The FTC chair, Andrew Ferguson, has accused Google of partisan spam filtering in Gmail, alleging Republican fundraising emails are routed to spam while Democratic messages reach inboxes. Ferguson sent a…
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers Summary The Federal Communications Commission has declined a request from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and several trade groups to…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained.” The change indicates he will not be taking…
Collapse of Critical Atlantic Current Is No Longer Low-Likelihood, Study Finds Summary The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) — the ocean current that carries warm tropical water to Europe and…
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws Summary Mastodon says it cannot comply with Mississippi’s new age verification law because its decentralised software and…
UK unions want ‘worker first’ plan for AI as people fear for their jobs Summary The Trades Union Congress (TUC) warns that rapid AI adoption could deepen inequality and wants…
Wastewater monitoring project could catch next pandemic early, says health agency Summary The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has launched a £1.3 million programme to develop wastewater-based early-warning systems for…
DHS says it needs $100M worth of counter-drone tech to protect America Summary The US Department of Homeland Security has posted an acquisition planning notice indicating it intends to spend…
DOGE delayed deals, says Nutanix Summary Nutanix says changes driven by the Trump administration’s DOGE cost‑cutting task force have lengthened deal cycles and increased variability when selling to the US…
vSphere upgrades are not near the top of VMware’s to-do list Summary VMware has finished a two‑year push to integrate compute, storage and networking with Cloud Foundation 9 and is…
