Publishers and law professors have filed amicus briefs supporting authors who sued Meta over its AI training practices, arguing that the company’s use of “thousands of pirated books” fails to qualify as fair use under copyright law.
The filings [PDF] in California’s Northern District federal court came from copyright law professors, the International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), Copyright Alliance, and Association of American Publishers. The briefs counter earlier support for Meta from the Electronic Frontier Foundation and IP professors.
While Meta’s defenders pointed to the 2015 Google Books ruling as precedent, the copyright professors distinguished Meta’s use, arguing Google Books told users something “about” books without “exploiting expressive elements,” whereas AI models leverage the books’ creative content.
“Meta’s use wasn’t transformative because, like the AI models, the plaintiffs’ works also increased ‘knowledge and skill,'” the professors wrote, warning of a “cascading effect” if Meta prevails. STM is specifically challenging Meta’s data sources: “While Meta attempts to label them ‘publicly available datasets,’ they are only ‘publicly available’ because those perpetuating their existence are breaking the law.”
With the newest Mesa 25.1-devel Git code merged today the Panfrost Gallium3D and PanVK Vulkan drivers for Arm Mali open-source graphics are supporting Mali 5th Gen gen 1 (v12) and gen 2 (v13) devices…
The Fedora Project released today Fedora Linux 42 as the latest stable version of this powerful, Red Hat-sponsored distribution for the masses, featuring some of the latest and greatest GNU/Linux technologies.
Notifications on the Mac show up in the top-right corner as a rule. This is fine most of the time, but on large displays you might not notice what’s happening in the top-right corner if you’re reading a document on the left side of the screen. Wouldn’t the notifications be better in the middle, the way they show up on the iPhone and iPad?
PingPlace is a free Mac application that will move your notifications to other corners or even the top center of your screen. The application lives in the menu bar and lets you choose between the four corners of the display along with the top and bottom middle.
Setting the application up is easy: Just download it, drag it to your Applications folder, then launch. You will be asked to enable accessibility permissions for the application, which is common for this sort of customization app. After that, you can choose where you want your notifications to show up by clicking the menu bar icon.
Credit: Justin Pot
This worked for me, though not without a few oddities. When I set notifications to the center, for example, the widget area also moved to the center. Some people might actually prefer this, granted, but I like having my widgets area on the right side of the screen.
The application, by default, does not start when your Mac does—you can change this by checking the “Launch at Login” button in the settings. And that’s about it in terms of options.
One of President Donald Trump’s top officials has warned European allies hesitant about working with Elon Musk’s satellite Internet company that they needed to choose between US and Chinese technology.
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr told the Financial Times that “allied western democracies” needed to “focus on the real long-term bogey: the rise of the Chinese Communist party.”
His comments come as European governments and some European companies consider whether Starlink—which is owned by Musk’s SpaceX and provides satellite broadband and limited mobile services—is a reliable partner after Washington threatened to switch off its services in Ukraine.
Fastfetch 0.40 system information tool is out now, featuring improved GPU info for AMD, Intel, and Nvidia on Windows, plus better Wi-Fi detection on FreeBSD systems.
If you have been hemming and hawing over whether to buy a new MacBook, then a current sale might just sway you. Right now, Apple’s 15-inch MacBook Air with an M3 chip is down to $1,049 from $1,299 — a 19 percent discount. The deal brings our choice for best budget MacBook to just $50 more than its all-time low price.
Apple released the 15-inch MacBook Air with an M3 chip (along with a 13-inch model) in 2024. We gave it a 90 in our review thanks to features such as the M3’s fast performance, with a much bigger speed boost than we expected. The 15-inch option also offers a six-speaker array, compared to the 13-inch’s quad-speaker array. Plus, it has a sturdy design, along with a great keyboard and trackpad.
Our big con was that this MacBook Air still doesn’t have USB-C ports on both sides. Yes, it seems minor, but when your charging cable just reaches where you’re sitting, having the option to plug it in on either side makes a big difference.
As Linux users, we often rely on our go-to commands ls, grep, awk, sed, and find – to get things done. But Linux has a treasure trove of lesser-known commands that can save time, automate tasks, and simplify workflows.
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Cannondale’s new Moterra eMTB looks like an iterative refinement rather than a full ‘rip up the rule book’ do-over. However, dig a little deeper and the changes are more than skin deep.
