FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz - August 15, 2025

#1. Users of Google’s Gemini AI platform now have this new option.

They can limit the amount of time that Gemini "remembers" chat discussions.

They can merge their Gemini threads with their threads on other AI platforms.

They can set a time to start a fifteen minute break.

They can use Robot Model B-9 mode, in which Gemini responds as if it were the robot in the "Lost In Space" TV show.

#2. Late last month, Proton Mail announced it’s released a new standalone app for what?

Sending text messages to phones from your computer

Encrypted chats

Accurately compressing files with 100:1 compression

Two-factor authentication

#3. On Wednesday we learned that Apple has rejected a claim that Elon Musk has made against it. What was that claim?

That Siri priorities Ford EVs over Teslas when asked for a suggestion.

That it's creating legal red tape to keep The Boring Company from drilling a transit tunnel under Apple's Cupertino campus.

That Apple's company's circular office building is based on "woke ideology."

That Apple's App Store favors OpenAI over other AI apps.

#4. Last week we learned that a jury ruled that Meta was guilty of what?

Colluding with the Russians to try to tip the 2016 election in Clinton's favor.

Failure to report over $20 million in income.

Breaking federal antitrust laws.

Collecting private menstrual health data without users’ consent and using it for ad-tracking purposes.

#5. On Wednesday TechCrunch reported that it discovered the TeaOnHer website was leaking user data. What is TeaOnHer?

A site for men to share photos and information about women they claim to have dated.

A feminist website focused on role related issues.

A stain remover, focused on tea stains.

A porn site focused on "golden showers."

#6. On Monday, Revel revealed that it was shutting down its ride-hail business to concentrate on what?

Defending itself against charges filed by New York's taxi commissioner.

Its EV charging business.

Its return to scooter rentals.

A new AI app.

#7. This week Amazon announced that it’s rolled out a new service in 1,000 cities. What is it?

"Vinyl-on-Demand": Any music available on Amazon can be ordered on individually cut vinyl records.

Amazon Wellness Checks: ordered online and performed by an Amazon delivery driver .

Two-hour drone delivery on many Prime items.

Delivering perishable food items through its Same-Day Delivery service.

#8. On Monday it was announced that Nvidia and AMD would be allowed to sell AI chips to China if they did what?

Pay 15% of their revenues the US government.

Would supply the US government with chips for free.

Channel the payments through the Trump Corporation for money laundering purposes.

Help level the playing field for Intel.

#9. On Monday, Canonical’s Brett Grandbois announced that it’s likely that Ubuntu 25.10 will likely ship with what?

GNU/Hurd under the hood instead of Linux.

An in-house developed and Ubuntu branded office suite instead of LibreOffice.

The debut of Photoship for Linux.

An unstable, near-final version of the Linux 6.17 kernel.

#10. The Linux Foundation’s Alliance for OpenUSD and the Academy Software Foundation recently teamed up to release what?

OpenUSD 0.1: the first release in six years of this little known Linux distro.

An open source AI license that falls in line with the Open Source Definition.

A statement calling on the Linux Foundation to create and support a Desktop Linux Foundation.

An Inclusive Language Guide.

Open Source Summit Europe

IaCConf Spotlight: IaC Security & Governance

Akademy 2025

Nextcloud Community Conference

All Things Open 2025

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