Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the Linux kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as ‘externally maintained’. The change signals that Torvalds will not…
Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission Summary Reuters found that Meta allowed the creation and public sharing of dozens of flirtatious, celebrity‑style chatbots across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp…
Summary EA required Secure Boot (a BIOS/UEFI setting) for the Battlefield 6 PC open beta so its Javelin anti-cheat can gain low-level, kernel access to better detect and stop cheaters.…
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Summary Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner has reaffirmed the company’s decision not to integrate generative AI into its browser, arguing that embedding…
Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Summary Meta is rolling out temporary restrictions to its AI chatbots used by teenagers after reports showed…
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 lacks…
China Turns On Giant Neutrino Detector That Took a Decade To Build Summary The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) in China has been switched on after more than ten years…
Alibaba Creates AI Chip To Help China Fill Nvidia Void Summary Alibaba, China’s largest cloud-computing company, has developed a domestically manufactured AI inference chip now in testing to help plug…
New Python Documentary Released On YouTube Summary An 84-minute documentary charts Python’s journey from Guido van Rossum’s side project in Amsterdam (1991) to its central role in modern tech and…
Is a Backlash Building Against Smart Glasses That Record? Summary The Slashdot piece highlights growing public unease over smart glasses that continuously listen to or record people, citing coverage from…
