The Plan For Linux After Torvalds Has a Kernel of Truth: There Isn’t One
The Plan For Linux After Torvalds Has a Kernel of Truth: There Isn’t One Summary Rupert Goodwins, writing in The Register and picked up by Slashdot, argues the Linux kernel…
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’ Summary Microsoft is changing its pricing for Online Services in Enterprise Agreements to align prices with those published on Microsoft.com. The update…
Sam Altman Says ‘Yes,’ AI Is In a Bubble
Sam Altman Says ‘Yes,’ AI Is In a Bubble Summary OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told reporters that AI investments have entered bubble territory, saying investors are “overexcited” about the technology.…
Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation
Proton Begins Shifting Infrastructure Outside of Switzerland Ahead of Surveillance Legislation Summary Proton has started relocating parts of its infrastructure out of Switzerland in response to proposed Swiss surveillance laws…
Pentagon Funded Experiment Develops Robots That Change By ‘Consuming’ Other Robots
Pentagon Funded Experiment Develops Robots That Change By ‘Consuming’ Other Robots Summary A Columbia University team, partly funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), demonstrated tubular modular robots…
Exposure To Some Common Pfas Changes Gene Activity, New Study Finds
Exposure To Some Common PFAS Changes Gene Activity, New Study Finds Summary New research indicates that exposure to certain common PFAS (so-called “forever chemicals”) alters gene activity — i.e. epigenetic…
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down Summary Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distribution aimed at sysadmins and system rescue tasks, is shutting down. The distro offered multiple desktop environments (KDE Plasma,…
VP.NET Publishes SGX Enclave Code: Zero-Trust Privacy You Can Actually Verify
VP.NET Publishes SGX Enclave Code: Zero-Trust Privacy You Can Actually Verify Summary VP.NET has published the source code for its Intel SGX enclave on GitHub, enabling anyone to build the…
Developers Say GPT-5 Is a Mixed Bag
Developers Say GPT-5 Is a Mixed Bag Summary OpenAI’s GPT-5 is receiving mixed reviews from software engineers: it shines at technical reasoning, planning and problem diagnosis, but is not universally…
Decoding Palantir, the Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley
Decoding Palantir, the Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley Summary WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast welcomes staff writer Caroline Haskins to explain Palantir — the secretive, controversial data‑software company cofounded by…