Dead Internet Theory confirmed

There's a recent change by goolag that requires some patches for Google apps to work with microg.
Could we get this patch on RisingOS?
It's been included in LOS and crdroid code officially already. Here's more details:

Google recently changed the method used to create app signatures on all Google Apps, and will be rolling these changes out to ALL apps distributed via Google Play starting next year.

This requires all app signature spoofing methods (either embedded within your ROM or used as an external patch) to be updated to continue to support apps distributed via Google Play on a device running microG.

The Github comment linked below contains a list of which ROMs and signature spoofing patches have imported the changes necessary to support the new Google Play app signing mechanism.

https://github.com/microg/GmsCore/issues/2680#issuecomment-2548579352

Here's a summary of the situation:
FakeGApps (fix merged) - v6.5 or higher contains the fixes
LineageOS 19.1/20/21/22 (fix merged) - All builds from 2024/12/17 onwards contain the fix
LineageOS for microG (fix auto-included from upstream) - All builds from 2024/12/17 onwards contain the fix
/e/OS (fix merged) - v2.6.3 or higher contains the fix
crDroid (fix merged) - v15.0-20241225 or higher contains the fix
CalyxOS 6.2.2 and 5.14.1 (fix merged) - New versions in the works
IodéOS v5.8 or higher (fix included)
DivestOS (no info yet)

■■■□□ Google Security Alert As Backdoor VPN Threat Confirmed.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/01/06/google-security-alert-as-backdoor-vpn-threat-confirmed/

Dell completely rebranded all of its PCs, simplified with a new naming scheme.

They are:
• Dell
• Dell Pro
• Dell Pro Max

That means...
🚫 No more XPS
🚫 No more Inspiron
🚫 No more Vostro
🚫 No more Latitude
🚫 No more Precision
🚫 No more Optiplex

I thought they simplified it as
Ai
Ai pro
Ai pro max

Amd has ai Max plus

Google says this offline tracking is made possible by “specialized Pixel hardware” in its latest two phones. More specifically, Google spokesperson Natalie Johnson told me that “there’s reserve power on the device for several hours that is channeled to the Bluetooth chip.” This help center page confirms that devices can be located “for several hours” after being turned off or if they shut off from a low battery.

We're so back 🙏

But in all seriousness, this is cooked. Also, driver is signed. Throw in the pile of crappy poo poo pee pee drivers

https://gist.github.com/alfarom256/f1342f14dc6a742de7ea4004a1b6d7ed

Shoutout to the homies at "IObit Malware Fighter".

Their IMFForceDelete driver is so wildly vulnerable, and poorly written, you can have their driver arbitrarily delete any file on the machine with 0 privileges and literally 1 line of code

Thanks _mmpte_software for sharing

Good day, everyone! The RisingOS January security update (version 6.2) is now available.

To see what's new, please visit: https://github.com/RisingTechOSS/risingOS_changelogs.

There aren't many changes compared to v6.1, except for the January security patch, but we still hope this version improves everyone's experience.

Thanks for checking us out!

#Boundless #KickstartOfTheYear

Haven't seen it posted here yet. I wonder what your thoughts are of this? Google's Willow... https://blog.google/technology/research/google-willow-quantum-chip/

"The first is that Willow can reduce errors exponentially as we scale up using more qubits. This cracks a key challenge in quantum error correction that the field has pursued for almost 30 years.

Second, Willow performed a standard benchmark computation in under five minutes that would take one of today’s fastest supercomputers 10 septillion (that is, 10 to the 25th) years — a number that vastly exceeds the age of the Universe."

With that kind of power, a complete lack of morality, and more money than the fed can print, is AI the going concern? Seems no security could be strong enough. What of blockchain tech? True?BS?

I disabled this option and my Android became much faster!
https://www.gizchina.com/2025/01/08/i-disabled-android-animations-and-my-smartphone-became-faster/