This week Raspberry Pi saw its stock price surge more than 60% above its early-February low (before giving up some gains at the end of the week). Reuters notes the rise started when CEO Eben Upton bought 13,224 pounds worth of shares — but there could be another reason. "The rally in the roughly $800 million company has materialised alongside social-media buzz that demand for its single-board computers could pick up as people buy them to run AI agents such as OpenClaw."
The Register explains:
The catalyst appears to have been the sudden realization by one X user, "aleabitoreddit," that the agentic AI hand grenade known as OpenClaw could drive demand for Raspberry Pis the way it had for Apple Mac Minis. The viral AI personal assistant, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has dominated the feeds of AI boosters over the past few weeks for its ability to perform everyday tasks like sending emails, managing calendars, booking appointments, and complaining about their meatbag masters on the purportedly all-agent forum known as MoltBook... In case it needs to be said, no one should be running this thing on their personal devices lest the agent accidentally leak your most personal and sensitive secrets to the web... In this context, a cheap low-power device like a Raspberry Pi makes a certain kind of sense as a safer, saner way to poke the robo-lobster...
The Register argues Raspberry Pis aren't as cheap as they used to be "thanks in part to the global memory crunch. Today, a top-specced Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of memory will set you back more than $200, up from $120 a year ago."
"You know what's cheaper, easier, and more secure than letting OpenClaw loose on your local area network? A virtual private cloud..."
The Register explains:
The catalyst appears to have been the sudden realization by one X user, "aleabitoreddit," that the agentic AI hand grenade known as OpenClaw could drive demand for Raspberry Pis the way it had for Apple Mac Minis. The viral AI personal assistant, formerly known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has dominated the feeds of AI boosters over the past few weeks for its ability to perform everyday tasks like sending emails, managing calendars, booking appointments, and complaining about their meatbag masters on the purportedly all-agent forum known as MoltBook... In case it needs to be said, no one should be running this thing on their personal devices lest the agent accidentally leak your most personal and sensitive secrets to the web... In this context, a cheap low-power device like a Raspberry Pi makes a certain kind of sense as a safer, saner way to poke the robo-lobster...
The Register argues Raspberry Pis aren't as cheap as they used to be "thanks in part to the global memory crunch. Today, a top-specced Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB of memory will set you back more than $200, up from $120 a year ago."
"You know what's cheaper, easier, and more secure than letting OpenClaw loose on your local area network? A virtual private cloud..."
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Russia's domestic intelligence agency claimed Saturday that Ukraine can obtain sensitive information from troops using the Telegram app on the front line, reports Bloomberg. The fact that the claims were made through Russia's state-operated news outlet RIA Novosti signals "tightening scrutiny over a platform used by millions of Russians," Bloomberg notes, as the Kremlin continues efforts to "push people to use a new state-backed alternative."
Russia's communications watchdog limited access to Telegram — a popular messaging app owned by Russian-born billionaire Pavel Durov — over a week ago for failing to comply with Russian laws requiring personal data to be stored locally. Voice and video calls were blocked via Telegram in August. The pressure is the latest move in a long-running campaign to promote what the Kremlin calls a sovereign internet that's led to blocks on YouTube, Instagram and WhatsApp... Foreign intelligence services are able to see Russia's military messages in Telegram too, Russia's Minister for digital development, Maksut Shadaev, said on Wednesday, although he added that Russia will not block access to Telegram for troops for now.
Telegram responded at the time that no breaches of the app's encryption have ever been found. "The Russian government's allegation that our encryption has been compromised is a deliberate fabrication intended to justify outlawing Telegram and forcing citizens onto a state-controlled messaging platform engineered for mass surveillance and censorship," it said in an emailed response.
