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FOSS NEWS

Thunderbird project presents Appointment, a new open source appointment scheduling tool, alternative to Calendly and Cal.com:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/thunderbird-launches-appointment-a-free-and-open-source-appointment-scheduling-tool/

Firefox 130 will automatically activate PiP mode when an inactive tab plays a video:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/firefox-is-introducing-an-exciting-automatic-picture-in-picture-mode-for-background-tabs/

Proton Mail's AI assistant Scribe gets added to Family and Duo Plans:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-scribe-improvements
Business Plan is also extended with new features: encrypted file sharing, advanced account security, collaborative Docs document editor:
https://proton.me/blog/business-cloud-storageű
(Slaying Google, it's on!)

Bluesky introduces "anti-toxic" features like reply hiding, removing quotes, all quotes of a post in one place:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/bluesky-introduces-new-anti-toxic-features-including-reply-hiding-and-notification-filters/
(*toxic kiddos disliked this*)

Shotcut 24.08 released with new subtitle options, bug fixes for Linux:
https://9to5linux.com/shotcut-24-08-open-source-video-editor-is-out-with-new-subtitle-features
(customizable layout and nested timelines when?)

Mullvad introduces new quantum-resistant VPN tunnels:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/8/mullvad-introduces-quantum-resistant-vpn-tunnels-for-enhanced-future-proof-security/
(*FBI disliked this*)

After funding GNOME, German-backed Sovereign Tech Fund (STF) also funds FreeBSD development:
https://news.itsfoss.com/stf-freebsd-fund/
(Germans are all-in in this FOSS game: Mastodon and LibreOffice are developed by German non-profits, authorities use Matrix for internal communication, LibreOffice is taught in schools, also experiment with Linux)

#WeeklyNews #FOSS #OpenSource #Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonScribe #ProtonFamily #ProtonDuo #ProtonBusiness #ProtonDocs #Thunderbird #Appointment #Bluesky #Shotcut #Mullvad #MullvadVPN #SovereignTechFund #STF #FreeBSD #Email #Firefox #MozillaFirefox #Firefox130 #WebBrowser #Browser #SocialMedia #VideoEditor #VideoEditing #ContentCreation #VPN #Security #Privacy #FosseryTech

Proton Scribe: Proton Mail führt KI-Assistenten ein
Proton Mail hat kürzlich Proton Scribe vorgestellt, einen neuen KI-Assistenten, der das Verfassen und
https://www.apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/proton-scribe-proton-mail-fuehrt-ki-assistenten-ein/
#News #Tellerrand #BusinessTarife #CloudAnbindung #Datenschutz #EMailTool #EMailberarbeitung #GrammatischeKorrektur #KIAssistent #LokaleDatenverarbeitung #OpenSource #ProtonLifetime #ProtonMail #ProtonScribe #ProtonVisionary #Sicherheitsforschung

@toxy FWIW, I think @protonprivacy’s answers about #ProtonMail’s opt-in business-only #LLM #AI email composition tool #ProtonScribe are okay:

https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy/112813233619262037

https://mastodon.social/@protonprivacy/112814751983760603

But it’s a bad look to announce a #cryptocurrency product while you’re still trying to manage the controversy around an entry into a similarly-sketchy category

Nah there’s no rush mate #protonscribe

Well, the silver lining with the #protonscribe sillyness is that it’s a paid extra. I almost feel financially rewarded for not using it!

I do still worry about the path @protonprivacy seems to be taking. Some of the products are still half-finished, or access to them is still not what it ought to be. (Still no standalone Bridge for command line as far as I can tell; poor Linux / BSD support… ) But new features that nobody asked for are being introduced just to get on thy hype train.

