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A SystemD contributor has been harassed over an optional age verification field he added to the software, prompting him to suggest disabling the feature at the installer level. The contributor, who has made long-running open source contributions, was targeted after making the change to systemd.
Thousands of Americans were treated with psilocybin in 2025, with some undergoing therapy for depression. Psilocybin is currently illegal under US federal law, but it is being used in a few countries at retreats.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted psilocybin therapy a Breakthrough Therapy designation for the second time in a year, this time with a view on accelerating trials testing its efficacy in treating major depressive disorder (MDD). The designation is intended to expedite the development and review of psilocybin therapy for MDD.
Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman has stated that AI-driven code review tools have become more useful in finding real bugs in the Linux codebase. He attributes this improvement to an unspecified "inflection point" that occurred recently, resulting in a significant increase in the number of real bug reports.
NASA has announced plans to launch the Space Reactor-1 Freedom, the first nuclear-powered interplanetary spacecraft, to Mars before the end of 2028. The spacecraft will demonstrate advanced nuclear power and propulsion systems.