Enshittification of Arduino Begins? Qualcomm Starts Clamping Down
When Qualcomm announced its acquisition of Arduino in October 2025, the tinkerer and maker community watched nervously. Large corporate acquisitions rarely end well for open
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First revealed in spy photos, a Bronze Age city emerges from the steppe
Today all that’s left of the ancient city of Semiyarka are a few low earthen mounds and some scattered artifacts, nearly hidden beneath the waving
Rocket Report: SpaceX’s next-gen booster fails; Pegasus will fly again
Welcome to Edition 8.20 of the Rocket Report! For the second week in a row, Blue Origin dominated the headlines with news about its New
We Asked Roblox’s C.E.O. About Child Safety. It Got Tense.
This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the
Infant botulism outbreak doubles; ByHeart confirms bacteria in formula
ByHeart announced on Thursday that its own testing identified the bacterium that causes botulism in its baby formula, which is linked to an ongoing infant
Microsoft makes Zork I, II, and III open source under MIT License
Zork, the classic text-based adventure game of incalculable influence, has been made available under the MIT License, along with the sequels Zork II and Zork
Singin’ the Agentic Windows blues
Once upon a time, when you ran Windows on your desktop, it was your desktop. Oh, the IT department might have called the shots on how much
Microsoft 365: A guide to the updates
Microsoft 365 (and Office 365) subscribers get more frequent software updates than those who have purchased Office without a subscription, which means subscribers have access
HP and Dell disable HEVC support built into their laptops’ CPUs
Some Dell and HP laptop owners have been befuddled by their machines’ inability to play HEVC/H.265 content in web browsers, despite their machines’ processors having
From defiant to contrite: Formula maker confirms bacteria amid botulism outbreak
ByHeart announced on Thursday that its own testing identified the bacterium that causes botulism in its baby formula, which is linked to an ongoing infant
Do higher RAM prices make Apple a better option?
IT purchasers must brace themselves for potential price hikes on new equipment as memory price increases percolate across supply chains. That’s a double-whammy cost crisis, of course
Zoho revamps Zoho One’s UI to focus on work, not apps
Zoho is revamping the user interface for its flagship suite, Zoho One, moving from an app-based model to a unified, context-aware system in which users
The A.I. Boom Has Found Another Gear. Why Can’t People Shake Their Worries?
It is a time of superlatives in the tech industry, with historic profits, stock prices and deal prices. It’s enough to make some people very
Trump Elevates Once-Fringe Meme Makers to the Mainstream
Right-wing users have tapped A.I. tools to promote Tweety McTreason’s agenda. He took notice.