How a fraudulent scientist faked his career and other cautionary tales: Books in brief Summary Andrew Robinson selects and reviews a handful of recent science books. The pieces range from…
US Supreme Court allows NIH to cut $2 billion in research grants Summary The US Supreme Court has permitted the Trump administration to proceed with cuts to nearly $2 billion…
US warns tech companies against complying with European and British ‘censorship’ laws Summary The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), led by chairman Andrew Ferguson, has warned US tech firms that complying…
Summary The Federal Trade Commission chair, Andrew Ferguson, has sent a blunt letter to a group of major US tech firms — including Akamai, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Cloudflare, Discord, GoDaddy,…
Everything is ‘different on Windows’: Zed port delays highlight dev friction Summary Zed, the Rust-based programmer’s editor, has seen delays getting a proper Windows build. The team chose a custom…
UK patches air defence with 6 extra Land Ceptor missile launchers Summary The UK Ministry of Defence has signed a three-year, £118m contract to buy six additional Land Ceptor (MRAD)…
Tesla bid to become a UK electricity supplier gets politically ‘charged’ Summary Tesla Energy Ventures has applied to Ofgem for a UK electricity supply licence to serve domestic and non-domestic…
The Unix Epochalypse might be sooner than you think Summary Museum restorers at the National Museum of Computing discovered a surprising pre-2038 bug while testing vintage kit: a C runtime…
US government snaps up 10% of Intel for $8.9B Summary The US federal government has acquired a roughly 10% stake in Intel after applying funds already earmarked under the CHIPS…
Definitive Guide for Building Board-Ready IT Strategy Roadmaps: Aligning Portfolios, Embedding Compliance, and Reducing Risk Summary This guide provides CIOs and senior IT leaders with a structured, enterprise-grade system to…
