"This week in Plasma" brings wallpapers that transition from light (during the day) to dark (when the sun goes down), better search results in Discover, visual polish for the Audio Volume widget, and tons of other stuff!

https://blogs.kde.org/2025/05/24/this-week-in-plasma-time-of-day-wallpapers/

#eyecandy #plasma6 #opensource #freesoftware

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Get a deep dive into status codes ↓
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status

In case you missed it, Microsoft just cancelled the email account of the International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor because Trump doesn't like them:

➡️ https://floss.social/@danslerush/114516184152670358

It's really risky to depend on centralised tech firms based in countries with authoritarian regimes. I know people wish it wasn't true, but this is the reality we live in.

You can mitigate this risk by running your own online services. You don't need to be rich or techy to do it nowadays:

➡️ https://growyourown.services

We’re thrilled to welcome Steven Deobald as the new Executive Director of the GNOME Foundation! 🎉
Learn more about Steven’s background and vision:
https://blogs.gnome.org/steven/2025/05/06/introducing-myself/

Huge thanks to Richard Littauer for his fantastic work and leadership 🙏

Muy importante:

Acaba hoy el plazo

Se necesitan 27000 votos para conseguir llegar al mínimo de esta petición oficial para que se prohiban las terapias de conversión en Europa.

Ya se ha alcanzado el otro requisito que era que un mínimo de países llegaran a un mínimo de votos

Ahora cuentan los votos de cualquier país, incluído España. Sed pesades con las colegas para que firmen

Lleva un minuto votar, no hace falta certificado digital nada, es solo número dni

#LGBT

https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/u-s-inks-bill-to-force-geo-tracking-tech-for-gpus-and-servers-high-end-gaming-gpus-also-subject-to-tracking

In the United States, a bill has been proposed to mandate geolocation tracking of all high-end graphics cards. This was supposedly meant to monitor Chinese imports of Nvidia GPUs for AI-related purposes.

Last week, a U.S. congressman announced a plan to introduce a bill that would mandate producers of high-performance AI processors to track them geographically in a bid to limit their usage by unauthorized foreign actors, such as China. Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas then introduced a legislative measure later in the week. The bill covers hardware that goes way beyond just AI processors, and would give the Commerce Secretary power to verify the location of hardware, and put mandatory location controls on commercial companies. To make matters even more complicated, geo-tracking features would be required for high-performance graphics cards as well.

The bill covers a wide range of products classified as 3A090, 4A090, 4A003.z, and 3A001.z export control classification numbers (ECCNs), so advanced processors for AI, AI servers (including rack-scale solutions), HPC servers, and general-purpose electronics of strategic concern due to potential military utility or dual-use risk. It should be noted that many high-end graphics cards (such as Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 and RTX 5090) are also classified as a 3A090 product, so it looks like such add-in-boards will also have to add geo-tracking capabilities.

The first and central provision of the bill is the requirement for tracking technology to be embedded in any high-end processor module or device that falls under the U.S. export restrictions. This condition would take effect six months after the legislation is enacted, which will make the lives of companies like AMD, Intel, and Nvidia harder, as adding a feature to already developed products is a tough task. The mechanism must allow verification of a chip's or device's physical location, enabling the U.S. government to confirm whether it remains at the approved endpoint. Yet, exporters would be obliged to keep track of their products.

While this won't impact most consumers, I am concerned that a successful passage of this bill may warrant a examination of our hardware requirements. Again, this is more of a wait-and-see situation rather than genuine panic for tech enthusiasts.