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Ivory v2.5 is now available in the App Store!
What's new:
- Audio Playback (including support for posting audio files)
- Configure 4 Swipe Gestures for Posts
- Support for Viewing Rich Text Posts
- Various bug fixes.
Download the update here:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ivory-for-mastodon-by-tapbots/id6444602274
Safari 26.4 is here!
https://webkit.org/blog/17862/webkit-features-for-safari-26-4/
Grid Lanes. WebTransport. Keyboard Lock API. And _tons_ of fixes & improvements. Please read the introduction to our article to learn what we’ve been up to…
Heads-up for published authors:
The deadline to join the Anthropic class-action copyright settlement is March 30. If you have published a book, you may be eligible to receive ~$1,500 per book, so it’s worth your time to check it out.
I had been putting it off and finally completed my forms last week.
Learn more at the Authors Guild: https://authorsguild.org/advocacy/artificial-intelligence/what-authors-need-to-know-about-the-anthropic-settlement/
Start the process: https://www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/
Updated February 18, 2026 IMPORTANT: The Claims Deadline Is March 30 Background Bartz v. Anthropic is one of the major copyright lawsuits brought by authors against an AI company for using books without permission to train large language models. It […]
"Microsoft 365 has more than 450 million paid commercial seats. After roughly two years on the market, Copilot has converted approximately 15 million of them into paying users. That's a 3.3% conversion rate, at $30 per user per month, generating roughly $5.4 billion in annual revenue. That's less than what Microsoft spent on infrastructure in a single quarter (3)."
None of the numbers make economic sense.
Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy
https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-wars-renewable-energy-asia-4b5fe0693ce5816472c905db85f7da6e?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into Top Stories @top-stories-AssociatedPress
The Iran war is exposing how much the global economy still depends on fragile fossil fuel supplies. The conflict has virtually choked off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. That's shaking up markets and pushing prices higher. Countries reliant on imported fossil fuels — from wealthy industrial economies to poorer developing nations — are facing major disruptions that can quickly ripple through utility bills, food prices, transport costs and electrical grids. Analysts say the crisis is a stark reminder that energy security is not just about stockpiles and shipping, but also about the lagging transition to renewable energy.
Fedora Asahi Remix 43 is now available, bringing some new goodies for hardware and software support!
https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-43-is-now-available/
We are happy to announce the general availability of Fedora Asahi Remix 43. This release brings Fedora Linux 43 to Apple Silicon Macs. Fedora Asahi Remix is developed in close collaboration with the Fedora Asahi SIG and the Asahi Linux project. This release incorporates all the exciting improvements brought by Fedora Linux 43. Notably, package management is significantly upgraded with RPM 6.0 […]
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