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@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-19 03:40:52

Alibaba open-sources its chip software, following similar plays from Huawei and Moore Threads, as Chinese GPU makers try to break the dominance of Nvidia's CUDA (Ann Cao/South China Morning Post)
scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article

Alibaba targets Nvidia’s dominant software ecosystem with open-source AI stack
The firm’s chip unit T-Head aims to lower migration barriers to Zhenwu AI computing architectures, following similar initiatives by Huawei and Moore Threads.

@grahamperrin@bsd.cafe
2026-06-19 10:54:40

"… I gradually switched from OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks to PC-BSD. Then TrueOS, then FreeBSD-CURRENT. In the midst of all that, something with FreeBSD in September 2012 … probably toying with 9.0 on a PowerPC iMac with failing graphics hardware. Not because I was a glutton for punishment (like, the horror of a command-line loader, and the certainty that hardware was failing) – because there was nothing good to be done with the Mac, and I was curious about non-Apple alternatives to Microsoft…

@fanf@mendeddrum.org
2026-05-18 22:32:06

good grief i thought bournegol was bad but there are still new depths to plumb
tuhs.org/cgi-bin/utree.pl?file

screenshot of some horrible macros with a comment: the following nonsense is required because casts turn an Lvalue into an Rvalue so two cheats are necessary, one for each context.
@privacity@social.linux.pizza
2026-06-18 20:39:30

Understanding Data Embassies and Corridors
fpf.org/blog/understanding-dat
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Understanding Data Embassies and Corridors
This guest post by Yeong Zee Kin, Chief Executive of the Singapore Academy of Law and FPF Senior Fellow, explores the rise of data localization measures and evaluates data embassies as a solution, their limitations, and an alternative model inspired by special economic zones.

@cyrevolt@mastodon.social
2026-07-10 15:17:52

I would like some rough number.
How many devices are affected by #UEFI Secure #Boot issues due to missing cert upgrades?
2%? 20%? 30%?

Microsoft confirms Secure Boot update failing on some Windows 11 PCs, blocks update due to known issues
Microsoft has confirmed that Secure Boot certificate updates are failing or being blocked on some Windows 11 PCs.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-06-25 22:38:37

NYT amends its lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, specifically accusing Microsoft of encouraging OpenAI to train AI systems using copyrighted NYT articles (Cade Metz/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/06/25/technol

The New York Times Amends Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft
In a new court filing, The Times accused Microsoft of encouraging OpenAI to train its A.I. systems using copyrighted articles.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-05-05 11:30:46

Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index: a survey of 20K AI users finds 65% fear falling behind, but only 13% report being rewarded for workplace AI experimentation (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
geekwire.com/2026/microsofts-n

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-07-11 15:45:51

Filing: Google urged the European Commission not to target DNS resolvers, VPNs, or IPs to fight piracy, calling the measures ineffective and easily circumvented (Ernesto Van der Sar/TorrentFreak)
torrentfreak.com/google-oppose

Google Opposes Site Blocking in Europe as U.S. Piracy Blocking Plans Gain Momentum * TorrentFreak
Google has told the European Commission that pirate site blocking causes "significant harm" and should not target DNS resolvers, VPNs or CDNs.

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-05 15:36:18

Filing: Reid Hoffman, who has served on Microsoft's board since 2017, will not stand for re-election at the company's 2026 annual meeting (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
geekwire.com/2026/linkedin-co-

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2026-06-30 15:56:50

Filings: Microsoft's Ireland hub generated $47B in pretax profits for FY 2025, or 38.1% of its global total; new EU rules require country-by-country reporting (Wall Street Journal)
wsj.com/business/microsofts-ir