Georgia Tech Is Teaching Other Universities a Fundraising Lesson Summary Universities facing cuts to federal research funding are increasingly leaning on corporate partnerships to fill the gap. Georgia Tech has…
Today’s Game Consoles Are Historically Overpriced Summary Ars Technica analysed decades of US console pricing and concludes modern consoles retail for hundreds of pounds/dollars more than historic trends would predict,…
Macron Vows Retaliation If Europe’s Digital Sovereignty Attacked Summary French president Emmanuel Macron vowed a strong response if any country takes measures that undermine Europe’s digital sovereignty. Speaking in Toulon,…
Microsoft Says Recent Windows Update Didn’t Kill Your SSD Summary Microsoft says it found no link between the August 2025 Windows security update (KB5063878) and widespread reports of SSD and…
FTC Claims Gmail Filtering Republican Emails Threatens ‘American Freedoms’ Summary Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson has accused Google of using partisan spam filtering in Gmail that disproportionately sends Republican…
Linus Torvalds Marks Bcachefs as Now ‘Externally Maintained’ Summary Linus Torvalds updated the kernel’s MAINTAINERS file to mark bcachefs as “externally maintained,” signalling that he will not be accepting new…
FCC Rejects Calls For Cable-like Fees on Broadband Providers Summary The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a Report and Order rejecting a push from the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)…
Why scientists are flocking to Substack Summary Many researchers are turning to Substack — an independent newsletter and blogging platform — to reach the public directly, publish longer-form, nuanced science…
When will life expectancy reach 100? No time soon Summary Recent analysis shows that although average life expectancy in high-income countries continues to rise, the pace of improvement has slowed…
Trump called for ‘gold-standard science’: how the NIH, NSF and others are answering Summary President Trump has issued two executive orders directing federal agencies to implement a so-called “gold‑standard” for…
