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AI news roundup: TypeScript to Rust compiler, AI-free OS, and new desktop proposals

A developer has created a Rust port of the TypeScript compiler, claiming it runs twice as fast as Microsoft's Go rewrite. In other AI news, NetBSD is positioning itself as an AI-free operating system, while OpenAI's persistent agents are inspiring open-source imitators despite unclear demand. Additionally, Ubuntu's 'Stonking Stingray' beta includes deeper Rust integration and LLM speech-to-text capabilities, and a proposal for an AI-native desktop environment was presented at KDE's 30th-anniversary event. AI

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AI news roundup: TypeScript to Rust compiler, AI-free OS, and new desktop proposals

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