Fuels Years-Long Cryptomining Campaign
A stealthy Linux malware known as “perfctl” has been targeting servers and workstations for at least three years, evading detection through sophisticated evasion tactics and the use of rootkits.
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New AI Models Now Available in DuckDuckGo AI Chat Beta. Llama 3 70B and Mixtral 8x7B
DuckDuckGo has expanded the AI models available in their AI Chat beta, adding two powerful new options - Llama 3 70B and Mixtral 8x7B.
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Framework Laptop 13 Receives Major Upgrades, Incuding a Drop-In 120Hz Display
Framework, the company known for its modular and customizable laptops, has announced a fourth round of iterative updates and upgrade options for its Framework Laptop 13. The latest improvements include new Intel Meteor Lake Core Ultra processors with Intel Arc dedicated GPUs, lower prices for the AMD Ryzen 7000 and 13th-gen Intel editions, and a new display with a higher 2880x1920 resolution and a 120 Hz refresh rate.
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Free Online XZ Backdoor Scanner to Screen Linux Binaries
In the wake of the recent XZ Utils supply chain attack that saw a backdoor injected into the popular data compression tool, cybersecurity firm Binarly has released a free online scanner to detect whether any Linux executable has been impacted by the malicious code. The scanner can identify the XZ backdoor, tracked as CVE-2024-3094, across any binary file regardless of whether it is the XZ Utils package itself or any other application or library.
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Critical XZ Utils Backdoor Impacts Most Linux Distros
A serious supply chain attack has been discovered affecting the widely used XZ data compression utility on Linux. Red Hat has issued an urgent warning for users to immediately stop using systems running Fedora 41, Fedora Rawhide, and other distros that bundle the compromised XZ 5.6.0 and 5.6.1 versions.
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Playtron Receives $10 million in funding for PlaytronOS
The gaming world is bracing for a potential seismic shift as a new player enters the arena. Playtron, a startup founded by industry veteran Kirt McMaster, has secured $10 million in funding and unveiled ambitious plans to challenge the giants of the gaming industry with a Linux-based operating system called PlaytronOS and a handheld gaming device.