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Ukraine is pushing back hard against Elon Musk's claim that its military violated Starlink's terms of service. A senior defense technology adviser to President Zelenskyy says long-standing restrictions built into the civilian system made any offensive use technically impossible — raising serious questions about what Musk's accusation was actually based on, and who ultimately controls critical wartime infrastructure.
Shifting to enterprise technology, a new report reveals something many in the industry have long suspected — CIOs are admitting they don't actually control the pace of their own technology upgrades. Vendors, it turns out, are driving the timing and acceptance of change after a purchase is made, leaving IT leaders in a reactive position rather than a strategic one. It's a candid admission about where the real power sits.
And on a lighter note, Mozilla is leaning into nostalgia with a new Firefox campaign video it's calling a reunion of meme royalty. The browser maker is clearly aware it has a perception problem in a Chrome-dominated world, and it's betting that a dose of internet culture and self-aware humor can remind people why they once loved the open web's favorite underdog.
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