Canonical engineer Julian Andres Klode, who works on Ubuntu’s secure boot signing, has put forward a proposal on Ubuntu’s community forums to significantly cut down the GRUB bootloader for the upcoming Ubuntu 26.10. The proposal takes aim at GRUB’s parsers, which Julian describes as a “constant source of security issues,”Continue Reading
Age verification is sadly here to stay, as the politicians pushing these laws don’t seem to care much about what people actually think. Open source projects have been left to deal with the fallout, either by starting compliance work, taking a public stance, or outright blocking users from affected regions.Continue Reading
The International Olympic Committee has approved a new eligibility policy that will bar transgender women from competing in women’s events at the Olympic Games, marking a major shift in how the global body governs gender categories in elite sports. The decision, announced Thursday, introduces a standardized rule across all OlympicContinue Reading
Internal emails obtained by a government watchdog group reveal that a top Homeland Security attorney suggested agents should have “just started hitting” protesters during anti-ICE demonstrations in Los Angeles., Read MoreContinue Reading
Some Colorado residents have already been told to reduce their water use — the earliest such restrictions ever imposed — following a heat wave and snow drought., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Kyiv, which has built expertise on how to counter drones, seals pact amid Iran war., Kyiv, which has built expertise on how to counter drones, seals pact amid Iran war. Ukraine says it has signed a defence agreement with Saudi Arabia as Gulf countries continue to come under Iranian attackContinue Reading
Transgender women athletes now excluded from female events at the Olympics after IOC agrees new eligibility policy., Transgender women athletes now excluded from female events at the Olympics after IOC agrees new eligibility policy. France’s sports minister has called the International Olympic Committee’s decision to introduce genetic testing for women’sContinue Reading
VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s governing coalition on Friday announced plans to ban social media use for children under 14, joining a string of other countries in drawing up restrictions for young people. Alexander Pröll, the official in Chancellor Christian Stocker’s office responsible for digitization, said that draft legislation will beContinue Reading
Julianna Arnold lost her 17-year-old daughter, Coco, in 2022 after the teen took a fentanyl-laced pill the teen thought was a painkiller., Julianna Arnold lost her 17-year-old daughter, Coco, in 2022 after the teen took a fentanyl-laced pill the teen thought was a painkiller., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Grieving mother Mohaddeseh Fallahat, whose two children were killed, and Iran’s Araghchi address Human Rights Council., Grieving mother Mohaddeseh Fallahat, whose two children were killed, and Iran’s foreign minister address Human Rights Council. Mohaddeseh Fallahat remembers combing her children’s hair on the morning of February 28, then tying their shoesContinue Reading
Authorities say the oil is seeping from three sources, including a vessel that has not yet been identified., Authorities say the oil is seeping from three sources, including a vessel that has not yet been identified. Oil spilling from an unidentified vessel and two “natural” sources in the Gulf ofContinue Reading
PPST Solutions says it has been named a value-added reseller for EA Elektro-Automatik, expanding its test portfolio to cover both AC and DC power validation for electrification markets. Engineers increasingly need test coverage across the whole power-conversion chain, not just isolated AC or DC boxes. With the new arrangement, PPSTContinue Reading