What were the articles that caught the editor’s eye last weekend in the areas of open Source, AI and Linux? Summary and links to allow you to read these articles in full. This is our #GoodTech press review to start the week of May 27, 2024.
GinjFo: Bitlocker: encryption slows down Windows but speeds up Linux
BitLocker is a security-related Windows feature. Its goal is to encrypt readers. Unfortunately Microsoft is experiencing performance issues. This situation is not encouraging, especially since the work of a Google employee promises quite the opposite with Linux. Encryption makes this operating system faster.
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LeMagIT: TomTom plays the open Source card
With its new Orbis Map mapping platform, the Dutch TomTom is fully banking on open core in order to counter its main competitors and to build with the technological giants concerned an open Source alternative to Google Maps.
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InCyber: United Kingdom: launch of an open Source AI evaluation platform
In the United Kingdom, the AI Safety Institute put “Inspect” online on May 10, 2024, an open Source and free AI assessment platform. The British government announced the creation of the AI Safety Institute in November 2023, during the AI Safety Summit, an international conference on AI safety and regulation. The executive entrusted him with the mission of testing AI models, before or after their release, to assess and reduce the risks of their deployments.
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Expand: The Linux Foundation announces the launch of the “High Performance Software Foundation”
The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization that drives mass innovation through open-Source, announces the launch of the High Performance Software Foundation (HPSF). Through a series of technical projects, the HPSF aims to build, promote and advance a portable software stack for high-performance computing (HPC) by increasing adoption, lowering barriers to contribution and supporting development efforts .
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ActuIA: IBM Think 2024: open Source commitment, updates for Watsonx and strategic partnerships
The 2024 edition of Think, an annual event organized by IBM, dedicated to information technologies, innovation and digital transformation, took place from May 21 to 23 in Boston. CEO Arvind Krishna announced several updates to its Watsonx platform as well as upcoming data and automation features designed to make AI more open, cost-effective and flexible for businesses.
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Expand: Linux Ubuntu 24.10 will default to Wayland for NVIDIA users
Ubuntu 24.10 will default to Wayland for NVIDIA users, marking a significant change. Historically, NVIDIA’s proprietary drivers have limited support for Wayland, requiring Xorg/X11. Improved compatibility and performance with Wayland led Canonical engineers to make this change. This move prepares for broader adoption of Wayland in upcoming LTS releases.
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