The official XScreenSaver GitHub repository has been discontinued, with the author, jwz, releasing the software as tar files on the official website. Users can submit changes and request updates via email.
I am jwz, the author of XScreenSaver, and I do not publish a public source code repository. I publish releases as tar files on the official web site and only there. If you see any other XScreenSaver repository (on GitHub or elsewhere) that has nothing to do with me and you should not trust it.
I welcome submissions and change requests via email. It's fine. You'll get over it.
Google Cloud in its London region is experiencing issues starting on Monday at 23:08 PDT, affecting banking services in the UK, including Revolut Ltd. This is linked to a major Revolut outage, indicating a potential connection between Google Cloud and the affected service.
Otter.ai, a meeting note-taking tool, has secured $320 million in funding from General Catalyst's growth fund, aiming to accelerate enterprise growth and innovation. The company, which has 40 million users, plans to expand internationally and invest in product development. Otter.ai's CMO, Alex Gay, envisions transforming transcripts into actionable business insights, while the company is also exploring features like Live Assist to enhance meeting productivity.
Yelp is expanding its voice assistant capabilities by adding the ability for users to call restaurants to check wait times, part of its ongoing efforts to integrate its voice solution for restaurants and service providers. This feature, called Check for Me, is available on restaurant pages in the app and allows users to enter their party size and phone number to have the AI agent call on their behalf. The company is also updating its Yelp AI assistant to better personalize responses and integrate with third-party…