Google Search is becoming worse in terms of result quality, with many results being spammy websites or leading to Reddit.
This decline is attributed to the increasing influence of Google’s ads division, which prioritizes ad growth over providing useful results.
The US has passed a law that will force TikTok to sell its US operations to a US company or be banned due to concerns about Chinese government interference and data privacy.
Nvidia is contributing to the development of open-source drivers for Linux, including the Nvidia Vulkan drivers, which could lead to improved support for Nvidia users on Linux.
Fedora 40 and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS have been released, with Fedora 40 including Plasma 6 for its KDE Spin and a pre-built package for p torch, a tool used for AI training and development.
The new versions of Fedora and Ubuntu are relatively uninteresting for most users, but KDE users on Fedora will see improvements compared to Kubuntu users.
There is ongoing work on the nvk open-source drivers for NVIDIA in Mesa 24.1, which should provide better performance and fix rendering issues in certain games.
Nintendo has issued DMCA takedown notices for Gary’s Mod content on the Steam Workshop, removing Nintendo-related content and sparking criticism from the game’s developer and fans.
