Tech News From 2026-10-05: More Dumb News - by globalGlob(**/*)

In this week's Log Level Debug news roundup we talk about Open Source maintainers getting screwed over, Microsoft releases an addictive new game, and A.I. just keeps coming up in the news.

• DigitalOcean is sunsetting their Open Source Credits Program.
  • https://github.com/nodejs/build/issues/4499
• OpenAI announced a new product called Dots.
  • https://openai.com/index/introducing-dots
• Amazon tries to convince everyone datacenters are a good thing.
  • https://www.theverge.com/tech/1003929/amazon-ai-data-center-blog-warning
• Cloudflare is running a contest to develop a better git platform.
  • https://blog.cloudflare.com/next-git-platform-on-cloudflare
• Microsoft released a Match-3 style game.
  • https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/09/30/microsoft-jewel-game-pass-achievements-xbox
• Officials aren't liking the EU's replacement for MS Teams.
  • https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-microsoft-teams-alternative-bad-reviews-element-pro
• Cloudflare tested their WAF and wrote a blog about it.
  • https://blog.cloudflare.com/adaptive-ai-waf-testing
• Superintelligence is causing a boom in .si domain purchases.
  • https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/slovenias-si-domains-boom-trump-083338436.html
• Amazon delivery drivers will soon wear smart glasses while working.
  • https://thenextweb.com/news/amazon-smart-glasses-delivery-drivers-photos-no-opt-out
• Asus can sell routers in the U.S. but no one knows why.
  • https://www.theverge.com/policy/1002504/asus-escape-us-router-ban-us-manufacturing