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SystemD Contributor Harassed Over Optional Age Verification Field, Suggests Installer-Level Disabling(2026-03-28 20:00:07)

It's FOSS interviewed a software engineer whose long-running open source contributions include Python code for the Arch Linux installer and maintaining packages for NixOS. But "a recent change he made to systemd has pushed him into the spotlight" after he'd added the optional birthDate field for sy...
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Linux Maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman Says AI Tools Now Useful, Finding Real Bugs(2026-03-28 15:00:08)

Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman tells The Register that AI-driven code review has "really jumped" for Linux. "There must have been some inflection point somewhere with the tools..." "Something happened a month ago, and the world switched. Now we have real reports." It's not just Linux, h...
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OpenAI's US Ad Pilot Exceeds $100 Million In Annualized Revenue In Six Weeks(2026-03-28 10:00:06)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: OpenAI's ChatGPT ads pilot in the United States has crossed the $100 million annualized revenue mark within six weeks of launch, a company spokesperson said on Thursday, pointing to robust early demand for the AI startup's nascent advertising busines...
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UK Startup Ignites Plasma Inside Nuclear Fusion Rocket(2026-03-28 05:00:09)

UK startup Pulsar Fusion says it has achieved the first plasma ignition inside a nuclear fusion rocket engine prototype -- a huge step for space travel that could cut missions to Mars "from months-long journeys to just a few weeks," reports Euronews. From the report: Pulsar Fusion revealed the miles...
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AV1's Open, Royalty-Free Promise In Question As Dolby Sues Snapchat Over Codec(2026-03-28 00:00:04)

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: AOMedia Video 1 (AV1) was invented by a group of technology companies to be an open, royalty-free alternative to other video codecs, like HEVC/H.265. But a lawsuit that Dolby Laboratories Inc. filed this week against Snap Inc. calls all that int...
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