This page permanently redirects to gemini://gemini.techrights.org/2023/09/14/kde-gear-23-08-1/.

● 09.14.23

Gemini version available ♊︎

● Links 14/09/2023: KDE Gear 23.08.1, pg_ivm 1.7, and EasyOS 5.5.1

Posted in News Roundup at 10:06 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

GNU/Linux

Audiocasts/Shows

=> ↺ mintCast Podcast ☛ mintCast 420.5 – “I Don’t Inhale”

• In our Innards section, we talk about Linux on mobile devices In “Check This Out” We discuss a CNN article about Ukraine’s drone training.Download .

=> ↺ Tux Digital ☛ Linux Out Loud 73: Not for Matt

• This week, Linux Out Loud chats about all the things Matt doesn’t like. Welcome to episode 73 of Linux Out Loud. We fired up our mics, connected those headphones as we searched the community for themes to expound upon.

=> ↺ MakuluLinux LinDoz 2023 – First Teaser

• MakuluLinux LinDoz 2023 – First Teaser

=> ↺ Thunderbird ☛ Mozilla Thunderbird: ThunderCast Podcast #4: Will The Real Mozilla Please Stand Up?

• The Thunderbird team is back from Mozilla’s All-Hands event, and we’re overwhelmed in the most positive way. In addition to the happy and positive vibes we’re feeling from meeting our colleagues in person for the first time, we have a lot of thoughts and impressions to share. Ryan, Jason, and Alex talk about how Mozilla is building AI tools for the good of humanity, and how our perception of AI has changed dramatically. Plus, the problem with the “hey Mozilla, just build a browser” argument.

• Today’s episode is light on actual Thunderbird talk, and more focused on Mozilla as an organization and the future of AI. We hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed discussing it!

Applications

=> ↺ Collabora ☛ WhisperSpeech: Exploring New Horizons in Text-to-Speech Technology

• Text-to-speech (TTS) models are playing a transformative role, from enriching audiobooks to enhancing podcasts and even improving interactions with chatbots. We’re introducing a new player in this field – WhisperSpeech, an Open Source text-to-speech model developed by Collabora.

Instructionals/Technical

=> ↺ ZDNet ☛ How to save your Linux desktop settings in case something goes wrong

• Have you ever either reinstalled Linux or made a number of changes to your desktop and wished you could quickly regain those previous settings? With this handy app, you can.

=> ↺ How to Install and Use Pipx on Linux

• In Python, ensuring package isolation is crucial to prevent conflicts with one another, and to achieve this goal, there are several tools available, including virtualenv, pipenv, and pipx (our topic for today).

=> ↺ Install Cockpit Flatpak Client on F39 WKS (NIghtly build 09/12/23)

=> ↺ Red Hat ☛ How to configure RHEL as a workstation during installation

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a powerful and widely-used Linux distribution known for its stability, security features, and enterprise-grade support. When installing RHEL, you have the opportunity to configure it as a workstation to optimize performance and usability for your specific needs. In this article, we will guide you through the steps to configure RHEL as a workstation during the installation process.

• The organization needs high-end workstations that can support developers and power users, such as artists, physicians, scientists, and engineers, so they can concentrate on what they do best. Designed for advanced Linux users and day-to-day usage with powerful hardware, Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Workstations (RHEL Workstation) is optimized for high-performance graphics, animation, and scientific applications. It includes all the capabilities and applications that workstation users need, plus development tools for provisioning and administration.

=> ↺ Linux Handbook ☛ LHB Linux Digest #23.14: Clustering and HA, Generative Models on K8, Finger Command and More

• This edition of LHB Linux Digest features the beginning of AI tutorials and the end of Proxmox series.

=> ↺ It’s FOSS ☛ Change Configuration of Existing VirtualBox Virtual Machines

• From CPU and RAM to disk size, VirtualBox allows you to tweak several configurations in a virtual machine even after creating it.

=> ↺ It’s FOSS ☛ How to Check VLC Log Files

• Troubleshooting a video playback issue in VLC? Here’s how you can check the VLC log files.

=> ↺ IT Pro Today ☛ How To Remotely Manage Linux Users and Groups

• This guide provides detailed explanations, practical tips, and recommended tools and practices for the remote management of Linux users and groups.

=> ↺ Make Tech Easier ☛ How to Get the Latest Intel Graphics Drivers for Linux

• One of the problems with an open-source operating system like Linux is the lack of official hardware support from device makers. Although a plethora of drivers exist for a large variety of devices, many of these drivers are reverse-engineered and aren’t provided by the equipment manufacturers. Fortunately, over the last few years, the attitude of hardware vendors has started to change and many manufacturers now provide official drivers for their products. One such company is Intel.

=> ↺ Linux Journal ☛ Navigating the Landscape of Linux File System Types

• In the Linux environment, the file system acts as a backbone, orchestrating the systematic storage and retrieval of data. It is a hierarchical structure that outlines how data is organized, stored, and accessed on a storage device. Understanding the different Linux file system types can profoundly aid both developers and administrators in optimizing system performance and ensuring data security. This article delves deep into the intricate world of Linux file system types, tracing their evolutionary history and dissecting their features to provide a roadmap for selecting the appropriate file system for your needs.

=> ↺ It’s FOSS ☛ Supercharge Grammar Checking in LibreOffice With LanguageTool

• The open source LanguageTool can also be integrated with LibreOffice Writer to provide a better grammatically accurate writing experience.

=> ↺ Barry Kauler ☛ Fix circular symlinks when update pre-usr-merge

• I posted about a circular symlink getting created when update Easy 5.4.10 to 5.5, and the .session folder got converted to usr-merge folder hierarchy: [...]

=> ↺ Major Hayden ☛ Major Hayden: Mounting the AWS Elastic File Store on Fedora

• Fedora now has the AWS Elastic File Store (EFS) mount helper available for Fedora 38 and newer releases! It chooses optimized NFS mount options for you and makes mounting and unmounting a breeze.

=> ↺ Trend Oceans ☛ How to Fix No Audio/Playback Issue in Firefox Fedora 38

• When you are trying to play video on Firefox but it’s not playing, read this guide to find a workaround to resolve this issue. The chances are quite high that you will face this kind of problem when the system is missing an important codec that is required for playback.

