Google Backpedals On Goo.gl Shutdown To Preserve Active Links
Google Backpedals On Goo.gl Shutdown To Preserve Active Links Google has decided to maintain its goo.gl short links after initially planning to shut them down by August 25, 2025. The…
Belgium Bans Internet Archive’s ‘Open Library’
Belgium Bans Internet Archive’s ‘Open Library’ A Brussels court has ordered a broad site-blocking action against the Internet Archive’s Open Library, targeting various shadow libraries. The order affects a range…
Google Has Just Two Weeks To Begin Cracking Open Android, It Admits in Emergency Filing
Summary Google has acknowledged it must make significant changes to its Google Play app store in just 14 days, following an antitrust ruling against it. This includes allowing app developers…
India To Penalize Universities With Too Many Retractions
India To Penalize Universities With Too Many Retractions India’s national university ranking system is set to penalise institutions with a high number of retracted papers. This unprecedented approach aims to…
Atlassian Terminates 150 Staff With Pre-Recorded Video
Summary Atlassian has laid off 150 employees via a pre-recorded video message from CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes. This approach appears to primarily affect their European operations. The video announced the redundancies…
Palantir Lands $10 Billion Army Software and Data Contract
Palantir Lands $10 Billion Army Software and Data Contract Palantir has secured a massive $10 billion contract with the U.S. Army to unify 75 contracts into a single AI-focused enterprise…
A Luggage Service’s Web Bugs Exposed the Travel Plans of Every User
A Luggage Service’s Web Bugs Exposed the Travel Plans of Every User An anonymous reader quotes a report from Wired: An airline leaving all of its passengers’ travel records vulnerable…
Skipping Over-The-Air Car Updates Could Be Costly
Summary Skipping over the latest over-the-air (OTA) updates for your vehicle, particularly for GM cars, could lead to costly ramifications. According to a report, GM vehicle owners have 45 days…
Aurora’s Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Driving At Night
Aurora’s Self-Driving Trucks Are Now Driving At Night Aurora Innovation has kicked off nighttime autonomous trucking operations between Dallas and Houston, and opened a new terminal in Phoenix. With increased…
Peak Energy Ships America’s First Grid-Scale Sodium-Ion Battery
Peak Energy Ships America’s First Grid-Scale Sodium-Ion Battery Peak Energy has just sent out the first grid-scale sodium-ion battery storage system in the US. This isn’t just any battery; it’s…