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Tsinghua University collected 4,986 AI and machine learning patents between 2005 and the end of 2024. The Beijing institution has received more than 900 patents last year alone. The total exceeds the combined patent count from MIT, Stanford, Princeton and Harvard during the same period. China now accounts for more than half of all active patent families globally in AI and machine learning fields, according to data analytics service LexisNexis. The university also has more AI research papers among the 100 most cited than any other school at last count. The US still holds the most influential AI patents and the top performing models. Harvard and MIT consistently rank ahead of Tsinghua in patent influence. American institutions produced 40 notable AI models in 2024 compared to 15 from Chinese organizations, according to Stanford's AI Index Report. China's share of the world's elite AI researchers -- the top 2% -- rose from 10% in 2019 to 26% in 2022. The US share fell from 35% to 28% during the same period, according to the Information Technology & Innovation Foundation.

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An overview of Google’s 2025 Accelerator Impact Report.An overview of Google’s 2025 Accelerator Impact Report.

Intel "imh_edac" Driver Being Developed For New Memory Controller With Diamond Rapids  Phoronix

Cloudflare suffered its worst network outage in six years on Tuesday, beginning at 11:20 UTC. The disruption prevented the content delivery network from routing traffic for roughly three hours. The failure, writes Cloudflare in a blog post, originated from a database permissions change deployed at 11:05 UTC. The modification altered how a database query returned information about bot detection features. The query began returning duplicate entries. A configuration file used to identify automated traffic doubled in size and spread across the network's machines. Cloudflare's traffic routing software reads this file to distinguish bots from legitimate users. The software had a built-in limit of 200 bot detection features. The enlarged file contained more than 200 entries. The software crashed when it encountered the unexpected file size. Users attempting to access websites behind Cloudflare's network received error messages. The outage affected multiple services. Turnstile security checks failed to load. The Workers KV storage service returned elevated error rates. Users could not log into Cloudflare's dashboard. Access authentication failed for most customers. Engineers initially suspected a coordinated attack. The configuration file was automatically regenerated every five minutes. Database servers produced either correct or corrupted files during a gradual system update. Services repeatedly recovered and failed as different versions of the file circulated. Teams stopped generating new files at 14:24 UTC and manually restored a working version. Most traffic resumed by 14:30 UTC. All systems returned to normal at 17:06 UTC.

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"The real work in Linux isn't being done by me," Linus reveals his recent situation: He hasn't been a programmer for nearly 20 years, hasn't touched AI programming, and all his stress comes from "people".  36Kr

Qualcomm Upstreaming Initial GPU Support For Snapdragon X2 Elite In Linux 6.19  Phoronix

Linus Torvalds is surprisingly optimistic about vibe coding - except for this one 'horrible' use  ZDNET

Linus Torvalds is surprisingly optimistic about vibe coding - except for this one 'horrible' use  ZDNET

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An anonymous reader shares a report: California-based TP-Link says it may take a sales hit of more than $1 billion because of erroneous reports that the networking company's technology has been "infiltrated" by Beijing. In a lawsuit, TP-Link claims its competitor, Netgear, orchestrated a smear by planting false claims with journalists and internet influencers with the goal of scaring off customers. Closely held TP-Link, which makes wireless routers, alleges in a complaint filed Monday that Netgear's campaign "threatens injury to well over a billion dollars in sales" and violates a 2024 settlement of a patent fight. That accord, in which TP-Link agreed to pay Netgear $135 million, includes a provision that the public company promises not to disparage its rival, according to the suit in Delaware federal court. The suit comes as TP-Link faces growing scrutiny in Washington over national-security issues. US lawmakers from both parties have expressed concern that TP-Link's wireless equipment could be exploited by Chinese hackers following a series of attacks on its routers.

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AMD FSR Redstone Officially Launches for Radeon RX 9000 Series on December 10, Linux Developer Makes FSR 4 Available to Older GPUs  The FPS Review

Screw it, I’m installing Linux  The Verge

Steamworks SDK adds support for Linux Arm and Android, and it seems we know the first Android game on Steam  GamingOnLinux

Steamworks SDK adds support for Linux Arm and Android, and it seems we know the first Android game on Steam  GamingOnLinux

Steamworks SDK adds support for Linux Arm and Android, and it seems we know the first Android game on Steam  GamingOnLinux

Steamworks SDK adds support for Linux Arm and Android, and it seems we know the first Android game on Steam  GamingOnLinux

6 things I wish I knew before moving from Windows to Linux  How-To Geek

More NVIDIA Nova Enablement For Linux 6.19 With Other Rust Graphics Driver Code  Phoronix

Microsoft's New Windows AI Feature Comes With Warnings About Malware and Data Theft  It's FOSS

Linux 6.18 Receives Fixes For ELECOM M-XT3URBK & SONiX AK870 PRO Devices  Phoronix