French datacenter biz signs 12-year nuclear pact with EDF
French datacentre biz signs 12-year nuclear pact with EDF Content summary Data4 has signed a 12-year Nuclear Production Allocation Contract (CAPN) with EDF to secure a 40 MW slice of…
Ubuntu users left waiting after Canonical’s servers take weekend off
Ubuntu users left waiting after Canonical’s servers take weekend off Summary Canonical experienced brief disruptions to security.ubuntu.com and archive.ubuntu.com on 5 and 7 September. Although the company’s status page quickly…
Perplexity wants to get discounted AI products into the US government too
Perplexity wants to get discounted AI products into the US government too Summary Perplexity has announced an Enterprise Pro for Government product and says it will automatically enforce “zero data…
Microsoft hits pause on Copilot … in SQL Server Management Studio
Microsoft hits pause on Copilot … in SQL Server Management Studio Summary Microsoft has removed the Copilot preview from SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) 22 Preview 1 as it transitions…
What is autonomic computing?
What is autonomic computing? By Kinza Yasar, Technical WriterPublished: Sep 08, 2025 Summary Autonomic computing refers to computer systems that manage themselves with minimal human intervention, modelled on the human…
Scientists Discuss Next Steps to Prevent Dangerous ‘Mirror Life’ Research
Scientists Discuss Next Steps to Prevent Dangerous ‘Mirror Life’ Research Summary Researchers working on so-called “mirror life” — organisms built from mirror-image (opposite-chirality) biomolecules — paused work after a multidisciplinary…
Linus Torvalds Expresses Frustration With ‘Garbage’ Link Tags In Git Commits
Linus Torvalds Expresses Frustration With ‘Garbage’ Link Tags In Git Commits Summary Linus Torvalds posted on the Linux kernel mailing list complaining about the widespread use of “Link:” tags in…
Publishers Demand ‘AI Overview’ Traffic Stats from Google, Alleging ‘Forced’ Deals
Publishers Demand ‘AI Overview’ Traffic Stats from Google, Alleging ‘Forced’ Deals Summary Top UK publishers — including the Daily Mail, Guardian Media Group and the Periodical Publishers Association — have…
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign
Chinese Hackers Impersonated US Lawmaker in Email Espionage Campaign Summary As US–China trade talks were about to begin in July, several US government agencies, law firms and trade groups received…
Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts
Microsoft’s Cloud Services Disrupted by Red Sea Cable Cuts Summary Microsoft says parts of its Azure cloud experienced delays after undersea cables in the Red Sea were damaged. The company…