Summary The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has turned down a request from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and other industry groups to expand annual regulatory fees to include streaming…
Summary Linus Torvalds updated the kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as ‘externally maintained’, signalling he will not be accepting new bcachefs pull requests for the foreseeable future. The bcachefs…
Meta Created Flirty Chatbots of Celebrities Without Permission Summary Reuters has reported that Meta allowed the creation of dozens of flirtatious AI chatbots modelled on real celebrities without their permission.…
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 to enable its Javelin anti-cheat tools.…
Vivaldi Browser Doubles Down On Gen AI Ban Summary Vivaldi CEO Jon von Tetzchner has publicly reaffirmed the browser’s refusal to embed generative AI, arguing that doing so dehumanises the…
Meta Changes Teen AI Chatbot Responses as Senate Begins Probe Into ‘Romantic’ Conversations Summary Meta is introducing temporary restrictions on AI chatbots used by teenagers after reports showed these bots…
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws Content summary Mastodon says it cannot realistically comply with Mississippi’s new age verification law because its decentralised…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An Israeli research duo built an automated offensive research pipeline (dubbed Auto Exploit) that uses LLM prompts, CVE advisories and open-source patches…
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked Summary French President Emmanuel Macron vowed a strong response if any country takes actions that undermine Europe’s digital sovereignty. His remarks came…
Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD Summary Microsoft says it found no connection between the August 2025 Windows security update (KB5063878) and reports of SSD and HDD…
