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 import exemption that allowed low‑value international parcels to enter without duties. The threshold…
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 spurious budget alerts and wildly inflated forecast costs after a problematic account migration. Automated systems…
EU To Boost Satellite Defences Against GPS Jamming, Defence Commissioner Says
EU To Boost Satellite Defences Against GPS Jamming, Defence Commissioner Says Summary The European Union plans to strengthen satellite defences against GPS jamming by deploying additional low Earth orbit (LEO)…
States now have a legal duty to prevent climate harm — justice is in reach
States now have a legal duty to prevent climate harm — justice is in reach Summary Maina Vakafua Talia, Tuvalu’s minister for climate change, reflects on the International Court of…
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 lead maintainer of the PHP framework Laravel, urges developers to avoid over‑engineering and “clever” workarounds…
Reg readers have spoken: 93% back move away from Microsoft in UK public sector
Reg readers have spoken: 93% back move away from Microsoft in UK public sector Summary Readers of The Register overwhelmingly back a move away from Microsoft as the default across…
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State
Nearly 400 students and entrepreneurs have gathered in Forest City, Malaysia — a largely underpopulated, stalled megaproject — to attend Network School, founded by Balaji Srinivasan. The programme mixes coding…
Lawsuit Says Amazon Prime Video Misleads When You ‘Buy’ a Long-Term Streaming Rental
Lawsuit Says Amazon Prime Video Misleads When You ‘Buy’ a Long-Term Streaming Rental Summary Ars Technica and Slashdot report a consumer lawsuit against Amazon Prime Video arguing that the service…
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 Blizzard’s Diablo franchise 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 Atlantic reports that the longstanding “de minimis” duty‑free import exemption for small parcels has been ended for the United States.…