GitHub’s report today confirms that the compromised Nx Console extension was used as the initial access vector in this attack. This is a difficult thing to read as the CEO of Nx, and I want to be direct about it: we take responsibility for the role our software played in this incident. I’m grateful to the GitHub, Microsoft, and independent security teams that moved quickly to investigate, contain, and share information publicly. This incident highlights that there need to be deeper, more fundamental changes to how we and other maintainers need to think about securing developer tooling and open source distribution. We are already making major changes to our publishing, automation, and extension security posture, and we’ll continue sharing those changes publicly as we implement them. We’re also beginning conversations with other high-profile open source maintainers about how we can work together on some of the deeper structural problems around software supply chain security. A lot of the assumptions the ecosystem has operated under for years no longer hold. Our focus right now is supporting affected users, hardening Nx, and helping push the broader ecosystem toward stronger supply chain security practices. Updates and guidance: github.com/nrwl/nx-console/s…

Previously, foreign-made routers and drones were only allowed to receive software updates until early 2027, potentially leaving them vulnerable to hacking. pcmag.com/news/fcc-extends-u…

The FCC says foreign-made routers and drones can now receive software updates at least until 2029, extending its earlier 2027 cutoff (@michael_kan / PCMag) (Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!)

Starlink.com now mentions a 'travel registration' policy for international use that requires the customer to submit a copy of their passport and a live portrait selfie. pcmag.com/news/new-starlink-…

At a wireless-industry event, Brendan Carr gives a shout-out to Amazon and AST SpaceMobile. pcmag.com/news/fcc-chair-sta…

SpaceX will restrict a little-known, but accurate, location feature that boat owners use to counter GPS jamming and spoofing around the Red Sea. They're urging the company to reconsider. pcmag.com/news/starlink-to-d…

There are now Starlink displays at 420 Boost stores, as Wave7 Research reported in early April, having launched at 120 Boost stores in Feb. There are 3K Boost stores and many of them have Internet displays from Xfinity, Spectrum or Cox. Good report from @thebauminator

"Starlink Mobile service will be sequentially available in Canada, the Philippines, and New Zealand beginning in June" newsroom.kddi.com/english/ne…

DEORBIT - Space Force just issued a decay notice for BlueBird 7, saying it reentered on Apr 20 (with no further details)

This company is also asking for help on the account verification for Windows drivers. Please help them fix @pavandavuluri @shanselman linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…

Hi @shanselman, @pavandavuluri, sending this from my personal account (as much as one exists for executives nowadays). Any assistance to regaining access to the hardware partner portal would be highly appreciated. We're 2 driver updates behind since 1MAR.

Rumor: SpaceX executives will visit Taiwan later this month for advanced chip packaging (FOPLP) and PCBs (printed circuit boards) help, as yields at new plants in Texas are far below expectations, prompting it to postpone mass production to mid-2027 from Q3-2026, media report, so SpaceX’s Taiwan suppliers Innolux, Compeq, Unitech PCB, others, will likely see orders expand for the next 2-years. In chips and packaging, SpaceX is said to work STMicro, GlobalFoundries, and Innolux (packaging). $STM $GFS $TSLA #SpaceX #semiconductors digitimes.com.tw/tech/dt/n/s…

After 30 years of signing windows drivers, we have been locked out of driver signing like many other companies. In a word, the disrespect and disregard with which MSFT is treating IHVs and ISVs is stunning. Don’t let anyone tell you it’s because we didn’t read our emails or submit the right verification paperwork. Cuz we did all that back in October. And this month, we were suddenly and without any warning locked out. Support said they’d “do their best” to let us know “within 90 days” if we’re good enough to get back on. In the meantime, many thousands of desktops and instruments are not being updated, cuz we can’t sign drivers. Awesome job, Microsoft. Thanks.

'I cannot sign drivers, which means I cannot ship updates for WireGuard for Windows,' the creator of the VPN protocol says. On X, a Microsoft rep says he's working to get accounts unblocked. pcmag.com/news/microsoft-mys…

Rroughly 28% of all Speedtest samples in the U.S. ran over Wi-Fi 5, and around 7% used Wi-Fi 4 or older. Additional FCC rules affecting router vendors could potentially slow U.S. adoption of newer Wi-Fi technologies. MORE: ookla.com/articles/here-are-…

⚠️ Our team at Google is releasing more details on the recent NPM #axios supply chain attack. Notably, we now attribute this activity to #UNC1069, a financially motivated North Korean 🇰🇵 nexus threat actor active since at least 2018.

SpaceX has to balance two considerations: relying on Starlink revenue in the near term vs trying to undermine Amazon's desire to compete in the satellite broadband market

Following the announcement of DLSS 5, some gamers expressed concerns that the technology causes games to appear worse, look homogeneous, or force a specific aesthetic defined by #Nvidia. At a Q&A Panel at #NvidiaGTC, #JensenHuang fired back. 🔥 #gaming #dlss5

"Starcloud, Inc. (“Starcloud”) seeks Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) authorization to conduct a demonstration satellite mission in support of the company’s long-term goal of building data centers in space. The development of such a service is widely in the public interest as it ultimately facilitates the expansion of AI capabilities, and more efficient use of spectrum via reduced terrestrial downlink through in-orbit edge processing." apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/els/repor… apps.fcc.gov/els/GetAtt.html….

Amazon pushes the FCC to deny SpaceX's 1 million satellite/orbital data center proposal: “At that pace, deploying one million satellites would take more than 220 years" pcmag.com/news/amazon-urges-…