1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:13,000 [music] 2 00:00:13,000 --> 00:00:20,000 What's up everybody? For the week ending April 26th, my name is Marks and this is Freedom Tech Wrap. 3 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:27,000 Freedom Tech Wrap is a weekly source for news and project updates in the freedom and independent technology space. 4 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:35,000 We live in a highly connected world and Freedom Tech lets you decide how you want to connect and where you want your data to live. 5 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:43,000 Freedom Tech Rap is an independent show, so if you want to support what we're doing, you can send us value through your Podcasting 2.0 app. 6 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:52,000 You can do this by streaming sats or you can boost and send zaps. Your support and feedback are greatly appreciated. 7 00:00:52,000 --> 00:00:54,000 And now on to the news. 8 00:00:54,000 --> 00:01:05,000 First up, some major news this week. Samurai Wallet founders have been arrested and charged with money laundering, unlicensed money transmitting offenses. 9 00:01:05,000 --> 00:01:12,000 The US Department of Justice claims that Samurai Wallet laundered over $100 million in criminal proceeds. 10 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:18,000 Samurai's web servers and domain were seized and their mobile app removed from Google Play Store in the US. 11 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:28,000 If you go and visit Samurai's web servers and website, you will see the big US Department of Justice seizure notice on the site. 12 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:37,000 Founders Keon Rodriguez and William Lonegran Hill face up to 20 years and 5 years in prison if convicted. 13 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:48,000 And then fresh on the heels of that, we have Phoenix Wallet, who have proactively announced that they are going to be removing their app from the US app stores. 14 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:55,000 As of right now, it appears they are not being compelled to do this, but simply are deciding on their own. 15 00:01:55,000 --> 00:02:06,000 So from the announcement on Twitter, they say, "On May 3rd, 2024, Phoenix Wallet will be removed from US app stores. Users from the US should empty their wallet. 16 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:12,000 For Android, go to Settings and do Close Channels. On iOS, go to Settings and say Drain Wallet. 17 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:19,000 We highly recommend not force closing channels, as on-chain fees could be significant." 18 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:29,000 If you've dabbled just a little bit in Lightning, this concept of force closing can cause extra on-chain fees, can be more significant. 19 00:02:29,000 --> 00:02:42,000 So close your channels nicely using the features as built into the Phoenix Wallet, and that will use the fee that has already been incurred with the channel closure. 20 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,000 And then right along with that, we have another story from the United States. 21 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:57,000 President Joe Biden has signed the reauthorization of expanded FISA 702 warrantless surveillance program after it passed through the Senate. 22 00:02:57,000 --> 00:03:05,000 So we've reported already that it passed through the House. We asked people to make phone calls to the Senator, people who live in the United States, so that it would not pass the Senate. 23 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:10,000 Well, it did pass the Senate, and then President Biden signed it into law. 24 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:18,000 The act allows for warrantless surveillance and was passed with a 60 to 34 bipartisan vote in the Senate. 25 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:23,000 Critics argue that it expands government surveillance powers and poses risks to privacy rights. 26 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:28,000 No meaningful reforms were made during the reauthorization process. 27 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:45,000 So this is a law that was already on the books. They renewed it, and they continue to search people without having a warrant, which supposedly should violate the Bill of Rights, but has not been challenged. 28 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:52,000 Next up, Craig Wright discontinues Tulip trading case in major win for Bitcoin developers. 29 00:03:52,000 --> 00:03:58,000 Craig Wright has discontinued a lawsuit against 12 Bitcoin developers and others in the UK High Court. 30 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:05,000 This marks the end of Wright's decade-long strategy of intimidating and harassing Bitcoin developers. 31 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:10,000 The outcome would have had significant consequences for open source software and developer liability. 32 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:17,000 The decision comes after a recent UK court ruling confirmed that Craig Wright is not Satoshi Nakamoto. 33 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:23,000 So this feels like the final chapter to close the book on this whole thing. 34 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:41,000 Really grateful that Bitcoin developers are able to work without the threat of litigation and lawsuits from Craig Wright, from others associated with him, and had they been successful, from countless others in the future who would like to hold developers liable for contributing to open source software. 