Accuracy of rubber-related deforestation maps Summary Hoang et al. re-evaluate high-resolution rubber maps published by Wang et al. (2023) and conclude that the original maps substantially overestimate rubber plantation area…
Crypto-crasher Do Kwon admits guilt over failed not-so-stablecoin that erased $41 billion Summary Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon has pleaded guilty in the Southern District of New York to conspiring…
Epic Games has another win over Apple and Google, this time in Australia Summary Australia’s Federal Court delivered an oral decision finding that Apple and Google abused market power by…
I started losing my digital privacy in 1974, aged 11 Summary Mark Pesce describes a recent experience at a US urgent care clinic that revealed his childhood medical record —…
Marc Andreessen wades into the UK’s Online Safety Act furore Summary Venture capitalist and tech veteran Marc Andreessen has publicly criticised the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA), accusing the government…
Summary The Register debate piece by Jos Creese argues that, despite criticism and large public expenditure, Microsoft products may currently be the most practical option for many UK public sector…
MS confidence in Windows 11: Pay us to host VMs for when your desktop inevitably dies Summary Microsoft has launched Windows 365 Reserve, a separate, gated offering that provides business…
US weather agency dangles $396M to run ops for its next space-watching fleet Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a request for proposals to design and…
9 common risk management failures and how to avoid them Summary This article from TechTarget outlines nine recurring failings in enterprise risk management (ERM) and gives practical guidance on how…
What is governance, risk and compliance (GRC)? Summary Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) is an integrated discipline and framework organisations use to manage corporate governance, enterprise risk management and regulatory/company…
