What is telecommunications (telecom)? Summary Telecommunications (telecom) is the electronic exchange of voice, data and video over distances. It covers technologies and infrastructure such as wired and wireless phones, fibre…
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself? Summary Panasonic’s market value has been roughly flat at about $25 billion for the past decade, while rivals such as Hitachi, Sony and NEC…
Google Deletes Net-Zero Pledge From Sustainability Website Summary Canada’s National Observer reports that Google quietly removed its high-profile net-zero-by-2030 pledge from the company’s sustainability website in mid‑2025. The commitment —…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary Alphabet’s Google was fined $3.45 billion by the European Commission after a complaint from the European Publishers Council…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris operates a district cooling network that pipes Seine river water through heat exchangers to cool around 800 buildings, including…
Summary A first-of-its-kind global expedition, Expedition 501, drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed 20–30 miles off Cape Cod and recovered freshwater beneath the Atlantic floor. Scientists documented an…
Roblox to verify ages of all gamers who use chat and text features Summary Roblox says it will expand its age estimation programme to every user who uses chat and…
UK DARPA clone spared savings squeeze while Treasury raided government Summary ARIA, the UK’s DARPA-style Advanced Research and Invention Agency, was not asked to identify the 5% savings other departments…
Enterprises sticking with Windows 10 could shell out billions for continued support Summary Free support for many Windows 10 editions ends on 14 October 2025. Nexthink’s back-of-the-envelope analysis estimates enterprises…
SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push Summary SAP will invest €20 billion over the next ten years to expand sovereign cloud infrastructure across Europe, pitching itself as a…
