08 Jul 2026
Hacker News
OpenAI no longer recommends SWE-Bench Pro
08 Jul 2026 9:03pm GMT
Slashdot
Meta's Glasses Will Turn Off the Camera If You Tamper With the Privacy Light
Meta is rolling out an update that will disable the camera on its smart glasses if the device detects that someone has tampered with or destroyed the privacy LED. "The update is meant to address modders who have taken actions such as physically drilling into the LED light," reports The Verge. "Meta has previously tried to discourage tampering with the LED light. For example, starting with its second generation glasses, blocking the light with tape or other objects will trigger a prompt asking users to uncover the recording light. However, many modders have found various workarounds for that particular measure."
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08 Jul 2026 9:00pm GMT
Hacker News
Fable is not a useful model
08 Jul 2026 8:41pm GMT
Turning a pile of documents into a searchable useable knowledge base
08 Jul 2026 8:37pm GMT
Slashdot
Apple Says It Will Spend $30 Billion To Design US-Made Broadcom Chips
Apple says it will spend $30 billion to design US-made Broadcom wireless connectivity chips, part of its broader push to diversify its supply chain and support domestic chip production. CNN reports: The agreement with Broadcom will lead to the production of 15 million chips in United States and allow Broadcom to invest $1.5 billion to expand and modernize its manufacturing facilities in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is part of Apple's commitment in August to invest $600 billion as part of its "American Manufacturing Program" which it said is dedicated to bringing even more of the company's supply chain and advanced manufacturing back to the US.
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08 Jul 2026 8:00pm GMT
Ars Technica
Lawsuit: Man used Grok to make 7K sex images of stepdaughter, then shot himself
More young girls sue X over Grok CSAM; X accused of shielding child predators.
08 Jul 2026 7:56pm GMT
Judge rejects Kalshi attempt to override New York state gambling laws
Kalshi tried to ignore gambling laws on its prediction market, NY governor says.
08 Jul 2026 7:14pm GMT
Linuxiac
OpenMandriva Says Former Contributor Sabotaged Its Repositories
OpenMandriva reports deleted GitHub work and broken Cooker packages after an internal contributor dispute.
08 Jul 2026 7:02pm GMT
Ars Technica
Google pays $250K for Linux vulnerability allowing guest VM escapes
Both vulnerabilities allow untrusted users to gain root privileges.
08 Jul 2026 7:01pm GMT
Slashdot
Windows Drops Under 60% in Global Desktop OS Share
StatCounter's June 2026 data shows Windows made up 56.55% of global desktop OS usage, dropping Microsoft's share below 60% for the first time in years. Linux, meanwhile, reached 4.39%, "one of its strongest recent showings in the company's desktop OS statistics," reports Linuxiac. From the report: Apple's desktop platforms also remain a major part of the picture. StatCounter lists OS X at 11.89% and macOS at 4.48% for June 2026, meaning Apple's combined desktop presence remains comfortably ahead of Linux in the global chart. Chrome OS follows with 1.21%. Of course, StatCounter's numbers should be read for what they are: web usage statistics, not a direct count of installed operating systems. The company calculates its Global Stats from page views across websites using its tracking code, analyzing details such as browser, operating system, and screen resolution. In other words, the figures reflect measured web activity rather than the number of machines actually installed worldwide.
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08 Jul 2026 7:00pm GMT
Linuxiac
Linux Now Runs on the Atari Jaguar, a 1993 Console With Just 2 MB of RAM
The Atari Jaguar joins the list of unlikely Linux machines, booting a NOMMU Linux kernel and BusyBox shell from cartridge ROM.
08 Jul 2026 1:39pm GMT
Linux Mint’s Next Release Will Fully Support Wayland in Cinnamon
The next Linux Mint 23.0 release is planned for Christmas 2026, with Cinnamon gaining fully supported Wayland sessions.
08 Jul 2026 12:53pm GMT