Late Night Linux – Episode 292

NVIDIA makes more of its drivers easier to install, the EU is probably going to redirect FOSS funding to AI, Mark Zuckerberg abuses the term “open source”, Proton jumps the shark, a trio of typical Google stories, and the shortest KDE Korner in history.   News NVIDIA Transitions Fully Towards Open-Source GPU Kernel Modules The next Nvidia driver makes even more GPUs “open,” in a specific, quirky way FOSS funding vanishes from EU’s 2025 Horizon program plans Open Source AI Is the Path Forward The first GPT-4-class AI model anyone can download has arrived: Llama 405B Introducing Proton Wallet – a safer way to hold Bitcoin Introducing Proton Scribe, a private writing assistant that writes and proofreads emails for you Google halts its 4-plus-year plan to turn off tracking cookies by default in Chrome Google’s reCAPTCHA v2 just labor exploitation, boffins say Google’s shortened links will stop working next year  Contribute to KDE with more than just C++ KDE HIG update         Entroware This episode is sponsored by Entroware. They are a UK-based company who sells computers with Ubuntu and Ubuntu MATE preinstalled. They have configurable laptops, desktops and servers to suit a wide range of Linux users. Check them out and don’t forget to mention us at checkout if you buy one of their great machines.   Support us on patreon and get an ad-free RSS feed with early episodes sometimes         See our contact page for ways to get in touch. RSS: Subscribe to the RSS feeds here