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Radxa Launches M.2 AI Accelerator with Axera AX8850 and 24 TOPS NPU

The Radxa AICore AX-M1 is an M.2 M Key AI acceleration module designed for edge computing systems that require high-throughput neural processing. Built around the Axera AX8850 system-on-chip, the module combines an octa-core Cortex-A55 processor with a 24 TOPS INT8-capable NPU and an 8K-capable video processing unit, delivering AI processing capabilities in a compact footprint.

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LILYGO has announced four new ESP32-S3-based development boards targeting a diverse range of embedded and IoT applications. These boards combine wireless connectivity with specialized hardware such as e-paper displays, CAN interfaces, motion sensors, and GPS modules, and are designed for rapid prototyping and deployment using familiar platforms like Arduino IDE, PlatformIO, and ESP-IDF.

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A UK Government Order Threatens the Privacy and Security of All Internet Users

Earlier this year, the United Kingdom government ordered Apple to provide access to encrypted data in the company’s cloud storage service, iCloud. In response, Apple removed its Advanced Data Protection (ADP) system for users in the country, removing the option to store data using end-to-end encryption, and setting a dangerous precedent of privacy violation. 

Encryption Makes Us Powerful: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for European Civil Society

In early February of this year, the Internet Society hosted an Encryption Advocacy Workshop in Brussels for European civil society organizations. We created this workshop alongside steering members of the Global Encryption Coalition to equip potential encryption advocates with:

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posted by Roy Schestowitz on May 11, 2024

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Updated This Past Day

  1. Gemini Links 10/05/2024: Love Is Infinite and Books vs Internet
    Links for the day
  2. Links 10/05/2024: Fears Over TSMC, Microsoft Loses Major Patent Case
    Links for the day
  3. Links 10/05/2024: Burner Phones in 6-Eyes Government, “Hatred and Demonization” on the Rise
    Links for the day
  4. [Video] Richard Stallman, "I Saw You Playing Your Recorder in Paris" (Due to Proprietary Software Only)
    Corporate autocrats do not want counterparts or alternatives to even exist
  5. Five Years After the Extensive Campaign of Defamation Against Richard Stallman He's Still Giving Public Talks
    "Richard Stallman will give a talk, in French, Free Software and Freedom in a Digital Society at Centrale Supelec in Saclay, on May 15."
  6. Microsoft Is Rebranding Its 'Chatbot' Search for the Third Time Because It Fails to Gain Adoption
    it always means that something has failed - not that they'll openly admit it
  7. Richard Stallman Gives a Talk in Paris Next Week (in French) and It's About Freedom
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  8. Pace Up, Distractions Down
    We've made our curation process faster and more efficient
  9. In Algeria, GNU/Linux Estimated to Have Grown Tenfold in a Decade
    a sharp rise in GNU/Linux usage
  10. [Meme] Red Hat Diversity
    Red Hat: don't mention Haghighi
  11. Our Sister Site Turns 20 in Exactly One Month
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  12. Corporate Media Focuses on Who's Suing Red Hat, Not What It's Sued For
    The unfortunate thing is, anybody who has an opinion on this lawsuit will inevitably be framed as "pro-Trump" or "anti-Trump"
  13. Links 10/05/2024: Many More Microsoft Layoffs on the Way
    Links for the day
  14. Over at Tux Machines...
    GNU/Linux news for the past day
  15. IRC Proceedings: Thursday, May 09, 2024
    IRC logs for Thursday, May 09, 2024
  16. Microsoft OSI Uses Its Money to Hire PR Agencies That Spy and Spread Mindless Openwashing of GPL-Violating Microsoft Ploy
    `We're under attack. But the attackers smile at us and hire PR firms to spy, mislead etc.
  17. Gemini Links 10/05/2024: geminispace.info to Shut Down in 3 Weeks
    Links for the day
  18. In Nigeria, Africa's (by Far) Largest Population, Microsoft Bing is the 0%
    To Microsoft, Africa is just "someplace" to get intensive, hard-working human 'resources' (tech labour) at 2 dollars 'apiece' as in per person per hour

    The corresponding text-only bulletin for Friday contains all the text.

    Top-read articles (excluding bot/crawler visits):

    Span from 2024-05-04 to 2024-05-10
    1470 /n/2024/05/05/Debian_as_a_Hazardous_Workplace_Where_No_Accountability_Exists_.shtml
    1213 /n/2024/05/06/Tesla_Has_Become_a_Ponzi_Scheme_or_a_Meme_Stock.shtml
    1176 /n/2024/05/05/Running_This_Site_Mostly_a_Joyful_Activity.shtml
    1057 /n/2024/05/04/Alexander_Wirt_Bucha_executions_Debian_political_prisoners.shtml
    1005 /n/2024/05/07/Only_Weeks_After_Microsoft_Closed_Offices_and_Studios_It_is_Clo.shtml
    951 /n/2024/05/05/Apple_Delivered_Very_Disappointing_Results_Said_It_Would_Buy_It.shtml
    911 /n/2024/05/04/Free_Software_Community_Volunteers_Aren_t_Circus_Animals_of_GAF.shtml
    907 /n/2024/05/05/Neil_McGovern_Debian_GNOME_and_Mollygate.shtml

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