Oh, goodie. Let's see how this one fares.
AP: Roblox rolls out open-source AI system to protect kids from predators in chats https://apnews.com/article/roblox-grooming-messages-ai-kids-teens-9e9d4131d46b80eead3e57b1110d48eb @AssociatedPress@flipboard.com #Roblox #AI #cybersecurity #infosec #opensource #infosec
Smaller chipmakers in Europe and Asia βprobably arenβt large enough to get on the map for an exemption and quite probably wouldnβt have the kind of excess capital and margins to be able to add investment at a large scale into the United States.β
AP: Trumpβs planned 100% computer chip tariff sparks confusion among businesses and trading partners https://apnews.com/article/trump-chip-tariff-exemptions-confusion-4fdca3d1bd93c18a657a2905b037eb29 @AssociatedPress@flipboard.com
Good luck divorcing U.S. corporations, EU.
Reuters: US startup Lyten to buy bankrupt European battery maker Northvolt https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-startup-lyten-buy-bankrupt-european-battery-maker-northvolt-2025-08-07/ @Reuters@flipboard.com
Senator Cornyn says FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled over redistricting vote
Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/senator-cornyn-says-fbi-will-help-track-down-texas-democrats-who-fled-over-2025-08-07/ @Reuters@flipboard.com
"Subversive?" These are workers who served the U.S. for decades. After the attempt to edit out key parts of the constitution, maybe it's time to view this junta as foreign invaders. What they're doing is not only NOT American. It's anti-American. and it serves some other non-American agenda.
Many on the list are "women and people of color with long careers under both Republican and Democratic administrations. Most have little or no public profile and have spent their careers in behind-the-scenes government roles."
There's a "DEI Watchlist," published by the right-wing American Accountability Foundation.
Reuters: Pro-Trump group wages campaign to purge βsubversiveβ federal workers https://www.reuters.com/investigations/pro-trump-group-wages-campaign-purge-subversive-federal-workers-2025-08-07/ @Reuters@flipboard.com
9to5Linux: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS Is Now Available for Download Powered by Linux Kernel 6.14 https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-24-04-3-lts-is-now-available-for-download-powered-by-linux-kernel-6-14 @9to5linux@floss.social @mariusnestor@fosstodon.org #Linux
Liquid Glass, anyone? Who cares if you can't see it. It's a cool name.
9to5mac: This macOS 26 icon strategy punishes Mac users more than developers https://9to5mac.com/2025/08/07/macos-26-icon-changes/ @9to5Mac@mastodon.online #Apple #macOS
The law "forbids designated providers from preventing individual app providers from using alternative browser engines."
MacRumors: Japan Law Will Require Apple to Allow Non-WebKit Browsers on iPhone https://www.macrumors.com/2025/08/07/japan-non-webkit-browsers-on-iphone/ @macrumors@mastodon.social #Apple
Two can play the AI poaching game.
"Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and AI startup Cohere are said to be the companies picking at the bones of Apple's AI teams."
Apple Insider: Apple's bid to close the AI gap could be hampered by AI brain drain https://appleinsider.com/articles/25/08/07/apples-bid-to-close-the-ai-gap-could-be-hampered-by-ai-brain-drain @appleinsider@mastodon.social #Apple #AI
ZDNET: Think Linux desktop market share isn't over 6%? This 15 million-system scan says otherwise https://www.zdnet.com/article/think-linux-desktop-market-share-isnt-over-6-this-15-million-system-scan-says-otherwise/ @ZDNet@flipboard.com @sjvn@mastodon.social #Linux