=> ↺ Own HowTo ☛ How to install httpie on Linux

• httpie is a command line app that allows you to send http requests. With httpie you can create http or https requests, submit forms, pull data from API and much more, all this can be done directly from your terminal.

=> ↺ Net2 ☛ How to Access Recovery Mode in Ubuntu Linux 22.04

• If you are using Ubuntu 22.04 (or prior versions), you might encounter some issues that prevent your system from working properly. For example, you might have a corrupted file system, a broken package, a misconfigured driver, or a forgotten password.

=> ↺ It’s FOSS ☛ What is a Virtual Machine?

• All you need to know about a virtual machine as an end user, how it works and why you need it.

Games

=> ↺ Games, consoles and the Meta mystery

• For the past few days I was at the seaside.

• As my better half had some work that she needed to take with her, I also took my new laptop and when she was doing her thing, I tweaked a few small things here and there. Nothing major though, as we were still on vacation.

=> ↺ The death of unity

• Unity was once heralded as the savior of the video game industry. Now I would not recommend that anyone use it for anything.

Desktop Environments/WMs

K Desktop Environment/KDE SC/Qt

=> ↺ 9to5Linux ☛ KDE Gear 23.08.1 Improves Dolphin, Gwenview, Kdenlive, and Other KDE Apps

• KDE Gear 23.08.1 comes only three weeks after KDE Gear 23.08 and fixes various issues in several KDE apps, including the Dolphin file manager which now exports the copy location path with native separators on copy operations, and the Gwenview image viewer whose navigation works better with side mouse buttons.

• The Kdenlive video editor received quite some attention in this release with fixes for a possible crash in the audiolevel widget, broken audio channel setting when opening an existing project file, incorrect saving of default audio channels for a project, a crash on subclip transcoding, and extracting of audio multi-stream clips.

=> ↺ KDE ☛ KDE Gear 23.08.1

• Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.

• Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations, including…

Distributions and Operating Systems

New Releases

=> ↺ Barry Kauler ☛ EasyOS Kirkstone-series version 5.5.1 released

• This is a quick fix for 5.5, duplicate icons getting created on the desktop.

PCLinuxOS/Mageia/Mandriva/OpenMandriva Family

=> ↺ PCLOS Official ☛ Support the future of PCLinuxOS

• PCLinuxOS is made possible thanks to the donation of people like you

Fedora Family / IBM

=> ↺ Fedora Project ☛ Fedora Community Blog: CPE Weekly update – Week 36 2023

• This is a weekly report from the CPE (Community Platform Engineering) Team. If you have any questions or feedback, please respond to this report or contact us on #redhat-cpe channel on libera.chat.

=> ↺ Red Hat ☛ Introducing Ansible Molecule with Ansible Automation Platform

• Ansible Molecule is a tool designed to aid in developing and testing Ansible playbooks, roles, and collections. It provides support for functional testing of Ansible content across multiple instances, operating systems and distributions, virtualization providers, test frameworks, and testing scenarios. Molecule helps Ansible content creators (automation specialists) consistently deliver automation content that is scalable, repeatable, and compatible with the latest Ansible versions.

• Ansible Molecule 6 is now available as a developer preview with Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform. This version will refocus and redefine the project as a tool for testing Ansible content with Ansible Automation Platform.

Canonical/Ubuntu Family

=> ↺ Linux Magazine ☛ Real-Time Ubuntu Available in AWS Marketplace

• Anyone looking for a Linux distribution for real-time processing could do a whole lot worse than Real-Time Ubuntu.

=> ↺ Stéphane Graber: Initial daily packages for Incus

• Ever since announcing Incus, one of the most asked questions was when would we have packages available. And that’s even before we have our first stable release out!

• This week I finally dedicated some time to getting us automated daily builds which will now be available moving forward for Debian 11, Debian 12, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.

• Similar to my kernel and ZFS builds, those will be built for both x86_64 and aarch64.

• Once we do have a stable release of Incus out, a separate repository for stable builds will also be added. For now, this is only daily builds which are put out there without any testing, so here by dragons!

Devices/Embedded

=> ↺ [Repeat] Linux Gizmos ☛ Waveshare presents low-cost RP2040 Pi-Zero board

• Waveshare recently featured a development board with a similar form-factor as the Raspberry Pi Zero, except that it’s powered by the dual-core RP2040 processor. This new Waveshare includes a battery connector, a MicroSD card and a DVI port for displays.

=> ↺ CNX Software ☛ Rockchip RK3588 AIoT gateway supports WiFi 6, 5G, RS232, RS485, LoRaWAN, BLE, and Ethernet

• The Dusun DSGW-380 also supports DIN Rail or wall mounting. On the software side, Ubuntu/Debian Linux and ROS are supported, the 6 TOPS AI accelerator is compatible with TensorFlow, MXNet, PyTorch, and Caffe, and the SDK supports the YOLO v3 algorithm.

• More details about the hardware can be found on the product specifications page, and the support page provides download links to the Debian SDK, firmware, getting started documentation, flashing tools, and third-party software such as Node-Red, Docker, BLE2MQTT, etc… Everything is oddly shared through Google Drive links… Technical support is offered through a community forum.

Open Hardware/Modding

=> ↺ CNX Software ☛ Pico QwiicReset board adds Reset button and Qwiic connector to Raspberry Pi Pico

• Pico QwiicReset is a tiny add-on board for the Raspberry Pi Pico that adds a Reset button as well as the Qwicc connector to more easily connect I2C modules to the popular MCU board. The lack of a Reset button on the Raspberry Pi Pico has always been an issue since the reset pin is used to flash the firmware, so people have tried various ways to add a Reset button to the Pi Pico board. The Pico QwiicReset is like an extension of the Pimoroni “Captain Resetti” button with an extra Qwiic connector.

=> ↺ Tom’s Hardware ☛ Raspberry Pi Tombstone Built with Adafruit’s Prop Maker RP2040

• The Ruiz brothers have created a Raspberry Pi tombstone project for Adafruit that’s totally spooky and fun to make.

