Proprietary Technology and Openwashing
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GamingOnLinux ☛ NVIDIA Beta driver 545.23.06 released for Linux, plenty of new features
After being a little quiet for a while, NVIDIA released Beta driver 545.23.06 which includes a bunch of new features and a few bug fixes too. This is a Beta driver, so it's not meant for those of you who need things stable as it may contain other issues. However, generally, the Beta drivers are okay.
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PR Newswire ☛ Software Enabled Flash Support Announced for New Hardware Module Samples [Ed: LF as openwashing front for KIOXIA; just pay the PR feeds to leverage the "Linux" brand]
Announced today, new hardware module samples delivered by KIOXIA America, Inc. support the Linux Foundation's vendor-neutral Software-Enabled Flash Project (SEF). Built for the demanding needs of hyperscale environments, Software-Enabled Flash technology helps hyperscale cloud providers and storage developers maximize the value of flash memory.
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NL Times ☛ Anti-cheating software was not biased against VU student's skin color: Ruling
During the Covid-19 crisis, exams at the VU were often taken online. To prevent fraud, students had to install anti-cheating software on their computers. Before they were given access to the exam questions, they had to go through several checks, including one which used a webcam. Part of the software's role was to recognize the candidate's face
The student in question, Robin Pocornie, filed a complaint alleging that the software used to proctor an exam did not initially recognize her because of her skin color when she attempted to log in and complete the exam. It was only after she directed an additional light onto her face that Proctorio's surveillance software finally recognized her.
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Gabriel Sieben ☛ Strange Safari bug involving cursor position leak between windows
What I can reproduce with greater consistency is putting the mouse cursor into a position on the second window, and then typing into WordPress. This is an example after I completely quit Safari from recording the first video: [...]
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New York Times ☛ LinkedIn Cuts 668 Jobs in Second Layoff Round This Year
The cuts, which affect LinkedIn’s engineering, product, talent and finance teams, is the company’s second round of layoffs this year. In May, LinkedIn laid off 716 employees worldwide and said it was reducing its business in China, citing declining demand in an uncertain job market.
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Axios ☛ LinkedIn to lay off hundreds of people amid broader restructuring
Why it matters: LinkedIn has now seen two major rounds of layoffs this year following its cutting in May of 716 jobs and shuttering of its Chinese app InCareer.
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CBC ☛ LinkedIn lays off 668 people, about 3% of global workforce
The job cuts follow another more than 700 layoffs LinkedIn announced in May, as well as thousands more this year from parent company Microsoft, which has owned the professional-networking service since buying it for $26 billion US in 2016.