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heise | Meta Quest ohne Meta: So installieren Sie Software per Sideloading
Das Metaverse ist tot, lang lebe die Meta Quest! So installieren Sie neue Software auf Ihrem VR-Headset – auch ohne den Horizon Store.

software_dependencies: Software dependencies (2010)
Several networks of software dependencies. Nodes represent libraries and a directed edge denotes a library dependency on another.
This network has 533 nodes and 1735 edges.
Tags: Technological, Software, Unweighted
https://networks.skewed.de/…

Emerging NIST guidance suggests that the practice of treating AI as “just software” for cybersecurity purposes is giving way to more novel approaches to managing AI risks.
Check out my latest CSO piece for a clear guide to NIST's many AI and cyber initiatives.
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NIST’s AI guidance pushes cybersecurity boundaries
Emerging NIST guidance suggests that the long-standing practice of treating AI as “just software” for cybersecurity purposes is giving way to more novel approaches to managing AI risks.

So the original #SBOM requirement for federal agencies in US was just removed.
"OMB Memorandum M-22-18, Enhancing the Security of the Software Supply Chain
through Secure Software Development Practices (M-22-18), imposed unproven and burdensome software accounting processes that prioritized compliance over genuine security investments.
This policy diverted agencies from developing tail…

My main gripe with “AI coding” is that people present it in highly emotional terms as a fait accompli that will “change everything” instead of it being just another tool (that is one of many) to make software.
Like I saw a SERIOUS post today (not on here) from a tech guy I previously respected that was basically like a 90s infomercial with black and white video of working on a computer (labeled “without AI”) and then over-saturated footage of chilling in the pool or whatever shit (labeled “with AI”).
Not to mention there’s a constant barrage of “enjoy being poor” type bullshit.
This is abusive behavior; it’s emotional manipulation and gaslighting.
It’s cringe, as the kids would say.
I think the underlying LLM technology has use cases that are genuinely useful, for example when making explorative software prototypes, both for backend and frontend stuff.
But it's like a hammer. Useful for nails, useless for anything else.
And you got to ask where the hammer is coming from. Was it made with stolen metal? Forged by exploitative labor? Locked away in a data center so you can only rent the hammer by the hour from some business trying to do a bait and switch?
I'm hoping that the AI landlord industry dies eventually (signs point to this as they won't be able to fulfill the obligations to their investors) and people use locally-run stuff, ethically with open source models (without stolen stuff) and without ridiculous environmental impact in the future.

Apple releases iOS 12.5.8 for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, extending software support for these devices to 13 and 12 years after their respective launches (Juli Clover/MacRumors)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/26/iphone-5s-software-update/

iPhone 5s Gets New Software Update 13 Years After Launch
Alongside iOS 26.2.1, Apple today released an updated version of iOS 12 for devices that are still running that operating system update, eight years...

Catch Doug Comer Keynote on 'Software Distribution Now And Then: Why And How The Internet Changed Everything' at SCaLE 23x. https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x/presentations/software-distribution-now-and…

»Systematische Verfolgung — "Politik der Einschüchterung" - ICE arbeitet an Datenbank über Protestierende:
US-Regierung spricht von "inländischen Terroristen". Bei Mitarbeitern der involvierten Software-Firma Palantir regt sich Widerstand«
Nur eine Frage der Zeit bis dies populär aufkommt, denn Palantir ist seit jeher umstritten und misteriös. Nun sind sie ein der profitierenden Diener der Faschisten.
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"Politik der Einschüchterung": ICE arbeitet an Datenbank über Protestierende
US-Regierung spricht von "inländischen Terroristen". Bei Mitarbeitern der involvierten Software-Firma Palantir regt sich Widerstand

Schweiz: Die E-ID kommt später
Die Einführung der elektronischen Identitätskarte in der Schweiz verschiebt sich vom Sommer auf voraussichtlich Ende des Jahres 2026. Sicherheit soll vorgehen.
https://www.heise.d…

TV-Software: Gericht stiftet Verwirrung um Open Source
Seit Jahren versucht eine Stiftung zwei Open-Source-Lizenzen gegen eine Walmart-Tochter durchzusetzen. Es gibt Erfolge und eine Merkwürdigkeit.
https://www…