Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’ – Slashdot Summary Microsoft is updating Online Services pricing under Enterprise Agreements by removing volume rebate discounts and aligning EA pricing with…
Trump Administration Considers Stake In Intel Summary Reports say the Trump administration is considering taking a stake in Intel to support US-based chip manufacturing. Intel’s stock jumped about 7% on…
Applied Materials Sued In China Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft Summary Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology has filed a lawsuit against Applied Materials in the Beijing Intellectual Property Court, alleging the…
Microsoft Kills Volume Rebates in Name of ‘Transparency’ – Slashdot Summary Microsoft is changing how it prices Online Services under Enterprise Agreements by removing volume rebates and standardising prices to…
The Plan For Linux After Torvalds Has a Kernel of Truth: There Isn’t One Summary The Register columnist Rupert Goodwins warns that the Linux kernel project has no formal succession…
Inside the Biden Administration’s Gamble to Freeze China’s AI Future Summary This WIRED feature by Graham Webster traces the internal US-government drive — led by figures such as Alan Estevez,…
Daily briefing: Bird flu is ‘everywhere’ on dairy farms Summary This Nature Briefing (12 August 2025) collects several short science news items and features. The lead story highlights a preprint…
Controversial climate report from Trump team galvanises scientists into action Summary The US Department of Energy published a report claiming that global warming is “less damaging economically than commonly believed.”…
Cancelling mRNA studies is the highest irresponsibility Summary This Nature editorial criticises the US federal government’s decision, announced by health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, to cancel 22 grants worth…
Should UK.gov save money by looking for open source alternatives to Microsoft? You decide Summary The Register frames a public debate and poll after reporting that the UK public sector…
