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- On June 29, Bobby Borisov reported on Wayback, which solves what problem for Linux distros?
Correct answer: It allows X apps to function without a full X server.
News article: Meet Wayback: A Bridge Between X Desktops and Wayland - On Thursday it was revealed that System 76’s Cosmic desktop environment can now be downloaded from this distro’s repository.
Correct answer: Void Linux
News article: COSMIC Desktop Lands in Void Linux - On Saturday it was reported that an open letter from a group of authors called on publishers to do what?
Correct answer: To pledge to limit their use of AI tools.
News article: Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI - On Thursday, Copyleft-Next relaunched for what purpose?
Correct answer: To develop a copyleft license that address the needs of the current era.
News article: Copyleft-Next License Relaunches With New Backing and Renewed Mission - What project did Mozilla formally discontinue this week?
Correct answer: DeepSpeech
News article: Mozilla Formally Discontinues Its DeepSpeech Project - Windows Central reported on Tuesday that Microsoft engineer Anduin Xue has released what open source product?
Correct answer: AnduinOS: A Linux distro designed to give a Windows experience.
News article: A Microsoft engineer made a Linux distro that’s like a comfort blanket to ex-Windows users — I finally tried it, and I’m surprised how good it is - For two years in a row, Tesla has done what?
Correct answer: Watched sales decline.
News article: Tesla faces second straight year of falling sales after another bad quarter - When NeuroShellOS is released, it promises to be the first Linux distribution to:
Correct answer: Integrate a fine-tuned local LLM directly into its core system architecture.
News article: NeuroShellOS: A Paradigm Shift Towards AI-Native Computing - The struggling EV startup Rivian’s new deal with this company will bring $1 billion into its coffers.
Correct answer: Volkswagon
News article: Rivian receives the next $1B from Volkswagen as sales struggles continue - This week the EU was urged to pause the roll out of rules regulating:
Correct answer: AI
News article: EU urged to pause rollout of new AI rules