The Death of Social Media is the Renaissance of RSS

The Flood of Artificial Content

Social media was once hailed as the great democratizer of information. It promised a world where anyone could share their voice, connect with like-minded communities, and discover authentic human perspectives. But in 2025, the landscape looks very different. Social platforms are drowning in a flood of Generative AI (GenAI) content—articles, images, videos, and even entire conversations churned out at industrial scale. The result is a noisy ocean of sameness, where genuine human voices struggle to be heard.

For years, one could track the slow decline of social platforms: from algorithmic manipulation and advertising overload, to bot armies,...

The EU AI Act: A Comprehensive Guide for Companies

Introduction

The European Union has taken a monumental step in regulating artificial intelligence (AI) with the introduction of the EU AI Act. As the world’s first comprehensive AI law, this legislation aims to ensure the safe, ethical, and responsible development and deployment of AI technologies within the EU. This blog post delves into the intricacies of the EU AI Act, exploring its key provisions, risk-based classification system, and the implications for companies operating within the European market. By the end of this guide, you’ll have a clear understanding of what the AI Act entails and how to prepare your organization for...

The Quiet Revolution: GNU/Linux Crosses 6% Desktop Market Share—And It’s Just the Beginning

For decades, the phrase “Year of the Linux Desktop” has been tossed around like a tech industry punchline. But now, it’s no longer a meme—it’s a movement. According to the U.S. government’s own analytics, GNU/Linux has officially crossed the 6% threshold in desktop usage. That’s not hype. That’s hard data.

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Google’s New Sideloading Restrictions: Why Purism Thinks Differently

Google’s New Sideloading Restrictions: Why Purism Thinks Differently Google is introducing a new developer verification system claiming to increase security and combat malware (in the name of controlling users).  Google’s “security” push is a double-edged sword. It may help fight a certain type of malware. But it also reminds us all that Android’s identity is […]

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PureOS Crimson Development Report: July 2025

Welcome back! In our last update, we mentioned a fix in pureos-meta for some missing essential system components.

This seemed trivial at the time - just add the missing components. However, when the fix went into review and we looked deeper, it turned out to be anything but trivial.

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Payy and Privacy for Stablecoins: The Unlock for Real-World Adoption

Payy introduces a zk-powered Visa card that brings privacy and real-world usability to stablecoins

Introducing the Librem PQC Comms Server

SF, CA, US – Purism is excited to announce its Librem PQC Comms Server, encrypting data-in-transit (DIT) with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) according to the NIST FIPS 203 standard. When bundled as a complete ecosystem with the Liberty Phone or other Purism Products will also address data-at-rest (DAR) encrypted with PQC.

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A Privacy Shield in the Wake of AT&T Data Breaches

Purism AweSIM: A Privacy Shield in the Wake of AT&T Data Breaches AT&T was found liable to pay customers an estimated $177M to resolve multiple lawsuits stemming from two separate data breaches – March 30 and July 12, 2024. Both breaches exposed huge amounts of Personal Identifiable Information (PII) to the public. These two breaches […]

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BugTraq.Ru: ФБР нашла русский след в атаках на древние Cisco

ФБР объявила о том, что русские хакеры используют уязвимость семилетней давности для проникновения в американские критические инфраструктурные сети и для сбора информации о промышленных системах. Злоумышленники, атрибутированные как 16 Центр ФСБ, они же Static Tundra, они же Berserk Bear, они же Dragonfly, предположительно более десятка лет занимались атаками устаревших устройств, использующих незашифрованные протоколы типа Cisco Smart Install (SMI) и SNMP. В последнем раунде атак использовалась уязвимость CVE-2018-0171, исправленная аж в марте 2018 года. В качестве целей называется ряд телекоммуникационных, образовательных и промышленных организаций из Северной Америки, Азии, Африки и Европы, отобранных "в соответствии со стратегическими интересами российского правительства". Компании из...

Устройства, которые мы потеряли: Как Siemens C65 стал культовым гиковским гаджетом

Телефоны Siemens в наших краях получили статус культовых. Если сейчас отмотать время на 2005 год и подойти к случайному школьнику или студенту, то с высоким шансом в его руках окажется какой-нибудь M65 или C65. И отнюдь неспроста: «Сименсы» славились инновациями, неплохими мультимедийными возможностями и невысокой ценой. Однако особо смышленым, но не шибко богатым ребятам всё равно хотелось большего — и толпой они накинулись изучать прошивку в дизассемблере...

В практической части мы с вами узнаем: что у C65 было внутри, изготовим кабель, пропатчим и добавим желанную поддержку MP3-мелодий.