Systemd wants to expand to include a sudo replacement, "run0"

With systemd v256 we are going one step towards this. There’s a new tool in systemd, called "run0". Or actually, it’s not a new tool, it’s actually the long-existing tool “systemd-run”, but when invoked under the "run0" name (via a symlink) it behaves a lot like a sudo clone. But with one key difference: it’s not in fact SUID. Instead it just asks the service manager to invoke a command or shell under the target user’s UID. It allocates a new PTY for that, and then shovels data back and forth from the originating TTY and this PTY.

Lennart Poettering also talks about the weaknesses of sudo, and how it has a large possible attack surface (SUID Binary, network access, LDAP configurations, and other types of plugins). A better privilege escalation system should be in place for 2024 security standards.

Also, Lennart has mentioned that it will tint your terminal background in a reddish tone while you are operating with elevated privileges. It will also insert a red dot in the window title while you operate with privileges.

🔗 FOSS Outpost | Mastodon
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Telecom industry seeks ban on sale of WiFi 6E routers in India

The COAI, whose members include Reliance Jio, Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, in a letter to the Department of Telecom on April 15 said the sale of equipment for 6 GHz band utilisation, which has not yet been assigned for this purpose or has not been declared as licence-exempt by the government, is illegal and should be banned immediately in the country.

The COAI Director General SP Kochhar said that using such WiFi devices operating in the 6 GHz band will render customers responsible for these unauthorized transmissions, placing the burden of liability on consumers and shifting the onus of responsibility for such unauthorized transmissions from the real offenders to the consumers.

🔗 The Economic Times
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TikTok and Universal Music Group end feud with new agreement

Universal Music Group has inked a “multi-dimensional” deal with TikTok that will see its artists return to the platform’s one billion-plus users. UMG began pulling its music from TikTok on February 1st after the old contract expired.

Notably, the deal will address concerns that UMG and its artists have with generative AI.

TikTok and UMG will work together to ensure AI development across the music industry will protect human artistry and the economics that flow to those artists and songwriters. TikTok is also committed to working with UMG to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform, as well as tools to improve artist and songwriter attribution.

🔗 TheVerge
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Over 8,500 Yuzu Forks have been hit by DMCA Takedown notices

DMCA takedown notices have targeted over 8,500 forks of the Yuzu codebase, for example: Provenance emulator for iOS and tvOS, and more of them. Yuzu mirror has been taken down as well. The exact reason for this is not known.

📹 MattsCreative
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OpenAI may launch search engine to take on Google

Popular tipster Jimmy Apples on X platform has claimed that OpenAI is expected to host an event on May 9, a week ahead of Google's annual I/O event (May 14).

In a recent podcast with Lex Fridman, Altman emphasized OpenAI's desire to avoid simply replicating Google Search. "I find the current model boring. The question shouldn't be about building a 'better' Google Search. It's about fundamentally improving information discovery, utilization, and synthesis," he explained.

It is widely reported that OpenAI is said to have used some of Microsoft Bing's resources to build its search engine.

This could also render Perplexity AI obsolete.

🔗 TOI
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After being inactive for 3 years, Neofetch is now archived!

The owner archived the GitHub repository on Apr 26, 2024 and is now read-only, which means that the development for Neofetch has ceased. However, the development seemed to stall a few years back, as the pull requests and issues were ignored, and there were no new commits since 2020.

Here are some alternatives to Neofetch:
• hyfetch - Actively maintained Neofetch fork
• Fastfetch - Like Neofetch, but written in C
• screenFetch - Bash Screenshot Information Tool
• macchina - Currently in maintenance mode (bug fixes)
• Archey - Written in Python

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The entire Rabbit R1 Fuck-up, in one post™.

A while ago the Rabbit R1 was announced which many people were curious about. Well... it was basically a scam in short. Rabbit R1 is an Android app which people CAN RUN ON NORMAL ANDROID PHONES.

Now, that's cool and all. Ofcourse, Rabbit denied the claims as well...

But well.... the source code of R1 has also been leaked. Yep, the entire source code has been leaked. Again, Rabbit tries to deny it to do 'damage-control'.

🌐 The video showing R1 as an Android app.

✈️ Link to the launcher (magisk module. it launches but won't connect to Rabbit servers anymore.)

🌐 Link to the source code | Mirror

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OpenAI and Stack Overflow are partnering

OpenAI and Stack Overflow are partnering to enhance their respective products and services:

• OpenAI will utilize Stack Overflow's OverflowAPI to improve its AI models with enhanced content and feedback from the Stack Overflow community. This collaboration aims to foster deeper engagement with content and provide attribution to the Stack Overflow community within ChatGPT.

• Stack Overflow will leverage OpenAI models in developing OverflowAI and use insights from internal testing to maximize model performance. The partnership aligns with OpenAI's mission to empower technology development through collective knowledge, benefiting the companies as well as their communities.

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OFGB - GUI Tool To Remove Ads From Various Places Around Windows 11

OFGB (Oh Frick Go Back) uses changes to the Windows Registry to disable ads in various places around Windows 11. The tool is written in C# and uses WPF.

It shows a simple checklist of all the places Windows places its ads and lets you disable them with a click. This app does not involve replacing entire parts of the OS, which makes it simple and easy to use.

💻 Install now
🌐 Source Code

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Google Fit APIs get shut down in 2025

It originally existed to sync health data from third-party fitness devices to your Google account, but now it's being killed off. Deprecation of the APIs happened on May 1, and Google has stopped accepting new sign-ups for the API. The official shutdown date is June 30, 2025. Google Fit developer services will be transitioning to become a core part of the Android Health platform.

Our Android Health API offerings have moved to an on-device model, so there will not be an alternative to the Fit REST API. Where possible, we encourage Fit REST API users to migrate to Android Health APIs.

🔗 Android Developers Blog
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