When will life expectancy reach 100? No time soon Summary This research highlight summarises recent analysis showing that average life expectancy continues to increase in many high-income countries but the…
Intel’s deal with Trump includes a penalty clause against selling off its fabs Summary The US government converted approximately $5.7bn of CHIPS Act grant funding into a 10% equity stake…
FTC chair accuses Google of treating GOP’s emails as spam Summary FTC chair Andrew Ferguson has written to Google CEO Sundar Pichai after reports that Gmail was routing Republican fundraising…
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked Summary French President Emmanuel Macron pledged a firm response if any country takes measures that undermine Europe’s digital sovereignty. His remarks came…
Uncle Sam doesn’t want Samsung, SK Hynix making memories in China Summary The US Commerce Department has revoked verified end user (VEU) status for South Korea’s Samsung and SK Hynix…
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’ – Slashdot Summary Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has accused Google of using partisan spam filtering in Gmail that disproportionately…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ – Slashdot Summary Linux creator Linus Torvalds updated the kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained.” The change signals he…
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers Summary The US Federal Communications Commission has turned down a request from the National Association of Broadcasters and several industry groups…
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…
Collapse of Critical Atlantic Current Is No Longer Low-Likelihood, Study Finds Summary A new study reported via Slashdot (original reporting in The Guardian) examines long-run climate model simulations out to…
