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- 1GitHub yet to remove malicious imitation software after three weeks●GitHub has not removed malicious imitation software after 3 weeks
A developer reports that GitHub has left malicious imitation software listed on its platform for three weeks despite repeated takedown requests. The post describes how the copycat package impersonates legitimate software and poses a security risk to users who download it. The slow response has drawn criticism of GitHub's abuse-handling process, with discussion focusing on how hard it is for small developers to get fraudulent repositories removed quickly.
- 2MIT Technology Review argues AI breakthroughs may be hype●The Download: why AI's latest breakthroughs and fears may be more hype than rea
MIT Technology Review's Download newsletter argues that the most recent claims of dramatic AI breakthroughs — and the fears attached to them — may owe more to hype than to reality. The piece urges readers to be skeptical of sweeping claims about the technology's capabilities and dangers, adding to a growing debate over how much of the current AI narrative is grounded in measurable progress.
- 3Blender officially coming to Android with touch-first interface●Blender su Android ufficiale: download APK, funzioni e dispositivi compatibili # blender # android Presentata alla BCON2
Blender, the popular open-source 3D creation suite, has shown its first official Alpha demo for Android at BCON26. The mobile version features a redesigned touch interface and stylus support, with an APK now available for download. Reports highlight which functions work and which devices are compatible, though an official full release date has not yet been confirmed.
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A new publication, 'The Economics of Open-Weight Inference', examines the costs and financial trade-offs of running open-weight AI models. It looks at how deploying freely downloadable model weights compares economically with using closed, API-based services, a question of growing importance for companies and developers deciding how to build on AI systems. Details of the publication's specific findings were not available.
Repos
- InfinityLoop1308/PipePipe An open-source Android app to let you browse YouTube and other services freely.
- anmolkapil/plexo Speed up downloads by combining multiple network connections in parallel
- yukitorido/short-video-generator-AI AI video processing pipeline for generating vertical shorts using LLMs, Whisper transcription, highlight detection and a
- IterateAI/lifeboat-releases Lifeboat — downloads for macOS, Windows and Linux, plus Docker and Kubernetes install instructions. Run language models