There’s an entirely new carbon fibre frame with updated geometry. It has been given the brand’s Proportional Response design philosophy and a maximum ASTM 5 rating.
The range comprises two models: the standard Moterra (160mm front, 150mm rear travel) and the Moterra LT (170mm front, 165mm rear) catering for trail and enduro riders.
The standard Moterra is designed to be the most versatile bike in the range. Cannondale
UNNO, Forbidden and Teewing are the first adopters outside of DJI’s own ecosystem, all launching bikes with the Avinox motor.
Not only do Avinox bikes have the peak torque (120Nm), watts (1,000W) and sheer speed of the Amflow motor, the bikes themselves are raising the bar.
The Amflow was universally loved because of its motor, and the frame’s foibles – think conservative geometry and average suspension – were given a bit of a free pass because of it.
The Amflow PL has 150mm of rear-wheel travel and uses a 160mm-travel fork up-front. Andy Lloyd / Our Media
This gave other brands that made concessions in the motor department (think Bosch, Shimano, Yamaha and Brose) the opportunity to claw back performance (and prospective buyers) elsewhere.
But now the floodgates have opened on Avinox-powered bikes outside of the DJI ecosystem, are other brands going to be left floundering?
The new Moterra proves that might not be the case.
Bosch is still a solid bet
Bosch’s 800Wh battery powers the Performance Line CX motor. Cannondale
While it’s undeniable that Chinese brand DJI has all the manufacturing and technological know-how cemented by years of drone production, it’s a newcomer to the world of mountain bike motors.
Bosch, in comparison, is an industry veteran. Launching its first Performance Line motor in 2010, it has had over 15 years to understand, refine and bike-proof its drive unit.
While peak power (600W) and torque (85Nm) figures are now down compared to even Brose’s latest motor fitted to the Specialized Turbo Levo 4 (720W and 111Nm), it’s not always about on-paper stats.
There’s space inside the Moterra and Moterra LT’s front triangle for a water bottle or range extender. Cannondale
Bosch, of all the current ebike motor manufacturers, has the reputation for being the most reliable, and the brand has impressive after-sales support.
The latest iteration sees further refinements including more sensors, a lower weight (100g less than the Gen 4), and most crucially, a silent no-knock ride.
Add in better battery tech – improved energy density reduces weight while upping capacity – and steel-manning the argument to go Bosch is easy.
But there’s more (unofficially) on the horizon for Bosch.
Rumours of an over-the-air software update are rife.
The eBike Flow app will enable you to change your electric bike’s motor setting and automatically record rides. Bosch
There’s talk of both torque and power getting a boost to 100Nm and 750W respectively, potentially giving Bosch back its eMTB motor crown.
We all know the Bosch motor felt more powerful than the 85Nm and 600W claimed figures, so it would be fair to say boosting those numbers would equate to an even spicier ride.
And even if this rumoured upgrade isn’t on the horizon, Bosch’s power, its power delivery and battery life – which is exceptional – are more than enough to keep my feet sitting solidly in the German brand’s camp.
What does this mean for Cannondale’s newest Moterra?
Fully baked bikes such as the Moterra LT should make you want to stick with Bosch motors instead of risking it all with the DJI. Cannondale
Both the new Moterra and Moterra LT are fitted with the newest 800Wh battery – although the smaller 600Wh version can be fitted without issue – and the Gen 5 Bosch motor. Those are two very big ticks in the most important boxes.
The batteries are removable, too, which was one of the biggest things Cannondale wanted – off-bike charging is massively important to the brand, and riders can swap out a depleted battery for a fully charged one to keep riding for longer.
Equally, they could run the bike with the smaller battery to reduce weight for a more agile ride.
Cannondale says it has identified an emerging trend of riders who prioritise technical climbs above all else, and the Moterra is designed for it. Cannondale
Of course, the 250Wh PowerMore range extender is also compatible, upping battery power to a whopping 1,050Wh, more than the Avinox’s maximum 800Wh unit.
While power and torque are both down compared to DJI’s, battery capacity, and maybe more importantly, battery flexibility and customisation, are way ahead on the Bosch system.
I’d say that’s one of the many resounding reasons to stick with Bosch.
The new Moterra must also be a good bike
Bosch’s Gen 5 Performance Line CX motor is fitted. Cannondale
All that motor power is useless if Cannondale has left stones unturned on the bike’s more general development.
From the sounds of things, that isn’t the case with the new Moterra.
