Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD
Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD Summary Microsoft says it found no link between the August 2025 KB5063878 Windows security update and reports of SSD and HDD…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained,” indicating he will not be accepting new bcachefs…
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers
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 industry trade groups…
Mastodon Says It Doesn’t ‘Have the Means’ To Comply With Age Verification Laws
Summary Mastodon, the decentralised social network software and nonprofit behind many Mastodon servers, says it cannot comply with Mississippi’s new age verification law because the software “doesn’t have the means”…
UK Sought Broad Access To Apple Customers’ Data, Court Filing Suggests
UK Sought Broad Access To Apple Customers’ Data, Court Filing Suggests Summary A newly published Investigatory Powers Tribunal filing indicates the UK government’s Technical Capability Notice (TCN) to Apple may…
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked Summary French president Emmanuel Macron warned on 29 August 2025 that Europe will respond strongly if any country takes measures that undermine…
Bank Apologizes For Firing Staff With Accidental Email
Bank Apologises For Firing Staff With Accidental Email Summary One of Australia’s largest banks, ANZ, accidentally sent automated emails to some employees asking them to return laptops and indicating exit…
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’
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 allegedly…
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers Summary The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has declined a request from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and several industry trade…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the Linux kernel MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained”. He indicated he will not be accepting…