Open weights vs. closed: An AI civil war's afoot, and the stakes are existential zdnet.com/article/open... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social You may think the #AI war is between China and the US, but it's really a face-off between two fundamentally different ways of building LLMs.

Open weights vs. closed: An AI civil war's afoot, and the stakes are existential

It started as China vs. the US, but it's become a face-off between two fundamentally different ways of building LLMs. And the safety of everything is on the line.

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What really happened in the Hugging Face breach: thenewstack.io/openai-huggi... via @thenewstack.io & @sjvn.bsky.social It's both more complicated and simpler than you think, and there are some lessons you can learn from this incident. #AI #Security

What really happened in the Hugging Face breach

OpenAI says autonomous AI systems escaped a sandbox and breached Hugging Face, exposing flaws in container isolation and the risks of agentic cyberattacks.

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Just published on FOSS Force: Nextcloud Names Christian Fu Müller as AI Team Lead fossforce.com/2026/07/next...

Perplexity Unveils SPACE, a Secure Sandbox Platform for AI Agents techstrong.ai/articles/per... by @sjvn.bsky.social Nervous about #AI agentic security? I am. But Perplexity SPACE sandbox addresses my concerns.

Perplexity Unveils SPACE, a Secure Sandbox Platform for AI Agents

Perplexity has introduced SPACE, a new sandbox platform engineered to safely unlock the full capabilities of Perplexity Computer.

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Linus Torvalds puts his foot down, tells anti-AI programmers to 'fork it' zdnet.com/article/linu... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social "#AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it's clearly a useful one." If you don't like it, you can fork #Linux or get out.

Linus Torvalds puts his foot down, tells anti-AI programmers to 'fork it'

'AI is a tool, just like other tools we use. And it's clearly a useful one.'

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MFA-optional banks leave safe doors (and accounts) wide open for thieves to pillage theregister.com/security/202... via @theregister.com My friend Avram Piltch explains how banks' optional multi-factor authentication can lead to your bank accounts being pillaged.

MFA-optional banks leave safe doors (and accounts) wide open for thieves to pillage

Financial institutions are putting their clients at risk in the name of convenience.

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Are you attending this year's virtual ThriveLib conference? You should! It's all about wellness and well being in the library. I'm thrilled to share I'm keynoting. We'll talk the state of librarian mental health, ideas for improving it, and you'll learn a little yoga. Tickets: thrivelib.com

"We have built this tool kit to help library workers learn more about disability equity and inclusion, and understanding the needs of disabled community members." cedi.umd.edu/dl-toolkit-h... Thanks, in part, to a grant from IMLS. #DisabilityPride

IBM says it can fit nearly 100 billion transistors on a chip - why the milestone matters zdnet.com/education/co... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social The race for the first sub-one-nanometer chip is over, and IBM has won.

IBM says it can fit nearly 100 billion transistors on a chip - why the milestone matters

The race for the first sub-one-nanometer chip is over, and IBM has won.

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As stocks slide around the world on fears of AI being overhyped and underdelivering, and of AI bubbles forming and popping, perhaps you'll find my article on AI exit strategies of particular interest. Or my newest article on exiting AI vendor contracts. www.informationweek.com/it-managemen...

Tips for successfully exiting AI vendor contracts

An underperforming AI tool is easy to cut. Exiting the contract may not be. Here's what CIOs should review before they leave.

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Public Libraries at Our Nation's 250th Birthday (Information Today magazine) newsbreaks.infotoday.com/NewsBreaks/P...

Public Libraries at Our Nation's 250th Birthday

America's 250th birthday is an ideal moment to reflect on the institutions that have quietly sustained and strengthened our democracy. Among these, public libraries stand out as one of the most enduri...

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Why AI tokens will send your enterprise cloud bill sky-high again www.zdnet.com/article/why-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Moving to #AI token pricing will raise AI costs enormously. However, measuring the value derived from AI remains an unsolved problem.

Why AI tokens will send your enterprise cloud bill sky-high again

AI tokens will remind many enterprise customers of cloud pricing's early days. However, measuring the value derived from AI remains an unsolved problem.

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NetBox Labs designed its newly launched platform to span the full infrastructure lifecycle, from initial procurement through decommission. www.networkworld.com/article/4184...

NetBox at 10: Network inventory tool now a full infrastructure intelligence platform

NetBox Labs designed its newly launched platform to span the full infrastructure lifecycle, from initial procurement through decommission.

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Just updated on FOSS Force Nextcloud Marks 10 Years With Hub 26 Spring, Euro‑Office, and Expanded AI fossforce.com/2026/06/next...

