01 — NYT Technology
The New York Times reports that Jensen Huang resigned as Nvidia CEO and the board named CFO Colette Kress interim chief executive. His departure follows reports of relationships with a subordinate and a woman U.S. officials identified as a Chinese intelligence asset; China denies the espionage claims. The board plans to consider internal and external successors.
Why it matters
Replacing Nvidia’s dominant founder creates leadership uncertainty at a central supplier of AI computing infrastructure.
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The Verge reports that Nvidia announced Jensen Huang’s immediate resignation as CEO, president, and board member, appointing CFO Colette Kress interim CEO. The company also named Harvey C. Jones board chair. The changes follow reports of two affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese intelligence operative.
Why it matters
The reported departures would reshape both executive leadership and board oversight at a major technology supplier.
Read the source →03 — The Verge
The Verge’s review finds Apple’s $299 HomeView fast at controlling connected devices and useful for guided cooking, music, and calls. But the reviewer could sometimes read her daughter’s messages when the shared display failed to switch profiles promptly. Wall mounting also requires separately purchased accessories.
Why it matters
A shared household screen needs reliable privacy boundaries as much as convenient controls.
Read the source →04 — The Register
The Register reports that attackers installed malware on at least 288 machines across 48 organizations through ScreenConnect environments. Huntress suspects an authentication weakness in the third-party RMM+ extension; ConnectWise has not confirmed the entry point and has disabled several extensions remotely. Both advise investigating with other tools because the malware attempts to compromise technicians who connect through ScreenConnect.
Why it matters
Disabling extensions alone may leave attackers’ remote access intact, so affected IT providers need to inspect and clean endpoints.
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Voters backed limits or bans on data center development in 40 of 41 local ballot initiatives, The New York Times reports. Bernstein analysts nevertheless estimate that only 2 to 4 percent of future projects will realistically be canceled nationwide. Susquehanna separately projects that more AI training data centers will be built in 2027 and 2028 than this year.
Why it matters
Local opposition could change where and under what conditions infrastructure gets built, even if national construction continues growing.
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Simon Willison reports that AWS has released an official emulator for testing against local versions of its services without provisioning a paid API key. The project is written in Rust and currently requires Docker on macOS or Windows. Willison wants a standalone binary that would fit more easily into standard test suites.
Why it matters
Local emulation can reduce dependence on provisioned cloud resources during development, while setup requirements still affect adoption.
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T-Mobile agreed to scrap a 50GB monthly cap and speed restrictions on low-income wireless home internet plans, Ars Technica reports. New York officials alleged the restrictions violated the state’s Affordable Broadband Act. The settlement requires speed-limit removal and expanded availability within 120 days, alongside clearer information about the plans.
Why it matters
The settlement could make required low-income broadband service more usable and accessible to eligible New Yorkers.
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Cloudflare chose QuePaxa for Meerkat, an experimental service intended to coordinate its global control plane. The company explains how variable network latency can trigger disruptive leader elections in conventional consensus systems, even when servers remain healthy. QuePaxa promises greater stability by allowing progress without relying on a leader.
Why it matters
The engineering lesson is that preserving data consistency does not guarantee useful availability when network conditions deteriorate.
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