While the ‘must-haves’ could be on any bike brand’s shopping list, it’s the execution that matters.
Cannondale wanted the Moterra to: have good proportions and ‘flow’; be as light as possible, but also strong and be incredibly easy to work on.
Going to great lengths to tick all these things off, Cannondale says it scrutinised every weave of carbon fibre, removing any that weren’t necessary.
The Moterra LT’s custom 27.5in rear end prioritises stiffness and descending performance. Cannondale
Coupled with a redesigned skid plate – that protects the underside of the motor – this frame is 996g lighter than the previous generation.
Cannondale could have saved more weight by making the down tube sealed, but removing the battery was important.
Elsewhere, the pivot hardware has been designed to make the bike and shock easier to disassemble.
Cannondale says it has designed the Moterra LT to have a descending focus. Cannondale
Importantly, Cannondale’s Proportional Response is keyed into the Moterra’s DNA.
Not only does this see wholesale, proportioned geometry changes as the sizes get bigger – rather than taking a small size and ‘zooming in’ its figures to create bigger ones – it also uses different shock tunes and carbon layups.
Riders on the small bike should garner the same sensations as ones on the XL.
Two models, different uses
The Moterra LT should be ready to send straight out of the box. Cannondale
The Moterra range is split in two, with each bike having a very different personality.
The two bikes share a number of components, but also differ in big ways.
Cannondale Moterra
The standard Moterra is supposed to climb and descend exceptionally. Cannondale
The standard Moterra – said to be the range’s most versatile bike – is basically its own entity.
A custom rear end means it can sport a 29in rear wheel, have a more compliant feel and has lower shock progression, so it better suits air shocks. Anti-squat has also been tuned in the climbing gears to boost traction.
This 160mm front, 150mm rear-travel bike also has a steep seat tube angle (77.7 degrees) and a trail-ready 64.4-degree head tube angle.
Reach figures span 430mm to 515mm through the four-size range (small to extra-large).
Cannondale says its research has discovered an emerging and growing discipline, focused heavily on technical climbs rather than winching up fire roads.
It argues the new Moterra is the perfect tool for that job.
Cannondale Moterra LT
The standard and LT frames have been tuned with specific-sized riders in mind. Cannondale
On the face of it, the LT is just the standard bike after a big old glow-up.
But beneath the similar looks lurk some very important, major differences.
The custom-made rear swingarm is stiffer and designed specifically for mixed wheel sizes (29in front, 27.5in rear).
A chunkier cross-section increases rigidity, but crucially it’s no heavier than the outgoing Moterra LT’s.
Suspension kinematics are also tuned differently, this time targeting the linear spring rate of a coil shock rather than the progressive nature of an air-spring.
The LT version uses a coil shock and has more travel. Cannondale
Its descent-focused, ‘race-ready’ frame has a high stack figure (647mm small and medium, 656mm large, 665mm extra-large) to help the rider feel in, rather than on the bike.
Compared to the old Moterra LT, it’s got shorter, proportionally sized chainstays. The small and medium get 445mm, while the large and extra-large have a 450mm figure.
These are small changes, but they’re important ones.
Cannondale wants the new Moterra LT to be its most capable bike, and I think it has absolutely hit the mark.
Back to Bosch
Bosch’s latest motor is fitted, and it’s rumoured to be set for an over-the-air power and torque upgrade. Cannondale
The new Moterra looks like a great bike on paper, then.
There are plenty of compelling reasons to opt for it over the competition, even if the Bosch motor isn’t one of them.
Will it stand up to comparative testing with the new guard of Avinox-equipped bikes from other brands?
We’re looking forward to finding out in a future test.
2025 Cannondale Moterra and Moterra LT models and prices
2025 Cannondale Moterra Carbon 1
The top-spec Moterra 1 retails for £8,950. Cannondale
Red Hat unveils Konveyor AI and Developer Hub 1.5, bringing AI-powered modernization and enhanced developer experience to enterprise software development.
Fedora 42 is out today as a fabulous update to this prominent leading-edge Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat. I’ve been running Fedora 42 on several systems already — including upgrading my main production system to it — and it’s been working out very well. Fedora 42 is packed full of new features and software updates making it a great H1’2025 Linux operating system release…
Never learned to play chess and don’t know where to start? Duolingo, the gamified education app most famous for its language learning lessons, is adding chess lessons to the iPhone application later this month. You can learn how each piece moves before eventually moving on to tactics, all in the familiar Duolingo user interface.
