Notices by Christine Hall (brideoflinux@mastodon.opencloud.lu), page 7

"At this point, Spectre has been mitigated in the kernel, and a clear warning from the Compute Runtime build serves as a notification for those running modified kernels without those patches:" Ubuntu disables Intel GPU security mitigations, promises 20% performance boost https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/06/ubuntu-disables-intel-gpu-security-mitigations-promises-20-performance-boost/

"Can the cops get your online data? In short, yes. There are a variety of US federal and state laws which give law enforcement powers to obtain information that you provided to online services. But, there are steps you as a user and/or as a service provider can take to improve online privacy:" How Cops Can Get Your Private Online Data https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/how-cops-can-get-your-private-online-data

I don't like having to look at Zuck: Meta hires key OpenAI researcher to work on AI reasoning models | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/26/meta-hires-key-openai-researcher-to-work-on-ai-reasoning-models/

Just published on FOSS Force: KDE Plasma 6.4: Opening the Hood to See What’s New https://fossforce.com/2025/06/kde-plasma-6-4-opening-the-hood-to-see-whats-new/

AI is definitely taking over everything. They're going to have to get the environmental cost down, though, and quickly: Google adds AI features to Chromebook Plus devices | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/23/google-adds-ai-features-to-chromebook-plus-devices/

"I need to say something that will be deeply uncomfortable for many of you: if you have friends, family, or colleagues defending what’s happening right now, their old sane selves may not be coming back": The Shell Game Of Fascist Gaslighting https://www.techdirt.com/2025/06/20/the-shell-game-of-fascist-gaslighting/

"This year, like almost all years before, LGBTQ+ Pride month is taking place at a time of burgeoning anti-LGBTQ+ violence, harassment, and criticism. Lawmakers and regulators are passing legislation restricting freedom of expression and privacy for LGBTQ+ individuals and fueling offline intolerance. Online platforms are also complicit:" LGBT Q&A: Your Online Speech and Privacy Questions, Answered https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/06/lgbt-qa-your-online-speech-and-privacy-questions-answered

I guess Zorin wants Windows 10's discarded users too: Windows 10 is ending – How to switch from Windows 10 to Zorin OS in 10 easy steps - Real Linux User https://www.reallinuxuser.com/windows-10-is-ending-how-to-switch-from-windows-10-to-zorin-os-in-10-easy-steps/

"Somehow, Kehoe manages to take all this subjunctive language about possible future situations as justification for his big THEREFORE: 'I, Mike Kehoe . . . do hereby declare that a State of Emergency exists in the State of Missouri due to civil unrest.' I think he left 'the possibility of' out of that last sentence, as that sentence probably ought to end with 'the possibility of civil unrest':" Ahead of No Kings Day, the King's Nobles are Getting Nervous - emptywheel https://www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/12/ahead-of-no-kings-day-the-kings-nobles-are-getting-nervous/

I've been using Gimp like forever, and highly recommend it: Getting started with GIMP: The free and open source image editor | We Love Open Source - All Things Open https://allthingsopen.org/articles/gimp-free-open-source-image-editor-creative-professionals

"For those annotating documents frequently, GNOME Papers has merged a significant rework to the user-interface for creating and editing annotations. There are also simplified shortcuts and other enhancements around the annotations experience:" GNOME's Papers App Lands Better Annotations Experience - Phoronix https://www.phoronix.com/news/GNOME-Papers-Better-Annotations

"This week we continued to focus on bug fixing and user interface polish for Plasma 6.4, which will be released next Thursday:" This Week in Plasma: Plasma 6.4 is nigh https://blogs.kde.org/2025/06/07/this-week-in-plasma-plasma-6.4-is-nigh/

Just published on FOSS Force: As EDA Ban Hits China Will Europe Step Up on Open Hardware? https://fossforce.com/2025/06/as-eda-ban-hits-china-will-europe-step-up-on-open-hardware/

When driverless is legal, Musk will always be able to get home alone without risking a DUI: Elon Musk is lobbying lawmakers on driverless vehicle rules | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/30/elon-musk-is-lobbying-lawmakers-on-driverless-vehicle-rules/

"An AI-powered system could soon take responsibility for evaluating the potential harms and privacy risks of up to 90% of updates made to Meta apps like Instagram and WhatsApp:" Meta plans to automate many of its product risk assessments | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/31/meta-plans-to-automate-many-of-its-product-risk-assessments/

Just one of a gazillion reasons why collecting data on people to sell is wrong: Data broker giant LexisNexis says breach exposed personal information of over 364,000 people | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/28/data-broker-giant-lexisnexis-says-breach-exposed-personal-information-of-over-364000-people/

I'm looking into this to see if I can find more information to pass on to you: On Safety – The Everyone Environment https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05/28/on-safety/

Exactly what I would expect from Musk's AI. The expression that the Apple doesn't fall too far from the tree comes to mind here: Grok says it’s ‘skeptical’ about Holocaust death toll, then blames ‘programming error’ | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/18/grok-says-its-skeptical-about-holocaust-death-toll-then-blames-programming-error/

I would much rather live in a US owned by Japan than by the Saudis: Saudi prince launches AI venture as Trump, Musk, Altman, and Zuckerberg arrive for conference | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/12/saudi-prince-launches-ai-venture-as-trump-musk-altman-and-zuckerberg-arrive-for-conference/

"It turns out that kidnapping celebrated foreign PhD students in broad daylight for writing mild criticism of their own university is not even remotely constitutional or reasonable. Thankfully, a judge has now freed her and made it quite clear that nothing the government is weakly arguing in this case makes any sense at all": Judge To ICE: No, You Can’t Actually Kidnap Students For Writing Op-Eds https://www.techdirt.com/2025/05/09/judge-to-ice-no-you-cant-actually-kidnap-students-for-writing-op-eds/