Summary The Register reports on a public debate and reader poll prompted by a £9 billion Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the UK government and Microsoft (the Strategic Partnership Arrangement…
Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL Summary Whitehall is pushing an AI agenda while large parts of central government still run on ageing, unsupported systems —…
Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of ‘transparency’ Summary Microsoft will remove volume rebates and align Online Services pricing with rates published on Microsoft.com from 1 November 2025. The change…
Linux is about to lose a feature – over a personality clash Summary Linux kernel 6.17’s first release candidate shipped without any bcachefs changes, and it now looks likely the…
Foxconn Now Making More From Servers than iPhones Content summary Foxconn’s Q2 2025 results show a clear business shift: revenue rose 16% to NT$1.79 trillion (about $59.7bn) and operating profit…
The Plan For Linux After Torvalds Has a Kernel of Truth: There Isn’t One Summary Rupert Goodwins (The Register) warns that the Linux kernel project currently has no formal succession…
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’ Summary Microsoft is changing how it prices Online Services under Enterprise Agreements, removing volume rebate-style discounts and aligning Online Services pricing with…
Another Linux Distro Is Shutting Down Summary Kaisen Linux, a Debian-based distribution geared towards system administrators, system rescue and network diagnostics, is being discontinued. The project announced a final release…
Summary Rho Motion’s latest snapshot, reported via CleanTechnica and posted on Slashdot, shows global electric vehicle (EV) sales climbed 27% in the first seven months of 2025 versus the same…
What is enterprise risk management (ERM)? Summary Enterprise risk management (ERM) is the organisationwide process of planning, organising, directing and controlling activities to reduce the adverse effects of risk on…