35 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:51,000 Unfortunately, we have more stories from the United States government in this podcast episode today, and they aren't good. 36 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:58,000 US government rejects calls to end Assange case, submits non-assurance for extradition. 37 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:18,000 Non-assurances provided regarding First Amendment rights. Despite claims from Assange's legal team that he should be able to raise the First Amendment defense if extradited, the US government has submitted a non-assurances regarding the application of the First Amendment to Assange's situation. 38 00:05:18,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Focus on death penalty and concerns. Instead of addressing the First Amendment concerns directly, the US government has chosen to focus on potential death penalties associated with Assange's extradition. 39 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:40,000 So not only are they refusing to give him First Amendment rights, they're also saying that they want to use the death penalty if possible. 40 00:05:40,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Assange's legal team has argued that the First Amendment does apply to him due to his status as a journalist and a publisher. They claim that the US government's refusal to provide assurances means that Assange cannot invoke the First Amendment. 41 00:05:55,000 --> 00:06:02,000 A hearing on the matter is scheduled for May 20th. 42 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:13,000 Next story. Let's continue on with the bad news. This one's out of El Salvador. El Salvador's Chivo wallet source code and VPN access were leaked. 43 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:24,000 Hackers from Cyber Inteligencia SV leaked parts of El Salvador's Chivo wallet source code and VPN access details. This all comes courtesy of TFTC, by the way. 44 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:34,000 The group claims they released the information to retaliate against the Salvadoran government for not engaging with them. 45 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:41,000 The leaked files include snippets of the wallet's code and VPN credentials linked to Chivo's wallet's ATM network. 46 00:06:41,000 --> 00:06:50,000 This incident follows previous hacks, where the same group exposed personal data of around 5.1 million Salvadorans. 47 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:58,000 This is further evidence that we should avoid using KYC services when possible. 48 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:08,000 Giving your driver's license, giving your personal information over to another company, is just leaving your information there for a hacker to come in and expose it. 49 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:14,000 The more that you give it out, the higher you raise your risk profile. 50 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:31,000 So please, if you're about to take a picture of your driver's license to upload somewhere, please give it a second thought, and a third thought, and a fourth thought to make sure this is absolutely necessary and what you're getting in return is valuable enough to take that risk. 51 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:43,000 Let's end the news segment on a slightly more upbeat news story. This is BrainsPool, the mining pool. They have enabled lightning payouts for all of their users. 52 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,000 Let's read from Brains' own blog post. 53 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:55,000 BrainsPool has introduced lightning payouts for all of its miners, allowing them to receive their earnings instantly without any minimum requirements or fees. 54 00:07:55,000 --> 00:08:02,000 To access these payouts, users simply need to enter their lightning address in a designated financial account and establish a payout rule. 55 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:07,000 This streamlined process ensures that miners can quickly and efficiently collect their rewards. 56 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:17,000 Now, it is worth noting that similar lightning-based payment solutions have recently been implemented by other mining platforms such as NiceHash and Titan Mining. 57 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:26,000 And as a side note I would add on, Ocean Mining is actively working on a lightning payout system as well. 58 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:34,000 Ocean is a non-KYC mining operation, which means they don't collect personally identifiable information about you in order to join the pool. 59 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:39,000 If you want a more private way to mine, go ahead and check out Ocean. 60 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:46,000 Let's take a look at our top boosters from last week. We have one. 61 00:08:46,000 --> 00:08:52,000 And that is from Joel W. for 333 sats. It was a boost on Podcasting 2.0. 62 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:57,000 Thank you Joel, really appreciate your support. You come in almost every single week and give us a boost. 