Trump fee for Nvidia, AMD China exports could face legal battle
Summary Nvidia and AMD have reportedly agreed to pay a planned 15% fee on certain GPU exports to China as part of arrangements with the US administration. The fee would…
How Python is Fighting Open Source’s ‘Phantom’ Dependencies Problem
The Python Software Foundation’s Security Developer-in-Residence, Seth Larson, has published an 11-page white paper and authored PEP 770 to tackle “phantom” dependencies — libraries or binaries included with packages (often…
It’s Steve Wozniak’s 75th Birthday. Whatever Happened to His YouTube Lawsuit?
It’s Steve Wozniak’s 75th Birthday. Whatever Happened to His YouTube Lawsuit? Summary Steve Wozniak marks his 75th birthday amid an unresolved legal fight with YouTube that began in 2020. Woz…
Wikipedia Operator Loses Court Challenge To UK Online Safety Act Regulations
Wikipedia Operator Loses Court Challenge To UK Online Safety Act Regulations Summary The Wikimedia Foundation has lost a legal challenge at London’s High Court against parts of the UK Online…
The Engineering Marvel That China Hopes Will Help Wean It Off Foreign Energy
The Engineering Marvel That China Hopes Will Help Wean It Off Foreign Energy Summary China has begun construction on a massive hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet,…
GitHub No Longer Independent at Microsoft As CEO Steps Down
GitHub No Longer Independent at Microsoft As CEO Steps Down Summary GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke announced he will step down to pursue entrepreneurial endeavours. Rather than appointing a direct replacement,…
‘Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work At Chipotle.’
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work At Chipotle. Summary The New York Times piece (picked up on Slashdot) profiles recent computer science graduates who expected lucrative tech roles…
Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World
Ex-NSA Chief Paul Nakasone Has a Warning for the Tech World Summary Former NSA and US Cyber Command director Paul Nakasone told Defcon that technology companies will find it ‘very,…
Reddit Will Block the Internet Archive
Reddit Will Block the Internet Archive Summary Reddit says it discovered AI companies scraping its content via the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine and will stop the Archive from indexing the…
America’s Clean Hydrogen Dreams Are Fading, Again
America’s Clean Hydrogen Dreams Are Fading, Again Summary Companies are cancelling clean hydrogen projects across the United States after Congress shortened the qualification window for a Biden-era tax credit, requiring…