How academics and ‘big tech’ can learn from one another Summary Steven C. Currall argues that collaborations between academia and large technology companies can deliver major scientific and societal benefits…
Earth’s capacity to store carbon could max out surprisingly soon Summary A new study estimates Earth’s practical geological capacity to store carbon dioxide at about 1,460 gigatonnes (GtCO₂) — far…
Damaged bridges flex and twist to prevent collapse Summary Steel truss bridges — built from connected members — can sometimes survive the sudden loss of a load-bearing element by activating…
Summary This Nature paper provides a spatially explicit, precautionary estimate of how much CO2 can prudently be stored in sedimentary basins worldwide. Starting from a technical potential of ~11,800 GtCO2,…
Corruption case against ousted cyber chief is ‘revenge,’ Ukraine’s security service says Summary The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says anti‑corruption bodies have launched a criminal charge against former head…
European Court rejects challenge to EU-US data transfer agreement Summary The General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed a challenge by French lawmaker Philippe…
EU court’s dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates’ ire Summary The European Union General Court (EGC) dismissed a 2023 annulment action brought by French MP Philippe Latombe…
Matrix.org homeserver grinds to a halt after RAID meltdown Summary A RAID failure knocked the Matrix.org hosted homeserver offline on 2 September 2025, forcing engineers to perform a full 55…
Absolutely fabless: Trump derails TSMC’s China chip-building effort Summary The US Commerce Department has revoked TSMC’s Verified End-User (VEU) authorisation for its Nanjing facility, effective 31 December 2025. That removes…
Oracle’s layoff train rolls on: 101 in WA, 250+ in CA – with more cuts looming Summary Oracle has filed WARN notices showing it will cut 101 roles in Seattle…
