Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash
Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash Summary The bcachefs filesystem — a modern copy‑on‑write filesystem intended for Linux — looks set to be left…
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’ Summary Microsoft is standardising Online Services pricing in Enterprise Agreements by aligning prices with those published on Microsoft.com. The change — framed…
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down Summary Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distribution aimed at sysadmins and system rescue, is shutting down. The project published a final release — Rolling 3.0…
Global EV Sales Up 27% In 2025
Global EV Sales Up 27% In 2025 Summary A CleanTechnica piece, drawing on Rho Motion data, reports that global electric vehicle (EV) sales rose 27% year-to-date through the first seven…
Chinese State Media Calls US a ‘Surveillance Empire’ Over Trackers In Chips
Chinese State Media Calls US a ‘Surveillance Empire’ Over Trackers In Chips Summary Reuters reported that US authorities secretly placed location trackers in targeted shipments of advanced chips to detect…
Decoding Palantir, the Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley
Decoding Palantir, the Most Mysterious Company in Silicon Valley Summary WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast episode, featuring staff writer Caroline Haskins, examines Palantir: the secretive data-software firm cofounded by Peter Thiel…
Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants
Trump order gives political appointees vast powers over research grants Summary US President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking” that would shift grant-making control…
Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility
Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility Summary Nature’s editorial condemns the US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s move to cancel 22 grants worth nearly US$500 million for messenger…
Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of ‘transparency’
Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of ‘transparency’ Summary Microsoft is changing how it prices Online Services under Enterprise Agreements, effective 1 November 2025. The company says it will align…
Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash
Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash Summary The Linux 6.17 release candidate arrived without any bcachefs changes. Developer Kent Overstreet submitted updates indicating the…