ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

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Subsidy cliff edge and tariffs threaten Musk biz, but being caught between luxury and mass market may be a worse fate



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If it passes, the law would redefine the boundaries of fair use



Microsoft-owned GitHub: Open source needs funding. Ya think?

(2025/07/24)

'Industry, national governments, and the EU' must pay for maintainers. El Reg says charity shouldn't start at home



Britain's AI datacenter plans face energy, planning, investment challenges

(2025/07/24)

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(2025/07/24)

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The "is" package was infected with cross-platform malware after a scam targeting maintainers



EU cloud gang challenges Broadcom's $61B VMWare buy in court

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COMMENT CISPE cites recent channel changes, but the deal was decided on different matters



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G-Cloud on track for $50 billion revenue as AI creates a new generation of Google-eyed youth



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AWS closes China AI research center, citing boilerplate 'business priorities'

(2025/07/24)

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Trump AI plan rips the brakes out of the car and gives Big Tech exactly what it wanted

(2025/07/24)

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UN World Court declares countries must curb emissions or be held responsible

(2025/07/24)

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How to host a Linux-powered local dev site in Windows

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(2025/07/23)

From scams to violence, the crimes extend beyond the digital realm



Nothing to see here: Brave browser blocks privacy-busting Microsoft Recall

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You Might be a Microsoft Employee If...

1. When a Microsoft program crashes for the millionth time, you say "Oh,
well!" and reboot without any negative thoughts
2. The Windows 95 startup screen (the clouds) makes you feel all warm and
fuzzy inside
3. You fully understand why Windows 95's Shutdown Option has to be
accessed from the Start Menu
4. You believe Internet Explorer's security flaws were slipped in by a
crack team of Netscape programmers
5. You keep valuable papers near your fireplace. Therefore, you are
comfortable with Windows 95's "may-delete-it-at-anytime" philosophy
6. You're the Bob that Microsoft Bob was named after
7. Instead of "I'd rather be fishing," your bumper sticker says, "I'd
rather be writing buggy Microsoft code"
8. You know the technical difference between OLE 1.0 and OLE 2.0
9. You've ever completed your income taxes while waiting for Windows 95
to boot, and didn't think anything of it
10. You run Solitaire more than any other program, and therefore you
consider your computer a Dedicated Solitaire Engine (DSE)