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The US FCC waives a rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation, which could make it harder for people to switch from Verizon (Jon Brodkin/Ars Technica)
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01…

Verizon to stop automatic unlocking of phones as FCC ends 60-day unlock rule
FCC waives rule that forced Verizon to unlock phones 60 days after activation.

Verschmähtes Paramount verklagt Warner Bros Discovery
Warner Bros Discovery will Warner Bros an Netflix verkaufen. Paramount will den gesamten WBD-Konzern haben. Nun geht es zu Gericht.
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iOS 26.3 und Co.: Viele Sicherheitslücken gefixt – auch für ältere Versionen
Apple hat Details zu den in den neuen Betriebssystemen enthaltenen Fehlerbehebungen kommuniziert. Die Liste ist wieder lang.

The Virginia State Bar rejects a disciplinary complaint from a press freedom group against a DOJ lawyer over the raid of WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's home (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/us/politics/virgini…

Bar Punts on Ethics Complaint Over Application to Search Reporter’s Home
A press freedom group accused a prosecutor of violating an ethics rule by not telling a judge about a law limiting searches for journalistic work product.

I recently encountered an issue with the Renovate Bot, where it consistently selected the latest version of PHP for dependency analysis.
I have documented my findings & learnings in my latest @… blog post:

PHP Version Constraints for Renovate Bot | bitExpert
Lean how to fix Renovate Bot dependency update issues after PHP 8.5 upgrades by configuring language constraints in your renovate.json file.

Apple confirmed that Google Gemini will power the next-generation version of Siri that is slated to launch later this year.
The next-generation version of Siri is expected to be introduced with iOS 26.4,
which will likely be released to the general public in March or April.
The new capabilities will include better understanding of a user's personal context, on-screen awareness, and deeper per-app controls.
For example, Apple showed an iPhone user asking Siri abou…

Apple Confirms Google Gemini Will Power Next-Generation Siri This Year
In a statement shared with CNBC today, Apple confirmed that Google Gemini will power the next-generation version of Siri that is slated to launch...

A West Virginia teenage trans athlete's case goes to the Supreme Court (Julian Mark/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/01/13/supreme-court-transgender-athlete-west-virginia/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260113/p19#a260113p19

„Abscheulich“: Großbritannien will gegen Groks sexualisierte Deepfakes vorgehen
In Großbritannien sollen Apps, die Menschen digital entkleiden, verboten werden. Gegen die Praxis auf Grok soll ein neues Gesetz durchgesetzt werden.

The number two prosecutor in the US attorney’s office for the eastern district of Virginia has been fired,
⭐️the latest in a series of dismissals in an office that is leading controversial criminal prosecutions of James #Comey and Letitia #James.

Filialnetz dünnt aus – was wird aus Saturn?
Saturn verschwindet aus immer mehr Innenstädten. Standorte werden in MediaMarkt-Filialen umgewandelt. Hält der Mehrheitseigner JD.com an beiden Marken fest?
https://www.