Six questions to ask before jumping into a spreadsheet Summary This Nature Technology Feature (11 August 2025) by Stephanie Melchor outlines six practical questions researchers should ask before using spreadsheets.…
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’ Summary Microsoft is changing how it prices Online Services under Enterprise Agreements, moving to standardised prices published on Microsoft.com and removing the…
The Plan For Linux After Torvalds Has a Kernel of Truth: There Isn’t One Summary The Register columnist Rupert Goodwins argues that the Linux kernel project currently lacks a formal…
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down Summary Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distribution tailored for system administrators and rescue/diagnostic tasks, is winding down. The distro offered multiple desktop environments (KDE Plasma,…
Global EV Sales Up 27% In 2025 Summary A report summarised by CleanTechnica and based on data from Rho Motion shows global electric vehicle (EV) sales rose 27% year‑on‑year in…
Chinese State Media Calls US a ‘Surveillance Empire’ Over Trackers In Chips Summary China’s state news agency Xinhua criticised the United States after reports that US authorities secretly placed location…
Summary This WIRED Uncanny Valley podcast episode and accompanying reporting by Caroline Haskins take a close look at Palantir: what it actually builds, who it sells to, and why the…
Brazilian PhD students opt out of US research opportunities Summary Over the past year a noticeable number of Brazilian PhD students have cancelled or redirected plans to conduct research in…
Controversial climate report from Trump team galvanizes scientists into action Summary The US Department of Energy report produced under the Trump team argues that global warming is “less damaging economically…
Social media users rubbish at spotting sneaky ads, say boffins Summary Researchers used eye-tracking to test how 152 Instagram users process mocked social feeds. Of 29 posts shown, eight were…
