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California carves open-source OSes out of its 2027 age-verification law
California's legislature has passed AB 1856, an amendment that pulls open-source operating systems out of the state's Digital Age Assurance Act before it takes
CPython adds official RISC-V support at tier 3, eyeing tier 2 next
CPython has formally recognized RISC-V as a tier 3 platform under PEP 11, marking the open instruction set architecture as an officially supported target for Py
Debian stays neutral on generative AI, puts the burden on contributors
Debian has adopted a formal position that neither blesses nor bans generative AI in its development, packaging, and documentation work. The project frames the t
DHS bends a customs-import statute into a warrantless surveillance tool
The Department of Homeland Security has been invoking 19 USC 1509 — a provision meant to let it inspect records when auditing duties and taxes on imported goods
Earn Context Before You Ship: A Framework for New-Hire Impact
The instinct to prove yourself immediately in a new role can backfire when action outpaces understanding. Drawing on his move from Monzo to Engine by Starling,
EPA exempts off-grid data center power plants from Acid Rain Program
The EPA has issued guidance concluding that the Clean Air Act's Acid Rain Program does not cover "islanded" power generation facilities — plants that aren't wir
EU's ProtectEU Strategy Reopens the Fight Over Encryption Backdoors
The European Commission has unveiled ProtectEU, a multi-year internal security strategy that once again targets end-to-end encryption. Framed as a broad 'vision
EVE Online begins hauling 2.4M lines of code from Python 2 to Python 3
After 16 years frozen on Stackless Python 2.7 — a version that hit end-of-life in 2020 — developer CCP has started migrating EVE Online's 2.4-million-line codeb
FreeCORE keeps FreeBSD-based TrueNAS CORE alive as a community fork
FreeCORE is a community-maintained continuation of TrueNAS CORE, picking up the FreeBSD-based NAS operating system where the 13.3 release left off and carrying
Glacier Mice: Moss Balls That Roll Across Ice in Coordinated Herds
Glacier mice are golf-ball-to-fist-sized clumps of moss that form on glacier surfaces in places as scattered as Alaska, Iceland, Greenland, Svalbard, Uganda, an
GrapheneOS: Pixel 11 drops ARM memory tagging, blocking full port
GrapheneOS says it managed only a partial port to Google's new Pixel 11 series after a week of effort, and cannot finish because the phones lack support for ARM
"Hacking" IKEA: Building Custom Workbenches From Kallax Shelving
Unable to find furniture that balanced workbench practicality with living-room aesthetics — and unwilling to pay roughly €1,000 per unit for custom pieces — a m