SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push
SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push Summary SAP has announced a €20 billion investment over the next ten years to expand sovereign cloud infrastructure across Europe. The move…
PostgreSQL 18 eyes analytics boost and distributed future
PostgreSQL 18 eyes analytics boost and distributed future Summary PostgreSQL 18, due for general availability in September 2025, introduces an asynchronous I/O subsystem and moves UUIDs from v4 to v7.…
Atlassian acquisition drives dream of AI-powered ChromeOS challenger
Atlassian acquisition drives dream of AI-powered ChromeOS challenger Summary Atlassian has agreed an all-cash purchase of New York startup The Browser Company for $610 million. The deal, expected to close…
SpaceX Dragon gives International Space Station a kick up the orbit
SpaceX Dragon gives International Space Station a kick up the orbit Summary SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft carried out a successful reboost of the International Space Station, raising the station’s perigee…
Windows starts asking for admin rights where it shouldn’t after security fix
Windows starts asking for admin rights where it shouldn’t after security fix Summary Microsoft’s August 2025 security update fixed CVE-2025-50173 — an authentication flaw in Windows Installer that could allow…
Admin’s guide to Azure Arc Hyper-V management
Admin’s guide to Azure Arc Hyper-V management Summary By James Bannan — Published 04 Sep 2025. This guide explains how to use Azure Arc to centralise management of Hyper-V hosts…
No chips for you! Senator wants Americans to get first dibs on GPUs, restrict sales to others
No chips for you! Senator wants Americans to get first dibs on GPUs, restrict sales to others Summary Senator Jim Banks has introduced the “Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National…
Microsoft inches toward Rusty Windows drivers, production use still a no-no
Microsoft inches toward Rusty Windows drivers, production use still a no-no Summary Microsoft engineers and community contributors have made steady, incremental progress towards enabling Rust for Windows driver development. There…
What is SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)?
What is SDRAM (synchronous DRAM)? Summary Synchronous Dynamic Random-Access Memory (SDRAM) is a type of DRAM that is synchronised to the system clock the processor uses, allowing faster, more predictable…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion for anti‑competitive practices in its adtech business, saying Google…