Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained”, signalling he will not be accepting new bcachefs…
Summary Reuters reports that Meta allowed the creation of dozens of flirty, celebrity-themed chatbots across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp using the names and likenesses of public figures — in many…
Battlefield 6 Dev Apologises For Requiring Secure Boot To Power Anti-Cheat Tools Content Summary EA required players in the Battlefield 6 PC open beta to enable Secure Boot in BIOS/Windows…
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Summary Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner has reiterated the company’s decision not to embed generative AI into its browser. In a recent…
Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Summary Meta is rolling out temporary restrictions on its AI chatbots for teenage users after reports that…
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws Summary Mastodon says it cannot comply with Mississippi’s new age verification law because its decentralised software and…
China Turns On Giant Neutrino Detector That Took a Decade To Build Summary China has activated the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) after more than ten years of construction. The…
Alibaba Creates AI Chip To Help China Fill Nvidia Void Summary Alibaba, China’s largest cloud provider, has developed a domestically manufactured AI inference chip now in testing to reduce reliance…
New Python Documentary Released On YouTube Summary An 84-minute documentary tracing Python’s journey from Guido van Rossum’s 1991 side project in Amsterdam to a language that now powers major companies…
Is a Backlash Building Against Smart Glasses That Record? Summary Recent coverage highlights growing public anger over AI-powered smart glasses that listen to and record interactions without obvious visual indicators.…
