Euronews
Last year, women made up just 19% of Europe’s tech workforce, down three percentage points from 2024, according to a report by McKinsey & Company. The research, based on millions of profiles from LinkedIn and other data sources, shows the gender gap begins early: although girls perform well in STEM subjects, only 32% pursue tech-related degrees. Women also tend to exit the tech sector earlier, holding just 13% of tech management roles and 8% of executive positions. Workplace culture is a major factor, according to the report, which warns that the rise of AI could exacerbate the trend.
From "Women Disappearing from Europe's Tech Workforce"
Euronews (03/08/26) Anna Desmarais
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InfoWorld
Ruby dropped to 30th place in March's Tiobe index of programming language popularity, after being ranked 25th in February. Ruby achieved an eighth place ranking, its highest, in May 2016 and was the Tiobe language of the year in 2006. “The main reason for Ruby’s drop is Python’s popularity," said Tiobe CEO Paul Jansen. "There is no need for Ruby anymore.” Python topped the March index with a rating of 21.25%, compared to Ruby's .55%.
From "Ruby Sinking in Popularity, Buried by Python"
InfoWorld (03/09/26) Paul Krill
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BBC News
The family of a 12-year-old girl critically injured in the February school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging the company knew the suspect had discussed violent scenarios with ChatGPT months before the attack but failed to notify authorities. OpenAI allegedly flagged the conversations internally and banned the user’s account in 2025. The suspect later created another account and allegedly continued planning violent scenarios. Eight people were killed in the attack.
From "Family of Child Injured in Canada School Shooting Sues OpenAI"
BBC News (03/10/26) Laura Cress
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Computing (U.K.)
The U.K. has proposed amendments that would give ministers broader authority to change online safety rules without passing full legislation through Parliament. An amendment attached to the Crime and Policing Bill focuses on AI-generated harms, while another amendment, to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, could let ministers restrict children’s access to certain online services. Critics warn the powers could weaken democratic oversight and allow future governments to regulate online content more aggressively.
From "U.K. Seeks Sweeping Powers to Tackle Online Harms"
Computing (U.K.) (03/10/26) Dev Kundaliya
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Bloomberg
Australian biotech startup Cortical Labs has launched an experimental “biological data center” in Melbourne and plans another in Singapore with partner DayOne Data Centers. Instead of traditional servers, the facilities use CL1 biological computers powered by lab-grown human brain cells placed on silicon chips. The project aims to explore whether neuron-based systems eventually could compete with conventional processors.
From "Human Brain Cells Run New Datacenters"
Bloomberg (03/09/26) Olivia Poh; Amber Tong
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PC Mag
The Wikimedia Foundation temporarily placed Wikipedia in read-only mode last week after discovering malicious JavaScript that could delete articles by hijacking administrator accounts. The code, uploaded to the Russian-language site in 2024, had remained dormant until staff accidentally triggered it during a security review. The script attempted to use the Special:Nuke function to repeatedly delete pages and left a Russian message translated as “We are closing the project." Editing was disabled for about 23 minutes while engineers removed the code.
From "Wikipedia Locks Down Edits Over JavaScript That Could Delete Pages"
PC Mag (03/05/26) Michael Kan
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