A “limited number of learners” on iOS will get the chess feature on Tuesday, April 22; it will roll out to other English-speaking iPhone users “in weeks following.” Other operating systems, along with versions for non-English speakers, are “planned in the months ahead,” according to Duolingo.
This isn’t the first offering outside of language learning offered by the application—the application currently has offered math and music lessons since 2023. The math lessons, which I’ve tried, are a great way to refresh your multiplication tables, while the music lessons go over the basics of music theory while also featuring rhythm-game-link sequences built around actual pop songs.
The chess lessons are a departure, though, by teaching you to play a game instead of a language or academic subject. “Chess is an ideal fit for Duolingo,” Luis von Ahn, co-founder and CEO of Duolingo, said in a press release. “It sharpens your brain, it’s packed with strategy, and like language learning, it’s a skill that gets better with practice.”
The app is intended to make chess more accessible, so it should be no surprise that the lessons themselves are intended for beginners, starting from the mechanics about how each piece moves before moving on to tactics and strategy. The average lesson is built around short puzzles—you may, for example, be asked to checkmate the opposition in a single move. There are also mini-matches, and even full chess games, all played against Oscar (the cartoon mustachioed man with a memorable deep voice, long featured in Duolingo’s language learning courses).
A new study projects that CT scans conducted in 2023 may result in around 103,000 future cancer cases in the U.S. due to low-dose ionizing radiation. “[I]t would put CT scans on par with other significant risk factors for cancer, like alcohol consumption, at least at a population level,” reports ScienceAlert. From the report: At an individual level, the theoretical chance of developing cancer from a CT scan is thought to be very minimal, if it exists at all, and patients should not be scared of undergoing these tests if they are deemed medically necessary. However, the number of CT examinations performed each year in the US has increased by more than 30 percent since 2007, and researchers suggest that unwarranted tests are exposing the population to unnecessary radiation. […]
The anonymous data comes from 143 hospitals and outpatient facilities across the US, catalogued in the UCSF International CT Dose Registry. Using statistics from 2016 to 2022, researchers predicted 93 million CT examinations were carried out in 2023, on roughly 62 million patients. Based on the associated radiation risks, the team estimates that CT scans in 2023 may be tied to 103,000 future cancers. The findings have been published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Les Mills XR Bodycombat brings the VR fitness app to Steam, and a major update for PlayStation VR2 players is coming soon.
Available for PC VR users, the fitness simulator Les Mills XR Bodycombat is now accessible on most major VR platforms, including Quest, Pico, and PlayStation VR2. The Steam edition will launch with all the key features, such as high-intensity Bodycombat classes, upbeat music, the PowerStrike DLC, and coaching from instructors Dan Cohen and Rachel Newsham.
Developer Odders Lab also announced that a major update is coming for the PlayStation VR2 edition. That will introduce 16 new workouts, three new workout environments (Space Station, Highlands, and Volcano), a refreshed UI, alongside other quality-of-life changes. Notably, PS VR2 users will also be able to access the PowerStrike DLC, with the remaining DLC packs arriving later down the line.
“With the introduction of premium DLC packs and the Monthly Challenges, we’ve provided additional motivation, offering new moves, environments, and mission-based rewards to keep players engaged,” explained Odders Lab in a prepared statement. “Now, with the Steam launch and PS VR2 update, we’re thrilled to expand our immersive fitness experience to even more players.”
If you want to convert a PDF to Markdown format (while keeping the images), this guide will show you how to do it using poppler-utils and pandoc, two powerful open-source tools used for document processing.
An anonymous reader shares a report: Generative AI offers remarkable efficiency gains while presenting a profound challenge for the global IT services industry — a sector concentrated in India and central to its export economy.
For decades, Indian technology firms thrived by deploying their engineering talent to serve primarily Western clients. Now they face a critical question. Will AI’s productivity dividend translate into revenue growth? Or will fierce competition see these gains competed away through price reductions?
Industry soundings suggest the deflationary dynamic may already be taking hold. JPMorgan’s conversations with executives, deal advisors and consultants across India’s technology hubs reveal growing concern — AI-driven efficiencies are fuelling pricing pressures. This threatens to constrain medium-term industry growth to a modest 4-5%, with little prospect of acceleration into fiscal year 2026. This emerging reality challenges the earlier narrative that AI would primarily unlock new revenue streams.
