Controversial climate report from Trump team galvanises scientists into action Summary The US Department of Energy released a report concluding that global warming is “less damaging economically than commonly believed.”…
Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL Summary The UK government talks big about AI, but much of its IT estate remains stuck in the past. A…
Should UK.gov save money by looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft? You decide Summary The Register reports on a growing debate after the UK government signed a Strategic Partnership…
Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of ‘transparency’ Summary Microsoft is changing how it prices Online Services in Enterprise Agreements: from 1 November 2025 Online Services pricing will align with…
Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash Summary The first release candidate of Linux 6.17 landed without any bcachefs changes — not for technical reasons,…
No more Blocktoberfest? German court throws book at ad blockers Summary The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) has partially overturned an appeals-court decision in the long-running Axel Springer v…
‘Yubin Archive’ Pirate Library Operator Arrested, Illegal Study Materials Group Cancelled For 330K Members Summary South Korean authorities have arrested the alleged operator of Yubin Archive, a large Telegram-based pirate…
Volkswagen Wants You To Pay Monthly To Unlock More Horsepower Summary Volkswagen has introduced a paid software option for the ID.3 electric car that increases available power from 201 bhp…
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Matt Asay, writing in InfoWorld and highlighted by Slashdot, argues that large companies do a lot of the unglamorous but essential…
Summary Reuters reported that US authorities secretly placed location trackers in targeted shipments of advanced chips to detect diversion to China, which is subject to US export curbs. China’s state-run…
