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Microsoft .NET On Linux Patches Use IO_uring For Massive Performance Benefits  Phoronix

Sony Group has developed a technology that can identify the underlying music used in tunes generated by AI, making it possible for songwriters to seek compensation from AI developers if their music was used. From a report: Sony Group's technology analyzes which musicians' songs were used in learning and generating music. It can quantify the contribution of each original work, such as "30% of the music used by the Beatles and 10% by Queen," for example. If the AI developer agrees to cooperate for the analysis, Sony Group will obtain data by connecting to the developer's base model system. When cooperation is not attainable, the technology estimates the original work by comparing AI-generated music with existing music. The AI boom has sparked numerous cases in which AI developers are accused of using copyrighted music, video and writing without permission to train machines. In the music industry, AI-generated songs using the voices of well-known singers have been distributed online. The Japanese company thinks the technology will help create a system that distributes revenue generated by AI music to original songwriters based on their contribution.

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After Microsoft couldn't keep its AI hands to itself, a notoriously complex Linux distro has started its long march away from GitHub  PC Gamer

Rocket League is adding Easy Anti-Cheat, Psyonix say Linux will still be supported with Proton  GamingOnLinux

These 5 underrated Linux desktop environments need more attention  How-To Geek

Nova Lake S Support Added To Intel LPSS Driver In Linux 7.0  Phoronix

DNF 5.4 Released With Some New Options & AI Contributions Policy  Phoronix

Linux Foundation Research Finds Open Source Is Key To Driving India’s AI Market  The AI Journal

Rocket League devs promise not to break Linux support or ban mod users when Easy Anti-Cheat gets added  PC Guide

Linux Foundation Research Finds Open Source Is Key To Driving India's AI Market  PR Newswire

Give Your Weather Report an Animated ASCII Spin in Linux Terminal  It's FOSS

Rocket League devs promise not to break Linux support or ban modders when Easy Anti-Cheat gets added  PC Guide

Celebrate the Year of the Horse! Discover new Google features for Lunar New Year across Play, TV, and more.

An anonymous reader shares a report: The European Parliament has disabled AI features on the work devices of lawmakers and their staff over cybersecurity and data protection concerns, according to an internal email seen by POLITICO. The chamber emailed its members on Monday to say it had disabled "built-in artificial intelligence features" on corporate tablets after its IT department assessed it couldn't guarantee the security of the tools' data. "Some of these features use cloud services to carry out tasks that could be handled locally, sending data off the device," the Parliament's e-MEP tech support desk said in the email. "As these features continue to evolve and become available on more devices, the full extent of data shared with service providers is still being assessed. Until this is fully clarified, it is considered safer to keep such features disabled."

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KDE Plasma 6.6 Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New  9to5Linux

LockBit Ransomware Unleashes Devastating 5.0 Version Targeting Windows, Linux, and ESXi  Cyber Press

😎 First made 20 years ago, last updated in 2026! Zero AI used! 😜

Thinking about moving your cash to a different bank account with a higher interest rate? Each month, I research the high interest rates available on cash. Big banks and corporates earn billions of dollars on your idle cash when it earns you nothing.

For example, you might have $10,000 in a savings account earning 3.00% APY and you want to know if it’s worth moving to one earning 4.00% APY. Use this handy calculator to find out how much more money you could earn by switching, which you then can weigh against the time and effort required.

My Money Blog Ultimate Rate Chaser Calculator

How much money are you going to move? (no commas) $ Enter the current interest rate (APY):   % Enter the new interest rate (APY):   % How many days of lost interest will you have? (Usually 0-3 business days)   day(s) The approximate number of days you must keep your money at the new rate to break even money-wise is:   days Assuming the rate difference remains the same,
in 1 month you’ll have earned an extra (estimated):    After 6 months, you’ll have earned an extra (estimated):   

Notes

1. This calculator is based on a rate-chasing breakeven time formula developed here a long, long, long time ago (2006!) which takes into account the “days of lost interest”, or the time in between transfers where the money is not earning interest in either account.
2. The formula actually uses APR, not APY. APY takes into account compounding frequency. The overwhelming majority of online savings accounts compound interest daily. I also made a APY to APR calculator. Nowadays, I just assume daily compounding so that you can just input the APY instead of having to convert. A small minority of savings accounts do compound monthly, but most of those are the megabanks paying you 0.01% APY anyway.
3. Usually, there can be between 0-3 days of lost interest when going from one bank to another. This depends on the policies of either bank and also which bank initiates the transfer. This value can significantly affect the break-even time when the difference is small.
4. The 6-month value (182 days) isn’t simply 6 times the 1-month value (30 days), as the calculator takes into account the time needed first to “break-even”.
5. Another factor to consider is how likely the current rate difference will persist. Interest rates on savings accounts can change at any time, whereas certificates offer a fixed rate over the guaranteed period.

Last updated 2/16/26.

Sales of refurbished PCs are on the up amid shortages of key components, including memory chips, that are making brand new devices more expensive. From a report: Stats compiled by market watcher Context show sales of refurbished PCs via distribution climbed 7 percent in calendar Q4 across five of the biggest European markets -- Italy, the UK, Germany, Spain, and France. Affordability is the primary driver in the secondhand segment, the analyst says, with around 40 percent of sales driven by budget-conscious users shopping in the $235 to $355 price band for laptops. The $355 to $475 tier is also expanding -- representing 23 percent of the refurbished market, up from 15 percent a year earlier -- indicating some buyers are prepared to spend a bit more for improved specifications.

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REMnux v8 brings AI integration to the Linux malware analysis toolkit  Help Net Security

Gentoo begins its exodus from GitHub as it settles into Codeberg  XDA