Uncle Sam doesn’t want Samsung, SK Hynix making memories in China
Uncle Sam doesn’t want Samsung, SK Hynix making memories in China Summary The US Commerce Department has revoked verified end user (VEU) status for South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix…
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked Summary French President Emmanuel Macron pledged a firm response if any country takes measures that undermine Europe’s digital sovereignty. His remarks came…
Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD
Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD Summary Microsoft says its August 2025 security update (KB5063878) is not linked to reports of SSD and HDD failures and data…
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’ – Slashdot Summary Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has accused Google of using partisan spam filtering in Gmail that disproportionately…
Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems
Pentagon Halts Chinese Coders Affecting DOD Cloud Systems Summary The US Department of Defense has halted a long-running Microsoft support arrangement — nicknamed the “digital escorts” programme — after learning…
WhatsApp Fixes ‘Zero-Click’ Bug Used To Hack Apple Users With Spyware
WhatsApp Fixes ‘Zero-Click’ Bug Used To Hack Apple Users With Spyware Summary WhatsApp has patched a ‘zero-click’ vulnerability (CVE-2025-55177) in its iOS and macOS apps that was being used alongside…
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers Summary The US Federal Communications Commission has turned down a request from the National Association of Broadcasters and several industry groups…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ – Slashdot Summary Linux creator Linus Torvalds updated the kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained.” The change signals he…
Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission
Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission Summary Reuters found that Meta allowed the creation of dozens of flirtatious, celebrity-branded chatbots across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, often without the…
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Summary Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner has reiterated the company’s decision not to integrate generative AI features into its browser. In a…