The Age of Cheap Online Shopping is Ending
Summary The US has scrapped the century‑old de minimis duty exemption that allowed small international parcels to enter without tariffs. The threshold — which had been raised to $800 in…
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 will deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit and improve detection capabilities to strengthen resilience…
Do social-media bans benefit young people? These data could offer clues
Do social-media bans benefit young people? These data could offer clues Summary The Australian Online Safety Amendment Act will bar under-16s from accounts on major platforms (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube).…
The grant lottery: award rates at UK national funding agency fall below 20%
The grant lottery: award rates at UK national funding agency fall below 20% Summary Data from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) show applications climbed from 16,355 in 2017–18 to 29,927…
Spanish government cancels €10m contract using Huawei equipment
Summary The Spanish government cancelled a €10 million contract that would have seen Huawei equipment deployed to upgrade RedIRIS, the national academic and research network that connects universities, research institutes…
I was a part-time DBA. After this failover foul-up, they hired a full-time DBA
I was a part-time DBA. After this failover foul-up, they hired a full-time DBA Summary A reader, “Derek”, recounts working as a part-time DBA for a company that ran two…
White House nixes NASA unions amid budget uncertainty
Summary The White House issued an executive order on 28 August 2025 adding NASA to the National Security Exclusions list, which removes many federal labour protections for agency staff. The…
Azure budget alerts go berserk after Microsoft account migration misfire
Azure budget alerts go berserk after Microsoft account migration misfire Summary Some Microsoft Azure customers were hit by wildly incorrect budget forecasts after an account migration from the Microsoft Online…
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 long-time maintainer of the PHP framework Laravel, urges developers to avoid over-engineering and “clever” solutions…
400 ‘Tech Utopian’ Refuges Consider New Crypto-Friendly State
Nearly 400 students and entrepreneurs have gathered at Forest City, Malaysia, to attend “Network School,” a programme founded by Balaji Srinivasan that blends product sprints, coding, seminars on statecraft and…