=> ↺ Arduino ☛ Growing real-world cyborg devices

• Cyborgs have long been a staple of sci-fi, but we see few real-world examples of this concept outside of a handful of biomedical devices and prostheses. But bionics — engineered systems that integrate biological structures — is an adjacent field with interesting possibilities.

=> ↺ Arduino ☛ Let’s connect at The Things Conference 2023

• It’s time to catch up on all things LoRaWAN® and low-power IoT! Our team is looking forward to returning to The Things Conference this year, joining all LoRa® key players in Amsterdam on September 21st-22nd.

Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications

=> ↺ TechRadar ☛ Android Auto now lets drivers take Zoom and WebEx calls on the road | TechRadar

=> ↺ The Sun ☛ Millions of Android owners receive free phone upgrade that’s essential for hidden photos | The US Sun

=> ↺ Notebook Check ☛ Blackview unveils A96 MediaTek Helio G99-powered Android 13 smartphone – NotebookCheck.net News

=> ↺ Digital Trends ☛ Motorola just launched 3 new Android phones, and they look incredible | Digital Trends

Free, Libre, and Open Source Software

=> ↺ It’s FOSS ☛ FOSS Weekly #23.37: Unique Browsers, LibreOffice Tricks, Linux Malware and More

• More VirtualBox tutorials along with an updated list of LibreOffice tips in this edition of FOSS Weekly.

SaaS/Back End/Databases

=> ↺ PostgreSQL ☛ pg_ivm 1.7 released

• IVM Development Group is pleased to announce the release of pg_ivm 1.7.

• Changes since the v1.6 release include:

• Add support for PostgreSQL 16 (Yugo Nagata)

• Now you can build and use pg_ivm with PostgreSQL 13, 14, 15, and 16.

FSF

=> ↺ FSF ☛ FSF Blogs: GNU40 – Celebration in the US

• The GNU System is turning forty.

Programming/Development

=> ↺ Remy Van Elst ☛ A docker image for Qt 5.15 LTS for Android, including OpenSSL and the KDE patch collection

• Recently I got an email from Google regarding the API level of Leaf Node Monitoring, my open source monitoring app for Windows, Linux and Android. The Play Store version must be updated to target API level 33.

=> ↺ Rlang ☛ How to Plot Multiple Plots on the Same Graph in R

• Data visualization is a crucial aspect of data analysis. In R, the flexibility and power of its plotting capabilities allow you to create compelling visualizations.

=> ↺ Ted Unangst ☛ on building jpeg-xl for wasm

• I was planning on working on a redesign of a photo site, and wanted to use JPEG-XL as the preferred image format for storage. The only implementation I know of is the libjxl reference implementation written in C++. Alas, it hasn’t been a good week for JPEG successors, and I would much prefer not to run this code on my server.

• While looking at libjxl a short while ago, I did notice that the build system supports compiling to WASM. Seems like this could be the needed solution to my safety concerns. Hook this into my go server with something like wazero, and I’d feel a lot more comfortable connecting this to the internet. I didn’t investigate too thoroughly at the time, but it seemed quite straightforward.

=> ↺ Ruby 3.3.0-preview2 Released

• We are pleased to announce the release of Ruby 3.3.0-preview2. Ruby 3.3 adds a new pure-Ruby JIT compiler named RJIT, uses Lrama as a parser generator, and many performance improvements especially YJIT.

=> ↺ Rlang ☛ State of Shiny 2023 – Download Report

• Introducing the State of Shiny 2023 report – your comprehensive guide to the latest trends and insights in the dynamic world of Shiny.

Python

=> ↺ Linux Links ☛ 9 Best Free and Open Source Python Web Frameworks

• One of the types of software that’s important for a web developer is the web framework. A framework “is a code library that makes a developer’s life easier when building reliable, scalable, and maintainable web applications” by providing reusable code or extensions for common operations. By saving development time, developers can concentrate on application logic rather than mundane elements.

• There are a respectable number of open source Python web frameworks available to download. Django receives the most coverage, but our other recommendations may be better suited for your requirements. Here’s our verdict captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart.

Rust

=> ↺ Silicon Angle ☛ JetBrains now offers a dedicated integrated development environment for Rust

• Professional software development tools company JetBrains s.r.o today announced the launch of RustRover, an integrated development environment or IDE dedicated to the Rust programming language. Rust, which emphasizes performance, type safety and concurrency, has seen extensive adoption and increasing popularity in recent years because it offers advantages for software engineers, business leaders and governments.

Leftovers

Education

=> ↺ University of Michigan ☛ How to get out of a reading slump

• If you’re an avid reader, you have likely experienced a reading slump at least once. In fact, whether you read a lot or a little, you have probably found yourself at a loss for what to read next.

=> ↺ ACLU ☛ How Our Affiliates are Fighting for Education Equity

• Across the 50 states, our affiliates are working towards education equity for all by challenging unconstitutional disciplinary policies in schools and combating classroom censorship efforts that disproportionately impact marginalized students. Achieving education equity means all students have equal access to a high quality education, safe learning environment, and a diverse student body that enriches the educational experiences of all students.

Hardware

=> ↺ Ruben Schade ☛ Fake 486 cache chips

• Have you ever heard a phrase that hit your nostalgia centre with such devastating force that you had to pause the video or conversation just to get your bearings again? This often comes in the form of an advertising jingle from my childhood, embarrasingly enough for me.

• It happened again recently. It would shock you to know I was watching a video about a 486 motherboard restoration, when the host expressed relief that it had “real cache memory, not those fake chips”. The words sent me back to Sailor Moon, iMacs, and Seinfeld. I hadn’t thought of this issue for years, and likely would have forgotten completely.

=> ↺ Alan Pope ☛ Alan Pope: Small phone is best phone

• I’ve owned plenty of mobile phones over the years. My current daily driver is iPhone 13 Mini, sporting a bright, funky, and cheap OIIAEE Silicone Case. Look at it. It’s gorgeous (ignore the notification badge count, please).

=> ↺ IT Jungle ☛ IBM and Fujitsu Unveil 150 TB Tape Drive

• Organizations will be able to store up to 150 TB of compressed data on a single cartridge when they select the new TS1170 IBM tape drive and 3592 JF tape cartridge developed by Fujifilm. The unveiling of the world’s most voluminous tape storage system two weeks ago shows that tape has a lot of life as a medium for mass data storage.

