A look at FORM, a 1980s software used for the hardest particle physics problems, as it risks obsolescence while being maintained almost entirely by a retiree (Matt Von Hippel/Quanta Magazine)

Andrew Romero / 9to5Google:
Samsung rolls out Maintenance Mode, meant to keep a device’s data safe during repair, to select Galaxy devices with One UI 5 worldwide  —  Handing your phone off to be repaired can be a little anxiety-inducing, given that it contains your valuable info.  Samsung has a new “Maintenance Mode” …

Nate Hopper / New Yorker:
A profile of David Mills, who created the Network Time Protocol in the 1980s, as about two dozen Internet Engineering Task Force contributors work toward NTPv5  —  An obscure software system synchronizes the network’s clocks.  Who will keep it running?  —  In 1977, David Mills …

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the US-TikTok national security deal faces further delays as US officials fret over the app’s risks; both sides agree Oracle will host TikTok’s US data  —  Officials and executives had hoped for year-end deal to address national-security concerns over social-media platform

Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
The SEC asks US public companies to disclose their exposure and risks related to crypto assets after “recent bankruptcies and financial distress”  —  – The SEC is advising companies to disclose their involvement with digital commodities firms, according to guidance released Thursday.

Chelsey Cox / CNBC:
The SEC asks US public companies to disclose their exposure and risks related to crypto assets after “recent bankruptcies and financial distress”  —  – The SEC is advising companies to disclose their involvement with digital commodities firms, according to guidance released Thursday.

The Verge:
Sources: Twitter teams hit hardest by the layoffs span product trust and safety, policy, and fighting election misinformation ahead of next week’s US midterms  —  About half of Twitter’s 7,500 employees are now gone, with teams focused on trust and safety issues hit the hardest.