Brazilian PhD students opt out of US research opportunities Summary At least 96 Brazilian PhD students who had planned to conduct research in the United States changed their destination this…
The plan for Linux after Torvalds has a kernel of truth: There isn’t one Summary Rupert Goodwins reflects on the Linux kernel’s extraordinary success and the central role Linus Torvalds…
The £9 billion question: To Microsoft or not to Microsoft? Summary Bill McCluggage examines the UK government’s five-year Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA24) with Microsoft — a contract that will see…
Alexa hits snooze on basic functions as alarms and timers KO’d in UK outage Summary Amazon’s Alexa suffered a UK-wide outage that left users unable to set, cancel or stop…
Equinix signs deals for nukes and fuel cells to power its AI bit barns Summary Equinix has struck multiple agreements with alternative-energy providers to diversify power for its global datacentres…
Should UK.gov save money by looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft? You decide Summary The Register runs a debate and poll after reporting that the UK public sector expects…
Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL Summary The article examines how, despite recent fanfare about AI, large parts of UK central government remain dependent on legacy…
Sysadmin cured a medical mystery by shifting a single cable Summary Jake, the sole sysadmin at a hospital, was called to investigate a slow workstation used to view CT scans.…
Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of ‘transparency’ Summary Microsoft is changing how it prices Online Services in Enterprise Agreements: from 1 November 2025 prices for Online Services will be…
Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash Summary Developer Kent Overstreet’s bcachefs changes were expected to drop the “experimental” label and land as part of…
