Wikipedia Volunteer Uncovers Decade-Long Campaign That Created 335 Articles About One Composer Summary Wikipedia volunteer “Grnrchst” uncovered a coordinated, decade-long campaign that produced articles about composer David Woodard in 335…
India’s PM laments missing out on global chipmaking dominance – in 1964! Summary India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi used his Independence Day speech to hail recent progress in semiconductor manufacturing:…
Google admits anticompetitive conduct in Australia, agrees to modest fine Summary Google has admitted to anti-competitive conduct in Australia after acknowledging it required Telstra and Optus to pre-install Google Search…
Teen interns brute-forced a disk install, with predictable results Summary From The Register’s “Who, Me?” column: a reader, credited as “Kerry”, recounts a 1996 internship at a large tech company…
SpaceX prepares itself for a tenth Starship flight test Summary SpaceX is preparing Starship flight 10, scheduled for Sunday 24 August with a launch window opening at 18:30 CT (23:30…
Pot calls kettle black as China dubs US ‘surveillance empire’ over chip tracking Summary Chinese state media has accused the US of being an aspiring “surveillance empire” after reports that…
List or get off the pot: Auditors demand gov’t improve IT reporting or give it up Summary The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the Office of Management and Budget’s…
A Digital Business Model Case Study: Technology Or Transformation? – CIO Portal Summary This case study examines the critical decision facing senior IT leaders: pursue digitisation to improve operational efficiency,…
$81M ‘Trade Secrets’ Verdict Against Boeing Was Overturned – and Then Reinstated Summary A jury originally awarded $81 million to failed electric aircraft startup Zunum after finding Boeing had misused…
America’s EV Registrations Rise 7% in 2025 – Giving EVs a 7.5% Market Share Summary For the first half of 2025 US battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations rose 7% to 620,642,…
