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Souveränität: Öffentlicher Gesundheitsdienst setzt verstärkt auf Open Source
Das Zendis und das Robert-Koch-Institut wollen die MS-365-Alternative OpenDesk in eine Kommunikationsplattform des Öffentlichen Gesundheitsdiensts integrieren.

I'm happy that my talk on open source eSIM integration into embedded Linux devices has been accepted at Embedded Linux Conference Europe 2025, for details see https://osseu2025.sched.com/event/25Vlq/open-source-for-esim-integration…

Open Source Summit Europe 2025: Open Source for ESIM Integration - Haral...
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Google says it is testing Audio Overviews for certain Search queries, available for Labs users in English in the US (Emma Roth/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/686904/google-audio-overviews-ai-podcast-search

Google’s test turns search results into an AI-generated podcast
Google is rolling out a test that puts Audio Overviews directly in your search results. The feature lets you generate AI podcast-style discussions based on certain queries.

Kinda cool to see the programme for the UN's open source week... https://www.un.org/digital-emerging-technologies/content/open-source-week-2025 but, of course, it's already almost entirely co-opted by corporate interests. They shit on ev…

Statt Urnengang Untergang gelesen.
Hm.
https://www.republik.ch/2025/06/12/srg-mutlosigkeit-als-programm?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=cm&utm_content…

SRG: Mutlosigkeit als Programm
Die Halbierungs­initiative beschädigt die SRG schon jetzt stark: Am Programm wird gespart und die Belegschaft ist frustriert.

Current and former employees of OpenAI have sold nearly $3B worth of shares in tender offers since 2021, with $1.5B going to SoftBank alone (Natasha Mascarenhas/The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/openai-employees-cashed-3-bil…

OpenAI Employees Have Cashed Out $3 Billion in Shares
My colleague Sri Muppidi broke the news Wednesday of OpenAI’s latest fundraising talks as it seeks to raise an unprecedented $40 billion. One previously unreported detail is that SoftBank bought about $240 million in shares from a small group of current and former employees this spring.That deal ...

heise | Mit Open Source Geld verdienen: Entwicklung über Fonds und Spenden finanzieren
Open-Source-Software hält die Welt am Laufen, aber nur wenige Entwickler erhalten Geld für ihre Arbeit. Dabei kann die Bezahlung auch freiem Code helfen.

heise | Interview zu GitHub Sponsors: Warum Geld für Open Source wichtig ist
Bei GitHub ist Martin Woodward für die Beziehung zu Entwicklern zuständig. Im Interview erklärt er, warum Open-Source-Maintainer Geld verdienen sollten.

Canary, which offers hotel guest management tools, raised an $80M Series D led by Brighton Park Capital, valuing the company at about $600M (Dominic-Madori Davis/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/12/hotel-mana…

Hotel management platform Canary nabs $80M Series D from BPC, YC, Insight Partners | TechCrunch
Canary offers a product suite that encompasses every part of the guest journey, from booking to departure. The company offers services that let hotel guests check in on mobile devices or text the front desk for help. And it's leaning into AI in serving its customers’ guests through voice, web, and text with an LLM, sometimes offering instant responses.

Horizon3.ai, whose AI-based penetration testing platform NodeZero helps find and exploit attack paths in production systems, raised a $100M Series D led by NEA (Chris Metinko/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/pro/enterprise-software-deals/202…

Exclusive: Horizon3.ai raises $100M Series D
The company is using AI to improve cybersecurity.