The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending Summary The long-standing US “de minimis” duty-free import exemption — which allowed many packages valued under $800 to enter the country without…
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary Microsoft Azure customers reported a recent account migration problem that caused forecasting to wildly overestimate costs, triggering automated budget…
Include climate impacts when protecting infrastructure
Include climate impacts when protecting infrastructure Summary This correspondence by Hongfang Lu and Y. Frank Cheng highlights that the September 2022 Nord Stream pipeline ruptures released about 465,000 tonnes of…
Apple iOS 26 set to dump 75M iPhones on the e-waste pile
Apple iOS 26 set to dump 75M iPhones on the e-waste pile Summary Apple’s forthcoming iOS 26, announced at WWDC and due for release this month, will exclude older handsets…
Microsoft readies Windows 11 25H2 while Windows 10 circles the drain
Microsoft readies Windows 11 25H2 while Windows 10 circles the drain Summary Microsoft has pushed Windows 11 version 25H2 to the Release Preview channel for Windows Insiders, with general availability…
Four more execs man the decks at leaky sales vessel Atos
Four more execs man the decks at leaky sales vessel Atos Summary Atos has appointed four senior executives as part of its multi-year turnaround: Florin Rotar as Group Chief Technology…
What are the types of requirements in software engineering?
What are the types of requirements in software engineering? Summary This article explains the main types of requirements that guide software projects: business requirements (BRD), user requirements and software requirements…
Blizzard’s ‘Diablo’ Devs Unionize. There’s Now 3,500 Unionized Microsoft Workers
Blizzard’s ‘Diablo’ Devs Unionise. There’s Now 3,500 Unionised Microsoft Workers Summary Over 450 developers working on Diablo at Blizzard have voted to form a union under the Communications Workers of…
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending
The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending Summary The US has ended the long-standing de minimis duty-free import exemption that let many low-value international parcels enter without tariffs. The…
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire
Azure Budget Alerts Go Berserk After Microsoft Account Migration Misfire Summary Microsoft Azure experienced a faulty account migration that led its cost-forecasting systems to wildly overestimate customer spend, triggering a…