Former US Government Site Climate.Gov Attempts Relaunch as Non-Profit – Slashdot Summary The US government’s climate information site climate.gov — which held years of climate‑science resources — was effectively sidelined…
Laravel inventor tells devs to quit writing ‘cathedrals of complexity’ Summary Taylor Otwell, creator and long-time maintainer of the Laravel PHP framework, warns developers against over-engineering and favouring clever but…
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State Summary Nearly 400 students and entrepreneurs have gathered in Forest City, Malaysia, to attend Network School — a programme founded by Balaji…
Blizzard’s ‘Diablo’ devs unionise — 3,500 Microsoft workers now unionised Summary Over 450 developers on Blizzard’s Diablo team have voted to form a union with the Communications Workers of America…
Lawsuit Says Amazon Prime Video Misleads When You ‘Buy’ a Long-Term Streaming Rental Summary A consumer lawsuit alleges Amazon Prime Video misleads customers by labelling time-limited streaming licences as “buy”…
Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake Summary Cardiologist Eric Topol reviews published meta-analyses and randomised controlled trials and concludes there is no convincing evidence that protein intake above about 1.6 grams…
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending Content summary The U.S. has ended the long-standing de minimis import exemption that allowed packages valued under $800 to enter duty-free. The…
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary A recent Microsoft account migration glitch caused Azure’s cost-forecasting to wildly overestimate customer spending, triggering a flood of budget…
Former US Government Site Climate.Gov Attempts Relaunch as Non-Profit Summary The long-running US government climate portal climate.gov lost its production team earlier this summer; political appointees at NOAA have effectively…
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State Summary Nearly 400 students and entrepreneurs have gathered at Forest City, Malaysia, to attend Network School — a programme launched by Balaji…
