Steam Users in the UK Will Need a Credit Card To Access ‘Mature Content’ Games
Summary Valve has begun requiring UK Steam users to store a valid UK credit card on their account before they can access pages or community hubs for games with “mature…
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson Summary Georgia Tech has ramped up corporate funding this fiscal year, securing about $70 million from industry — a 28% rise…
UK Sought Broad Access To Apple Customers’ Data, Court Filing Suggests
UK Sought Broad Access To Apple Customers’ Data, Court Filing Suggests Summary A newly published Investigatory Powers Tribunal filing suggests the UK government’s Technical Capability Notice (TCN) to Apple asked…
Bank Apologizes For Firing Staff With Accidental Email
Bank Apologises For Firing Staff With Accidental Email Summary One of Australia’s largest banks accidentally sent automated emails to some retail staff indicating they had been dismissed and asking for…
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked Summary French President Emmanuel Macron warned that Europe will respond strongly if any country takes measures that undermine Europe’s digital sovereignty. His…
Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD
Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD Summary Microsoft says it found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 Windows security update and user reports of SSD or…
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 Defence has paused a long-running Microsoft support programme — often described as “digital escorts” — after discovering…
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 critical vulnerability in its iOS and macOS apps (CVE-2025-55177) that was being chained with…
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 declined a request from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and allied industry groups…