(Linux news in original post)

FOSS NEWS

Proton introduces new AI feature Proton Scribe in Mail, which can be run locally, helps writing email, fix typos:
https://proton.me/blog/proton-scribe-writing-assistant
(Yeah let's cram AI everywhere because why not... Ok it can be useful of course but still a bit concerning)

Wikipedia gets dark mode:
https://alternativeto.net/news/2024/7/wikipedia-has-finally-launched-a-dark-mode-one-of-the-most-highly-requested-features/
(Better later than never I guess lol)

PeerTube 6.2 released with new interface for reviewing comments, custom comment filters, AI video transcripting (oh no not AI again lol), option to choose thumbnail from video:
https://joinpeertube.org/news/release-6.2
(Comment reactions (like, dislike, heart) when?)

Audacity 3.6 released with master effects, FFmpeg 7 support, refreshed UI, new compressor and limiter effects, pasting external audio files using Ctrl + V etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/audacity-3-6-open-source-audio-editor-released-with-master-effects-ffmpeg-7-support

Blender 4.2 LTS released with GPU accelerated final rendering, improved denoising, GPU acceleration enabled by default on AMD GPUs etc.:
https://9to5linux.com/blender-4-2-lts-3d-graphics-software-officially-released-heres-whats-new

VirtualBox 7.0.20 released with support for openSUSE 15.6 and RHEL 9.5 kernels, and various bug fixes:
https://9to5linux.com/virtualbox-7-0-20-introduces-initial-support-for-opensuse-15-6-and-rhel-9-5-kernels

#WeeklyNews #FOSS #OpenSource #Proton #ProtonMail #ProtonScribe #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Wikipedia #PeerTube #Audacity #Blender #VirtualBox #Fediverse #Fedi #ContentCreation #VideoSharing #Email #EmailService #Animation #VM #VirtualMachine #FosseryTech

In fact, @protonprivacy boosts actually any kind of posts, I really don't understand the logic of their bot. Probably the same kind of code as the one in #ProtonScribe then.

#ProtonScribe als neue #KI in #ProtonMail. #ProtonDocs als neues #Office in #ProtonDrive. #ProtonFoundation als neuer Eigentümer der Proton AG. Ich habe mal die spannendsten Neurungen bei #Proton zusammengefasst und getestet.

#datenschutz

https://forum.linuxguides.de/core/blog/index.php?entry/95-proton-mit-ki-und-office-in-richtung-gemeinn%C3%BCtziger-stiftung/

how am I supposed to recommend @protonprivacy to anybody?...

I now regret having recommended it so many times in the past. They have degraded the service and lost my trust.

If they want to be the privacy service, they should BE the privacy service. If they want to cash in on this LLM bullshit they should just fuck off and do it in some other bogey start-up.

Can we have no dependable provider?...

#LLM #Proton #ProtonScribe #FakeAI #AI

Wie ging das?

Sender:in "AI turns this single bullet point into a long email I can pretend I wrote"
Empfänger:in "AI makes a single bullet point out of this long email I can pretend I read."

#KI #AI #Musterverstärker #ProtonMail #Proton #ProtonScribe

If @Tutanota promise that they won't do any #AI #enshittification like @protonprivacy with #protonscribe , I swap providers right now.

I am so EXCITED about the addition of #ProtonScribe AI assistant to the @protonprivacy suite!

I'm cancelling my Gemini subscription now!

#AI #LLM #Privacy #Proton #genAI #chatGPT #gemini #copilot #protonmail

#ProtonScribe: #AI Assistant Launched In #Protonmail

https://technewsro.blog/proton-scribe-asistent-ai-lansat-n-proton-mail/

Proton introduces Proton Scribe: A private writing assistant to help you both write and proofread your emails.

https://proton.me/blog/proton-scribe-writing-assistant

#Proton #ProtonScribe #ProtonMail

Proton launches Scribe, a new AI writing-assistant that can run locally in Chromium based browsers. It’s great to see open-source, secure, and privacy focused alternatives to the AI giants’ services.

https://proton.me/blog/proton-scribe-writing-assistant

#Proton #ProtonScribe

@protonprivacy is #protonscribe for businesses only or can individual and family subscribers access it as well?