WhatsApp Usernames Are Already Raising Impersonation Red Flags
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: WhatsApp this week started rolling out username reservations ahead of the broader launch planned later this year. The feature – which lets people find and message each other by handle instead of phone number – is already raising impersonation concerns, drawing scrutiny from security experts and re … ⌘ Read more

Linux Kernel Developers Again Discussing AI Agent Attribution - Potentially Dropping It
When AI/LLM agents are used in the creation of Linux kernel patches, the policy for a while now has been that it should be specified using an “Assisted-by” tag as part of the patches/commits. But Linux kernel developers this week have been discussing whether to revise that policy or to potentially eliminate it… ⌘ Read more

OnePlus Is Quietly Steering Customers Toward OPPO Products
OnePlus is directing customers in some European markets toward OPPO devices, with its German website presenting OPPO as the natural upgrade path for existing users. The regional handoff adds to “months of speculation that the smartphone brand is slowly being folded into its parent company,” reports Android Authority. From the report: The banner, seen on On … ⌘ Read more

RISC-V RVV Vector Performance Benchmarks With The SpacemiT K3 SoC
Since May we have been benchmarking the SpacemiT K3 RISC-V SoC as one of the first to market RISC-V chips supporting the RVA23 profile. The SpacemiT K3 has shown how far RISC-V performance has come in the past half decade and one of the promising elements of this modern RISC-V SoC with its X100/A100 cores is supporting the RISC-V Vector Extension “RVV” 1.0. In this article are some initial benchmarks looking specifically at the RISC-V RVV 1.0 … ⌘ Read more

@arne@uplegger.eu LOL really? 😅

Intel Posts Initial GCC Compiler Patches For AI Compute Extensions “ACE”
The x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group led by Intel and AMD recently firmed up the AI Compute Extensions (ACE) specification for optimizing x86 for AI computation tasks around matrix multiplication and the like for machine learning workloads. The cross-vendor ACE extension is ultimately a successor to Intel’s Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX). Posted to the GCC mailing list today by Intel engineers are the initial patches in preparing the compiler … ⌘ Read more

Vibe Coded X11 Server Written In Rust Adds Xinerama, FreeBSD Support & Other Features
One month ago we reported on YSERVER as a modern X11 server written in Rust with the help of Claude Code. Since then YSERVER has continued to advance in supporting more X11 functionality thanks to the help of Claude Code (AI) and out today is version 1.3 o this display server… ⌘ Read more

KDE Plasma Affected By Arbitrary Code Execution To Break Sandboxes With “Open New Window”
A security disclosure has been made public today for a yet-to-be-patched arbitrary code execution vulnerability with the KDE Plasma desktop… ⌘ Read more

@bender@twtxt.net twtxthashgeddon, word of the year! 😂

@arne@uplegger.eu Ist die Zahl 2000 ein Verweis auf das Erscheinungsjahr oder einfach nur eine fortlaufende Nummerierung der Zeitungsausgabe und bei Erreichen der zweitausendsten Ausgabe dann als Bonus beigelegen? Frohes Schmökern!

The big twtxthashgeddon of 2026-07!

@prologic@twtxt.net woot!

The Space-Based Data Center Hype Machine Is Already In Orbit
IEEE Spectrum argues that orbital data centers remain far from economically or technically practical despite Elon Musk’s prediction that space will become the cheapest place to run AI within a few years. Deploying SpaceX’s proposed million-satellite constellation would require enormous increases in launch and manufacturing capacity, while cooling, rad … ⌘ Read more

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Ah nice, I didn’t know about pytest’s parameterization feature.

@arne@uplegger.eu Yay! So I’m the only one who fucked it up. 🤪🙈

@movq@www.uninformativ.de @prologic@twtxt.net It werks!

@movq@www.uninformativ.de Thanks! The sunset just beats everything.

@arne@uplegger.eu Success!

FFmpeg Introduces Vulkan APV Encoder
Back in May the FFmpeg project introduced Vulkan-accelerated decoding for the APV video format. The Advanced Professional Video (APV) codec was being handled using Vulkan shaders in a similar way to how FFmpeg implemented Vulkan acceleration for Apple ProRes. Now there is Vulkan-accelerated APV encoding too… ⌘ Read more

Rusticl OpenCL Driver Improving Hardware Utilization In Mesa 26.2
Red Hat engineer Karol Herbst has landed his latest optimization work to Rusticl in Mesa 26.2. The latest effort for this Rust-based OpenCL driver that works across Gallium3D drivers is around better hardware utilization… ⌘ Read more

Box3D Debuts As New Open-Source 3D Physics Engine
Erin Catto who has been developing the Box2D 2D physics engine for games announced the release of Box3D. Box3D is now providing a new open-source 3D physics engine that is forked off from the Box2D code… ⌘ Read more

Well, they paid me something back. (I’m not required to file a tax report, which means that I absolutely should do it. They’re ripping off the “lazy” people.)

@arne@uplegger.eu Foo, bar, and baz! Does it work? Is the houseplant happy?

