Collaborate Disseminate
Slashdot reader darwinmac writes: The Document Foundation (TDF), the organization behind LibreOffice, has decided to bring back its LibreOffice Online project which been inactive since 2022. Collabora, a company that was a major contributor to the orig… Continue reading Collabora Clashes With LibreOffice Over Move To Revive LibreOffice Online
In a library in Florence, Italy, historian Ivan Malara noticed handwritten notes on a book printed in the 1500s — and recognized the handwriting as Galileo’s. The finding “promises new insights into one of the most famous ideological transitions … Continue reading Galileo’s Handwritten Notes Discovered in a Medieval Astronomy Text
An anonymous reader shared this report from the blogIt’s FOSS:
Greg Kroah-Hartman has updated the projected end-of-life (EOL) dates for several active longterm support kernels via a commit. The provided reasoning? It was done “based on lots of discuss… Continue reading Some Linux LTS Kernels Will Be Supported Even Longer, Announces Greg Kroah-Hartman
Anthropic’s Claude AI assistant “jumped to the No. 2 slot on Apple’s chart of top U.S. free apps late on Friday,” reports CNBC:
The rise in popularity suggests that Anthropic is benefiting from its presence in news headlines, stemming from its refusa… Continue reading Anthropic’s Claude Leaps to #2 on Apple’s ‘Top Apps’ Chart After Pentagon Controversy
In a 9,000-word expose, a writer for Harper’s visited San Francisco’s young entrepreneurs in September to mockingly profile “tech’s new generation and the end of thinking.”
There’s Cluely founder Roy Lee. (“His grand contribution to the world was a pi… Continue reading Silicon Valley’s Ideas Mocked Over Penchant for Favoring Young Entrepreneurs with ‘Agency’
Saturday afternoon Sam Altman announced he’d start answering questions on X.com about OpenAI’s work with America’s Department of War — and all the developments over the past few days. (After that department’s negotions had failed with Anthropic, … Continue reading Sam Altman Answers Questions on X.com About Pentagon Deal, Threats to Anthropic
Friday was “a horrible day” for investors in Duolingo, reports Fast Company. But Friday’s one-day 14% drop is just part of a longer story.
Since last May, Duolingo’s stock has dropped 81%. Yes, the company faced a social media backlash that month aft… Continue reading Duolingo Grows, But Users Disliked Increased Ads and Subscription Pushes. Stock Plummets Again
“The drought of upcoming Star Wars movies is coming to an end soon,” writes Cinemablend. In May the The Mandalorian and Grogu opens, and one year later there’s the release of the Ryan Gosling-led Star Wars: Starfighter.
But “there are some insiders w… Continue reading New ‘Star Wars’ Movies Are Coming to Theatres. But Will Audiences?
It started Friday when all U.S. federal agencies were ordered to “immediately cease” using Anthropic’s AI technology after contract negotiations stalled when Anthropic requested prohibitions against mass domestic surveillance or fully autonomous weapon… Continue reading US Threatens Anthropic with ‘Supply-Chain Risk’ Designation. OpenAI Signs New War Department Deal
There’s already 5,000 sensors embedded in Antarctica’s ice to look for evidence of neutrinos, reports the Washington Post. But in November scientists drilled six new holes at least a mile and a half deep and installed cables with hundreds more light de… Continue reading Antarctica’s Massive Neutrino Observatory Gets an Upgrade