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Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy  GamingOnLinux

Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy  GamingOnLinux

Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy  GamingOnLinux

Fedora Linux project agrees to allow AI-assisted contributions with a new policy  GamingOnLinux

NordVPN breaks ground with Linux-based VPN app for Amazon's new-gen Fire TV Stick  TechRadar

NordVPN breaks ground with Linux-based VPN app for Amazon's new-gen Fire TV Stick  TechRadar

NordVPN breaks ground with Linux-based VPN app for Amazon's new-gen Fire TV Stick  TechRadar

NordVPN breaks ground with Linux-based VPN app for Amazon's new-gen Fire TV Stick  TechRadar

NordVPN breaks ground with Linux-based VPN app for Amazon's new-gen Fire TV Stick  TechRadar

NordVPN breaks ground with Linux-based VPN app for Amazon's new-gen Fire TV Stick  TechRadar

NordVPN breaks ground with Linux-based VPN app for Amazon's new-gen Fire TV Stick  TechRadar

NordVPN breaks ground with Linux-based VPN app for Amazon's new-gen Fire TV Stick  TechRadar

ROG Xbox Ally X Performance Tests Reveal Major Improvement On Linux Over Windows  Twisted Voxel

SpaceX has deactivated over 2,500 Starlink terminals allegedly used by scam operations in Myanmar, where the service isn't licensed but was reportedly enabling large-scale cybercrime networks tied to human trafficking and fraud. Ars Technica reports: Lauren Dreyer, vice president of Starlink business operations, described the action in an X post last night after reports that Myanmar's military shut down a major scam operation: "SpaceX complies with local laws in all 150+ markets where Starlink is licensed to operate," Dreyer wrote. "SpaceX continually works to identify violations of our Acceptable Use Policy and applicable law... On the rare occasion we identify a violation, we take appropriate action, including working with law enforcement agencies around the world. In Myanmar, for example, SpaceX proactively identified and disabled over 2,500 Starlink Kits in the vicinity of suspected 'scam centers.'" Starlink is not licensed to operate in Myanmar. While Dreyer didn't say how the terminals were disabled, it's known that Starlink can disable individual terminals based on their ID numbers or use geofencing to block areas from receiving signals. On Monday, Myanmar state media reported that "Myanmar's military has shut down a major online scam operation near the border with Thailand, detaining more than 2,000 people and seizing dozens of Starlink satellite Internet terminals," according to an Associated Press article. The army reportedly raided a cybercrime center known as KK Park as part of operations that began in early September. The operations reportedly targeted 260 unregistered buildings and resulted in seizure of 30 Starlink terminals and detention of 2,198 people. "Maj. Gen. Zaw Min Tun, the spokesperson for the military government, charged in a statement Monday night that the top leaders of the Karen National Union, an armed ethnic organization opposed to army rule, were involved in the scam projects at KK Park," the AP wrote. The Karen National Union is "part of the larger armed resistance movement in Myanmar's civil war" and "deny any involvement in the scams."

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FOSS Weekly #25.43: NebiOS Linux, GNOME Enhancements, LMDE 7, COSMIC Beta Review and More Linux Stuff  It's FOSS

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Drive: This week, a reader wrote to us sharing that the infotainment in their 2020 Audi A4 had been "rebooting every five minutes all year." It looks like the problem was caused by a compatibility issue with a SiriusXM app update. Audi tells us the situation's been rectified, but it illustrates a serious pain point in modern cars -- myriad apps interacting with a diverse population of in-car software systems. Our reader was not the only Audi owner affected. "Randomly restarting" Audi infotainment screens have been discussed on Reddit, the Audiworld forum, and elsewhere, going back many months. Audi's recall notice and related service action only went out this summer. It looks like this particular problem was caused when the satellite radio app pushed an update that was supposed to work on the latest version of Audi's infotainment software, but not all cars were running that. Then SiriusXM reverted, which, I guess, did not solve the problem for every owner. Audi now states that the problem has been fixed and originated with the SiriusXM app, but really, the automaker bears more than a little blame, too. [...] I dropped our own contacts at Audi a note about how and why this might have happened, and they added this clarification: "At the beginning of the year, SiriusXM did a programming update which was addressed via a software update to the MMI. However, as not all customers had their cars updated and SiriusXM then reverted back to the previous category numbering. Nonetheless, a MMI update is recommended as the two versions do seem to cause the issue."

