The Bootlinehttps://thebootline.comTech news, freshly booted.en-us EU proposes banning loot boxes for kids and the design tricks that keep you subscribedhttps://thebootline.com/news/eu-digital-fairness-act/https://thebootline.com/news/eu-digital-fairness-act/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:50:00 +0000PolicyThe Digital Fairness Act would outlaw manipulative "dark patterns," let adults switch off addictive features and make cancelling a subscription a few clicks. Fines could reach 6% of global turnover. Google DeepMind used AI to mathematically prove key parts of Signal's encryptionhttps://thebootline.com/news/deepmind-verifies-signal-protocol/https://thebootline.com/news/deepmind-verifies-signal-protocol/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:45:00 +0000AIIn a four-week project, an AI system verified core guarantees of the protocol behind Signal, WhatsApp and Google Messages. It found no new flaws, and it caught old ones when pointed at outdated versions. Voyager 1 is about to become the first spacecraft one light-day from Earthhttps://thebootline.com/news/voyager-1-one-light-day/https://thebootline.com/news/voyager-1-one-light-day/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000Space & ScienceNASA expects the 49-year-old probe to cross the line early on November 18, and it's inviting everyone to flash "VGR" in Morse code at the sky the night before. Nintendo gets 144 Switch modchip firmware projects pulled from GitHubhttps://thebootline.com/news/nintendo-dmca-switch-modchip-firmware/https://thebootline.com/news/nintendo-dmca-switch-modchip-firmware/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 14:00:00 +0000GamingOne DMCA notice took down the open-source code behind Picofly, HWFLY and SX Core chips. Consoles that are already modded keep working, but new installs and updates just got harder. Grok Build's share links left 35,000 apps open to anyone, including SpaceXSI's ownhttps://thebootline.com/news/grok-build-share-links-leak/https://thebootline.com/news/grok-build-share-links-leak/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:30:00 +0000SecurityA security firm listed tens of thousands of apps made with the AI app builder by searching public DNS records, and nearly all of them opened without a login. Microsoft's AI upscaler is now official on the ROG Xbox Ally X, and it works in handheld modehttps://thebootline.com/news/xbox-ally-auto-super-resolution/https://thebootline.com/news/xbox-ally-auto-super-resolution/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 13:15:00 +0000GamingAutomatic Super Resolution, Microsoft's answer to DLSS-style upscaling, no longer requires docking the handheld or lowering your game's resolution first. A key Linux memory-management reviewer is stepping back, citing a flood of AI "slop" patcheshttps://thebootline.com/news/linux-reviewer-steps-back-ai-slop/https://thebootline.com/news/linux-reviewer-steps-back-ai-slop/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:45:00 +0000ComputingLorenzo Stoakes says low-quality AI-generated submissions have grown from an occasional nuisance to roughly half of what lands in his inbox. Apple is shutting down its Support Community forums after almost three decadeshttps://thebootline.com/news/apple-support-community-closing/https://thebootline.com/news/apple-support-community-closing/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 12:00:00 +0000Apps & WebThe user-to-user help boards are already read-only and will close for good on November 20. Apple is pointing people to its official support site instead. SpaceX will try to bring both halves of Starship home on Friday, a first for an orbital rockethttps://thebootline.com/news/starship-flight-15-double-catch/https://thebootline.com/news/starship-flight-15-double-catch/ Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:30:00 +0000Space & ScienceFlight 15 is set to launch November 13 and, if everything goes to plan, land the Super Heavy booster and the Ship back at the launch site, a day apart. Amazon's Ring is launching a flying indoor security camera and a $1,000 patrol robothttps://thebootline.com/news/ring-drone-cam-rover-cam/https://thebootline.com/news/ring-drone-cam-rover-cam/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 23:15:00 +0000GadgetsThe Ring Drone Cam and Ring Rover Cam map your home or shop and patrol on their own when an alarm goes off. They also reopen old questions about cameras that move around inside your house. New York starts enforcing its AI safety law, and the biggest labs must register by January 1https://thebootline.com/news/new-york-raise-act-registration/https://thebootline.com/news/new-york-raise-act-registration/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 22:30:00 +0000PolicyUnder the RAISE Act, frontier AI developers with more than $500 million in revenue must publish safety plans and report serious incidents within 72 hours, or face fines of up to $3 million. Oura is buying AI health startup Counsel Health for $625 millionhttps://thebootline.com/news/oura-buys-counsel-health/https://thebootline.com/news/oura-buys-counsel-health/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:00:00 +0000BusinessThe smart ring maker already offered Counsel's medical chatbot, backed by real doctors, inside its app. Now it's buying the company outright, weeks after shelving its IPO. November's Pixel Drop brings AI-made widgets, a Gemini that makes calls and upgrades for older Pixelshttps://thebootline.com/news/pixel-drop-november-2026/https://thebootline.com/news/pixel-drop-november-2026/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:00:00 +0000MobileArriving alongside Android 17 QPR2, Google's latest feature drop leans hard on Gemini for the Pixel 10 and 11, with a few tools reaching phones as old as the Pixel 6. November Patch Tuesday fixes 1,235 Microsoft flaws, including an Outlook bug already under attackhttps://thebootline.com/news/patch-tuesday-november-2026/https://thebootline.com/news/patch-tuesday-november-2026/ Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:30:00 +0000SecurityOne flaw is being actively exploited: a booby-trapped message file can make Outlook leak your Windows password hash without its usual warning.