Apple will end support for Intel Macs in 2026
June 9, 2025

Apple announced that macOS 26 Tahoe will be the last release of macOS that supports Intel. After that, major new versions of Apple’s desktop operating system will only run on Apple Silicon Macs.
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NVIDIA to Manufacture American-Made AI Supercomputers in US for First Time
April 14, 2025

NVIDIA is working with its manufacturing partners to design and build factories that, for the first time, will produce NVIDIA AI supercomputers entirely in the U.S.
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Pirate Bay financier and far-right activist Carl Lundström dies in plane crash
March 14, 2025

One of the initial backers of infamous torrenting site The Pirate Bay, Carl Lundström, has died after crashing his aircraft in bad weather. He took off in his Mooney M20 propeller plane from Zagreb, the capital of Croatia, en route to Zürich in Switzerland, but local media reports that he crashed into a cabin on Slovenia's Velika Planina mountain, splitting the hut in two.
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Firefox deletes promise to never sell personal data, asks users not to panic
February 28, 2025

Firefox maker Mozilla deleted a promise to never sell its users' personal data and is trying to assure worried users that its approach to privacy hasn't fundamentally changed. Until recently, a Firefox FAQ promised that the browser maker never has and never will sell its users' personal data.
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Elon Musk-led group proposes buying OpenAI for $97.4 billion
February 10, 2025

A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found a decade ago.
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FCC allows T-Mobile and SpaceX to launch satellite service in Helene-hit areas
October 6, 2024

In an effort to assist those in area damaged by the recent hurricane and mass flooding, the FCC has granted Starlink a temporary license to offer satellite to phone services in affected areas.
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FCC chair wants more competition to SpaceX's Starlink unit
September 11, 2024

Federal Communications Commission chair Jessica Rosenworcel said she wants to see more competition to SpaceX's internet satellite constellation Starlink and that "Our economy doesn't benefit from monopolies". This, after the same woman said in 2022 the FCC was denying SpaceX funding for rural broadband because,
she said, "We cannot afford to subsidize ventures that are not delivering the promised speeds or are not likely to meet program requirements."
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AES Crypt 4 Released
August 31, 2024

One of the most popular file encryption software products on the Internet is
AES Crypt. This project was supported by Packetizer, but has now been transitioned from Packetizer to
Terrapane where the original author continues development and support. The latest version was just released, bringing with it many improvements ranging from user interaction to security.
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NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards
August 13, 2024

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its principal set of encryption algorithms designed to withstand cyberattacks from a quantum computer.
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Personal Data of 3 Billion People Stolen in Hack, Suit Says
August 2, 2024

Jerico Pictures Inc., a background-check company doing business as National Public Data, exposed the personal information of nearly 3 billion individuals in an April data breach, a proposed class action says.
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Secure Boot is completely broken on 200+ models from 5 big device makers
July 25, 2024

Researchers from security firm Binarly revealed that Secure Boot is completely compromised on more than 200 device models sold by Acer, Dell, Gigabyte, Intel, and Supermicro.
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CrowdStrike update crashes Windows systems, causes outages worldwide
July 19, 2024

A faulty component in a CrowdStrike Falcon update is crashed Windows systems, impacting various organizations and services across the world, including airports, TV stations, and hospitals.
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FCC blasts T-Mobile’s 365-day phone locking, proposes 60-day unlock rule
July 19, 2024

Citing frustration with mobile carriers enforcing different phone-unlocking policies that are bad for consumers, the Federal Communications Commission is proposing a 60-day unlocking requirement that would apply to all wireless providers.
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Amazon launches its fourth-generation Graviton4 chip as competition intensifies
July 9, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is launching its fourth-generation Graviton processor, the Graviton4 chip that promises to deliver substantial improvements in performance and efficiency, including three times the compute power and memory of its predecessor, 75% more memory bandwidth, and 30% better performance.
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Starlink Mini Dish Release Appears to Be Imminent as New Images Surface
June 17, 2024

Starlink is one step closer to launching the Starlink Mini dish. SpaceX updated its app over the weekend and with the update came some official images of the dish itself, which will start rolling out to select areas as soon as next month.
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T-Mobile to buy almost all of U.S Cellular in deal worth $4.4 billion with debt
May 28, 2024

T-Mobile is buying U.S. Cellular’s wireless operations and certain spectrum assets in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and further consolidating the industry.
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Android 15, Google Play Protect get new anti-malware and anti-fraud features
May 15, 2024

Google announced new security features coming to Android 15 and Google Play Protect that will help block scams, fraud, and malware apps on users' devices.
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Rumble sues Google over digital advertising practices
May 13, 2024

Video sharing platform Rumble said it has sued Google, arguing the tech giant has engaged in anticompetitive practices across its digital advertising products and sought damages in excess of $1 billion.
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Leaked FBI email stresses need for warrantless surveillance of Americans
May 9, 2024

A Federal Bureau of Investigation official recently urged employees to "look for ways" to conduct warrantless surveillance on US residents, an internal email shows. Security measures need to be further tightened, both in the consumer and enterprise spaces.
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Maximum-severity GitLab flaw allowing account hijacking under active exploitation
May 2, 2024

A maximum severity vulnerability that allows hackers to hijack GitLab accounts with no user interaction required is now under active exploitation, federal government officials warned as data showed that thousands of users had yet to install a patch released in January.
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US FCC approves T-Mobile deal to buy budget provider Mint Mobile
April 25, 2024

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission said it will approve the T-Mobile US deal to buy Ka'ena Corp, the owner of budget service provider Mint Mobile, for up to $1.35 billion.
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Cisco says hackers subverted its security devices to spy on governments
April 24, 2024

Cisco Systems said that hackers have subverted some of its digital security devices to break into government networks globally.
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Meta Stock Drops 15% on "Disappointing Q2 Forecast"
April 24, 2024

Meta reported its first quarter earnings, and while it beat analysts' expectations on the top and bottom lines, a disappointing Q2 forecast sent shares of the social media giant plummeting more than 15%. Zuckerberg said the company is "scaling capex and energy expenses for AI."
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