Nova Launcher’s Founder and Sole Developer Has Left
Nova Launcher’s Founder and Sole Developer Has Left Summary Kevin Barry, the founder and sole developer of Nova Launcher, has left the app’s parent company, Branch Metrics, after being instructed…
Can a bold ‘social contract’ make data sharing more palatable?
Can a bold ‘social contract’ make data sharing more palatable? Summary The commentary examines why much biomedical and health data collected across Africa is not routinely deposited in open repositories…
Nepal social media ban sparks protests, dozens injured
Nepal social media ban sparks protests, dozens injured Summary At least 14 people were reportedly killed and dozens injured after police clashed with thousands of mostly young protesters in Kathmandu.…
Pre-owned software trial kicks off in UK as Microsoft pushes resale ban
Pre-owned software trial kicks off in UK as Microsoft pushes resale ban Summary The long-running legal battle between UK reseller ValueLicensing and Microsoft returns to the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal.…
VMware’s in court again. Customer relationships rarely go this wrong
VMware’s in court again. Customer relationships rarely go this wrong Summary Rupert Goodwins argues that Tesco’s lawsuit against Broadcom, VMware and reseller Computacenter exposes a deeper, troubling pattern since Broadcom…
UK tech minister booted out in weekend cabinet reshuffle
UK tech minister booted out in weekend cabinet reshuffle Summary UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer carried out a dramatic weekend cabinet reshuffle that moved Peter Kyle out of the…
Red Hat back-office team to be Big and Blue whether they like it or not
Red Hat back-office team to be Big and Blue whether they like it or not Summary IBM-owned Red Hat will move its General & Administrative (G&A) functions — HR, finance,…
Ubuntu users left waiting after Canonical’s servers take weekend off
Ubuntu users left waiting after Canonical’s servers take weekend off Summary A brief server disruption at Canonical on 5 and 7 September — reported as around 36 minutes — created…
French datacenter biz signs 12-year nuclear pact with EDF
French datacentre biz signs 12-year nuclear pact with EDF Summary Data4 has inked a 12‑year Nuclear Production Allocation Contract (CAPN) with EDF to secure a 40 MW slice of nuclear…
Intel shuffles executive deckchairs, tosses 30-year veteran chief overboard
Intel shuffles executive deckchairs, tosses 30-year veteran chief overboard Summary Intel has announced a fresh executive reorganisation under CEO Lip Bu Tan. Michelle Johnston Holthaus (MJ), a near‑30‑year Intel veteran…