USB Power Delivery: Plugging Into the Benefits When USB Power Delivery and USB Extended Power Range roll out, devices will charge faster, and data will transmit faster. www.aptiv.com/en/insights/...

Trump’s new AI order — hallucinations aren’t just for LLMs computerworld.com/article/4182... via @computerworld.com & @sjvn.bsky.social The US President often shares AI memes on social media that are plainly moronic, which also describes his latest AI executive order.

Trump's new AI order — hallucinations aren’t just for LLMs

The US President often shares AI memes for social media that are plainly moronic — which also happens to describe his latest AI executive order.

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This legislation expands access to books, literacy, and library services for incarcerated individuals and helps strengthen prison library programs across the country. Via @everylibrary.bsky.social action.everylibrary.org/hr7247

PETITION: Support the Prison Libraries Act!

The Prison Libraries Act is a smart, evidence-based investment in public safety, rehabilitation, and second chances.

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Particle entanglement, superposition & teleportation are super interesting to me. Einstein famously dismissed such phenomena as 'spooky action at a distance' Connecting those 'spooky actions at a distance' is what quantum networking does and it's almost here www.networkworld.com/article/4180...

Cisco sees quantum networking as the future of networking

'Quantum networking has many practical and commercial use cases in the classical world today,' said Ramana Kompella, head of Cisco Research and Cisco Fellow, in a session at Cisco Live 2026.

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Just published on FOSS Force: The Quiet Clause That May Save Linux From Age‑Verification Laws fossforce.com/2026/05/the-...

Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

The concerns about the misuse of Mythos must be taken seriously. No doubts about that. And yet... isn't it “juvenile” or “immature”, to use stuff like that only find and fix bugs in software: mfioretti.substack.com/p/claude-myt...

Just published on FOSS Force: Is It Panic Time? Linux’s Big Bad ‘Copy Fail’ Security Exploit fossforce.com/2026/05/is-i...

www.networkworld.com/article/4165... I've been a networking 'guy' for a long time. But the kids out there today..they don't know ...and there is a looming skills gap that could be a real problem (one day). That's a key promise that agentic AI could bring to networking that Auvik is betting on.

Auvik bets agentic AI can fill the networking skills gap

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GitHub Copilot shifts to usage-based pricing June 1 - why that's no surprise zdnet.com/article/gith... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social You can kiss the day of cheap #AI usage goodbye, and users hate it. Tough. AI prices have never come close to paying the costs and the bill's due.

GitHub Copilot shifts to usage-based pricing June 1 - why that's no surprise

Under the new approach, if you run out of credits, you can't use the service. GitHub plans to preview the new billing in early May.

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AI's not going to kill open source code security theregister.com/2026/04/26/o... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social Don't follow Cal's footsteps and dump #opensource for fear that #AI will reveal security problems. It's not worth it.

AI's not going to kill open source code security

Opinion: Cal.com considers AGPL a license to drill, but not everyone feels that way

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Go straight to sell! Windows second-chance setup hawks Microsoft services at IT's expense theregister.com/2026/04/26/w... via @theregister.com No, Microsoft. I don't want Xbox Game Pass Premium on my work PC.

Windows second-chance setup hurts IT, productivity

opinion: The OS trying to upsell you subscriptions is more than just an annoyance

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ALA has created a Programming Librarian Resource Hub, a collection of ready-to-use templates, worksheets, checklists, and timelines to make program-planning easier. #libraries programminglibrarian.org/resource-hub

Resource Hub | Programming Librarian

Welcome to the Programming Librarian Resource Hub! The materials found below have been contributed by ALA staff, library workers, consultants, and others experienced in planning library programs. The ...

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Our weekly distro hopper took a look at the just released Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon,’ and finds that this latest from Canonical moves forward cautiously but resolutely: Ubuntu 26.04 Released! The Raccoon Is Out of the Bag (With Screenshots) - FOSS Force fossforce.com/2026/04/ubun...

Ubuntu 26.04 Released! The Raccoon Is Out of the Bag (With Screenshots) - FOSS Force

We took a look at the just released Ubuntu 26.04 ‘Resolute Raccoon,’ and finds that Canonical latest moves forward cautiously but resolutely.

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Built for a hostile internet: Canonical VP of Engineering on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS www.zdnet.com/article/buil... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Everything you wanted to know about Ubuntu #Linux 26.04 from the Canonical executive in charge of building it.

Built for a hostile internet: Canonical VP of Engineering on Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

He also says Ubuntu's Rust rollout has been a 'rip-roaring success.'

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I’m just going to leave this here. #Quotes