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Meta is laying off about 600 employees from its AI division as part of a restructuring to streamline operations and solidify Alexandr Wang's leadership over the company's AI strategy. "Workers across Meta's AI infrastructure units, Fundamental Artificial Intelligence Research unit (FAIR) and other product-related positions will be impacted," notes CNBC. "However, the cuts did not impact employees within TBD Labs, which includes many of the top-tier AI hires brought into the social media company this summer." From the report: Those employees, overseen by Wang, were spared by the layoffs, underscoring Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's bet on his expensive hires versus the legacy employees, the people said. Within Meta, the AI unit was considered to be bloated, with teams like FAIR and more product-oriented groups often vying for computing resources, the people said. When the company's new hires joined the company to create Superintelligence Labs, it inherited the oversized Meta AI unit, they said. The layoffs are an attempt by Meta to continue trim the department and further cement Wang's role in steering the company's AI strategy. Following the cuts, Meta's Superintelligence Labs' workforce now sits at just under 3,000, the people said.

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Crypto exchange OKX is currently offering both a boosted $200 bonus in crypto and a 10% deposit match on USDG stablecoin (up to 300 USDG on 3,000 USDG deposit). Details below. Offer expires 10/31 at 6pm.

Here are the steps for the $200 bonus for new OKX customers:

• Sign up via referral link. I think they allow either smartphone or browser sign-up, but identity verification may be easier on a smartphone. That’s my referral link, which should auto-populate with the promo code 79795662. Thanks if you use it!
• Complete identity verification (driver’s license and smartphone selfie).
• Deposit $200+ of either cash (link bank account via Plaid) or crypto within 30 days.
• Buy $200 or more of crypto (can be stablecoin like USDG) and hold the assets for at least 30 days within a 90-day period.
• After 90 days, the bonus will be tradable and withdrawable.

Note: Before you deposit any cash, opt into the deposit match bonus first so you can “double dip” if you plan on buying USDG (the conservative approach).

You should get confirmation of the bonus shortly after linking a bank account and making the trade. Here’s some app screenshots regarding my bonus, which are pretty clear. I did mine on 10/21/25 and so mine unlocks on 1/19/26.

Here are the details on the 10% deposit match:

• Get a 10% match for every 500 USDG you deposit (buy) and hold for 90 days, up to a max reward of 300 USDG after depositing 3000 USDG (pegged 1:1 = $3,000).
• To be clear, this works in increments of 500. So if you buy/deposit 1,200 USDG, you’ll only get 100 USDG for meeting the 1,000 USDG tier. You can make multiple deposits and it will track them and add them up. See my screenshot of the tracker below.
• Your rewards make take up to 5 minutes to reflect.
• Rewards must be held for 90 days before you can use, trade, or withdraw them.

Please perform your own due diligence on crypto apps. They are not regulated on the same level as bank account or brokerage accounts. I usually don’t like to keep significant funds in there any longer than is required for the bonus to clear, but in this case the reward/risk ratio for 90 days is acceptable to me. Here is the OKX Wikipedia page and they are profiled in the Forbes article “The World’s Most Trustworthy Crypto Exchanges”. (Also see: Kraken and Gemini bonuses.)

As it nears its 30th anniversary, Pitchfork is testing user reviews and comments in a major shift from its long-standing critic-only model. The site will now let readers rate albums and leave comments, combining those into an aggregated "reader score" alongside the official Pitchfork score. The Verge reports: Pitchfork has historically been a one-sided affair. While it ran the occasional reader poll, there was no way for readers to directly voice their opinion on the site. If you thought that Jet's Shine On deserved better than a 0.0 (first off, you're wrong), there was no way to let the author know other than shouting into the void of this new thing at the time called Twitter. Now the site is considering letting users comment directly on reviews and give albums scores of their own. And then those scores will be averaged up into a single reader score for each album.

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Ubuntu 26.04 LTS “Resolute Raccoon” Daily Builds Are Now Available for Download  9to5Linux