Research misconduct: how the scientific community is fighting back Summary The Nature Podcast episode “Self Correction” (episode 2) examines research misconduct: why it occurs, how rare but damaging cases can…
Microsoft, Linode, warn of cloud latency spikes due to Middle East submarine cable problems Summary Microsoft has warned Azure customers of increased latency after undersea fibre cuts affecting routes through…
Nepal social media ban sparks protests, dozens injured Summary At least 14 people were reported killed and dozens injured after police clashed with thousands of mostly young protesters in Kathmandu.…
The surprising ways bridges resist collapse Summary Researchers tested a scale model of a steel truss bridge to destruction and found six unexpected mechanisms that let these structures resist total…
So much for the paperless office: UK government inks £900M deal for printers etc. Summary The Crown Commercial Service has awarded a four-year framework giving public sector organisations access to…
VMware’s in court again. Customer relationships rarely go this wrong Summary The Register’s opinion piece examines Tesco’s legal action against Broadcom, VMware and reseller Computacenter after Tesco says Broadcom refused…
UK tech minister booted out in weekend cabinet reshuffle Summary Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer carried out a dramatic cabinet reshuffle over the weekend that reshapes responsibility for UK tech…
Pre-owned software trial kicks off in UK as Microsoft pushes resale ban Summary The long-running legal battle between UK reseller ValueLicensing and Microsoft returns to the Competition Appeal Tribunal. ValueLicensing…
Red Hat back-office team to be Big and Blue whether they like it or not Summary IBM is moving a large chunk of Red Hat’s general & administrative (G&A) staff…
Ubuntu users left waiting after Canonical’s servers take weekend off Summary Canonical reported short-lived outages to security.ubuntu.com and archive.ubuntu.com on 5 and 7 September that lasted around 36 minutes. Although…
