Blizzard’s ‘Diablo’ Devs Unionize. There’s Now 3,500 Unionized Microsoft Workers Summary Over 450 developers working on Diablo at Blizzard have voted to form a union under the Communications Workers of…
Lawsuit Says Amazon Prime Video Misleads When You ‘Buy’ a Long-Term Streaming Rental Summary A lawsuit challenges Amazon Prime Video for labelling long-term streaming licences as “buy” purchases. Plaintiffs say…
Do social-media bans benefit young people? These data could offer clues Summary Australia’s Online Safety Amendment Act, coming into force in December, will bar under-16s from accounts on major platforms…
Summary The UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) funding system is becoming markedly more competitive: between 2017–18 and 2024–25 applications to UKRI rose from 16,355 to 29,927 (an increase of more…
I was a part-time DBA. After this failover foul-up, they hired a full-time DBA Summary A reader, pictured as ‘Derek’, worked as a part-time DBA for a company running two…
Norway’s £10B UK frigate deal could delay Royal Navy ships Summary Norway has contracted BAE Systems in the UK to build at least five Type 26 (City-class) anti-submarine frigates, a…
Rick Beato vs UMG: Fighting Copyright Claims Over Music Clips on YouTube Summary Longtime YouTuber and music educator Rick Beato has been hit with a fresh wave of copyright Content…
Summary Some Microsoft Azure customers saw forecast costs jump dramatically after accounts were migrated from the Microsoft Online Subscription Program (MOSP) to the Microsoft Customer Agreement (MCA). The sudden spikes…
Former US Government Site Climate.Gov Attempts Relaunch as Non-Profit Summary The U.S. government climate portal climate.gov — long a repository of climate-science resources — had its production team dismissed earlier…
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State Summary Around 400 students and entrepreneurs have gathered in Forest City, Malaysia, to attend Network School — an initiative led by Balaji…
