GNOME Foundation boss exits after just four months
GNOME Foundation boss exits after just four months Summary The GNOME Foundation has parted ways with executive director Steven Deobald after under four months in the role. The board described…
Laravel Inventor Tells Devs To Quit Writing ‘Cathedrals of Complexity’
Taylor Otwell, creator and maintainer of the Laravel PHP framework, warns developers against building “cathedrals of complexity” — systems that are clever but hard to change. On the maintainable.fm podcast…
Google Gets To Keep Chrome But Is Barred From Exclusive Search Deals, Judge Rules
Google Gets To Keep Chrome But Is Barred From Exclusive Search Deals, Judge Rules Summary U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta issued a mixed ruling in the Department of Justice’s antitrust…
New Study Proves EVs Are Always Cleaner Than Gas Cars
New Study Proves EVs Are Always Cleaner Than Gas Cars Summary The University of Michigan published a lifecycle study and an interactive calculator that compare greenhouse‑gas emissions of different vehicle…
SAP To Invest Over 20 Billion Euros In ‘Sovereign Cloud’
SAP To Invest Over 20 Billion Euros In ‘Sovereign Cloud’ Summary SAP will invest more than 20 billion euros over the next decade to build European ‘sovereign cloud’ infrastructure. The…
Chrome Increases Its Overwhelming Market Share, Now Over 70%
Chrome Increases Its Overwhelming Market Share, Now Over 70% Summary StatCounter data for August 2025 shows Google Chrome extending its dominance in desktop browsers, rising to 70.25% market share. Microsoft…
Dozens of Scientists Find Errors in a New Energy Department Climate Report
Dozens of Scientists Find Errors in a New Energy Department Climate Report Summary A group of more than 85 climate scientists has issued a joint rebuttal to a recent U.S.…
UK Home Office hikes tech consultant spend to £350M despite pledge to cut costs
UK Home Office hikes tech consultant spend to £350M despite pledge to cut costs Summary The UK Home Office has raised the maximum anticipated spend on external data and technology…
Summer 2025 is the Warmest on Record for the UK
Summer 2025 is the Warmest on Record for the UK Summary The UK Met Office has published provisional statistics confirming summer 2025 (1 June–31 August) is the warmest summer on…
Laravel Inventor Tells Devs To Quit Writing ‘Cathedrals of Complexity’
Laravel Inventor Tells Devs To Quit Writing ‘Cathedrals of Complexity’ Summary Taylor Otwell, creator and maintainer of the Laravel PHP framework, warns developers about over‑engineering and bypassing framework conventions. On…