FTC chair accuses Google of treating GOP’s emails as spam
FTC chair accuses Google of treating GOP’s emails as spam Summary FTC chair Andrew Ferguson has written to Google CEO Sundar Pichai after a New York Post report alleged Gmail…
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 agreed to convert $5.7bn of CHIPS Act grants into a 10% equity stake held by…
Uncle Sam doesn’t want Samsung, SK Hynix making memories in China
Summary The US Commerce Department has revoked the Verified End User (VEU) status for major South Korean memory manufacturers Samsung and SK Hynix, according to a Federal Register notice. The…
Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson
Summary Georgia Tech has sharply ramped up corporate fundraising as federal research budgets tighten. The Atlanta school secured about $70 million from industry this financial year — a 28% increase…
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 measures on Steam for users in the UK…
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked Summary French President Emmanuel Macron warned that France and Europe will respond strongly if any country takes steps that undermine European digital…
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 retail staff telling them they had been fired and…
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 partisan spam filtering in Gmail, alleging Republican fundraising…
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 rejected a request from the National Association of Broadcasters and other industry groups to impose…
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”, signalling he will not be accepting new bcachefs…