The FOSS Force News Wire pulls mostly FOSS related news stories from a variety of sources and is updated every 30 minutes. The News Wire is also available as an RSS feed at http://fossforce.com/newswire. Time stamps are in UTC, so “4 hours ago” means it was published this hour EDT.
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Texas Prosecutors Are Trying To Turn A Teenage Shooting Spree Into A Terrorism Case
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. For decades, terrorism researchers have generally distinguished terrorism from...Read more
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Investors sue Selena Gomez alleging fraud tied to her mental health startup
The plaintiffs say they invested nearly $1.2 million in the company, and are accusing Gomez of failing to build and market the...Read more
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Flock says its new tool will help identify police abuse, but hasn’t explained how it works
The surveillance company announced it's making a tool called "Audit Assistance" mandatory for all customers, claiming it's already helped catch abuse. But...Read more
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If Apple sends you a push notification alerting you to a spyware attack, take it seriously
Apple now sends out push notifications to iPhone lock screens when the company identifies government spyware targeting someone's devices.Read more
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Writer introduces new AI model and upgraded harness to contain token costs
Built as a post-training variation on Z.ai's open source model GLM-5.2, Writer says the new system should provide deployment-ready capabilities at a...Read more
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ICE Is Buying Stun Gloves For Officers Because They’re Just Not Injuring/Killing Enough Migrants
The administration has no legitimate justification for this action. It’s all about inflicting as much literal pain as possible on anyone ICE...Read more
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Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.
AI is expensive, Ali Ghodsi tells TechCrunch. With so many investors wanting into his latest round, he said yes to more than...Read more
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OpenAI introduces ‘Ultrafast,’ a new mode that makes GPT-5.6 Sol work at 14x the speed
OpenAI is launching a preview of a sped up version of its latest, most powerful model, in an effort to court enterprise...Read more
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IBM partners with OpenAI to bolster enterprise AI push
IBM plans to train and certify tens of thousands of consultants on OpenAI's technologies as part of this deal.Read more
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Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.
Anthropic researchers found AI agents can clash, collude and coordinate in unexpected ways, raising new questions about whether today’s safety tests capture...Read more
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The Fake Free Speech President Has Unleashed ICE On Its Critics
It still amazes me that there are people out there who think that Donald Trump is a supporter of free speech. It...Read more
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Daily Deal: The AWS Certification Paths Bundle
If you’re looking for a career in cloud computing, there’s no better place to start than with the AWS certification. Whether you...Read more
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OpenAI hires new CRO as executive shake-up continues
Dali Rajic will take over as OpenAI's top salesperson.Read more
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Gemini voice calling on Android Auto keeps failing me - and Google has until September to fix it
With Google Assistant shutting down this fall, Android users will be left with inferior voice calling, thanks to Gemini.Read more
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Ford on track to complete $2B factory overhaul for Fathom EV truck
Ford expects to begin prototype builds of the Fathom EV in the first quarter of 2027.Read more
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Flock (Again!) Activates A Camera System A Town Had Voted To Shut Down
The easiest way to tell that Flock Safety doesn’t really care that its massive network of ALPR (automatic license plate reader) cameras...Read more
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This Micro RGB TV rivals pricier OLED models - and I'd recommend it, especially on sale
The Samsung R95H is built with an all-new Micro RGB panel that delivers truly impressive color and contrast. And right now at...Read more
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I wore Samsung's and Apple's Ultra smartwatches for 3 weeks - apps made all the difference
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 are top-tier rugged smartwatches with similar features, but one stands...Read more
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You're using DND all wrong: 5 powerful Do Not Disturb settings to try on your iPhone today
DND is so much more than a way to silence your phone.Read more
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Microsoft is merging Copilot and Copilot 365 into one unified app - and retiring 3 features
The move should cut down on the confusion between the two apps, especially for anyone who bounces back and forth between the...Read more