Posts by Susan Darwin
US Open 2026 results: Alexander Zverev avoids another shock, Felix Auger-Aliassime out
Top seed Alexander Zverev endured another gruelling five-set US Open match as he overcame Quentin Halys at 02:15 local time to reach the third round. French Open champion Zverev is one of the favourites for the title, with world number one Jannik Sinner missing with injury and defending champion Carlos Alcaraz working his way back…
Read MoreNew Jersey just legalised cheap plug-in balcony solar panels
New Jersey has legalised plug-in balcony solar up to 1,200W, barring local governments from requiring approvals and stopping landlords from blocking installation. Germany wrote the same right into its civil code in October 2024 and now has 1.31 million registered systems at 1.34GW. New Jersey has legalised plug-in balcony solar. A new law bars municipalities…
Read MoreManuel Aragon Is Helping Entrepreneurs Build Stronger Businesses Through Smarter Financial Strategy
For many entrepreneurs, building a successful company begins with a great idea. Sustaining that success, however, requires something far less glamorous but infinitely more important: financial clarity. While founders often focus on sales, marketing, and growth, the businesses that endure are typically those built on disciplined financial planning. It is within this space that Manuel…
Read MoreChris Mason: Far from certain whether by-election strengthens Farage
Senior figures in Reform say they did price in both scenarios that have since played out: other parties saying they won’t stand and some seeking to delay the by-election until after the completion of the ongoing inquiry into Farage by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. The Liberal Democrats have suggested the government should delay appointing…
Read MoreNATO taps Accenture and Leonardo for €200M secure cloud
NATO wants a cloud it can trust under fire. Its technology agency has signed a contract worth about €200 million with Accenture and Italy’s Leonardo to build one. Accenture announced the deal on Tuesday, struck at the NATO summit in Ankara. NATO calls the programme the Protected Business Network. It will give the Alliance a…
Read MoreUS launches strikes on Iran after tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz
The US has launched a series of “powerful” strikes on Iran in response to attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Tuesday it had begun the assault, “to impose heavy costs for targeting and attacking commercial shipping crewed by innocent individuals in an international waterway”. The…
Read MoreThe best AI requirements management software: 8 tools leading the shift in 2026
TL;DR Eight AI requirements management platforms compared across NLP quality analysis, automated test generation, risk scoring, and live traceability. Jama Connect leads with its Advisor NLP engine and Trace Scores, while IBM DOORS Next, Codebeamer, Polarion, and four others serve different ecosystem and maturity needs. AI requirements management software is changing how engineering teams write,…
Read MoreAI chip boom lifts Samsung profits by 1,800%
South Korean technology giant Samsung Electronics says it expects to post a 19-fold jump in its profits, driven by global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips. The company forecast that it made 89.4tn won (£43.6bn; $58.4bn) between the start of April and the end of June, marking its third record quarterly operating profits in…
Read MoreChina’s Biren raises $892M to challenge Nvidia
Nvidia can barely sell its best chips in China. A crop of local challengers is racing to fill the gap. One of them just raised nearly $900m to speed up. Shanghai Biren Technology is selling HK$7 billion (about $892.5m) of new shares to boost GPU production. That is according to the South China Morning Post.…
Read MoreWhat Sky buying ITV could mean for your favourite shows
Of course, at some point Sky could decommission some ITV shows – or renegotiate their contracts. You don’t take over another company without believing there are savings to be made (and some are pointing to synergies that could be made on the tech platform side, with ITVX and Sky’s streaming services potentially merged in the…
Read MoreWorld Cup 2026: England fighting against history in Mexico
England had hoped to keep their location secret after hundreds of Mexico supporters surrounded the base of last-32 opponents Ecuador’s base, using car horns, roaring motorcycle engines and loud hailers to create a disturbance. It was all to no avail as home fans descended on England’s hotel, where there has been a huge security presence,…
Read MoreUS government body paid $1M in data-theft extortion
TL;DR A US government entity paid about $1m to the Kairos extortion group to keep stolen files private, according to a Ransom-ISAC case study based on a leaked negotiation chat and blockchain analysis. The clues point to Union County, Ohio, though neither party has confirmed it. The case illustrates how much of today’s “ransomware” involves…
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