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Raspberry Pi Ltd. recently announced the launch of its “Raspberry Pi AI Kit”. It includes an M.2 HAT+ with a Hailo-8L AI accelerator module. It pairs perfectly with the Raspberry Pi 5 and aims to enable both hobbyists and researchers to develop AI applications. Despite accelerators having existed for several years, I consider this announcement noteworthy. The use of AI chips is still relatively limited, with most tasks being handled by the GPU. I’m confident the Raspberry Pi’s creatively progressive community will identify use cases where such a chip is significantly more efficient than a dedicated graphics card. ...

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For anyone using Windows 11, I’d like to recommend a useful tool. OFGB, an open-source tool, effectively removes ads from various parts of Windows 11. Maddy Wilcox writes on GitHub - xM4ddy/OFGB On April 23, 2024, Microsoft released an update for Windows 11 that added ads all across the OS, including the File Explorer, Start Menu, and more. This tool changes certain keys in the Windows Registry to disable those ads. It’s written in C# and uses WPF. ...

Greenpeace, together with local farmers, successfully obtained a court-ordered ban on the genetically modified “Golden Corn”, despite the lack of scientific evidence showing it to be harmful. Some in the scientific community even go so far as to predict that the ban will lead to the deaths of more children. Robin McKie writes in »A catastrophe: Greenpeace blocks planting of lifesaving Golden Rice« for theguardian.com ...

Justin Dorfman writes in “When Open Source turns sour: A brush with mistaken identity” for opensource.net Open Source is undoubtedly one of the best communities I’ve ever had the pleasure of being a part of. It’s filled with amazing people who genuinely care about the world’s greatest software supply chain. However, this also attracts negative elements, which can lead to finger-pointing that inadvertently harms innocent contributors, the sustainability of the ecosystem, and, most importantly, the community. ...