Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility Summary This Nature editorial argues that the US federal government’s decision to cancel 22 mRNA research grants (worth nearly US$500 million) is a…
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.”…
Should UK.gov save money by looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft? You decide Summary The Register reports on a public debate and reader poll prompted by the UK government’s…
Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL Key Points • Whitehall is pushing AI hard, but a significant portion of central government systems remain legacy — 28%…
Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of ‘transparency’ Summary Microsoft will remove many programmatic volume discounts for Online Services in Enterprise Agreements, aligning prices with those published on Microsoft.com. The…
Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash Summary The Linux 6.17 release candidate arrived without any bcachefs changes — not for technical reasons, but because…
Modern Leadership For IT Executives: A Mindset And Behaviour Shift Model Summary This model reframes leadership for senior IT leaders by emphasising mindset and behaviour change as the core levers…
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Matt Asay argues that many large companies quietly do the unglamorous but essential open-source work — things like CI hardware, security…
Remember the Companies Making Vital Open Source Contributions Summary Matt Asay, writing at InfoWorld and highlighted by Slashdot, argues that major companies quietly shoulder much of the “unsexy” but essential…
Summary Volkswagen has introduced a paid software upgrade for its ID.3 electric hatchback that increases available power from the standard 201 bhp to 228 bhp. Customers can subscribe for about…
