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Misinformation About "Linux", Proprietary and Scammy Things (Like "Web3")
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Dolphin Publications B V ☛ Microsoft SQL Server 2025 RC0 comes with Ubuntu 24.04 support [Ed: No, Microsoft SQL Server does not properly run on "Linux", it's just an old lie]
Microsoft has published the first Release Candidate of SQL Server 2025. RC0 introduces a number of notable new features, including official support for Ubuntu 24.04 in development and testing scenarios and the default enablement of TLS 1.3.
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Hacker Noon ☛ Is This AI’s Linux Moment? Inside 0G’s Labs Push for an Open, Verifiable Stack for AI [Ed: Trying to associate a lie, a Ponzi scheme, a scam with Linux]
Artificial intelligence is advancing at breakneck speed, yet most of the infrastructure powering AI remains highly centralized, controlled by a few large companies. At the same time, Web3 continues to push the boundaries of what decentralized systems can achieve. Where these two worlds intersect is where 0G Labs positions itself, building what it calls the “Solana for AI,” a decentralized operating system designed for large-scale, low-latency AI workloads.
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Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt/Fear-mongering/Dramatisation
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Hacker News ☛ Linux Malware Delivered via Malicious RAR Filenames Evades Antivirus Detection [Ed: RAR is proprietary and mostly used by Windows users, so this is rather misleading, misattributing things]
Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a novel attack chain that employs phishing emails to deliver an open-source backdoor called VShell.
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Bleeping Computer ☛ APT36 hackers abuse Linux .desktop files to install malware in new attacks [Ed: The key issue is that such files exist in the first place. Why?]
The Pakistani APT36 cyberspies are using Linux .desktop files to load malware in new attacks against government and defense entities in India.
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