=> ↺ The Next Platform ☛ Other Than Nvidia, Who Will Use Arm’s Neoverse V2 Core?

• We are still plowing through the many, many presentions from the Hot Interconnects, Hot Chips, Google Cloud Next, and Meta Networking @ Scale conferences that all happened recently and at essentially the same time.

Health/Nutrition/Agriculture

=> ↺ The Kent Stater ☛ Students can now learn how to combat suicide through university’s prevention course

• The university’s newest course prepares students to save lives. In 2021, suicide was the second leading cause of death for Ohioans ages 10-34, according to the Ohio Department of Health.

=> ↺ Tedium ☛ Something To Sneeze At

• The FDA may have just cancelled a whole category of over-the-counter drugs. Has anything like this ever happened before?

=> ↺ IT Wire ☛ France demands Apple pull iPhone 12 over radio-frequency emissions

• “The ANFR expects Apple to deploy all available means to put an end to the non-compliance,” it said. “Failure to act will result in the recall of equipment that has already been made available to consumers.”

• The statement said the agency had, in its role as market surveillance authority for radio equipment and being responsible for controlling public exposure to electromagnetic fields, tested 141 devices for compliance with set values.

=> ↺ Silicon Angle ☛ As France warns Apple it might have to recall the iPhone 12, Apple tries to dampen radiation fears

• The French watchdog Agence Nationale des Fréquences told Apple Inc. Tuesday that it has to halt sales of its iPhone 12 in France over fears the device emits dangerous levels of radiation.

=> ↺ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says

• The company disputed the findings and said the device complies with regulations.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ Sardines blamed for deadly botulism outbreak at Bordeaux restaurant

• A woman has died from botulism after eating sardines at a Bordeaux restaurant and 12 other people, mostly foreigners, are being treated for the rare condition, French health officials said Wednesday.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ 1 Dead in Botulism Outbreak Traced to Bar in France

• At least a dozen people became ill after eating at a popular organic wine bar in Bordeaux. Health officials blamed contaminated homemade preserves.

=> ↺ LRT ☛ Medical university in Kaunas installs Europe’s first 3D drug printer

• The Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) in Kaunas is presenting a pharmaceutical 3D printer on Thursday.

=> ↺ teleSUR ☛ Health Alert Issued for Flood-Stricken Central Greece

• Authorities warned the population to avoid contact with contaminated water and dead animals.

Pseudo-Open Source

Openwashing

=> ↺ Silicon Angle ☛ Howso launches fully auditable and explainable open-source AI engine [Ed: Openwashing and misuse of the Open Source brand... with a dash]

=> ↺ Silicon Angle ☛ New Coder 2.0 aims to elevate onboarding and productivity in the cloud era [Ed: Just more openwashing]

Security

=> ↺ LinuxSecurity ☛ Critical OpenDMARC DoS Bug Fixed

• A critical vulnerability was found in the OpenDMARC open-source implementation of the DMARC specification. It was discovered that OpenDMARC through 1.3.2 and 1.4.x through 1.4.0-Beta1 incorrectly handled certain inputs, resulting in remote memory corruption in certain situations ( CVE-2020-12460 ). This vulnerability has received a National Vulnerability Database base score of 9.8 out of 10 (”Critical” severity).

=> ↺ It’s FOSS ☛ Linux Malware! Read This If You Use Free Download Manager

• We do not often talk about Linux malware because it is often quickly patched up and not exploited much in the wild compared to Windows/macOS. However, there has been a concern regarding the Free Download Manager (a decently popular cross-platform download manager).

=> ↺ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ OpenSSF Gathers US Government and Industry Leaders at Secure Open Source Software Summit 2023 [Ed: “Industry: [...] GitHub [...] Microsoft” is “Industry Leaders” in security, according to ‘Linux’ Foundation; Microsoft is doubling the bribes using GitHub and buying more seats]

=> ↺ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ OpenSSF Gathers US Government and Industry Leaders at Secure Open Source Software Summit 2023 [Ed: “Industry: [...] GitHub [...] Microsoft” is “Industry Leaders” in security, according to ‘Linux’ Foundation; Microsoft is doubling the bribes using GitHub and buying more seats]

=> ↺ Linux Foundation’s Site/Blog ☛ OpenSSF Gathers US Government and Industry Leaders at Secure Open Source Software Summit 2023 [Ed: “Industry: [...] GitHub [...] Microsoft” is “Industry Leaders” in security, according to ‘Linux’ Foundation; Microsoft is doubling the bribes using GitHub and buying more seats]

=> ↺ Bruce Schneier ☛ Zero-Click Exploit in iPhones

• Make sure you update your iPhones:

=> ↺ Security Week ☛ macOS Info-Stealer Malware ‘MetaStealer’ Targeting Businesses

• The MetaStealer macOS information stealer has been targeting businesses to exfiltrate keychain and other valuable information.

=> ↺ Security Week ☛ CISA Releases Open Source Software Security Roadmap

• CISA details its plan to support the open source software ecosystem and secure the use of open source software within the federal government.

=> ↺ Mozilla ☛ Mozilla Security Blog: Version 2.9 of the Mozilla Root Store Policy

• Online security is constantly evolving, and thus we are excited to announce the publication of MRSP version 2.9, demonstrating that we are committed to keep up with the advancement of the web and further our commitment to a secure and trustworthy internet.

=> ↺ Ten Four Fox ☛ Cameron Kaiser: WebP chemspill patch on Github

• A fix is in the TenFourFox tree for MFSA 2023-40, a/k/a CVE-2023-4863, which is a heap overflow in the WebP image decoder.

=> ↺ Silicon Angle ☛ Chrome, Firefox and other browsers affected by critical WebP vulnerability

• Google LLC, the Mozilla Foundation and other browser makers have released patches to fix a zero-day vulnerability affecting the WebP image format. It’s believed that hackers are actively exploiting the flaw to launch cyberattacks.