63 00:08:57,000 --> 00:09:00,000 So thank you so much for supporting what we do. 64 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:04,000 And for any of you who are listening, you can support by sending a boost in your app. 65 00:09:04,000 --> 00:09:09,000 You just tap that little lightning bolt icon or whatever it looks like in your Podcasting 2.0 app. 66 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:15,000 Send a few sats our way. You can also set up streaming so that every minute it streams just a few sats to us. 67 00:09:15,000 --> 00:09:23,000 Those are really cool too. We check those out. We don't announce them on the show, but we really appreciate those. We do notice them. 68 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:30,000 Okay, let's go on to events. We have two events to talk about this week. 69 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:38,000 First one is the India Bitcoin Conference. This will take place from September 20th to 22nd in Goa. 70 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:50,000 Focus is on innovation and growth. Organizers aim to bring together builders, innovators, and businesses within the Indian subcontinent to discuss and advance the adoption of Bitcoin. 71 00:09:50,000 --> 00:09:54,000 And then moving to a different continent, we have the African Bitcoin Conference. 72 00:09:54,000 --> 00:10:02,000 This is the third edition of the Africa Bitcoin Conference set to take place in Nairobi, Kenya from December 9th to 11th, 2024. 73 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:08,000 The event aims to bring together thought leaders, innovators, policymakers, and developers to discuss Bitcoin's role in Africa. 74 00:10:08,000 --> 00:10:18,000 Partnership with B-Trust builders includes organizing a hackathon, workshops, and scholarships for young African developers. 75 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:23,000 If you live in a different part of the world near one of these events, I recommend going and checking it out. 76 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:32,000 Or if you feel like traveling, it's great to mingle among different cultures when you have some kind of shared goal. 77 00:10:32,000 --> 00:10:39,000 And Bitcoin is one of these cultures that spans borders and really spans cultures. 78 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:45,000 So go check those out if you have the ability to. 79 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:49,000 We also have something to report on grants for open source developers. 80 00:10:49,000 --> 00:10:53,000 And this, instead of grants being awarded, this is money being received. 81 00:10:53,000 --> 00:11:02,000 So OpenSats announced a $1 million donation that they received from the Reynolds Foundation to support free and open source FreedomTech projects. 82 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:07,000 Funds will exclusively go towards supporting open source projects and contributors. 83 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:12,000 Operational budget is separate, ensuring that no cuts from the donations are made. 84 00:11:12,000 --> 00:11:18,000 The Reynolds Foundation encourages other philanthropists to contribute to OpenSats' mission. 85 00:11:18,000 --> 00:11:23,000 If you're listening to this and you have money that you would like to donate to someone, 86 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:31,000 especially if you are someone who lives in a country where income tax is a big part of your annual process, 87 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:36,000 and if you are able to diminish your tax burden by making a charitable contribution, 88 00:11:36,000 --> 00:11:41,000 take a look at OpenSats and some of these other organizations that are supporting open source developers. 89 00:11:41,000 --> 00:11:45,000 You might be able to get a bit of a tax savings by donating to them. 90 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:50,000 Okay, let's move on to software releases and project updates. 91 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:55,000 Scrolling through here, we have quite a few today. So let's get right into it. 92 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:59,000 First up, Bitcoin Core. Of course, this is at the top of the list. 93 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:08,000 Bitcoin Core version 27.0. It contains BIP 324 version 2 transport turned on by default, 94 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:12,000 new mempool.dat format, and more. 95 00:12:12,000 --> 00:12:18,000 The update also brings changes to the wallet, such as introduction of the CoinGrinder coin selection algorithm, 96 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:21,000 and updates to the branch and bound algorithm. 97 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:25,000 Other enhancements include better handling of empty settings.json files, 98 00:12:25,000 --> 00:12:30,000 faster pruning during initial block download, and improved init functionality. 99 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:36,000 A C++20 compatible compiler is now required to build Bitcoin Core. 100 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:41,000 While macOS releases have been configured to use hardened runtime libraries, 101 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:47,000 support for external signing on Windows has been temporarily disabled due to dependencies needing replacement. 102 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:55,000 So if you are depending on external signing on Windows, please be aware of that before upgrading. 103 00:12:55,000 --> 00:13:01,000 Next up, LabelBase version 2.1.0, introducing attachments. 