BrianFagioli writes: Canonical has launched the Enterprise Store as part of Ubuntu Pro, giving organizations a way to manage Ubuntu software distribution in restricted networks, behind firewalls, and in air gapped environments. The on premises proxy sits between devices and Canonical software stores, allowing companies to cache downloads, control software revisions, and manage snaps and charms without requiring every system to connect directly to the internet. The Enterprise Store is designed for organizations with strict security requirements, including regulated industries and environments where predictable software updates and audit controls are important.

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A federal judge has approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement over pirated books used to train its Claude chatbot, with authors and publishers set to receive about $3,000 per book. The case produced a mixed ruling for the AI industry: training on copyrighted books was found not to be illegal, but Anthropic's use of pirated copies from shadow libraries was. The Associated Press reports: District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin said in a Monday ruling that the class-action settlement provides "meaningful relief" to affected authors and publishers. About 91% of the more than 482,000 books covered by the ruling have been claimed by authors or publishers who are now due payment. Plaintiff attorney Justin Nelson said in a statement that the settlement was "the largest known copyright recovery in history. We look forward to making distributions to the Class as promptly as possible."

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A federal judge rejected AT&T's request to temporarily block California rules requiring it to offer basic phone service to new customers in its wireline territory. AT&T wants to retire its copper-based phone network and stop service for nearly 200,000 California customers in 2027, but the state argues the company can meet its obligations with modern alternatives like fiber rather than abandoning Carrier of Last Resort requirements altogether. Ars Technica reports: To win a preliminary injunction, AT&T had to show it is likely to succeed on the merits of its claim that California rules are preempted by a Federal Communications Commission order. US District Judge Linda Lopez denied AT&T's request for a preliminary injunction during a motion hearing on Thursday, according to a docket entry. The case is in US District Court for the Southern District of California. [...] AT&T could appeal Lopez's ruling to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and could appeal later if it loses the underlying case. But since it has not obtained the injunction it asked for, AT&T for now remains under California's orders to keep offering phone service to potential customers while the case continues.

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I came across this fun little comic titled We Didn’t Lose the Plot. It has a straightforward conclusion: more things should come to an end. The “things” referred to here is media like books and movies and television but I’d extend it to many other things as well.

Like web projects.

So often, things are built in the attempt to have infinite growth. And like cancer, they seemingly grow to the point where the entire thing eventually dies or becomes useless at the problem it originally set out to solve.

I like projects that have a definitive end. One of the things I liked about doing the Fifty project was that it had to finish. I don’t need to do a Fifty: The Refiftying, or Fifty 2: Fifty Boogaloo, or 2 Fifty 2 Furious. The project is done.

It’s likely why I enjoy building concepts or mini-apps. They’re quick and solve a specific problem or answer a particular question without needing to be grown, sold, serviced, or maintained.

I’ve been considering potential projects that would have a specific end in mind with which I could build a mini-site around. I don’t have anything planned yet but I’m looking forward to the possibilities.

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Aan de kant, Deltawerken. Er is maar één plek waar alle inventiviteit en innovatie die ons vaderland groot hebben gemaakt samenkomen en dat is in de frituurpan. Zelden in de wereldgeschiedenis van sprak iets zo tot de culinaire verbeelding als de Nederlandse bruine staaf gemaakt van restvlees. We hadden al de frikanpouce, loempidel, pannenkoek frikandel-speciaal, de frikandel-kerststal, de frikandellenvlaai, frikandellenijs, frikandelsalade voor op toastjes, frikankebab en het frikandel-huwelijksaanzoek, maar nu heeft het beste item van de bruine fruitschaal misschien wel haar ultieme vorm bereikt: de frikandel waar je uit kunt zuipen. Het uitvindsel komt uit de geniale kop van videomaker Michell van Dommelen, die eerder kwam met wonderen als een hutspot van gestampte kroketten (de krokutspot) en een verfrissende Italiaanse frikandelsalade (inslata frikaprese). Het is in wezen niet veel meer dan een uitgeholde frikandel met daarin een mix van mayonaise, curry, uitjes en een boel wodka, te nuttigen in de vorm van een shotje (bijvoorbeeld in een stamcafé). Heerlijk Michell, het ziet er weer schitterend goor uit. De wodkadel, gewoon maken!

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KYIV (ANP) - De Oekraïense president Volodymyr Zelensky vervangt zijn commandant der strijdkrachten, Oleksandr Syrsky. Dat meldt hij op Telegram. De functie zal worden overgenomen door oud-commandant Mychajlo Drapaty.