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Anthropic says MCP will stay 'open, neutral, and community-driven' after donating project to Linux Foundation  IT Pro

How Linux Foundation Unifies Open Standards for AI Agents  AI Magazine

Quilter's AI just designed an 843‑part Linux computer that booted on the first try. Hardware will never be the same.  VentureBeat

McDonald's has pulled an AI-generated Christmas commercial from YouTube after viewers pushed back on what they called a distasteful, "AI slop"-filled take on the holidays. The 45-second ad, titled "It's the most terrible time of the year," was a satirical look at holiday chaos -- people tripping while carrying overloaded gift bags, getting tangled in lights, burning homemade cookies, starting kitchen fires -- and ended with a suggestion to ditch the madness and hide out at McDonald's until January. The ad was created for McDonald's Netherlands by agency TBWA\NEBOKO and production company Sweetshop, whose Los Angeles-based directing duo Mark Potoka and Matt Spicer shot the film. After the backlash, Sweetshop said it used AI as a tool but emphasized human effort in shaping the final product. "We generated what felt like dailies -- thousands of takes -- then shaped them in the edit just as we would on any high-craft production," the company said. "This wasn't an AI trick. It was a film."

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Linux Foundation's New Move: Will It Unite AI Agents?  KnowTechie

Microsoft wants to make Windows 'the best place to game' but, personally, I'm all in on SteamOS and Linux  PC Gamer

I brought my Linux desktop back to Christmas 1993  How-To Geek

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters. The department under Blinken in early January 2023 had switched to Calibri, a modern sans-serif font, saying this was a more accessible font for people with disabilities because it did not have the decorative angular features and was the default in Microsoft products. A cable dated December 9 sent to all U.S. diplomatic posts said that typography shapes the professionalism of an official document and Calibri is informal compared to serif typefaces. "To restore decorum and professionalism to the Department's written work products and abolish yet another wasteful DEIA program, the Department is returning to Times New Roman as its standard typeface," the cable said. "This formatting standard aligns with the President's One Voice for America's Foreign Relations directive, underscoring the Department's responsibility to present a unified, professional voice in all communications," it added.

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Linux kernel's 'd_genocide' function removed to align with inclusive language guidelines  Neowin

Microsoft promises to make Windows "the best place" for gaming in 2026, in the face of Linux growth  PC Guide

PeerBlight Linux Malware Abuses React2Shell for Proxy Tunneling  GBHackers News

Turbostat Introduces New Cache Statistics, Nova Lake + Wildcat Lake Support  Phoronix

Major AI Players Unite With Linux Foundation to Prevent Agent Technology Fragmentation  Technology Org

alternative_right quotes a report from Phys.org: To teach robots how to become tomato pickers, Osaka Metropolitan University Assistant Professor Takuya Fujinaga, Graduate School of Engineering, programmed them to evaluate the ease of harvesting for each tomato before attempting to pick it. Fujinaga's new model uses image recognition paired with statistical analysis to evaluate the optimal approach direction for each fruit. The system involves image processing/vision of the fruit, its stems, and whether it is concealed behind another part of the plant. These factors inform robot control decisions and help it choose the best approach. The model represents a shift in focus from the traditional 'detection/recognition' model to what Fujinaga calls a 'harvest-ease estimation.' "This moves beyond simply asking 'can a robot pick a tomato?' to thinking about 'how likely is a successful pick?', which is more meaningful for real-world farming," he explained. When tested, Fujinaga's new model demonstrated an 81% success rate, far above predictions. Notably, about a quarter of the successes were tomatoes that were successfully harvested from the right or left side that had previously failed to be harvested by a front approach. This suggested that the robot changed its approach direction when it initially struggled to pick the fruit. "This is expected to usher in a new form of agriculture where robots and humans collaborate," said Fujinaga. "Robots will automatically harvest tomatoes that are easy to pick, while humans will handle the more challenging fruits." The findings are published in Smart Agricultural Technology.

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React2Shell Flaw Abused as PeerBlight Malware Turns Linux Hosts into Covert Proxy Nodes  Cyber Press

Linux Foundation Launches Agentic AI Foundation with Industry-Wide Support  It's FOSS

OpenAI, Anthropic donate OS projects to new foundation  The Stack

Linux 6.19 Gets Rid Of The Kernel's "Genocide" Function  Phoronix

Linux Foundation Launches Agentic AI Foundation to Standardize Open Agent Ecosystems  AI Insider

Linux Foundation Launches Agentic AI Foundation to Standardize Open Agent Ecosystems  AI Insider