The most consequential product roadmap this decade isn’t at a tech company — it’s inside Article 11 of the EU Battery Regulation, the Android Developer Verifier rollout schedule, and the EIA’s first mandatory US data-center energy survey. We track the specific clauses and dates engineers need on their calendar, the licensing rulings that redefine what “open source” means in practice, and the local fights (Virginia, Prince William) where the data-center build-out is starting to lose voters.
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CVE-2026-40372 lets attackers forge auth cookies on .NET 10.0.6 apps on Linux and macOS. The fix is 10.0.7. Here's what broke, who's exposed, and how to patch.
Framework opened pre-orders for the Laptop 13 Pro on April 21. Panther Lake or Ryzen AI 300, LPCAMM2, a 74Wh battery, and Framework's first touch display.
Article 11 of EU Batteries Regulation 2023/1542 kicks in February 18, 2027. Most flagship phones will dodge user-replaceable batteries through the Ecodesign exemption instead.
Axios reports the NSA is using Anthropic's unreleased Mythos model even though the Defense Department has blacklisted Anthropic. One government, two positions.
Ruby Central cut its executive director, CFO, and PR firm, and shifted to a volunteer working board. The April 16 letter closes the arc from September's RubyGems walkout.
OnlyOffice bolted a 'keep our logo' clause onto its AGPLv3, then accused the Euro-Office fork of violating it. The FSF says users can strip the clause.
Google's Android Developer Verifier is landing in Settings in April 2026. Enforcement starts in four countries in September. Here's what changes, and what 'Advanced Flow' gets you.
Amazon's new Fire TV Stick HD ships with Vega OS, no sideloading allowed. Sources say every future Fire TV will follow. Here's what changes for users and devs.
Virginia voter support for new data centers crashed from 69% to 35% in three years. The Post/Schar School poll and the Digital Gateway cancellation show why it matters.
The EIA confirmed it will develop a mandatory energy disclosure survey for data centers, two years behind Europe. Here's what it covers and why it matters.