GNOME Foundation boss exits after just four months
GNOME Foundation boss exits after just four months Summary The GNOME Foundation’s executive director, Steven Deobald, has left the role after under four months in post. The board described the…
What are the types of requirements in software engineering?
What are the types of requirements in software engineering? Summary This TechTarget piece by Stephen J. Bigelow explains the main types of requirements used in software engineering and how they…
Laravel Inventor Tells Devs To Quit Writing ‘Cathedrals of Complexity’
Laravel Inventor Tells Devs To Quit Writing ‘Cathedrals of Complexity’ Summary Taylor Otwell, creator and maintainer of the Laravel PHP framework, warns against building “cathedrals of complexity”: bespoke, clever solutions…
Google Gets To Keep Chrome But Is Barred From Exclusive Search Deals, Judge Rules
Google Gets To Keep Chrome But Is Barred From Exclusive Search Deals, Judge Rules Summary U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ruled that Google will not be required to divest its…
SAP To Invest Over 20 Billion Euros In ‘Sovereign Cloud’
SAP To Invest Over 20 Billion Euros In ‘Sovereign Cloud’ Summary SAP has announced it will invest more than 20 billion euros (about $23 billion) over the next decade to…
Chrome Increases Its Overwhelming Market Share, Now Over 70%
Chrome Increases Its Overwhelming Market Share, Now Over 70% Summary Statcounter data reported via Neowin and covered on Slashdot shows Google Chrome extending its dominance in desktop browsers to 70.25%…
Dozens of Scientists Find Errors in a New Energy Department Climate Report
Dozens of Scientists Find Errors in a New Energy Department Climate Report Summary A coalition of more than 85 climate scientists has issued a joint rebuttal to a recent U.S.…
Disney agrees to $10 million settlement for collecting data from children
Disney agrees to $10 million settlement for collecting data from children Summary The Federal Trade Commission says Disney will pay $10 million to settle allegations it collected personal data from…
I was a part-time DBA. After this failover foul-up, they hired a full-time DBA
I was a part-time DBA. After this failover foul-up, they hired a full-time DBA Summary A reader — anonymised as “Derek” — recounts how, circa 2012, he worked as a…
White House nixes NASA unions amid budget uncertainty
White House nixes NASA unions amid budget uncertainty Summary The White House issued an executive order on 28 August adding NASA to the National Security Exclusions list, removing federal protections…