104 00:13:01,000 --> 00:13:06,000 The feature attachments allows you to attach files and images to labels, 105 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:10,000 enhancing the platform's functionality and organization capabilities. 106 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:17,000 PDF and image viewing integration. Users can now preview attached documents and images without leaving the application. 107 00:13:17,000 --> 00:13:22,000 Background task activity indicator. During verification process using Electrum, 108 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:26,000 users will see an activity indicator providing better feedback on ongoing tasks. 109 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,000 Custom Electrum config for testnet labelbases. 110 00:13:29,000 --> 00:13:34,000 Self-hosted labelbase instances now support custom configuration for testnetworks, 111 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,000 improving flexibility and compatibility. 112 00:13:37,000 --> 00:13:47,000 Wasabi Wallet version 2.0.7.1 has a new interface, Trezor 3 support, and full RBF detection. 113 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:54,000 We have Phoenix Wallet iOS version 2.2.4 has a swap-in failures fix. 114 00:13:54,000 --> 00:14:01,000 Mutiny Wallet version 0.6.5, called the Atlantis Federation Fix. Let's dive in a little bit. 115 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:08,000 Mutiny Wallet 0.6.5 addresses a problem related to the Bitcoin Atlantis Federation fixing an existing bug. 116 00:14:08,000 --> 00:14:15,000 Improved Fetiment integration. The latest release focuses on optimizing the wallet's performance within the Fetiment ecosystem, 117 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:18,000 despite current fee and scaling challenges. 118 00:14:18,000 --> 00:14:25,000 Enhanced Node functionality. It includes various improvements such as tests for new Nostra features, 119 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:30,000 removal of unused WASM functions, and updating the Bitcoin price fetching mechanism. 120 00:14:30,000 --> 00:14:37,000 And of course there are other bug fixes and optimizations, such as handling of invalid NWC events, 121 00:14:37,000 --> 00:14:44,000 improved setup for new profiles, and log generation during certain actions like pruning monitors and changing Hermes addresses. 122 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:53,000 Blue Wallet has an update to version 6.6.2, which are UI improvements and bug fixes. 123 00:14:53,000 --> 00:15:03,000 Bitcoin Keeper version 1.2.3, 1, 2, 3, fee insights, multiple mediums for signers, hide and delete wallets. 124 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:10,000 Cashew Nutshell version 0.15.3 has improved Mint crash resistance. 125 00:15:10,000 --> 00:15:18,000 What does that mean? This says, "The latest version of Cashew Nutshell introduces improvements to handle crashes during outgoing Lightning payments, 126 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:23,000 automatically picking up affected transactions and invalidating any related proofs." 127 00:15:23,000 --> 00:15:30,000 We have Nix Bitcoin version 0.0.106. They have updated dependencies. 128 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:40,000 Several dependencies have been updated in Nix Bitcoin, including BTC Pay Server, CLightning, HWI, and NBExplorer. 129 00:15:40,000 --> 00:15:44,000 They removed unmaintainable plugins, three of them specifically. 130 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:50,000 The Help Me, Prometheus, and Summary plugins have been removed due to lack of maintenance and support, 131 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:53,000 which I actually really appreciate when projects do that, 132 00:15:53,000 --> 00:16:00,000 because keeping around old libraries and dependencies that are not being maintained anymore opens you up for vulnerabilities. 133 00:16:00,000 --> 00:16:03,000 So glad that they are pruning as they go. 134 00:16:03,000 --> 00:16:13,000 Aqua Wallet version 0.1.50, send to LNURLPay and Lightning addresses BIP21 unified QR support. 135 00:16:13,000 --> 00:16:20,000 So this is introducing support for sending to LNURLPay and Lightning addresses as well as BIP21 QR codes. 136 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:25,000 "Reworked send workflow and added automatic refund and claim transactions with submarine swaps. 137 00:16:25,000 --> 00:16:30,000 Improved restore wallet workflow and enabled biometric authentication," 138 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:33,000 which is probably something like Face ID or fingerprint. 139 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:40,000 "And then added support for Aqua to Aqua Lightning payments and removed USDT as a default asset." 140 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:46,000 And then along those lines we have Liquid. Liquid Wallet Kit, LWK. 141 00:16:46,000 --> 00:16:54,000 This is a new kit. It's a collection of Rust tools designed to make developing Liquid Wallet applications simpler. 142 00:16:54,000 --> 00:17:02,000 Developed by Blockstream, LWK aims to address common pain points in existing Liquid Wallet development tools. 143 00:17:02,000 --> 00:17:07,000 Key features include support for lightweight backends like Electrum and Esplora, 144 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:12,000 compatibility with various script types, and bindings for popular programming languages. 145 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:23,000 Currently it is pre 1.0 stage and LWK encourages developer contributions and feedback through GitHub and Telegram channels. 