recent developments in the tech world #1
+recent developments in the tech world #1
+ +hi there, as you can see i haven't written here in a while. nobody sees this anyway so why bother lmao oh man, how time flies...
+today is saturday 21 september 2024, and a few notable things happened:
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- Google has a Play Store integrity API available to developers to check if apps are sideloaded. Open source enthousiasts aren't going to like this. +
- OpenAI o1 was released, an advanced reasoning model that can answer questions and perform tasks by thinking for a few seconds. It's not open source, but still noteworthy. +
- GTA V can no longer be played on Linux due to Rockstar Games' new anti-cheat system (BattlEye). This is a big blow to the Linux gaming community. +
- macOS Sequoia has been released. Check out its new features here. +
- Linux has surpassed 4.45% market share on the desktop. This is a big milestone for the open-source community. As of writing, now it's at 4.55%. +
- Manifest version 2 will be removed from Chromium-based browsers. This means that ad blockers like uBlock Origin no longer work correctly. There is an enterprise flag to make it last until June 2025, but that won't last forever. +
now you: are you affected by the Manifest version 2 removal? let me know in the GitHub Discussion!
+see you next time, when i feel like writing again.
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