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This TechLinked episode covers major tech developments including Linus Torvalds endorsing AI-assisted coding for Linux development, Lenovo's breakthrough inkjet-printed OLED laptop display, EU's binding measures forcing Google to share search data and open Android to third-party AI assistants, plus quick hits on Coca-Cola's Fairlife ransomware attack, Samsung Galaxy foldable leaks, Moonshot AI's massive open-weight model, 23andMe's data breach settlement, and OpenAI's inexplicable $70 basketball.
Linus Torvalds Endorses AI-Assisted Coding for Linux
Linus Torvalds made waves by declaring that AI-assisted coding is welcome in Linux kernel development, telling AI haters to "go fork themselves." His statement emerged during a mailing list debate over whether developers should avoid reviews from an AI bot called Sashiko. Torvalds clarified that he supports using AI as a programming tool rather than complete automation, emphasizing that Linux makes decisions based on technical merit, not fear of new technologies.
- Torvalds declared AI-assisted coding is welcome on Linux during a kernel mailing list debate
- He supports AI as a useful aid for programmers, not complete automation or 'vibe coding'
- 90% of developers now use AI at work in a limited capacity, reviewing and fixing its outputs
- Linux decisions come down to technical merit, not fear of new tools
" Linux is not an anti-AI product and AI is a useful aid for programmers "
" The kernel has never been a social warrior project, and its decisions come down to technical merit, not fear of new tools "
Lenovo Launches World's First Inkjet-Printed OLED Laptop
Lenovo announced the Legion R9000P, featuring the world's first commercially available inkjet-printed OLED display. This manufacturing breakthrough by TCL Csot promises to be 30% faster and 20% cheaper than traditional OLED production methods while maintaining high quality specs. The technology doesn't sacrifice performance, delivering a 16-inch panel with 240Hz refresh rate and 99% DCI-P3 color coverage, potentially making premium OLED displays more accessible.
- Legion R9000P is the world's first laptop with inkjet-printed OLED that consumers can actually buy
- Inkjet method is 30% faster and 20% cheaper than traditional OLED manufacturing
- The 16-inch panel achieves 240Hz refresh rate and 99% DCI-P3 color coverage
- Inkjet printing can actually improve brightness, historically a weak spot for OLEDs
- MSI also unveiled their first inkjet OLED monitor called the Pro Max
" For once, a printer is reversing the natural order of things, in which printers normally exist solely to find new ways to bleed you dry "
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