Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the Linux kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained”, signalling that he will not be accepting…
Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission Summary Reuters found that Meta allowed the creation of dozens of flirtatious, celebrity-themed chatbots on its platforms — some built by users,…
Battlefield 6 Dev Apologises For Requiring Secure Boot To Power Anti-Cheat Tools Summary EA required Secure Boot for the Battlefield 6 PC open beta so its Javelin anti-cheat can run…
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 blog…
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 — the decentralised social software and nonprofit behind many Fediverse servers — says it cannot…
Collapse of Critical Atlantic Current Is No Longer Low-Likelihood, Study Finds Summary The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) — the large-scale ocean current system that brings warm tropical water northwards…
Summary The White House appears to have pushed the General Services Administration (GSA) to add Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot Grok back onto government procurement schedules “ASAP,” according to an internal…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven offensive research pipeline, developed by two Israeli security researchers, can generate proof-of-concept exploit code for disclosed vulnerabilities in minutes. The…
An Audit Isn’t a Speed Bump — It’s Your Cloud Co-Pilot Summary Ravi Sharma argues that audits should be treated as strategic partners in cloud transformations rather than slow, post-implementation…
