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Linux 7.1-rc6 Released Following Another “Larger-Than-I’d-Wish-For Size” Week
The Linux 7.1-rc6 kernel is now available for closing out the month of May and approaching the Linux 7.1 stable release that should be out by mid-June
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‘The Oral Tradition That Built Software May Not Survive AI’
A historian-turned-software engineer warns that “so little is ever written down” by professional programmers in a new article for Fast Company:

Perhaps there’s an early design doc, but then it turns out that everything was substantially revised before work began. Maybe there are a few wiki pages explaining known issues, some of which were solved a long 
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NobelpreistrÀger auf autokratischen Pfaden
Am Montag wĂ€hlt Äthiopien ein neues Parlament, doch der Sieger steht eigentlich schon fest: die Wohlstandspartei von Premier Abiy Ahmed. Er ist seit 2018 MinisterprĂ€sident, schon ein Jahr darauf wurde ihm fĂŒr die Aussöhnung mit dem Nachbarstaat Eritrea der Friedensnobelpreis verliehen. Seitdem hat sich aber viel geĂ€ndert: Der Tigray-Konflikt kostete 600.000 Menschenleben, und Ahmed agiert zunehmend autoritĂ€r. ⌘ Read more

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US Teachers’ Union Urges Schools To Curb AI Chatbots and Screen Time
Axios reports:

The American Federation of Teachers, the second-largest teachers’ union in the U.S., released a 10-point plan to introduce AI and screen-time guardrails in classrooms. The plan would limit AI use and ban screens for students in prekindergarten through second grade “unless there is a compelling reason,” such as supporting st 
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New Star Wars Movie Falls to #3 Behind Two Movies Directed By YouTube Stars
Disney’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu “suffered a catastrophic 70% drop in its second weekend,” reports Variety, suggesting the movie isn’t finding audiences “beyond an aging group of core fans.”

“Despite playing on far more screens, The Mandalorian and Grogu landed in third place on weekend charts behind Ba 
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Renewable Energy is Surging in Africa
Almost a fifth of the earth’s population lives in Africa. And Africa’s next generation of power projects “is increasingly being built around solar and wind power and battery storage,” reports the Associated Press, “as governments and investors shift away from coal and large hydropower dams in search of cheaper, faster and more reliable electricity.”

The shift is visible in a $1.5 billion energy 
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À Avignon, la justice a fermĂ© les yeux sur l’homophobie de deux guets-apens
Six personnes vont ĂȘtre jugĂ©es devant la cour d’assises du Vaucluse aprĂšs le meurtre d’un jeune homme gay Ă  Sorgues et la sĂ©questration d’un autre Ă  Avignon. Les victimes ont Ă©tĂ© ciblĂ©es parce qu’elles Ă©taient homosexuelles mais la justice n’y voit rien d’homophobe. ⌘ Read more

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King’s Birthday Honours 2026: ANZ’s Karleen Everitt honoured for services to Māori, business
Being made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to Māori and business is as much about whānau, hapĆ« and iwi as it is about Karleen Everitt’s own service, she says.

“The award itself, in recognition of my contribution to Māori and business overall, really does reflect a journey that I’ve taken,” Everitt, head of ANZ NZ’s Te A 
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King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Starship Foundation’s Bryan Mogridge made CNZM
A leading figure behind the Starship Foundation, which fundraises for the children’s hospital, has been the recipient of a King’s Birthday accolade.

Businessman Bryan Mogridge became a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit on Monday for services to children’s health, governance, and philanthropy. ⌘ Read more

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Meta tests AI subscriptions and rolls out new paid plans for Facebook, Instagram
By Dean Seal and Meghan Bobrowsky

Meta Platforms has started the rollout of subscription plans for Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, and is testing new subscriptions for users of its AI chatbot as the company seeks to recoup some of the costs from its expensive AI buildout. ⌘ Read more

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King’s Birthday Honours 2026: NZ business leaders celebrated
Commercial barrister Jim Farmer, KC, Mainfreight director Bryan Mogridge and Barfoot & Thompson managing director Peter Thompson are among businesspeople celebrated in this year’s King’s Birthday honours.

No knights or dames will be honoured from the business community, with doctor Paul 
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Thoughts on the lobbying debate
Being a kindly soul who has spent many years around Wellington in journalism, public relations and then journalism again, twice, my first reaction to last week’s news of unrecorded meetings and documents between corporate lobbyists and the Prime Minister’s Office left me cold.

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Don’t forget the value of design
Ten billion dollars. That’s what design contributed to the Kiwi economy in 2016, more than farming.

We know this because in 2017, a consortium paid PwC to put a dollar figure on the design disciplines’ contribution to the economy.

They added it all up, revealed the result at a launch in Wellington, and – according to those in the room – watched the Minister of Finance 
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