Russia's communications watchdog limited access to Telegram — a popular messaging app owned by Russian-born billionaire Pavel Durov — over a week ago for failing to comply with Russian laws requiring personal data to be stored locally. Voice and video calls were blocked via Telegram in August. The pressure is the latest move in a long-running campaign to promote what the Kremlin calls a sovereign internet that's led to blocks on YouTube, Instagram and WhatsApp... Foreign intelligence services are able to see Russia's military messages in Telegram too, Russia's Minister for digital development, Maksut Shadaev, said on Wednesday, although he added that Russia will not block access to Telegram for troops for now.
Telegram responded at the time that no breaches of the app's encryption have ever been found. "The Russian government's allegation that our encryption has been compromised is a deliberate fabrication intended to justify outlawing Telegram and forcing citizens onto a state-controlled messaging platform engineered for mass surveillance and censorship," it said in an emailed response.
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Drug lord who was killed by Mexican special forces on Sunday led a cartel known for aggression and military-style arsenal
The drug lord “El Mencho”, who was killed on Sunday by Mexican special forces, was the co-founder and leader of a gang that in recent years had become the country’s most powerful criminal organisation: the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG).
While less internationally famous than the Sinaloa cartel of the now imprisoned Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the CJNG is a household name in Mexico, where it is known for its displays of ultraviolence and its big, military-style arsenal.
Continue reading...Duterte, 80, is accused of crimes against humanity over an anti-drugs crackdowns in which thousands of people were killed in the South-east Asian nation
The pre-trial hearing for former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte for his alleged role in a deadly “drug war” is set to begin at the international criminal court on Monday, despite his refusal to attend the proceedings.
Duterte, 80, who was arrested in Manila and flown to The Hague last year, is accused of crimes against humanity over an anti-drugs crackdown in which thousands of people were killed.
Continue reading...CARACAS (ANP) - De Venezolaanse autoriteiten hebben zondag opnieuw mensen vrijgelaten uit de gevangenis in het kader van de amnestiewet die donderdag werd ingevoerd. Volgens mensenrechtenorganisatie Foro Penal gaat het om 23 personen.
Het gaat onder meer om zeker zeven leden van de partij van oppositieleider en Nobelprijswinnares María Corina Machado, zo meldt haar beweging Vente Venezuela.
Zondag werd bekend dat meer dan tweehonderd politieke gevangenen in het land in hongerstaking zijn gegaan om hun vrijlating te eisen. De gedetineerden zijn boos omdat onder de nieuwe wet velen van hen niet in aanmerking komen voor amnestie.
De hongerstaking begon vrijdagavond in de Rodeo 1-gevangenis even buiten hoofdstad Caracas. Een team van het Internationale Comité van het Rode Kruis (ICRC) mocht de gevangenen zondag bezoeken. Het was volgens de organisatie de eerste keer dat hulpverleners werden toegelaten in de gevangenis.
GUADALAJARA (ANP) - In meerdere staten in Mexico blijven scholen maandag gesloten. Na de dood van kartelleider Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, beter bekend als El Mencho, hebben bendes in zes staten wegen geblokkeerd door auto's en vrachtwagens in brand te steken.
Er was vooral veel onrust in de staat Jalisco, van waaruit het gelijknamige kartel van El Mencho opereert. Onder meer in toeristenbestemming Puerto Vallarta werden auto's en diverse gebouwen in brand gestoken. Enkele internationale vluchten die onderweg waren naar de kuststad zijn uitgeweken. Tientallen vluchten vanuit de Verenigde Staten en Canada naar bestemmingen in Mexico zijn uit voorzorg geannuleerd.
Het Mexicaanse veiligheidskabinet meldde zondag even na 18.00 uur lokale tijd (01.00 uur Nederlandse tijd) op X dat van de ruim twintig wegblokkades die eerder in Jalisco waren gemeld, er nog vier actief waren. Het liet ook weten dat alle ziekenhuizen in de staat normaal opereren.
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Emperor Penguin releases kernel 7.0 rc1 with some numerological musings
Linus Torvalds has pondered his professional mortality in a self-deprecating post to mark the release of the first release candidate for version 7.0 of the Linux kernel.…