Ham Radio, 'Linux' Foundation, and Yet More Microsoft Layoffs
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2023-03-22FLOSS Weekly 724: The Wide World of Open Radio - Levi C. Maaia, Ham Radio
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Linux Foundation Takes on Metaverse, Physical World Mapping Challenges [Ed: This has nothing to do with Linux. The brand is being misused and thus 'diluted'.]
The Linux Foundation (LF), one of the primary driving forces behind the continuing growth of open-source technology, is turning its attention to developing a better metaverse and creating a living digital record of the physical world.
In December, LF announced the Open Metaverse Foundation (OMF) with a mission to provide a collaboration space for diverse industries to work on developing open-source software and standards for an inclusive, global, vendor-neutral, and scalable metaverse.
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Microsoft Israel to lay off dozens as part of global cutbacks
Microsoft Israel is set to lay off dozens of employees as part of the global cutbacks in the company, Calcalist has learned. Microsoft announced in January that it is laying off 10,000 workers, but this will be the first time that cyber team members in Israel will also be fired.
The local R&D center is headed by Michal Braverman-Blumenstyk, Corporate Vice President at Microsoft Corporation, General Manager of Israel R&D Center and CTO of Microsoft Security. The center employs around 2,700 people, with around half of them working in cybersecurity.