Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself?
Slashdot Asks: Can Panasonic Reinvent Itself? Summary Panasonic’s market value has been effectively flat at about $25 billion for the past decade while rivals such as Hitachi, Sony and NEC…
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices
Google Hit With $3.45 Billion EU Antitrust Fine Over Adtech Practices Summary The European Commission has fined Alphabet’s Google $3.45 billion for anti-competitive behaviour in its adtech business. The sanction,…
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network
Rising River Temperatures Threaten Paris’s Water-Based Building Cooling Network Summary Paris operates a district cooling network that draws water from the Seine to cool around 800 buildings, including the Louvre.…
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year
Firefox Ending 32-bit Linux Support Next Year Summary Mozilla has announced it will end 32-bit Linux support for Firefox in 2026. The final 32-bit release will be Firefox 144, with…
Europe’s largest paper mill? 1,500 research articles linked to Ukrainian network
Europe’s largest paper mill? 1,500 research articles linked to Ukrainian network Summary An investigation by research-integrity sleuth Anna Abalkina, working with Springer Nature’s Svetlana Kleiner, has linked more than 1,500…
Enterprises sticking with Windows 10 could shell out billions for continued support
Summary Nexthink warns that enterprises still on Windows 10 may face roughly $7.3 billion in Extended Security Update (ESU) bills in the first 12 months after free support ends on…
SAP splashes €20B on Euro sovereign cloud push
Summary SAP will invest €20 billion over the next ten years to expand sovereign cloud infrastructure across Europe, pitching a compliant, European-controlled alternative to US hyperscalers. The programme targets public…
Ex-NASA chief: China likely to land humans on Moon before Uncle Sam does again
Ex-NASA chief: China likely to land humans on Moon before Uncle Sam does again Summary Former NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine told the US Senate Commerce Committee that it is “highly…
SpaceX Dragon gives International Space Station a kick up the orbit
SpaceX Dragon gives International Space Station a kick up the orbit Summary SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft performed a demonstration reboost of the International Space Station, raising the station’s perigee by…
Sky-high budget gap: FAA launches air traffic overhaul, lacks cash to finish it
Sky-high budget gap: FAA launches air traffic overhaul, lacks cash to finish it Summary The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a request for solutions (RFS) to modernise the US…