146 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:34,000 Continuing with Blockstream, we have an update to the green desktop version 2.0.4 and it has BIP39 passphrase login and more. 147 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:43,000 Then Sparrow Wallet comes in with an update version 1.8.6, wallet search improvements, mix from PostMix, and more. 148 00:17:43,000 --> 00:17:48,000 I want to dive in a little bit here because Sparrow has been instrumental this week with Samurai going down. 149 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:52,000 It is a way for people to recover their funds if they want to. 150 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:59,000 So it introduces wallet search capabilities on all open wallets, summary feature, 151 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:03,000 and the ability to mix funds from the PostMix account. 152 00:18:03,000 --> 00:18:12,000 Other features include support for importing Samurai backup files, fine adjustments to fee rates, and enhanced copy context menus. 153 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:19,000 Bug fixes address issues related to network errors, gap limits, proxy configurations, and other minor glitches. 154 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:23,000 The update also includes improvements to the wallet summary dialog, 155 00:18:23,000 --> 00:18:29,000 allowing users to view the balance of all open wallets and track changes over time. 156 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:36,000 I do want to point out again that Sparrow Wallet is a destination if you were using Samurai and you need to get your funds back. 157 00:18:36,000 --> 00:18:39,000 Go check it out and see if it's the right place for you. 158 00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:49,000 You can plug in your keys there and you can do the restoration process where you can look at your pre-mix and post-mix coins. 159 00:18:49,000 --> 00:18:57,000 Last wallet update for today is Zeus. Zeus version 0.9.0-alpha 1 rolls out to community sponsors. 160 00:18:57,000 --> 00:19:02,000 Zeus has been rolled out to community sponsors offering features such as hardware, wallet support, 161 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:07,000 batch channel operations, and improved payment path views. 162 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:15,000 They also posted something about the Samurai wallet seizure, saying that they are not going anywhere 163 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:19,000 and that they would love for people to continue to support the push for privacy. 164 00:19:19,000 --> 00:19:31,000 If you would like to read their full statement, go check out Zeus's, both their Nostr and their Twitter accounts should have a screenshot of their statement there. 165 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:33,000 Okay, moving on to Nostr. 166 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:42,000 NDK version 2.8, called Fast and Steady, focuses on improving performance, adding threaded capabilities, 167 00:19:42,000 --> 00:19:48,000 and enhancing the overall experience of building Nostr-related applications. 168 00:19:48,000 --> 00:20:00,000 Then we have Gossip version 0.10.0, and it has Nostr Connect Signer, whitelist support for relays, and SpamSafe. 169 00:20:00,000 --> 00:20:06,000 Blossom Drive. This is an awesome project that I've been following. I'm really excited about it. 170 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:14,000 This is trying to create a Nostr-type protocol and experience, but instead of just for text, it's going to handle all media files. 171 00:20:14,000 --> 00:20:18,000 So images, movies, audio, you name it. Let's read this one. 172 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:24,000 Blossom Drive. Store and retrieve data on public servers using SHA-256 Universal ID. 173 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:32,000 Blossom Drive uses SHA-256 Universal IDs to address binary data stored on public servers via HTTP endpoints. 174 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:39,000 Allows users to store and retrieve binary data without naming conventions, providing flexibility and security. 175 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:46,000 Identify systems enable ownership of files. 176 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:53,000 Identity systems enable ownership of files, enabling better organization and management of data. 177 00:20:53,000 --> 00:21:02,000 Blossom Drive is a Nostr application utilizing Blossom servers, allowing users to create and manage folders of blobs. 178 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:06,000 Really pumped about this project. I hope that it goes somewhere. 179 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:11,000 If you would like to support it, download the software, play around with it, try it out. 180 00:21:11,000 --> 00:21:17,000 Don't put anything serious on there that you might be sad if it gets lost, but try it out. 181 00:21:17,000 --> 00:21:25,000 And then if you are enjoying it, consider sending some Sats, some Zaps over to Hazard and others who are working on it. 182 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:31,000 And then last Nostr update for today, we have Nost2x version 2.3.0. 183 00:21:31,000 --> 00:21:38,000 This is one of the browser extensions that helps you log into Nostr apps without having to put in your private key to all the different apps. 184 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:42,000 And they added support for NIP 49. 185 00:21:42,000 --> 00:21:48,000 New version of Nost2x released adding NIP 49 event deletion support. 