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2025-09-27 11:09:02 UTC

Hunt for RedNovember: Beijing hacked critical orgs in year-long snooping campaign
Not to be confused with all the other reports of Chinese intruders on US networks that came to light this week RedNovember, a Chinese state-sponsored cyberspy group, targeted government and critical private-sector networks around the globe between June 2024 and July 2025, exploiting buggy internet-facing…
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2025-09-27 08:49:02 UTC

Alibaba unveils $53B global AI plan – but it will need GPUs to back it up
Chinese giant maps out datacenters across Europe and beyond, yet US chip curbs cast a long shadow Analysis Alibaba this week opened an AI war chest containing tens of billions of dollars, a revamped LLM lineup, and plans for AI datacenters in Europe. But it also prompted a flurry of questions over how it will achieve all th…
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2025-09-26 23:25:03 UTC

Many employees are using AI to create 'workslop,' Stanford study says
Remember when AI was supposed to make us more productive, not hate each other? ai-pocalypse Workers are getting lazy about using AI to do their jobs for them, and the results are both costly and increasing distrust in the workplace.…
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2025-09-26 21:09:02 UTC

Cyber threat-sharing law set to shut down, along with US government
Act passed in 2015 is due to lapse unless a continuing resolution passes - and that's unlikely Barring a last-minute deal, the US federal government would shut down on Wednesday, October 1, and the 2015 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act would lapse at the same time, threatening what many consider a critical plank o…
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2025-09-26 19:49:03 UTC

If you can't use AI then it's bye bye, Accenture tells staff
Consultancy says machine learning advice is making bank ai-pocalypse AI is proving to be a gold mine for mega tech consultancy Accenture, but if staff can't use it, then it's time to pack up their desks.…
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2025-09-26 16:41:07 UTC

Federal agencies DOGE questions about what cost-cutting team is doing
Oversight efforts have been rebuffed, says Democratic report, 'putting Americans' personal data at risk' A trio of federal executive agencies targeted by DOGE cost-cutters either don't know or won't say what the group is doing inside their operations, according to a Senate investigation that concludes DOGE is acting without le…
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2025-09-26 16:09:02 UTC

NASA and Sierra Space clip Dream Chaser's ISS wings
Aptly named spacecraft might never make it to the orbital outpost after all NASA and Sierra Space have modified the Commercial Resupply Services-2 contract, which originally called for the Dream Chaser spaceplane to be used to supply the International Space Station (ISS).…
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2025-09-26 15:33:06 UTC

Renewables blow past nuclear when it comes to cheap datacenter juice
Study finds microgrids with wind, solar, and batteries can be built years sooner and at lower cost than SMRs Renewable energy sources could power datacenters at a lower cost than relying on nuclear generation from small modular reactors (SMRs), claims a recently revealed study.…
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2025-09-26 15:33:04 UTC

Microsoft spots fresh XCSSET malware strain hiding in Apple dev projects
Upgraded nasty slips into Xcode builds, steals crypto, and disables macOS defenses The long-running XCSSET malware strain has evolved again, with Microsoft warning of a new macOS variant that expands its bag of tricks while continuing to target developers.…
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2025-09-26 15:17:02 UTC

Salesforce facing multiple lawsuits after Salesloft breach
CRM giant denies security shortcomings as claims allege stolen data used for ID theft Salesforce is facing a wave of lawsuits in the wake of a cyberattack that exposed customer data.…
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2025-09-26 15:09:02 UTC

Google fuses SQL, Python, and Spark in Colab Enterprise push
Move comes as Snowflake and Databricks chase the same all-in-one analytics dream Google is promising a single notebook environment for machine learning and data analytics, integrating SQL, Python, and Apache Spark in one place.…
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2025-09-26 14:41:07 UTC

‘An attacker's playground:’ Crims exploit GoAnywhere perfect-10 bug
Researchers say tens of thousands of instances remain publicly reachable Security researchers have confirmed that threat actors have exploited the maximum-severity vulnerability affecting Fortra's GoAnywhere managed file transfer (MFT), and chastised the vendor for a lack of transparency.…
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2025-09-26 14:33:03 UTC

LockBit's new variant is 'most dangerous yet,' hitting Windows, Linux and VMware ESXi
Operation Cronos didn’t kill LockBit – it just came back meaner Trend Micro has sounded the alarm over the new LockBit 5.0 ransomware strain, which it warns is "significantly more dangerous" than past versions due to its newfound ability to simultaneously target Windows, Linux, and VMware ESXi environ…
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2025-09-26 13:41:05 UTC

Software CEO tells Catholic uni panel AI won't take out jobs, but it could take out brains
As exorcist convention decries AI's potential for 'necromancy' The CEO of a software testing company told a panel at Catholic University of America that AI will not create mass unemployment – though it could make people more stupid.…
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2025-09-26 12:57:03 UTC

Prompt injection – and a $5 domain – trick Salesforce Agentforce into leaking sales
More fun with AI agents and their security holes A now-fixed flaw in Salesforce’s Agentforce could have allowed external attackers to steal sensitive customer data via prompt injection, according to security researchers who published a proof-of-concept attack on Thursday. They were aided by an…
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2025-09-26 12:17:02 UTC

Volvo North America confirms staff data stolen following ransomware attack on IT supplier
The downstream consequences of Miljödata’s ransomware attack continue to affect major organizations Volvo North America is the latest large organization to announce attackers accessed employee data after a ransomware attack struck its HR system provider.…
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2025-09-26 11:33:03 UTC

