Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself?
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
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 —…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network
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…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World
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
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
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
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
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…
Ex-NASA chief: China likely to land humans on Moon before Uncle Sam does again
Ex-NASA chief: China likely to land humans on Moon before Uncle Sam does again Summary Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told the US Senate Commerce Committee it is “highly unlikely”…
SpaceX Dragon gives International Space Station a kick up the orbit
SpaceX Dragon gives International Space Station a kick up the orbit Summary SpaceX’s Dragon cargo craft performed a demonstrative reboost of the International Space Station, raising the station’s perigee by…