Tech News Roundup — June 26, 2026 (AM)

A light morning edition: Microsoft quietly pushes Windows 10’s end-of-support date out another year, a new study warns that ever-larger European SUVs could be killing hundreds per year, and Jeff Geerling shares a quick ffmpeg tip for colour-grading Log footage.

Microsoft

• Windows 10 free updates extended by another year. Microsoft has quietly revised the official end-of-support date for Windows 10, pushing free security updates out by an additional twelve months beyond the previously announced 12 October 2026 cut-off. The move gives holdouts still running Windows 10 — a population that remains enormous — another year before they have to migrate to Windows 11, pay for extended security updates, or leave their machines unpatched. Pplware

Mobility & Safety

• “Carspreading”: Europe’s ever-larger cars could kill 400 people a year. A new study warns that the steady growth in vehicle dimensions across the European market — taller bonnets, wider bodies, longer front overhangs — has measurable consequences for pedestrian safety. Environmentalists have coined the term “carspreading” to describe the trend, and the analysis projects roughly 400 additional road deaths annually across the EU if the trajectory continues unchecked. The findings add a safety dimension to ongoing debates over vehicle weight classes and urban SUV adoption. Pplware

Linux & Open Source

• Quick ffmpeg LUT colour-grading tip. Jeff Geerling posts a short, reference-style note on applying LUTs (Look-Up Tables) to Log video footage with ffmpeg. The post covers why Log footage retains more dynamic range than processed video, why most consumer apps render it as a “muddy grey mess” without grading, and the single ffmpeg invocation needed to apply a LUT on the command line. Useful for anyone shooting Log on a mirrorless camera and wanting a non-DAW workflow. Jeff Geerling

Roundup compiled from the TTRSS Tech feed. 3 articles from 2 sources summarized.