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An anonymous reader shares a report: As part of the settlement with Universal, Udio has amended its terms of service, and users can no longer download their outputs. This has AI music makers furious, and with good reason. Unfortunately, they have little recourse, as the contract they sign when creating a Udio account includes a waiver of the right to bring a class action.

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Crypto exchange Kraken is now offering up to a $150 bonus in crypto after you open a new account and complete the requirements. You must trade crypto that isn’t stablecoin, like BTC. The details are below. That’s my referral link, which should auto-populate with the promo code 2zr4jyp5 . Thanks if you use it!

• Open an account and deposit at least $100.
• Trade at least $100, earn $15.
• Trade at least $300, earn $20. ($35 total)
• Trade at least $500, earn $50. ($75 total)
• Trade at least $5,000, earn $75. ($150 total)

Select cashback portals are offering bonuses as well, which change regularly but can be upward of $100 as well, like TopCashback and Rakuten (search “Kraken”). The payouts vary up to daily, but I would wait until one is above $100, currently Rakuten is at $150 at time of writing (Hat tip to DoC). I am not 100% certain if this will stack with the referral discount, but I would still try going through the portal link and then adding the referral code. There are multiple successful reports of stacking.

Other crypto offers:

• Gemini $50 bonus after trading $100.
• OKX $150 bonus after depositing and trading $200 of crypto.

Rust For Linux Kernel Co-Maintainer Formally Steps Down  Phoronix

Drug maker Novo Nordisk says semaglutide, the active ingredient for the weight loss jab Wegovy, does not slow Alzheimer's -- despite initial hopes that it might help against dementia. From a report: Researchers began two large trials involving more than 3,800 people after reports the medicine was having an impact in the real world. But the studies showed the GLP-1 drug, which is already used to manage type 2 diabetes and obesity, made no difference compared to a dummy drug. The disappointing results are due to be presented at an Alzheimer's disease conference next month and are yet to be published in a peer-reviewed journal.

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This immutable Linux distro has a killer tool that sets it apart - and makes ditching Windows easy  ZDNET

This immutable Linux distro has a killer tool that sets it apart - and makes ditching Windows easy  ZDNET

This immutable Linux distro has a killer tool that sets it apart - and makes ditching Windows easy  ZDNET

This immutable Linux distro has a killer tool that sets it apart - and makes ditching Windows easy  ZDNET

This immutable Linux distro has a killer tool that sets it apart - and makes ditching Windows easy  ZDNET

This immutable Linux distro has a killer tool that sets it apart - and makes ditching Windows easy  ZDNet

Google's long-rumored plan to merge ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop operating system now has a name: Aluminium OS, AndroidAuthority reports, citing a job listing. The job listing explicitly tasks applicants with "working on a new Aluminium, Android-based, operating system." The job listing confirms Google intends to eventually replace ChromeOS entirely, though the two platforms will coexist during a transition period. Aluminium OS won't be limited to budget hardware -- the listing references "AL Entry," "AL Mass Premium," and "AL Premium" tiers across laptops, detachables, tablets, and mini-PCs.

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Target also has some gift cards on sale that may be of interest:

• Free $15 Target Gift Card when you buy a $100 Apple Gift Card. Apple gift cards are good on everything from devices to app purchases to iCloud storage.
• Free $15 Target Gift Card when you buy a $100 Cheesecake Factory Gift Card.
• 15% to 20% on select gift cards (includes Uber/Uber Eats, Xbox, Fandango, Red Robin, Cinemark movies, etc).
• Free $5 Target Gift Card when you buy a $50 Google Play gift card.

Curiosity Stream, the decade-old science documentary streaming service founded by Discovery Channel's John Hendricks, expects its AI licensing business to generate more revenue than its 23 million subscribers by 2027 -- possibly earlier. The company's Q3 2025 earnings revealed a 41% year-over-year revenue increase, driven largely by deals licensing its content to train large language models. Year-to-date AI licensing brought in $23.4 million through September, already exceeding half of what the subscription business generated for all of 2024. The streaming service's library contains 2 million hours of content, but the "overwhelming majority" is earmarked for AI licensing rather than subscriber viewing, CEO Clint Stinchcomb said during the earnings call. Curiosity Stream is licensing 300,000 hours of its own programming and 1.7 million hours of third-party content to hyperscalers and AI developers. The company has completed 18 AI-related deals across video, audio, and code assets.

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An anonymous reader shares a report: Google is pushing back on viral social media posts and articles like this one by Malwarebytes, claiming Google has changed its policy to use your Gmail messages and attachments to train AI models, and the only way to opt out is by disabling "smart features" like spell checking. But Google spokesperson Jenny Thomson tells The Verge that "these reports are misleading -- we have not changed anyone's settings, Gmail Smart Features have existed for many years, and we do not use your Gmail content for training our Gemini AI model."

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AMD SDCIAE Working Its Way Into The Linux 6.19 Kernel  Phoronix

Action1 Extends Autonomous Endpoint Management to Linux, Giving MSSPs a Unified Cross-Platform Patching Platform  MSSP Alert

Action1 Extends Autonomous Endpoint Management to Linux, Giving MSSPs a Unified Cross-Platform Patching Platform  MSSP Alert

Action1 Extends Autonomous Endpoint Management to Linux, Giving MSSPs a Unified Cross-Platform Patching Platform  MSSP Alert

Linux Foundation Launches the Open Robust Compartmentalization Alliance (ORCA) to Advance Software Security  PR Newswire

Linux Foundation Launches the Open Robust Compartmentalization Alliance (ORCA) to Advance Software Security  PR Newswire