Notices by Christine Hall (brideoflinux@mastodon.opencloud.lu), page 4

Damn if there aren't a ton of fixes here: Mozilla Thunderbird 144 Updates the Flatpak Runtime to Freedesktop SDK 24.08 - 9to5Linux https://9to5linux.com/mozilla-thunderbird-144-updates-the-flatpak-runtime-to-freedesktop-sdk-24-08

"We’ve long explored how powerful regional broadband monopolies have dominated America, resulting in spotty access, high prices, slow speeds, and terrible customer service. We’ve also long discussed how the U.S. government has done little to actually fix the problem, ranging from outright coddling monopolies (Trump) to performative fixes (the Biden FCC) that don’t take aim at monopoly power": Superior, Wisconsin Latest City To Build Community-Owned Gigabit Fiber Network https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/08/superior-wisconsin-latest-city-to-build-community-owned-gigabit-fiber-network/

Pam Bondi has no authority to order the censorship of this legal speech tool, which is likely why she didn't seek a court order and instead merely rage-tweeted about it. This was sufficient to get Apple CEO Tim Cook, the billionaire who moved Apple's manufacturing to Chinese sweatshops where working conditions are so brutal that they require suicide nets, to cave in : Apple’s unlawful evil ( https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/06/rogue-capitalism/#orphaned-syrian-refugees-need-not-apply

Wouldn't it be a hoot if this article turned out to be written by AI?: Despite AI-related job loss fears, tech hiring holds steady - and here are the most in-demand skills https://www.zdnet.com/article/despite-ai-related-job-loss-fears-tech-hiring-holds-steady-and-here-are-the-most-in-demand-skills/

"Ironically, Mosseri’s new myth-busting claim comes just as Meta has announced it will soon target ads to users across its social apps using data collected from their interactions with its AI products": Instagram head says company is not using your microphone to listen to you (with AI data, it won't need to) | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/01/instagram-head-says-company-is-not-using-your-microphone-to-listen-to-you-with-ai-data-it-wont-need-to/

This kinda makes me happy I chose Vivaldi over Brave: Brave Browser Introduces Ask Brave, Merging Search and AI https://linuxiac.com/brave-browser-introduces-ask-brave-merging-search-and-ai/

The portable battery startup had raised more than $110 million in a bid to replace diesel generators at festivals and construction sites, but even that wasn’t enough to get it through the valley of death. Now, the startup’s co-founder is back with another startup, Anode Technology Company, hoping to accomplish the same goal — ideally without repeating the same mistakes: Battery startup Moxion went bankrupt. Now its founder is back to ‘finish what we started’ https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/26/battery-startup-moxion-went-bankrupt-now-its-founder-is-back-to-finish-what-we-started/

Trump has probably fired everybody who knows how to fix this: Scammers are now faking the FBI's own website - here's how to stay safe https://www.zdnet.com/article/scammers-are-now-faking-the-fbis-own-website-heres-how-to-stay-safe/

A recent report published by VPN Mentor rated Apple's data-sharing practices as "excellent" while Google's were rated as "good." Note that a "Good" rating is better than other brands' products, like Samsung or Meta, both of which have received "poor" ratings for their data-sharing to generate personalized ads or biometric data sharing with limited opt-outs ";I compared the two best smartwatches from Apple and Google - here's the one you should buy https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-compared-the-two-best-smartwatches-from-apple-and-google-heres-the-one-you-should-buy/

"It is, no doubt, terrible that EDVA US Attorney Erik Siebert was forced out yesterday because he refused to charge Tish James with fraud when there’s little evidence she engaged in mortgage fraud. But there are aspects of the firing that make it epically incompetent and, like the quid pro quo with Eric Adams and the effort to send hundreds of men to a concentration camp beforehand, may backfire going forward: Trump Can't Even Weaponize DOJ Competently - emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/09/20/trump-cant-even-weaponize-doj-competently/

"Federal prosecutors charged a UK teenager with conspiracy to commit computer fraud and other crimes in connection with the network intrusions of 47 US companies that generated more than $115 million in ransomware payments over a three-year span": Two UK teens charged in connection to Scattered Spider ransomware attacks https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/two-uk-teens-charged-in-connection-to-scattered-spider-ransomware-attacks/

"Heather Honey, a high-profile denier of Donald Trump’s loss in the 2020 election, has been appointed to a senior position in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in which she’ll help oversee the nation’s election infrastructure": She Pushed To Overturn Trump’s Loss In The 2020 Election. Now She’ll Help Oversee U.S. Election Security. https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/16/she-pushed-to-overturn-trumps-loss-in-the-2020-election-now-shell-help-oversee-u-s-election-security/

Purchase your music. Don't stream it. Musicians aren't properly compensated by streaming services. It's a scam involving the record labels: Spotify will now let free users pick and play tracks | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/15/spotify-will-now-let-free-users-pick-and-play-tracks/

"Given the wild, wild success (cough!) of age verification in the United Kingdom, the Australian government has decided to charge ahead with a similar scheme": Age gate and VPNs in Australia https://rubenerd.com/age-gate-and-vpns-in-australia/

If you have a wireless VR headset and a Linux system, you might be excited to know that Valve's Steam Link VR now appears to actually work: Steam Link VR for Meta Quest on Linux now appears to work in the latest updates https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/steam-link-vr-for-meta-quest-on-linux-now-appears-to-work-in-the-latest-updates/

I see Lunduke's at it again. Attacking SUSE's new marketing head for being woke. Predictable.

"The startup, which has been operating in stealth for the last five years, developed the water-jet drilling rig in an effort to make geothermal heating and cooling so inexpensive that it will displace fossil fuel boilers and furnaces. The rig is central to that, promising to slash drilling costs by up to 80%": Geothermal is too expensive, but Dig Energy’s impossibly small drill rig might fix that | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/09/geothermal-is-too-expensive-but-dig-energys-impossibly-small-drill-rig-might-fix-that/

What does Uber have against the Germans?: Uber and Momenta to test autonomous vehicles in Germany in 2026 | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/07/uber-and-momenta-to-test-autonomous-vehicles-in-germany-in-2026/

Ive been saying for years that it sucks to be Mark Zuckerberg, and this proves it: Mark Zuckerberg sues Mark Zuckerberg | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/04/mark-zuckerberg-sues-mark-zuckerberg/

Just a guess on my part, but I'm figuring it has something to do with the fact that the company isn't the company it was before it tied the knot with IBM: Linux Hardware Enablement Leader Hans de Goede Leaving Red Hat - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/Hans-de-Goede-Leaving-Red-Hat