=> ↺ SANS ☛ DShield and qemu Sitting in a Tree: L-O-G-G-I-N-G, (Thu, Sep 14th)

• This is a Guest Diary by Allen Ingle, an ISC intern as part of the SANS.edu BACS program

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ China Denies Banning iPhones, but Cites Unspecified Security Concerns

• The comments marked Beijing’s first public response to reports that some government agencies have told employees not to use iPhones for work.

=> ↺ Security Week ☛ China Says No Law Banning iPhone Use in Govt Agencies

• China said it was following media reports about suspected security issues with iPhones but insisted there was no ban on its officials using the devices

=> ↺ Security Week ☛ How Next-Gen Threats Are Taking a Page From APTs

• Cybercriminals are increasingly trying to find ways to get around security, detection, intelligence and controls as APTs start to merge with conventional cybercrime.

=> ↺ Security Week ☛ Airbus Launches Investigation After Hacker Leaks Data

• Airbus has launched an investigation after a hacker claimed to have breached the company’s systems and leaked some business documents.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ China sets AI sights on democracies – reports [Ed: Microsoft allowed China to take over E-mails of the US government, so Microsoft needs some distraction from its own misconduct in relation tom China]

• Microsoft and RAND Corp both warn of the potential of manipulation to swing votes.

=> ↺ Neowin ☛ It’s another Microsoft 365 outage again as Teams fails to send and receive messages

• Microsoft 365 is down again today. That hardly sounds new or surprising to many as it is almost a weekly occurrence.

=> ↺ Bleeping Computer ☛ Microsoft September 2023 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 59 flaws

• Today is Microsoft’s September 2023 Patch Tuesday, with security updates for 59 flaws, including two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities.

Privacy/Surveillance

=> ↺ NYOB ☛ How mobile apps illegally share your personal data

• How mobile apps illegally share your personal data

• Some mobile apps share your personal data immediately after they’re opened. This isn’t compliant with EU privacy laws

=> ↺ AntiWar ☛ How the Government Weaponizes Surveillance To Silence Its Critics

• “Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear.” ~ President Harry S. Truman

Defence/Aggression

=> ↺ JURIST ☛ US to unfreeze $6B Iran assets in exchange for prisoner release

• The US State Department informed Congress on Monday that it would be waiving sanctions and unfreezing $6 billion in Iranian assets at banking institutions to be used for “humanitarian aid” in exchange for five US citizens held as prisoners in Iran.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ Junta requires workers abroad to send money home via approved banks

• The move comes as the cash-strapped regime tries to shore up foreign currency.

=> ↺ The Strategist ☛ Avoiding a bidding war in developing Pacific island militaries

• Strategic competition in the region has provided Pacific island leaders with both an opportunity and motivation to build their security capabilities. For some, that could include standing up a military for the first time.

=> ↺ Atlantic Council ☛ Bahrain’s new strategic pact with the US is just the beginning for the Gulf

• The newly signed security and economic pact between the United States and Bahrain will have far-reaching consequences for the Gulf and beyond.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ U.S., Bahrain sign strategic security and economic agreement

• The United States and Bahrain on Wednesday signed a strategic security and economic agreement, which U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said would expand defense and intelligence collaboration between the two countries.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ U.S. Deepens Security Pledge to Bahrain, an Adversary of Iran

• The promise to defend Bahrain could serve as a template for other Gulf countries like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, which are also pressing for stronger American security commitments.

=> ↺ Defence Web ☛ Royal Navy Warship HMS Trent strengthens maritime security partnership with Nigeria

• The Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel HMS Trent is once again visiting, Nigeria, reiterating its dedication to enhancing maritime security in West Africa.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ Repression in Iran: ‘Whoever targeted my eye knew exactly who I was’

• Saman, a 31-year-old export consultant, fled from a Tehran hospital when Iranian security officers came to arrest him in October. His left eye was seriously wounded when he was shot at point-blank range with a rubber bullet during protests that erupted after the death of Mahsa Amini. Saman now lives in Germany, where he is still being treated for his injuries.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ Death of Mahsa Amini: ‘The silent crowd came to life and began shouting’

• Diako Alavi, a high-school teacher from Mahsa Amini’s hometown of Saqqez, witnessed the first protests following Amini’s death in police custody after she was arrested for improperly wearing the veil. Alavi, who knew Amini’s family, took part in the demonstrations alongside his students before he was also arrested by the Iranian authorities.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ UK government spy scandals fuel calls for tougher stance on China

• Britain’s MI5 security service warned the UK Conservative party that two would-be MPs could be Chinese spies, a minister said Wednesday, after news reports on Sunday revealed a parliamentary researcher was arrested in March on suspicion of spying for Beijing.

=> ↺ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ UK’s ruling Conservatives warned candidates might be Chinese spies

• Britain’s MI5 security service warned the ruling Conservative party that two would-be MPs could be Chinese spies, a minister said Wednesday. Details of the advice, given in 2021 and 2022, comes days after it emerged a parliamentary researcher was arrested in March on suspicion of spying for Beijing.

=> ↺ JURIST ☛ Syria security forces reportedly fire live rounds at protestors, wounding 3

• Security forces in Syria fired at anti-government protestors Wednesday in Sweida, a Druze city in the southwest of the country, according to a correspondent from news outlet Suwayda 24.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ Australia toughens ban on training ‘certain foreign militaries’ after pilot case

• September 14, 2023 1:15 PM

• It aims to stop Australians from giving military training to nations seen as national security risk.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ US, Philippines plan upgrades in airport, navy base near Taiwan

• Manila and Washington have been bolstering their longstanding security alliance.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ South Korea to hold massive military parade for first time in decade

• This year’s event will proceed under the theme of “a strong military, strong security and peace through strength”.

=> ↺ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Taiwan says 68 Chinese warplanes, 10 vessels detected near island

• Taiwan said Thursday China had flown 68 warplanes and deployed 10 navy vessels into areas around the self-ruled island in one day. Beijing, which views Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, has stepped up military and political pressure on the island in recent years as relations deteriorate.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ China ratchets up ‘carrot and stick’ pressure on Taiwan

• New ‘blueprint’ for integration announced as warships threaten from the east.

