Why scientists are flocking to Substack Summary Many researchers are turning to Substack, the newsletter-and-blog platform, to reach the public directly, build communities and sometimes earn income. The move is…
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement Summary A large-scale analysis of science content on Bluesky finds that research posts on the platform attract substantially…
Ransomware gang takedowns causing explosion of new, smaller groups Summary The ransomware ecosystem is fragmenting: law enforcement takedowns of major groups are scattering affiliates and prompting rebrands, and that disruption…
Scammer steals $1.5 million from Baltimore by spoofing city vendor Summary The City of Baltimore made more than $1.5 million in fraudulent payments after a scammer impersonated a legitimate vendor…
China’s KylinOS Linux takes a great leap forward to v11 and kernel 6.6 Summary KylinSoft has released KylinOS 11, a major update running the Linux 6.6 kernel. The new release…
Summary More than a decade after construction began, China has switched on the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Experiment (JUNO), a world-class neutrino detector buried 700 metres under a mountain. The central…
Summary A techie (pseudonymously “Kim”) fixed an air-gapped lab where servers had drifted far out of time sync with the lab’s domain controller NTP server. The NTP client daemons on…
Cloud computing has become so normal, it’s invisible Summary Timothy Prickett Morgan argues that cloud computing has matured to the point of becoming invisible — no longer a buzzword but…
UK datacenter developers turn to gas rather than wait for grid power for builds Summary Datacentre developers in the UK are increasingly enquiring about on-site natural gas connections after long…
Windows Mobile Plans app to be disconnected in 2026 Summary Microsoft will retire the Mobile Plans app on 27 February 2026 and remove it from Windows. Going forward, users should…
