techwire (@techwire@social.gamefan.net)
Meta threatens to pull its apps from New Mexico if forced to make ‘technologically impractical’ changes
Mark Zuckerberg. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta says it may be forced to pull Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp from New Mexico if the attorney general gets his way. The state is demanding a host …
https://www.theverge.com/policy/921557/meta-threatens-leaving-new-mexico
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
Fedora Linux 44 ships with GNOME 50 and KDE Plasma 6.6, plus Anaconda changes that simplify post-install network configuration. 🐧
It also updates key stack components across Workstation and KDE, including MariaDB 11.8, OpenSSL improvements, and Wine NTSYNC support. ⚙️
🔗 https://fedoramagazine.org/announcing-fedora-linux-44/
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
Ubuntu moves AI roadmap local-first using open-weight models and on-device inference via snaps instead of cloud-first copilots. 🐧
Canonical frames AI as opt-in and sandboxed.
Would you want AI features built into your OS like this, or kept separate? 🔒
🔗 https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-is-getting-ai/
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post (@post@literature.cafe)
Self-hosted, booru-style gallery for a personal image collection written in Go
https://literature.cafe/post/31282634
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
Gatekeepers still dominate EU markets as Apple and Google delay DMA obligations like app choice and app removal rights. 📱
EDRi says weak enforcement and political pressure risk undermining the DMA’s goal of competition and user control. ⚖️
🔗 https://edri.org/our-work/if-the-dma-is-fit-for-purpose-why-are-the-gatekeepers-winning/
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
EU-funded programs and institutions are financing spyware firms like Intellexa and Paragon, despite use against journalists and activists in Europe. 🕵️♂️
Reports cite weak oversight and transparency, raising risks to privacy, encryption, and democratic rights. 🚨
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techwire (@techwire@social.gamefan.net)
With Saros, Housemarque makes a case for doing next-gen games differently
It is generally frowned upon to care too much about appearances. We have a lot of little aphorisms discouraging this - books and their covers, beauty being skin deep, style over substance, that sort of thing. Vanity is …
https://www.theverge.com/games/921391/housemarque-interview-saros-ps5
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kiltedtux (@kiltedtux@mastodon.social)
Phoronix: Shotcut 26.4 Released With Timeline Improvements, Vulkan Accelerated Speech-To-Text
https://www.phoronix.com/news/Shotcut-26.4-Released
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Pulrepo (@Pulrepo@mastodon.social)
🚀 This Week in Fine-tuning & Training: Fastest-Growing Projects — April 29, 2026
This week in the Fine-tuning & Training space, we're seeing a surge in interest around multimodal fine-tuning and tools that enable users to train models on specific tasks or domains. The top-growing ...
Read full report → https://pullrepo.com/report/this-week-in-fine-tuning-training-fastest-growing-projects-april-29-2026-2
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knoppix95 (@knoppix95@mastodon.social)
Proton CEO Andy Yen warns global age-verification laws could end anonymity via ID or biometric checks and centralized databases. 🔐
He calls for open-source, on-device, encrypted checks, warning they could expand controls, reducing user control and enabling tracking. ⚠️
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thewhalecc (@thewhalecc@framapiaf.org)
𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅𝗼:
#OpenSource #DentalClinic #Apexo
https://thewhale.cchttps://thewhale.cc/posts/apexo
The open source ecosystem is awesome and Apexo is a good example. Apexo keep your dental clinic records at your finger tips with a beautifully designed application that meets most needs of any dental clinic. From patient records, history, appointments and scheduling, to finances and detailed reports.
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techwire (@techwire@social.gamefan.net)
Google Meet now lets you choose what’s included in your meeting notes
Google Meet’s note-taker tool now lets you customize sections and track decisions.
https://www.androidauthority.com/google-meet-notes-customization-3662613/
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