=> ↺ RFERL ☛ China Becomes First To Name New Afghan Ambassador Under Taliban

• China has become the first country to formally name a new ambassador to Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover, after its envoy presented credentials at a ceremony in Kabul.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ China to formulate ‘special’ measures to widen Taiwan’s access to Fujian

• China will take a number of \”special\” policy measures to widen access for Taiwanese enterprises to Fujian province across the Taiwan Strait, said the Chinese state planner on Thursday, under a long-term cross-strait integrated development plan.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ Taiwan blasts Elon Musk over latest China comments

• Musk has asserted Taiwan is an integral part of China, like Hawaii with the US.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ Schumer to Lead Senate Delegation to China Amid Tensions

• The Senate majority leader, a longtime China hawk, plans to visit Beijing in the fall in another high-level visit as the Biden administration tries to improve diplomatic ties.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ South Korea’s Yoon heading to New York next week for UN General Assembly

• South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit New York next week to attend the United Nations General Assembly, Yoon’s office said on Thursday.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ US approves $6.8b sale of F-35 jets to South Korea

• South Korea has operated F-35s since 2018.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ China Conducts Major Military Exercises in Western Pacific

• The drills, which appear to simulate a blockade of Taiwan, are believed to be in response to recent military drills between the United States and allies.

=> ↺ Federal News Network ☛ Top prosecutors back compensation for those sickened by US nuclear weapons testing

• New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez and 13 other top prosecutors from around the U.S. are uniting in support of efforts to compensate people sickened by exposure to radiation during nuclear weapons testing.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ Air strikes kill dozens in Darfur as UN’s Sudan chief resigns

• An air raid on Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region killed at least 40 civilians Wednesday, according to a medical source, as the head of the UN mission to the country resigned.

=> ↺ RFERL ☛ Iranian Activist Ends Hunger Strike To Mark Anniversary Of Amini’s Arrest

• Prominent Iranian political prisoner Bahareh Hedayat has announced the end of her hunger strike in protest against the escalating repression by the Islamic government at the request of the families of Mahsa Amini and Javad Rouhi to mark the first anniversary of Amini’s arrest by morality police over an alleged head-scarf infraction. Three days later, Amini died in custody.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ South Korea rail workers launch first strike in four years

• Some 13,000 unionised rail workers launched a four-day strike on Thursday.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ Two Syrian soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Israeli air strike over Tartous – Syrian state media

• Two Syrian soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in an Israeli air strike over Tartous, Syrian state media reported on Wednesday.

Russia, Belarus, and War in Ukraine

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ Putin and Kim Deepen Ties, Spurred by War in Ukraine

• The two leaders trumpeted their ties in a summit that signaled a new era in their relationship, amid speculation that North Korea would send more weapons to Moscow for its war in Ukraine.

=> ↺ CS Monitor ☛ Putin meets Kim Jong Un, looking for arms – and friends

• Vladimir Putin is often accused of trying to restore the old Soviet Union. But his meeting with Kim Jong Un suggests he might be focusing on restoring ties with like-minded former Soviet allies instead.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ Russia’s Putin accepts Kim’s invite to visit North Korea

• Putin gave numerous hints that military cooperation was discussed during their meeting in Russia.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ Putin may visit North Korea, as Kim boasts of ‘unbreakable’ bilateral ties

• ‘Russian army and people will be victorious against the evils,’ Kim says.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ Kim promises Putin North Korea’s full support for Russia’s ‘sacred fight’

• North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday that his country offers its “full and unconditional support” for Russia’s “sacred fight” to defend its security interests, in an apparent reference to the war in Ukraine, and said Pyongyang will always stand with Moscow on the “anti-imperialist” front.

=> ↺ Atlantic Council ☛ What the Putin-Kim authoritarian get-together means for Russia’s war and North Korea’s capabilities

• Experts react to Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Russia.

=> ↺ France24 ☛ 🔴 Live: Kim invites Putin to visit North Korea

• Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted an invitation to visit North Korea, Pyongyang state media said Thursday, as he and Kim Jong Un toasted “cooperation and friendship ” during a meeting in Russia. Kim is on a visit to Russia’s far east, as Putin seeks to bolster alliances with other leaders ostracised by Western countries.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ Russia tells the United States: don’t lecture us over ties with North Korea

• Russia on Thursday said the United States was hypocritical to criticise President Vladimir Putin’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Washington had sown chaos and sent weapons to allies across the world.

=> ↺ teleSUR ☛ Russia and North Korea to Promote Regional Peace: Putin

• “We are committed to strengthening our ties of camaraderie and good neighborliness,” ther Russian president said.

=> ↺ RFERL ☛ Kim Tells Putin That Russia Has North Korea’s ‘Full And Unconditional Support’

• Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks on September 13 with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who offered his country’s “full and unconditional support” to defend what he said was Russia’s security interests, in an apparent reference to Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

=> ↺ TwinCities Pioneer Press ☛ North Korea’s Kim vows full support for Moscow at a summit with Putin in Russia

• The two leaders held a summit that the U.S. warns could lead to a deal for North Korea to supply Russia with ammunition for its war in Ukraine.

Environment

Energy/Transportation

=> ↺ JURIST ☛ EU dispatch: Berlin rave protests highway expansion in dance

• Mykyta Vorobiov is a political science student at Bard College, Berlin. He previously studied at Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, Ukraine, the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, the University of Tartu, and the University of Zagreb. 

=> ↺ MIT Technology Review ☛ How China hopes to secure its supply chain for critical minerals

• This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology developments in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday.

Wildlife/Nature

=> ↺ Science Alert ☛ Photographer Captures Rare Pic of a Monkey Taking a Deer For a Joyride

• Yee-haw!

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ South Korea’s ruling party supports ‘Kim Keon-hee Law’ as it pursues ban on dog meat consumption

• The bill gained momentum after First Lady Kim Keon-hee said she would strive to end the practice within her term.

=> ↺ Helsinki Times ☛ Finnish fur farms with bird-flu infections ordered to cull all animals

• THE FINNISH FOOD AUTHORITY has ordered fur farms with confirmed avian influenza infections to cull all their foxes and common raccoon dogs over public health concerns arising from the infections.

• The order applies to around 109,000 foxes and 6,000 common raccoon dogs, bringing the total number of fur-bearing animals to be culled to 250,000.

