Summary Researchers from Cornell University, reporting in PNAS, say biochar produced from solid human faeces could supply a meaningful share of global crop nutrients. The study estimates biochar alone could…
Ford Announces Investment To Bring Affordable EVs To Market Summary Ford has unveiled a new production approach and vehicle platform aimed at delivering lower-cost electric vehicles at scale. The automaker…
Nvidia and AMD To Pay 15% of China Chip Sale Revenues To US Government Summary In an unusual arrangement to secure export licences, Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give…
EU Commission Approves $4.8 Billion Prosus’ Takeover of Just Eat Takeaway Content Summary The European Commission has granted conditional approval for Prosus’ €4.1 billion ($4.8 billion) acquisition of Just Eat…
Apollo 13 hero Jim Lovell has taken his final orbit Summary Source: https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2025/08/11/jim_lovell_has_died/ Key Points • Jim Lovell, veteran US astronaut and commander of Apollo 13, has died aged 97.…
It’s Steve Wozniak’s 75th Birthday. Whatever Happened to His YouTube Lawsuit? Summary In 2020 scammers used video footage of Steve Wozniak in a fake cryptocurrency scheme on YouTube. Wozniak sued…
Wikipedia Operator Loses Court Challenge To UK Online Safety Act Regulations Summary The Wikimedia Foundation brought a legal challenge in London’s High Court against parts of the UK’s Online Safety…
The Engineering Marvel That China Hopes Will Help Wean It Off Foreign Energy Summary China has begun construction on a US$167 billion hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in…
GitHub No Longer Independent at Microsoft As CEO Steps Down Summary Thomas Dohmke, GitHub’s CEO, has announced he will step down to pursue entrepreneurial endeavours. Microsoft will not appoint a…
Goodbye, $165,000 Tech Jobs. Student Coders Seek Work At Chipotle. Summary The New York Times piece, republished via Slashdot, follows recent computer‑science graduates who are finding entry‑level tech hiring far…
