BMW’s latest “innovation” isn’t about performance or safety. It’s a logo-shaped screw designed to keep owners out of their own cars. We dug into the patent, the intent behind it, and why Adafruit is already working on a custom bit to undo BMW’s attempt to block repair. Learn more at the link below.

http://ifixit.com/News/115528/bmws-newest-innovation-is-a-logo-shaped-middle-finger-to-right-to-repair
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#iFixit #RightoRepair #FixTheWorld

Prices reduced on Libreboot laptops: https://minifree.org/ - Debian Linux and Libreboot preinstalled plus upgrades.

T480 base price was £498 GBP, now £398. T580 base was £758, now £598.

Libreboot is a Free Software BIOS/UEFI replacement (coreboot distro). Free Software democratises computing, giving you control. Libreboot provides many unique security features that you rarely find elsewhere, e.g. true Full Disk Encryption.

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in the #arXiv

The SPHEREx Satellite Mission

by James Bock and co-authors
https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.02985

#SPHEREx #Cosmology

The Danish government is to clamp down on the creation and dissemination of AI-generated deepfakes by changing copyright law to ensure that everybody has the right to their own body, facial features and voice.

The Danish government said on Thursday it would strengthen protection against digital imitations of people’s identities with what it believes to be the first law of its kind in Europe https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence