Happy Birthday Debian
This week in Linux News, Tails releases more bug fixes, a new Raspberry Pi is released, and Gnome Shell can now use Gravatar. Also, Debian is now 31 years old.

GM Sued Again for Selling Your Driving Data
This week in the Weekly News Roundup, GM gets sued for data sharing, a shady GPS company is hacked, and a Wyoming Mayor wants ChatGPT to run the city. Also, Peloton wants to charge second-hand sales fees.

Linux
https://9to5linux.com/tails-6-6-improves-persistent-storage-and-adds-support-for-newer-hardware

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/newer-cheaper-raspberry-pi-5-2gb-ram

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2024/08/sync-gravatar-gnome-shell-user-account

https://bits.debian.org/2024/08/debian-turns-31.html

Privacy
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/sensitive-data-management-report/

https://www.theverge.com/2024/8/20/24224603/google-chrome-access-saved-passwords-sync

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/we-will-hold-them-accountable-general-motors-sued-for-selling-customer-driving-data-to-third-parties

Data Leaks
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/19/flightaware-warns-that-some-customers-info-has-been-exposed-including-social-security-numbers/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/hacked-gps-tracker-reveals-location-data-of-customers

AI Overlords
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/19/demand-for-ai-is-driving-data-center-water-consumption-sky-high/

https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/19/gm-cuts-1000-software-jobs-as-it-prioritizes-quality-and-ai/

https://www.windowscentral.com/software-apps/ai-for-mayor-a-wyoming-mayoral-candidate-wants-to-use-a-chatgpt-powered-bot-to-run-the-city-but-openai-blocked-his-account

Business
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/google-denies-report-that-its-discontinuing-fitbit-products/

https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/19/swarmbiotics-founders-grew-obsessed-with-robot-swarms-and-now-plan-to-bring-them-to-the-battlefield/

https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/22/waymo-wants-to-chauffeur-your-kids/

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/peloton-announces-95-used-equipment-activation-fee/

SillyVille
https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/19/the-waymo-robotaxi-honking-problem-has-been-resolved-for-real-this-time/

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/17/tarot-card-readers-impersonators-scammers

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/chick-fil-a-cooking-up-new-family-friendly-video-streaming-service/

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/08/man-certifies-his-own-fake-death-after-hacking-into-registry-system-using-stolen-identity