How California built one of the world’s biggest public-sector IT systems Summary FI$Cal (Financial Information System for California) is a PeopleSoft- and Hyperion-based statewide finance platform that took roughly two…
5 Threats That Defined Security in 2025 Summary 2025 was a busy year in security — a mix of highly capable nation-state operations, critical software flaws, supply-chain shocks and policy…
Let 2026 be the year the world comes together for AI safety Article metadata Article Date: 29 December 2025Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04106-0Article Image: https://media.nature.com/lw767/magazine-assets/d41586-025-04106-0/d41586-025-04106-0_51849218.jpgAuthor style: Punchy Summary Nature’s editorial urges global…
Audio long read: Will blockbuster obesity drugs revolutionize addiction treatment? Article metadata Article Date: 29 December 2025 Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-04147-5 Image: Cover image Summary Anecdotes in forums and clinics that…
Why academics should do more consulting — and how to make it work Summary This Nature Comment argues that academic consulting is an underused route for universities to deliver societal…
Former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner passes, aged 83 Summary Lou Gerstner, the executive credited with rescuing IBM in the 1990s, has died aged 83. Appointed CEO in April 1993 as…
Accused data thief threw MacBook into a river to destroy evidence Summary Former Coupang staffer admitted to improperly accessing records describing about 33 million customers but, according to the company’s…
Accused data thief threw MacBook into a river to destroy evidence Summary South Korean e-tailer Coupang says a former employee admitted to improperly accessing data connected to 33 million customers,…
Death, torture, and amputation: How cybercrime shook the world in 2025 Summary 2025 saw cybercrime move far beyond balance sheets and downtime: attacks caused confirmed loss of life, exposed and…
Billion-Dollar Data Centres Are Taking Over the World Summary WIRED examines the global rush by big tech to build enormous, AI-focused data centres and the cascading effects of that build‑out.…
