Weekly Tech News Digest: Privacy, Security, Cloud, and Development Updates
This week’s roundup covers the Shenzhen court ruling that WeChat friend lists are not personal privacy, Microsoft’s removal of legacy Edge, the formation of the Rust Foundation, a novel supply‑chain attack on 35 tech firms, Linux floppy driver updates, Go generics progress, and other notable industry developments.
WeChat friend relationships are not personal privacy – A Shenzhen court ruled that WeChat friend lists do not constitute personal privacy, citing that gender and region are public information and that mutual consent would be required to share such data.
Microsoft will retire legacy Edge – In the April 2021 Windows 10 routine update, Microsoft will remove the old Edge browser, leaving only the Chromium‑based Edge and Internet Explorer to simplify the browsing experience and improve security.
Rust Foundation established – Amazon AWS, Microsoft, Google, Huawei, and Mozilla announced a non‑profit Rust Foundation with a $1 million two‑year budget to support Rust development after Mozilla’s layoffs.
Supply‑chain attack on 35 tech companies – A security researcher demonstrated a novel attack by publishing malicious packages on npm, PyPI, and RubyGems, showing that public packages can outrank private ones and were used to compromise firms such as Microsoft, Apple, PayPal, Shopify, Netflix, Yelp, Tesla, and Uber.
Windows 10 forced updates will kill old Edge – The same update will also enforce the removal of the legacy Edge browser to reduce confusion and enhance system security.
Linux kernel still updates floppy driver – After three decades, a new patch submitted by SUSE developer Jiri Kosina addresses excessive log output from the floppy driver in the Linux 5.12 merge window.
Microsoft praises its internal open‑source model – VS Code now has 14 million developers, supporting many languages and platforms, and Microsoft promotes its “inner‑source” development approach.
Toyota and Nissan adopt OTA updates – Both manufacturers will use over‑the‑air software updates for new vehicle models, following Tesla’s lead.
Go generics proposal likely to be accepted – The Go team moved the generics proposal to “Likely Accept,” indicating community consensus on the design using bracketed type parameters.
Microsoft announces WinUI 3.0 roadmap – WinUI is positioned as the primary UI library for building Fluent Design experiences on Windows.
Steam China beta launch – Steam’s Chinese version offers a limited game catalog, requires real‑name verification, and disables community features.
Tesla purchases $1.5 billion in Bitcoin – Tesla disclosed the investment and is exploring Bitcoin as a payment method despite regulatory uncertainties.
CD Projekt RED ransomware attack – The Polish game studio confirmed a ransomware incident that encrypted some internal data and source code but left backups untouched.
Tencent accelerates response to ByteDance – Facing competition from TikTok/Douyin, Tencent is strengthening its core gaming division and supporting portfolio companies.
Fake Lao Gan Ma contract scandal – Three individuals were prosecuted for forging Lao Gan Ma’s seal to obtain Tencent promotional gift codes.
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