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The Economic Impact of Brexit
Abstract of a working paper [PDF] published by NBER: This paper examines the impact of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union (Brexit) in 2016. Using almost a decade of data since the referendum, we combine simulations based on macro data with estimates derived from micro data collected through our Decision Maker Panel survey. These estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with … ⌘ Read more

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Investigating the Great AI Productivity Divide: Why Are Some Developers 5x Faster?
AI-powered developer tools claim to boost your productivity, doing everything from intelligent auto-complete to (https://openai.com/index/introducing-codex/).  But the productivity gains users report have been something of a mixed bag. Some groups claim to get 3-5x (or more), productivity boosts, while other devs claim to get no benefit at all—or even losses of up to 19%. I… ⌘ Read more

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GNU C Library Adds Linux “mseal” Function For Memory Sealing
Introduced last year in the Linux 6.10 kernel was the mseal system call for memory sealing to protect the memory mapping against modifications to seal non-writable memory segments or better protecting sensitive data structures. The GNU C Library has finally introduced its mseal function making use of this modern Linux kernel functionality… ⌘ Read more

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Singapore To Trial Tokenized Bills, Bring In Stablecoin Laws
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Reuters: Singapore’s central bank will hold trials to issue tokenized MAS bills next year and bring in laws to regulate stablecoins as it presses forward with plans to build a scalable and secure tokenised financial ecosystem, the bank’s top official said on Thursday. “Tokenization has lifted off the ground. But hav … ⌘ Read more

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Mainline Linux Patches For The VisionFive 2 Lite: RISC-V For As Little As $19.9 USD
Following the mainline Linux kernel support for the VisionFive 2 RISC-V single board computer from StarFive, Linux kernel patches are on the way for their new VisionFive 2 Lite low-cost offering. With the StarFive VisionFive 2 Lite this RISC-V board can be procured for as little as $19.9 USD as one of the cheapest yet fairly capable RISC-V SBCs… ⌘ Read more

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The Headaches Supporting Content Protection With Linux GPU Drivers
Intel driver engineer Suraj Kandpal presented at the recent X.Org Developer’s Conference (XDC2025) on the challenges around supporting content protection on Linux such as for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) and Protected Audio Video Path (PAVP)… ⌘ Read more

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Fedora 44 Looking At Replacing FBCON With KMSCON As Default VT Console
Fedora 44 is looking at replacing the Linux kernel’s console “FBCON” with the user-space-based KMSCON implementation. Eventually the hope remains to deprecate the FBCON/FBDEV code within the Linux kernel… ⌘ Read more

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GCC Compiler Developers Begin Considering C++20 Default
Compiler engineer Marek Polacek of Red Hat recently proposed making the C++20 language specification (or rather the GNU++20 dialect) the default C++ version when not otherwise specified… ⌘ Read more

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The forgotten women of quantum physics
Physics has a reputation for being dominated by men, especially a century ago, as quantum physics was just being invented – but there have been so many women who helped shaped the field since its inception ⌘ Read more

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Hyundai Data Breach May Have Leaked Drivers’ Personal Information
According to Car and Driver, Hyundai has suffered a data breach that leaked the personal data of up to 2.7 million customers. The leak reportedly took place in February from Hyundai AutoEver, the company’s IT affiliate. It includes customer names, driver’s license numbers, and social security numbers. Longtime Slashdot reader sinij writes: Thanks … ⌘ Read more

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How to Turn Off Journal “Time to Write” Reminders on iPhone & Apple Watch
Once you use the Journal app, it will send a daily notification to your iPhone and Apple Watch (yuck) with a reminder that says “Time to Write”, nudging you to create a new journal entry for the day. If you’re annoyed by the Journal “Time to Write” alerts on your iPhone or Apple Watch, you … [Read More](https://osxdaily.com/2025/11/14/how-to-turn-off-journal-time-to-write-re … ⌘ Read more

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Brisbane campus shuts after asbestos-laced play sand found at schools, childcare centres
Queensland education authorities are combing schoolyards for a play item suspected to contain asbestos and a major childcare provider has also revealed its centres had the product. ⌘ Read more

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Gen Z are ‘resisting cultural norms’ and coming out as queer earlier, but there’s a catch
Members of Gen Z often experiences their sexual identity earlier and quicker, a study has found, which had positive, but also risky, implications. ⌘ Read more

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A teen promised his victim he’d go back to school. New laws mean he’ll go to jail instead
Those on the front line of Melbourne’s youth crime crisis say bringing teenage criminals face to face with their victims and targeting gang hotspots are more likely to stop reoffending than locking young violent offenders in adult prison. ⌘ Read more

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Hunt for pair who attacked boy, left another seriously injured during theft
Police are hunting for two males who allegedly assaulted a 13-year-old boy and left another seriously injured at the scene of a crash as they stole two e-bikes in Melbourne’s east. ⌘ Read more

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