US government snaps up 10% of Intel for $8.9B
US government snaps up 10% of Intel for $8.9B Summary The US federal government has taken a roughly 10% stake in Intel by applying funds already allocated under the CHIPS…
LibreOffice 25.8 Slams the Door On Windows 7 and 8.x
LibreOffice 25.8 Slams the Door On Windows 7 and 8.x Summary LibreOffice 25.8 has been released with performance and typographic improvements, but the headline change is platform support: the suite…
US Is Throwing Away the Critical Minerals It Needs, Analysis Shows
Summary The analysis, led by Elizabeth Holley at the Colorado School of Mines and published in Science, finds that existing federally permitted US metal mines are already mining enough quantities…
Practical Guide to Cloud Outsourcing Governance: Building an Audit-Ready Plan for Third-Party Risk and Resilience
Practical Guide to Cloud Outsourcing Governance: Building an Audit-Ready Plan for Third-Party Risk and Resilience Summary This practical guide is aimed at senior IT leaders and provides a step-by-step approach…
Threads Has 400 Million Monthly Users. But Who Are They?
Threads Has 400 Million Monthly Users. But Who Are They? Summary Mashable’s piece, republished on Slashdot, asks who’s actually using Threads now that Meta reports over 400 million monthly active…
New Zealand Air Traffic Control Failure Likely Caused By Data Transfer Issue
New Zealand Air Traffic Control Failure Likely Caused By Data Transfer Issue Summary Last weekend New Zealand experienced an hour-long air traffic control outage that disrupted flights. Airways, the country’s…
Intel’s New Funding Came From Already-Awarded Grants. So What Happens Next?
Intel’s New Funding Came From Already-Awarded Grants. So What Happens Next? Summary The U.S. government is set to take a roughly 10% stake in Intel, but reporting shows much of…
Will Google’s ‘Battery Health Assistant’ Throttle Your Pixel 10’s Battery?
Will Google’s ‘Battery Health Assistant’ Throttle Your Pixel 10’s Battery? Summary Google has confirmed that the Battery Health Assistance feature is mandatory and cannot be disabled on the Pixel 10…
The Trump-Intel Deal Is Official
The Trump-Intel Deal Is Official Summary The US government is making an $8.9 billion investment in Intel that yields roughly a 9.9% equity stake. The funding comes from $5.7 billion…
US warns tech companies against complying with European and British ‘censorship’ laws
US warns tech companies against complying with European and British ‘censorship’ laws Summary Andrew Ferguson, the Federal Trade Commission chair, sent a letter to major tech CEOs warning that following…