Steam Users in the UK Will Need a Credit Card To Access ‘Mature Content’ Games
Steam Users in the UK Will Need a Credit Card To Access ‘Mature Content’ Games Summary Valve has started enforcing age verification for UK Steam users in order to comply…
Bank Apologizes For Firing Staff With Accidental Email
Bank Apologises For Firing Staff With Accidental Email Summary One of Australia’s largest banks, ANZ, has apologised after some employees received automated emails — prematurely — telling them to return…
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson Summary Georgia Tech secured about $70 million from industry this fiscal year — a 28% increase on last year — with…
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked Summary French president Emmanuel Macron warned of a strong response if any country takes measures that undermine Europe’s digital sovereignty. His remarks…
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’ Summary Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has accused Google of using “partisan” spam filtering in Gmail that sends Republican fundraising…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the Linux kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as ‘externally maintained’, signalling he will not be accepting new…
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 rejected a request from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and several industry trade…
Why scientists are flocking to Substack
Why scientists are flocking to Substack Summary Many researchers are turning to Substack — an independent newsletter and blogging platform — to reach the public directly, host longer-form explanations and…
Intel’s deal with Trump includes a penalty clause against selling off its fabs
Intel’s deal with Trump includes a penalty clause against selling off its fabs Summary Intel has accepted the US government’s conversion of outstanding CHIPS Act grant money into a 10%…
FTC chair accuses Google of treating GOP’s emails as spam
FTC chair accuses Google of treating GOP’s emails as spam Summary Federal Trade Commission chair Andrew Ferguson wrote to Google CEO Sundar Pichai after a New York Post report alleged…