Overpopulation

=> ↺ Helsinki Times ☛ River water quality declining worldwide as a result of climate change

• Climate change is taking a significant toll on the quality of river water worldwide, posing threats to ecosystem health and human access to clean water, according to a recent study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment. The study, led by Dr. Michelle van Vliet of Utrecht University, sheds light on the impact of climate change-induced extreme weather events on river water quality.

Finance

=> ↺ Forbes ☛ 2023 Layoff Tracker: Google Reportedly Cuts ‘Hundreds’ Of Recruiters As Binance.US Axes One-Third Of Its Workforce

• Google conducted a round of layoffs on Wednesday eliminating “hundreds” of recruiting positions, multiple outlets reported—marking its second round of cuts this year and the latest major U.S. head count reduction following cryptocurrency giant Binance.US, which let go of roughly 100 employees this week, as employers continue to restructure their teams amid lingering recession fears (see Forbes’ layoff tracker from the first quarter here).

=> ↺ Reuters ☛ Alphabet lays off hundreds from global recruitment team

• The company’s decision to let go of a few hundred employees is not part of a wide-scale layoff and will retain a significant majority of the team for hiring critical roles. It will also help the workers search for roles within the company and elsewhere.

=> ↺ Latvia ☛ Profits double in Latvian banking sector

• In the first half of this year, the Latvian banking sector made a profit of 350.312 million euros, which is 2.6 times more than in the corresponding period of 2022, according to data published by the Bank of Latvia.

=> ↺ Reason ☛ Gas and Rent Drive Inflation Higher for the Second Straight Month

• Overall inflation rose 0.6 percent in August leading to an annualized rate of 3.7 percent.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ Property market glut? Weak Chinese economy? Sell homes to Taiwanese!

• The Chinese plan is billed as part of ‘peaceful unification,’ but Taiwanese lawmakers say it’s a poisoned chalice.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ China’s ‘Lipstick King’ offers tearful apology

• Austin Li’s tone-deaf remark about price of eyebrow pencil amid economic slump arouses online wrath.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ $56M in London property tied to alleged China crime ring

• Investor with Cambodian passport was among 10 arrested in $1B Singapore sting in August.

AstroTurf/Lobbying/Politics

=> ↺ University of Michigan ☛ A summer with an eX: How to salvage the ruins of your social media company

• Before I delve into some of the major changes that happened to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter this summer, I want to first take some time to do a little mind experiment. I’m going to list three companies, and you’re going to think about the logo associated with each one: Apple, McDonald’s [...]

=> ↺ Federal News Network ☛ Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s defense attorneys ask senators to end impeachment trial

• A woman who was expected to testify about an extramarital affair with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made a sudden appearance Wednesday at his impeachment trial but never took the stand. Prosecutors then rested their case against the Republican and his defense sought to end the proceedings due to a lack of evidence. The affair is central to the historic proceedings and accusations that Paxton misused his power to help an Austin real estate developer who was under FBI investigation and employed the woman. Defense attorneys have filed a motion that seeks to end the impeachment trial.

=> ↺ teleSUR ☛ G77 + China, a Look Into the Past

• G77 + China is currently composed of 134 nations representing Latin America, Africa and South Asia. China joined in 1992 and participates and collaborates externally.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ China’s Premier Li will attend China-ASEAN expo

• China’s Premier Li Qiang will attend the China-ASEAN expo in Nanning City, Guangxi on Sept. 17, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ Malaysia says Asean is a winner from shifting supply chains

• As the geopolitical divide between the US and China grow, Malaysia is positioning itself as a neutral base.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ Japan will continue seeking responsible actions from China, says new foreign minister

• Ms Yoko Kamikawa said Japan will maintain dialogues with China to resolve common issues together.

Misinformation/Disinformation/Propaganda

=> ↺ Security Week ☛ US Agencies Publish Cybersecurity Report on Deepfake Threats

• CISA, FBI and NSA have published a cybersecurity report on deepfakes and recommendations for identifying and responding to such threats.

Censorship/Free Speech

=> ↺ RFERL ☛ Independent Kloop Website Blocked In Kyrgyzstan Amid Government Pressure

• The independent Kloop website has been blocked in Kyrgyzstan amid ongoing pressure on the website’s owner, the Kloop Media Public Foundation, further raising fears that officials are curbing rights to free speech and an independent media.

=> ↺ MIT Technology Review ☛ Google has a new tool to outsmart authoritarian internet censorship

• Google is launching new anti-censorship technology created in response to actions by Iran’s government during the 2022 protests there, hoping that it will increase access for internet users living under authoritarian regimes all over the world. Jigsaw, a unit of Google that operates sort of like an internet freedom think tank and that creates related…

=> ↺ Hong Kong Free Press ☛ Independent Hong Kong bookstore Mount Zero accused of illegally occupying part of pavement

• An independent Hong Kong bookstore has been accused of illegally occupying a space outside the shop, and have until the end of the month to stop using the area.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ Hong Kong police charge man over ‘seditious’ children’s books

• The man is accused of inciting ‘violence’ and ‘hatred of the government’ after buying the books from the UK.

Civil Rights/Policing

=> ↺ Federal News Network ☛ UAW chief says offers from Detroit companies are inadequate, says union is ready to go on strike

• With just over 24 hours left before a strike deadline, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain says offers from Detroit automakers aren’t enough and the union is getting ready to strike. In an online address to members Wednesday, Fain said General Motors, Ford and Stellantis have raised their initial wage offers, but have rejected some of the union’s other demands.

=> ↺ YLE ☛ Labour leader warns of strikes over economic policy

• The head of Finland’s largest trade union confederation says wage earners feel that they will soon have no choice but to start protests or strikes.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ U.A.W. Prepares for Limited Strike Against Detroit Automakers on Friday

• The union’s president, Shawn Fain, said negotiators were nowhere near an agreement and ruled out a contract extension while talks continued.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ What to Know About the Potential Autoworkers Strike

• The union and the carmakers remain far apart on wages.

