Firefox 157 is rolling out a major redesign"
Exactly how is slightly more rounded tabs/address bar and some slightly different icons a "major redesign"? (It isn't).
Han Solo (Blue Harvest) redesigned it, he's got some maneuvers.
In related news, Variety notes that America.gov confirms, for now anyway, that Biden won the 2020 election.
Fortune now notes in Trump’s new AI website America.gov said Biden won 2020—then the White House made the chatbot stop answering:
As Trump was still speaking at Tuesday’s launch event, however, the site began modifying its answers. Asked again about the 2020 election, it replied that it couldn’t answer “political questions,” a response it also gave to inquiries about whether Trump had been impeached or convicted of felony charges.
"We do not condone what we are doing."
Indeed. But apparently nobody things to ask "Then why are you doing it?" Probably because it is clear why they are doing it: Money and power. The two forces that attract the psychos and that turn anything into crap.
They're doing it because they're all way, way out on a financial limb and are afraid that if another company beats them to AGI they're screwed and they don't care if the rest of us get hurt along the way. They can't afford to "lose".
If you're posting on slashdot you should be old enough to recognize that designers cycle through the same trends perpetually.
Guess they gotta justify their jobs and salaries somehow...
These clowns keep finding new ways to waste screen real estate.
Oval tabs do seem to waste some space, especially on the left/right margins, but I don't know if it's a lot of space.
A more pertinent question is, "How do oval tabs enhance the browser, its usage, and/or actual browsing experience?" 'cause I can't see any real benefit over rectangular tabs -- and the latter is actually more space efficient.
It's dark mode that's affected. Yes, it's possible to adjust it out. I think it's arrogant of the developers to make an appearance choice like this.
Agreed. Disable dark theme for private mode: "browser.theme.dark-private-windows" => false
In "user.js"
user_pref("browser.theme.dark-private-windows", false);
US AI Safety Debate Masks Competitors' 'Negligence'
Perhaps this is more about deflection.
Also, the recent related SNL Weekend Update skit was pretty entertaining, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on AI’s Threat to Humanity, "We do not condone what we are doing."
Florida Invokes Extinction Fears In Legal Bid To Halt OpenAI Development
Next thing you know, they'll start believing in Evolution -- or, climate change.
Cute name for an "always-on" surveillance device.
A clever Skynet will quietly watch us for a while before taking over.
Data Center Developer Offers $10,000 Checks To Nearby Households
Seems like some businesses and politicians can only offer "bribes" instead of things people actually want/need.
But hey, these homeowners can add this to their $5,000 DOGE and $2,000 tariff refunds -- oh, wait
Everyone knows foxes make the best henhouse guardians.
Also currently politically apt.
From: Oracle Wants Protection If Its AI Data Center Is Delayed. Here's What That Changes for Investors.
Bloomberg reported that Oracle has sent a legal notice to the developer of its $X billion "Project Jupiter" AI data center campus scheduled to come online in 2028. It cites "force majeure," a contract provision that offers protection if events outside of a company's control disrupt a deal -- in this case, the delay of a critical natural gas pipeline.
Oracle is hoping to delay rent payments if the data center is not delivered by the deadline. The developer, a subsidiary of Blue Owl Capital, must first agree that a qualifying event occurred, and Oracle would still be on the hook for certain fees and other payments.
While Oracle insists the project is on schedule, investors are growing increasingly worried. The $18 billion in project financing for Poject Jupitor have fallen into "stressed" territory. That means the banks that loaned the money are willing to let them go for considerably less than they are worth in name, fearing the loans may go bad. The Financial Times reported that as of last Friday, they had fallen to around 89 to 91 cents on the dollar.
That's in part due to the stiff local opposition the 1,400-acre campus is facing. Residents are concerned with the environmental impact as well as noise pollution -- a common theme from projects around the country. A recent poll by the Albuquerque Journal found 65% opposed to their construction in the state.
The company has had trouble with regulators as well. The plan to bring natural gas to the site was blocked by the state's land office, so was a revised plan.
KDE and GNOME Developers Ponder How to Handle AI-Generated Contributions
The KDE devs create configuration settings to toggle each one for review separately, while the GNOME devs put them all into one full-screen window that randomly may or may not be scroll-able?
That could have been prevented with this feature
Think of all the suicides that will be caused because of it.
"More software projects have gone awry for lack of calendar time than for all other causes combined." -- Fred Brooks, Jr., _The Mythical Man Month_
