UFS 5.0 is here, delivering up to 10.8GB/s speeds, a 160% jump from UFS 4.0 
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This leap is designed to meet the growing demands of AI 
. With Google Pixel still using UFS 3.1 since 2021, will this speed boost finally catch their attention for future models? 
No word yet on production timelines 
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https://9to5google.com/2025/10/07/ufs-5-0-speed-improvement/
BREAKING NEWS: Apple's secret love affair with #ICE agents revealed! They've elevated ICE agents to #VIP #status using 'antihate' rules, normally for minorities, to squash an app. Guess Cook is now cooking up ICE lattes with Trump and co. 
https://migrantinsider.com/p/scoop-apple-quietly-made-ice-agents #Apple #controversy #Apple #tech #news #antitrust #HackerNews #ngated
CNBC: U.S. Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms. “The justices turned down Google’s request to temporarily freeze parts of the injunction won by Epic in its lawsuit accusing the tech giant of monopolizing how consumers access apps on Android devices and pay for transactions within apps.”
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld an injunction against Google, siding with Epic Games in a major antitrust case. Google must now allow external payments and rival app stores on Android a huge win for developers and consumer choice that could reshape Big Tech regulation.
#Google #EpicGames #SupremeCourt #Antitrust #AppStore #TechNews #DigitalFreedom #Developers #Innovation #BigTech #TECHi
Read Full Article Here :- https://www.techi.com/us-supreme-court-google-reform-app-store-practices-october-2025/
Supreme Court rejects Google’s request to pause Play Store changes.
After losing to Epic, Google must let U.S. devs steer users to out-of-app payments without fees starting Oct 22. 
No more exclusivity deals; by 2026, competing app stores must be allowed within Play. 
Google plans to appeal by Oct 27.
This summer a US judge Google to allow third-party app stores & billing in the Google Play Store. Google asked for a temporary stay during the appeals process, but the Supreme Court said no. So expect changes starting Oct 22. https://www.theverge.com/news/793610/google-epic-android-supreme-court-stay-denied #Epic #Google #Antitrust #GooglePlayStore
The Supreme Court didn’t save Google from Epic, and now the clock is ticking https://www.theverge.com/news/793610/google-epic-android-supreme-court-stay-denied #Antitrust #Gaming #Google #Policy #Apps #News #Tech #Law
The judge tasked with deciding Google’s fate would rather not https://www.theverge.com/policy/793455/google-doj-ad-tech-judge-brinkema-break-up #Antitrust #Google #Policy #Tech
El cierre del gobierno de EE. UU. le da a Apple un respiro inesperado: el caso antimonopolio del Departamento de Justicia queda en pausa hasta nuevo aviso.
Un parón político… que se convierte en vacaciones legales para Cupertino
#Apple #DoJ #Antitrust
F-Droid warns Google's new app sideloading restrictions could shut down the FOSS app store 
Google's dev verification plan may:
– Collect personal info 
– Charge registration fees 
– Undermine user control & FOSS freedom 
F-Droid urges regulators to intervene, citing monopoly risks & DMA violations
New blog post "NSA and IETF: Can an attacker simply purchase standardization of weakened cryptography?" https://blog.cr.yp.to/20251004-weakened.html #pqcrypto #hybrids #nsa #ietf #antitrust
Google is destroying independent websites, and one sees no choice but to defend it anyway https://www.theverge.com/tech/790711/google-doj-ad-tech-remedies-wikihow-open-web #Antitrust #Google #Policy #Tech
FTC sues Zillow & Redfin over alleged antitrust violations. https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/09/ftc-sues-zillow-redfin-over-illegal-agreement-suppress-rental-advertising-competition
#FTC #Zillow #Redfin #Antitrust
“Earlier this year, Seattle-based Zillow agreed to pay Redfin $100 million in exchange for Redfin exiting the internet listing service business for multifamily properties with 25 units or more. Redfin, also based in Seattle, agreed to transition property management clients to Zillow, and the agreement even required Redfin to financially incentivize its sales representatives to shift clients to Zillow.”
Yikes.
#antitrust #monopoly #collusion
“Washington and four other states file housing-related antitrust violation lawsuit”
FTC accuses Zillow of paying $100 million to ‘dismantle’ Redfin https://www.theverge.com/news/789851/ftc-sues-zillow-and-redfin-for-violating-antitrust-laws #Antitrust #Policy #News #Tech
Ubuntu 25.10 makes sudo-rs the default, replacing legacy sudo with a Rust-based version 
Supports NOEXEC, AppArmor, and older kernels (<5.9) 
Fallback to old sudo.ws still available for now 
Full switch expected by Ubuntu 26.10.
A big step for secure, memory-safe system tooling 
https://www.neowin.net/news/canonical-switches-ubuntu-2510-to-sudo-rs-as-the-default-sudo/
Next was a compelling conversation with Stavros Makris on competition law and legal philosophy at the Digital Markets Research Hub https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk6Zr51aIWQ (3/7) #antitrust #law #economics
