Investors throw another $13B on the Anthropic cash bonfire
Investors throw another $13B on the Anthropic cash bonfire Summary Anthropic has closed a $13 billion Series F round led by ICONIQ and Fidelity, taking its post‑money valuation to about…
FreeBSD Project isn’t ready to let AI commit code just yet
FreeBSD Project isn’t ready to let AI commit code just yet Summary The FreeBSD Project’s Q2 2025 status report says the core team is preparing a policy on generative AI…
Tech talent biz Andela trains up devs in GitHub Copilot
Tech talent biz Andela trains up devs in GitHub Copilot Summary Andela says it has trained 200 software developers to use GitHub Copilot as part of its Andela AI Academy…
Matrix.org homeserver grinds to a halt after RAID meltdown
Matrix.org homeserver grinds to a halt after RAID meltdown Summary A RAID failure knocked the public Matrix.org homeserver offline, forcing engineers to perform a full 55 TB PostgreSQL snapshot restore…
What is classical computing?
What is classical computing? Summary Classical computing, often called binary computing, represents information as bits (0 or 1). Modern processors such as x86 and ARM implement this model. Most classical…
What is information security (infosec)?
What is information security (infosec)? Summary Information security (infosec) is the set of policies, procedures and controls organisations use to protect information — digital or physical — from unauthorised access,…
32GB of RAM On Track To Become the New Majority For Gamers
Summary Steam’s August 2025 hardware survey indicates 32GB system RAM configurations have reached 35.42% of Steam users while 16GB systems dropped to 41.67%. This continues a six-month trend suggesting 32GB…
Laravel Inventor Tells Devs To Quit Writing ‘Cathedrals of Complexity’
Laravel Inventor Tells Devs To Quit Writing ‘Cathedrals of Complexity’ Summary Taylor Otwell, creator and maintainer of the Laravel PHP framework, warns developers about over‑engineering and bypassing framework conventions. In…
Summer 2025 is the Warmest on Record for the UK
Summer 2025 is the Warmest on Record for the UK Key Points • The Met Office confirms summer 2025 (1 June–31 August) had a mean temperature of 16.10°C, 1.51°C above…
New Study Proves EVs Are Always Cleaner Than Gas Cars
New Study Proves EVs Are Always Cleaner Than Gas Cars Summary The University of Michigan published a lifecycle analysis (cradle-to-grave) and an online calculator that compares greenhouse‑gas emissions for different…