186 00:21:48,000 --> 00:22:01,000 The update includes a button directing users to the options page upon installation, as well as a link to Nostr.me for easy profile setup. 187 00:22:01,000 --> 00:22:09,000 OK, in the privacy and security category, we first have Umbral OS with an update of version 1.1.0. 188 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:15,000 And they have added a terminal application, allowing you to do command line stuff from within Umbral, which is cool. 189 00:22:15,000 --> 00:22:19,000 They have a beta program, UX improvements, and bug fixes. 190 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:30,000 Raspi Blitz version 1.11.0, enabling NVMe PCIe hats, new documentation, and more. 191 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:36,000 TBDEX version 1.0, open source liquidity and trust protocol. 192 00:22:36,000 --> 00:22:56,000 I'm going to read a little bit from this one. This release marks the debut of TBDEX, an open source liquidity and trust protocol designed to facilitate seamless connections between liquidity seekers and providers, while ensuring security through the utilization and decentralization technologies like distributed IDs and VCs. 193 00:22:56,000 --> 00:23:05,000 Next category, we have AI. Unleashed.chat is out with version 0.1.20. 194 00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:08,000 And these are Nostr feed queries. 195 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:19,000 Introduction of Nostr feed queries functionality, users can now ask, "What's happening on my feed today?" to receive information about recent posts made by individuals they are following on Nostr. 196 00:23:19,000 --> 00:23:26,000 This honestly seems really cool because one of the biggest problems with Nostr is that you hop on and you see what's going on right then. 197 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:34,000 But it's really hard to know the important things you missed unless people are reposting other people's stuff or their own stuff and having it resurfaced. 198 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:41,000 So there are a few stories every day that just get so much attention, they get reposted dozens of times, and so you don't miss them. 199 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:46,000 But there are a ton of great nuggets of information that you are missing every day. 200 00:23:46,000 --> 00:23:53,000 So if Unleashed.chat can search those out and feed them back to you when you request it, that'd be really cool. 201 00:23:53,000 --> 00:24:06,000 It kind of feels similar to the algorithm approaches of other social media networks, but you're still controlling the interaction a bit by making it something that you request. 202 00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:17,000 Hopefully down the line you can request certain types of things from it and get more controlled summaries back. 203 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:19,000 They also have enhanced privacy features. 204 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:26,000 To utilize the Nostr feed query, users must enable Nostr login within their account settings. 205 00:24:26,000 --> 00:24:28,000 And then there are improved user experience. 206 00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:35,000 When initiating a new chat session in Nostr mode, prompts suggesting relevant images are provided to enhance conversation quality. 207 00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:42,000 Additionally, AI-generated code blocks now include a button that allows users to easily copy the content to their clipboards. 208 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:46,000 And then a little bit of a PR thing from their note. 209 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:59,000 Continued development. This release marks another step towards improving the overall functionality and usability of Unleashed.chat, ensuring it remains at the forefront of AI-powered communication platforms. 210 00:24:59,000 --> 00:25:02,000 Okay, we have three more today. 211 00:25:02,000 --> 00:25:09,000 PPQ.AI has DALI AI image generation available. 212 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:16,000 Meta introduces LLAMA3, an open source large language model with state-of-the-art performance. 213 00:25:16,000 --> 00:25:22,000 Pre-trained and fine-tuned versions of LLAMA3 are available with 8 billion and 70 billion parameters. 214 00:25:22,000 --> 00:25:29,000 This aims to be the best open source model, addressing developer feedback and promoting responsible use. 215 00:25:29,000 --> 00:25:37,000 New capabilities include improved reasoning, code generation, and instruction following. 216 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:44,000 LLAMA3 will become multilingual and multimodal in the future, with longer context and better overall performance. 217 00:25:44,000 --> 00:25:52,000 Human evaluation sets were created to test performance in real-world scenarios, showing superiority compared to other LLMs. 218 00:25:52,000 --> 00:25:56,000 And then speaking of other LLMs, we have Apple coming into the mix. 219 00:25:56,000 --> 00:26:01,000 Apple releases eight small AI language models aimed at on-device use. 220 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,000 This is courtesy of Ars Technica. 221 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:17,000 In the world of AI, what might be called small language models have been growing in popularity recently because they can be run on a local device instead of requiring data center-grade computers in the cloud. 