@arne@uplegger.eu if you see this reply threaded nicely then yes you did! 😅

SpaceX Reportedly Has an AI Device Prototype
According to the Wall Street Journal, SpaceX showed investors an early prototype of a slim, “handset-like” AI device running a proprietary operating system and integrating xAI technology. Elon Musk, however, denied the report, calling it “utterly false.” TechCrunch reports: SpaceX, alongside sister company Tesla, does have the manufacturing expertise to pull off mass-producing a bu … ⌘ Read more

US Home Battery Installations Hit Record High On Rising Electricity Costs
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: US homeowners have embraced home batteries in record-breaking numbers in early 2026, spurred on by state incentives while seeking to offset rising residential electricity costs. The trend could even unlock a more flexible energy supply for power grid operators and even AI … ⌘ Read more

Ahd done! ✔️

Seems to be good now 😅 As-is yarnd 🤣

Shit i need to update yarnd 😅

Fedora Council Seeks To Shutdown Current Discussions Over AI Developer Desktop
Stemming from the widely varying views over the recent Fedora proposal for an “AI Developer Desktop” catering to running local AI and machine learning workloads in pre-configured environments with a seamless hardware-accelerated experience, the Fedora Council issued a statement this evening to effectively shutdown discussions for now over a Fedora AI Developer Desktop and to pause the Fedora Community Initiatives process… ⌘ Read more

Steam On Linux Usage Receded A Bit In June
Back in March Steam on Linux use shot up to 5.33% as a big 3.1% improvement over February. In April it dropped to 4.52% and then fell to 3.99% in May. Valve just published the Steam Survey numbers for June and it points to another minor setback from the recent all-time high of Steam on Linux… ⌘ Read more

T-Mobile Appears To Be Quitting VMware Amid Support Rights Lawsuit With Broadcom
T-Mobile appears to be migrating its 303,000-core VMware environment to another platform while fighting Broadcom in court for the extended support it says its perpetual-license agreement guarantees. “The matter is somewhat urgent,” The Register reports, because a court-ordered support arrangement expires August 3, “ … ⌘ Read more

Meta Is Reportedly Building Its Own Cloud Business
Meta is reportedly developing its own cloud business that could sell access to its AI models and lease data-center computing capacity to other companies. The move would put Meta in direct competition with Amazon, Google, and SpaceX. Engadget reports: The cloud business could offer multiple services, according to [Bloomberg], like selling access to AI models run on Meta’s … ⌘ Read more

KDE Linux Introduces “Developer Mode” Option, Easier Log Collection
With the start of the new month comes a new progress report on the KDE Linux distribution for the prior month. Even with KDE developers being busy to ship Plasma 6.7 in June, they still accomplished a lot when it comes to KDE Linux… ⌘ Read more

Cloudflare Pushes AI Companies To Pay For Publishers’ Content
BrianFagioli writes: Cloudflare announced new controls that give publishers more say over how AI companies access and use their content. Beginning September 15, new Cloudflare sites will allow traditional search indexing while blocking AI training and AI agent access on ad supported pages by default. The company is also expanding its monetization effort … ⌘ Read more

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Oh wow, those are some amazing photos! 🤯

Scientists Made a Cell From Scratch For First Time
AleRunner writes: The first fully synthetic cell (“SpudCell”) has been created in the Department of Genetics at the University of Minnesota. Strictly speaking, it’s described as a “cell-like system constructed entirely from known chemical components that can perform a complete cell cycle.” It is able to replicate, but only for approximately five generations.

The key adv … ⌘ Read more

Test! It works now.

🚨 jenny was broken due to the switch to v2 hash tags.

I pushed a hotfix to main, but this needs a few more test cases. I’ll do that tomorrow.

How about now?

Shit. Jenny is broken. 🥴

@lyse@lyse.isobeef.org Test!

Today was really nice. Around 20°C all morning long, only in the arvo we got up to 25°C. Headed out with my mate for a quick stroll: https://lyse.isobeef.org/waldspaziergang-2026-07-01/

Reddit Will Require You To Log In To Use Old Reddit
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Reddit will start requiring people to be logged into Reddit to use old.reddit.com. The new requirement will take effect “over the next month,” a Reddit employee going by the username boat-botany announced on the social media platform today. The person claimed that the change is part of an ongoing effort to “tighten ho … ⌘ Read more

System76 Launches New Lemur Pro Laptop Powered By Intel Panther Lake
System76 today announced their new Lemur Pro high-end Linux laptop that is now powered by the Core Ultra Series 3 “Panther Lake” SoCs… ⌘ Read more

Sony PlayStation Will Stop Releasing Games On Discs In 2028
Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from the BBC: New PlayStation games will no longer be released on discs from January 2028, the gaming giant has announced. Sony said in a blog post new games would still be able to be bought in shops, but they would come with a digital code. It comes just days after Rockstar announced the hotly-anticipated … ⌘ Read more

Meta Loses Bid To Dismiss US States’ Claims That Facebook, Instagram Addict Children
A federal judge rejected Meta’s bid to dismiss claims from 29 state attorneys general alleging that Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict children while concealing the harms. The judge found significant factual disputes that must be decided at trial. They also ruled that Meta failed to comply with fed … ⌘ Read more

Haha, I just noticed that this is the first twt hash v2 that I reply to. \o/ Oh yeah!

This also lets me remove my custom button implementation, since the tview button now natively supports disabling.

The mentioned go.{mod,sum} change is already part of tview 0.42.0. After implementing Set/GetDisabled(…) and PasteHandler(), tt starts up fine and seems to work without issues.