Daily briefing: US researchers fight back on key climate report Summary Jacob Smith’s Nature Briefing (08 August 2025) highlights a coordinated scientific pushback against a controversial US Department of Energy…
Defra doubles contract value for cloud and DC services Summary The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has increased the estimated value of a procurement for datacentre and…
UK.gov’s nuclear strategy is ‘slow, inefficient, and costly’ Summary An independent taskforce commissioned by the UK government has delivered a scathing interim report saying the nation’s approach to nuclear regulation…
No more ‘Sanity Checks.’ Inclusive language guide bans problematic tech terms Summary The Academy Software Foundation (ASWF), in collaboration with the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD), has published an updated Inclusive…
Summary Synergy Research’s latest analysis shows colocation demand shifting beyond traditional datacentre hubs into faster-growing “tier 2” and “tier 3” metropolitan markets. While the top ten metros (led by Northern…
You’ve got drought: UK gov suggests you save water by . . . deleting old emails Content summary The UK’s National Drought Group (NDG) has urged citizens to take “simple,…
US lawmakers introduce bill to update ancient export control IT systems Summary A bipartisan group of US representatives has reintroduced the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) IT Modernisation Act…
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 fraud…
9 common risk management failures and how to avoid them Summary This article outlines nine frequent enterprise risk management (ERM) failures and practical steps to avoid them. It uses high‑profile…
What are functional requirements? Summary Functional requirements are the operations and tasks a system or programme must perform to meet end goals. They form part of requirements engineering and describe…