222 00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:27,000 On Wednesday, Apple introduced a set of tiny source-available AI language models called OpenELM that are small enough to run directly on a smartphone. 223 00:26:27,000 --> 00:26:34,000 They're mostly proof-of-concept research models for now, but they could form the basis of future on-device AI offerings from Apple. 224 00:26:34,000 --> 00:26:46,000 Apple's new AI models, collectively named OpenELM, which stands for Open Source Efficient Language Models, are currently available on Hugging Face under Apple's sample code license. 225 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:56,000 Since there are some restrictions in the license, it may not fit the commonly accepted definition of open source, but the source code for OpenELM is available. 226 00:26:56,000 --> 00:27:03,000 And I just say that these could be awesome for people running AI servers at home. 227 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:15,000 Apple has, for years, focused on edge computing, doing as much as it can to do things on the device, whereas other big tech companies tend to favor pushing things to the cloud as soon as possible. 228 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:21,000 So that mentality will likely show through in the performance of these models on home hardware. 229 00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:25,000 So even though these are proof-of-concept to start, I'm excited to see where they go. 230 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:33,000 Alright, well that is it for news and project updates this week. This is Freedom Tech Wrap. 231 00:27:33,000 --> 00:27:37,000 If you find this weekly source useful, please share it with your people. 232 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:42,000 You can also support us through Value for Value in your podcast app or on Noster. 233 00:27:42,000 --> 00:27:46,000 We love it when you stream those sats, send boosts, and send zaps. 234 00:27:46,000 --> 00:27:52,000 If you have any feedback for us, send it our way on Noster to marks@nosterplebs.com. 235 00:27:52,000 --> 00:27:59,000 To close it out, we have the Song of the Week, where your sats directly support that artist. So stick around and boost. 236 00:27:59,000 --> 00:28:06,000 For the rest of you, thanks for listening to Freedom Tech Wrap. And remember to live independent. 237 00:28:06,000 --> 00:28:07,000 Later. 238 00:28:08,000 --> 00:28:18,000 [music] 239 00:28:18,000 --> 00:28:25,000 This week, we're bringing a song where I am taking the meaning from the song and repurposing it a bit. 240 00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:31,000 Fungibility of money is an important quality when it comes to human rights and privacy. 241 00:28:31,000 --> 00:28:41,000 This is really why CBDCs are a dangerous precedent. They give authority, complete insight, and actual control over an individual's money. 242 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:48,000 Approval to spend, or even approval to save it. And that is the antithesis of freedom technology. 243 00:28:48,000 --> 00:28:53,000 Continue looking for ways to maintain your privacy. It's not a fringe, shady thing to do. 244 00:28:53,000 --> 00:29:00,000 It's a fundamental right that was inscribed in the Bill of Rights in the United States Constitution. 245 00:29:00,000 --> 00:29:05,000 While that is a document for only one country, the concept applies to all humans. 246 00:29:05,000 --> 00:29:14,000 As we work, we store our effort in the form of money. We then use that money to trade our effort for someone else's effort. 247 00:29:14,000 --> 00:29:21,000 If authority wants to control our money through a CBDC, they are effectively controlling our effort. 248 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:24,000 Privacy is essential for freedom. 249 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:33,000 On that note, here is the track. It is by the artist Nate Jonathan, called "It Can Be Erased." 250 00:29:34,000 --> 00:29:40,000 I won't be the reason that you slow down 251 00:29:40,000 --> 00:29:47,000 I can't be there though when you're spinning out 252 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:52,000 Don't worry 'bout anything 253 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:57,000 Nothing is planned, if it's written it can be erased 254 00:29:57,000 --> 00:30:00,000 I'll take care of all of it 255 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:04,000 You'll be remembered as a saving grace 256 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:12,000 I am, if you are, I could be done 257 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:34,000 You ever feel the bass through the wall when you're downtown? 258 00:30:34,000 --> 00:30:42,000 You can't resist, drawn to it, it's a gravitational sound 259 00:30:42,000 --> 00:30:46,000 Don't worry 'bout anything 260 00:30:46,000 --> 00:30:50,000 Nothing is planned, if it's written it can be erased 261 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:54,000 You will take care of all of it 262 00:30:54,000 --> 00:30:58,000 You'll be remembered as a saving grace 263 00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:08,000 I am, if you are, I could be done 264 00:31:08,000 --> 00:31:15,000 I am, if you are, I could be done 265 00:31:15,000 --> 00:31:23,000 I am, if you are, I could be done 266 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:30,000 I am, if you are, I could be done 267 00:31:30,000 --> 00:31:38,000 The lady's chosen, it's a long walk home 268 00:31:38,000 --> 00:31:44,000 Can't take her with you, but you'll never be alone 269 00:31:44,000 --> 00:31:47,120 ♪♪