=> ↺ Federal News Network ☛ After catching escaped murderer, officers took a photo with him. Experts say that was inappropriate

• A group of two dozen officers posed for a photo with escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante, minutes after his capture. The photo has drawn criticism from policing reform advocates and some members of the public, who say it was inappropriate. The moment was captured by a KYW-TV news helicopter Wednesday. It shows the officers and federal agents gathered around the handcuffed escapee for a photo before loading him into an armed vehicle. A Pennsylvania State Police leader said he was “not bothered” by the photo. Experts say departments have inconsistent conduct directives that sometimes limit what officers can post to personal social media pages or share from on-duty or in-uniform events.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ Police Posed With Cavalcante After His Capture

• The moment was captured on video by a news helicopter, and criticism swiftly followed on social media.

=> ↺ Closure case for We Will Stop Femicide Platform association rejected

• The lawsuit to close the We Will Stop Femicide Platform association was rejected, and women in the courtroom chanted slogans of “We will stop femicide” following the decision.

=> ↺ The Straits Times ☛ Aung San Suu Kyi party says Myanmar junta depriving her of medical care

• September 14, 2023 3:50 PM

• A junta spokesman has said reports of Ms Suu Kyi’s ill health were “rumours”.

=> ↺ YLE ☛ More Finnish workers facing burnout, study finds

• Hybrid working arrangements are the best way to prevent employee fatigue, according to the occupational health institute.

=> ↺ New York Times ☛ UAW Standoff Poses Risk for Biden’s Electric Vehicle Commitment

• A looming auto industry strike could test the president’s commitment to making electric vehicles a source of well-paying union jobs.

=> ↺ RFA ☛ North Korean prison break: 5 escape and 3 remain at large

• The inmates escaped while working on a roof; recaptured prisoner said they were hoping to flee to China.

Internet Policy/Net Neutrality

=> ↺ APNIC ☛ APNIC fees to increase from 2025

• APNIC fees will increase for all account holders from 2025, following resolutions made by the Executive Council in Kyoto.

=> ↺ The Strategist ☛ Keeping Taiwan connected

• Internet connectivity is a lifeline—albeit a fragile one—for Taiwan.

Digital Restrictions (DRM)

=> ↺ Alan Pope ☛ Alan Pope: Happy Birthday Steam

• Steam – the video game distribution and launching platform from Valve, is twenty years old today. Steam has become quite a fixture of PC gaming life in those two decades.

=> ↺ Matthew Garrett ☛ Reconstructing an invalid TPM event log [Ed: Whether or not Microsoft gives him a salary, he's still working for Microsoft]

=> ↺ Apple thinks modularity hinders device longevity. We don’t.

• In a recent interview, Apple’s new head of hardware, John Ternus, was asked whether it would be conceivable to make iPhones even more modular and make them as easy to repair as a Fairphone. 

=> ↺ Right to Repair ☛ Unpacking California’s SB 244

• This law is mostly grounded in the principle that when you buy something – its yours to use, fix, or resell as you like. The legislature made political choices along the way about which kinds of equipment should be covered by this law – and its no surprise that the business interests of Silicon Valley were considered. Some of the details are less robust than in Minnesota, other details are more comprehensive than New York. Whole categories of equipment were exempted in order to fight only a few 800-lb gorillas at a time.

Monopolies

Patents

=> ↺ JUVE ☛ Pinsent Masons consolidates Dublin presence with hire from Novartis [Ed: JUVE is still publishing pure spam under the guise of journalism. JUVE spent years promoting crimes like the UPC (it was bribed to do this) and now it's posting marketing SPAM for the same firms that paid. One person joining a firm isn't news.]

• Life sciences transactional lawyer Michael Stewart has joined the Dublin office of Pinsent Masons from an in-house position at innovator drug company Novartis, as part of the firm’s move to consolidate its life sciences expertise across the UK, Europe and now Ireland.

=> ↺ Unified Patents ☛ Acacia entity, Monarch, networking patent challenged

• On September 8, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 8,451,845, owned and asserted by Monarch Networking Solutions, LLC, an Acacia Research Corp. entity.  The ‘845 patent relates to converting data packets between the IPv4 and IPv6 domains.

=> ↺ Unified Patents ☛ MDSP Technologies navigation patent challenged

• On September 11, 2023, Unified Patents filed an ex parte reexamination proceeding against U.S. Patent 9,239,376, owned and asserted by MDSP Technologies LLC.  The ‘376 patent relates to determining the position and acceleration of a mobile device using doppler aided inertial navigation.

Software Patents

=> ↺ Blow to Computer-Implemented Inventions: Canadian Court of Appeal Strikes Down the Subject-Matter Eligibility Test [Ed: Canada versus software patents]

• The Canadian Federal Court of Appeal (FCA), in Attorney General of Canada v. Benjamin Moore & Co. [2023 FCA 168], a 3-0 decision, recently set aside the test on subject matter eligibility of computer-implemented inventions laid down by the Federal Court [2022 FC 923] last year. Acclaimed by patent professionals as a “favorable decision for Canadian applicants who have computer-implemented inventions,” the test had, for the first time, presented a declaratory relief and guidance for examining subject-matter eligibility, particularly for computer-implemented inventions.

Copyrights

=> ↺ Public Domain Review ☛ Liquid Bewitchment: Gin Drinking in England, 1700–1850

• The introduction of gin to England was a delirious and deleterious affair, as tipplers reported a range of effects: loss of reason, frenzy, madness, joy, and death. With the help of prints by George Cruikshank, William Hogarth, and others, James Brown enters the architecture of intoxication — dram shops, gin halls, barbershops — exploring the spaces that catered to pleasure or evil, depending who you asked.

Gemini* and Gopher

Personal/Opinions

=> ↺ It’s still Summer

• t’s still hot and sticky in the morning, and hot like summer through most of the day. It does cool off somewhat in the evenings, and the sunsets are now different. Maybe it’ll be Autumn in a few more weeks.

• I was browsing the news when I saw that the iPhone 15 debuted. As soon as I saw titanium it immediately made me think of the titanium PowerBooks of the early 2000s, or Safari 1.0 and iPhoto’s UI.

Share in other sites/networks: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. Permalink  Send this to a friend

=> Techrights

➮ Sharing is caring. Content is available under CC-BY-SA.