Wait to Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04

Wait to Upgrade to Ubuntu 24.04
This week in Linux News, VIM mailing list booted from Google and Neofetch is on the chopping block. Also, Mint tests a CDN repo and Ubuntu has some upgrade woes.

One Ring to Stalk You All
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, the new wearable tech is coming this summer, smart rings to stalk us all. Also, USPS website loses traffic to a phishing site, Meta fails with advertising, and Technology is being used to circumvent the California minimum wage law. We also visit SillyVille.

Linux
https://groups.google.com/g/vim_use/c/skARx2yAEWc/m/U69NrKAgAgAJ

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/neofetch-system-info-tool-is-dead

https://github.com/linuxmint/linuxmint/issues/658

https://9to5linux.com/first-look-at-ubuntu-lomiri-ubuntu-touchs-mobile-desktop-arrives-on-pc

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/04/dont-upgrade-to-ubuntu-24-04-yet

Privacy
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/01/amazon-audible-to-test-using-prime-video-viewing-behavior-to-make-audiobook-recommendations/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/04/fbi-warns-online-daters-to-avoid-free-online-verification-schemes-that-prove-costly

https://www.techradar.com/health-fitness/fitness-trackers/the-amazfit-helio-ring-has-a-release-date-and-price-and-its-launching-ahead-of-the-samsung-galaxy-ring

Security
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/connected-devices-with-awful-default-passwords-now-illegal-in-uk/

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/dropbox-confirms-esign-tool-hit-by-major-data-breach-confirms-customer-info-leaked

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-post-office-phishing-sites-get-as-much-traffic-as-the-real-one/

AI
https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/02/microsoft-bans-u-s-police-departments-azure-openai-facial-recognition/