FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz - August 29, 2025

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#1. This Week, the Chinese company Alibaba released a new AI tool that does what?

Turns a still photo into a video, complete with audio.

Performs a Tarot reading with more accuracy than any psychic.

Scan a photo of a person and tell if the person fits a police profile.

Design genes for producing never before seen edible fruit.

#2. This week, the group Radiohead performed what feat?

Received recognition from President Trump for being one of the best bands to come out of the 2020s.

Received a nomination from induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Placed a song on Billboard's Hot 100 that was recorded and released 48 years ago.

Opened for Taylor Swift.

#4. Why did Bluesky last week geoblock the entire state of Mississippi?

To avoid paying the state's new tax on social platforms.

To keep from having to comply with the states age verification law.

As a means of responding to a massive DDOS attack coming from the state.

It was an accident. A new employee accidentally flipped the wrong switch.

#5. Months before a jury awarded a $242.5 million against Tesla over a 2019 fatal crash, the automaker turned down a chance to settle for how much?

An apology to the bereaved family

$100 million

$500 million

$60 million

#6. In some areas, 911 systems are so understaffed that they’re resorting to what?

Playing elevator music to sooth callers while they're on hold.

Having AI bots answer calls.

Routing calls to off duty employees phones.

Shutting down during non-peak hours.

#7. On Tuesday, Anthropic announced a new browser-based version of its Claude AI agent. What is it called?

Claude Online

Claude Anywhere

Claude Browser Extension

Claude for Chrome

#8. This week, Hyundai announced that its working with a startup on plant-based leather that smells like what?

Coffee

Plastic

Leather

Air Freshener

#9. Android developers announced on Monday that starting next year a new security precaution will be added to Android. What is it?

Three-factor authentication.

Apps won't be able to be front- or side-loaded unless they've been registered by verified developers.

Cameras will automatically shut down if QR code is detected.

Bluetooth will only be allowed to stream audio.

#10. On Sunday, the website TechCrunch reported that Elon Musk make what claim about the Grok 2.5 AI platform?

That it remains the most "unwoke" AI model available.

That it is now being trained to be the AI model for SpaceX's flight to Mars when it happens.

That it had been released as open source.

That it's now officially obsolete.

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FOSS Force Mostly Open Tech News Quiz — August 29, 2025

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