Damaged bridges flex and twist to prevent collapse
Damaged bridges flex and twist to prevent collapse Summary Steel truss bridges — built from connected members — can sometimes survive the sudden loss of a load-bearing element by activating…
A prudent planetary limit for geologic carbon storage
Summary This Nature paper provides a spatially explicit, precautionary estimate of how much CO2 can prudently be stored in sedimentary basins worldwide. Starting from a technical potential of ~11,800 GtCO2,…
Corruption case against ousted cyber chief is ‘revenge,’ Ukraine’s security service says
Corruption case against ousted cyber chief is ‘revenge,’ Ukraine’s security service says Summary The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) says anti‑corruption bodies have launched a criminal charge against former head…
European Court rejects challenge to EU-US data transfer agreement
European Court rejects challenge to EU-US data transfer agreement Summary The General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed a challenge by French lawmaker Philippe…
EU court’s dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates’ ire
EU court’s dismissal of US data transfer challenge raises privacy advocates’ ire Summary The European Union General Court (EGC) dismissed a 2023 annulment action brought by French MP Philippe Latombe…
Matrix.org homeserver grinds to a halt after RAID meltdown
Matrix.org homeserver grinds to a halt after RAID meltdown Summary A RAID failure knocked the Matrix.org hosted homeserver offline on 2 September 2025, forcing engineers to perform a full 55…
Absolutely fabless: Trump derails TSMC’s China chip-building effort
Absolutely fabless: Trump derails TSMC’s China chip-building effort Summary The US Commerce Department has revoked TSMC’s Verified End-User (VEU) authorisation for its Nanjing facility, effective 31 December 2025. That removes…
Oracle’s layoff train rolls on: 101 in WA, 250+ in CA – with more cuts looming
Oracle’s layoff train rolls on: 101 in WA, 250+ in CA – with more cuts looming Summary Oracle has filed WARN notices showing it will cut 101 roles in Seattle…
IBM Cloud to end free human support, suggests customers use enhanced AI instead
IBM Cloud to end free human support, suggests customers use enhanced AI instead Summary IBM Cloud will change its free Basic Support tier to a self-service model from January 2026.…
France fines Google, SHEIN, for undercooked Cookie policies that led to crummy privacy
France fines Google, SHEIN, for undercooked Cookie policies that led to crummy privacy Summary France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, has hit Google and SHEIN with large fines for placing…