SpaceX Dragon huffs, puffs... and fizzles out as NASA aborts ISS boost
Meanwhile, Katalyst wins $30M contract to stop Swift telescope falling out of the sky NASA has made progress with plans to boost the rapidly decaying orbit of the Swift observatory while calling an abrupt halt to an attempt to reboost the International Space Station (ISS) using SpaceX's Dragon.…
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2025-09-26 11:01:06 UTC

Microsoft digs up Vista-era animated wallpaper for Windows 11. Here's how to get it
Debuted in 2007, an old feature is coming back hands on If you're tired of staring at the same old static wallpapers in Windows 11, there's help on the way. Microsoft has just added support for animated video backgrounds in the latest Insider builds of its popular operating system, heralding …
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2025-09-26 10:33:02 UTC

UK and US security agencies order urgent fixes as Cisco firewall bugs exploited in wild
CISA gives feds 24 hours to patch, NCSC urges rapid action as flaws linked to ArcaneDoor spies Cybersecurity agencies on both sides of the Atlantic are sounding the alarm over Cisco firewall vulnerabilities that are being exploited by an "advanced threat actor."…
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2025-09-26 10:25:23 UTC

UK to roll out mandatory digital ID for right to work by 2029
Prime Minister Starmer revives controversial scheme despite past denials, sparking civil liberties backlash The UK government plans to issue all legal residents a digital identity by the end of the current Parliament, which could run until August 2029, with its use required to get a job.…
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2025-09-26 10:25:22 UTC

Hardware inspector fired for spotting an error he wasn't trained to find
Manager's quality control priorities were upside down On Call Welcome again to On Call, The Register's weekly column in which readers share stories of earnestly trying to fix broken tech, and end up feeling broken afterwards.…
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2025-09-26 10:25:22 UTC

Microsoft agrees to 11th hour Win 10 end of life concessions
Consumer org forces Redmond to expunge list of requirements for free ESU in Euro Economic Area, just need a Microsoft account Microsoft will give consumers in the European Economic Area no-strings extended support for the soon-to be-EOL Windows 10.…
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2025-09-26 10:25:22 UTC

Just using open source software isn't radical any more. Europe needs to dig deeper
Companies must realize they can be more than pure consumers, and public sector ought to go beyond 'promotion' Feature It is 2025. Linux will turn 34 and the Free Software Foundation (FSF) 40. For the EU and Europe at large, which is famously experimental with government deployments of open source tech, be…
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2025-09-26 10:25:22 UTC

Brits warned as illegal robo-callers with offshored call centers fined half a million
It’s amazing the number of calls Jo, Helen, and Ian get through The UK's data protection watchdog fined two Brit businesses with offshore call centers £550,000 (c $735,000) over illegal automated marketing calls.…
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2025-09-26 10:25:21 UTC

Dell enters the earbud market with kit you can control from the cloud
Apple prices meet Dell style Dell has entered the earbud market with a product you can manage from the cloud.…
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2025-09-26 10:25:21 UTC

800,000 tons of mud probably just made electronics a little more expensive
Accident causes major copper mine to suspend operations, as commodity and share prices soar In recent years technology buyers have endured hardware price rises due to a pandemic and its impact on supply chains, the global wave of inflation that followed, tariffs, and surging demand for AI technologies that al…
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2025-09-26 10:25:21 UTC

Apple, Google tell Europe its Digital Markets Act isn't working for them – or consumers
They would say that, wouldn’t they? Apple and Google have both urged the European Union to revisit its Digital Markets Act (DMA), which both tech giants say is failing.…
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2025-09-26 10:25:20 UTC

Intel reportedly wants TSMC's help to end its reliance on ...TSMC
Chipzilla seeks investment from its top fab frenemy Intel has reportedly sought an investment from rival chipmaker TSMC.…
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2025-09-25 23:09:02 UTC

Google to merge Android and ChromeOS in 2026, because AI
You'll see the results next year, but it's not the end of Googly lappies Video Google has confirmed it will merge its ChromeOS and Android operating systems, and that the mobile OS will emerge triumphant.…
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2025-09-25 20:57:03 UTC

Microsoft cuts off Azure phone surveillance support for Israeli military
Brad Smith says 'we do not provide technology to facilitate mass surveillance of civilians' The president of Microsoft has said it's cutting parts of the Israeli military off from Azure after reports that the army was using the platform in a mass surveillance operation against Palestinians in the West Bank and G…
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2025-09-25 20:25:06 UTC

X2 Elite is Qualcomm’s latest attempt to bring Apple’s M-series magic to the PC
Plus the Snapdragon 8 Elite turns 5 Qualcomm revealed the second act in its bid to overtake Intel and AMD as the leading laptop CPU maker this week with the paper launch of its Snapdragon X2 Elite and Elite Extreme processors. The company seeks to bring the kind of battery life and performance Apple has gotten…
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2025-09-25 20:09:02 UTC

North Korea's Lazarus Group shares its malware with IT work scammers
Keeping Pyongyang's coffers full North Korean-linked crews connected to the pervasive IT worker scams have upped their malware game, using more advanced tools, including a backdoor that has much of the same code as Pyongyang's infamous Lazarus Group deploys.…
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2025-09-25 19:33:02 UTC

Amazon will refund $1.5B to 35M customers allegedly duped into paying for Prime
Former FTC chair Khan not happy her legal wrath ended in settlement worth just 14% of Amazon's quarterly net Amazon has settled the Federal Trade Commission's case against it for making it too hard to quit Prime, and while it naturally didn't admit to any wrongdoing, it's still going to pay out one of the larg…
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2025-09-25 18:57:03 UTC

AI that once called itself MechaHitler will now be available to the US government for $0.42
Elon Musk's AI appears to be more ideological than competitors Despite protest letters, concerns that it's biased and untrustworthy, model tweaks to appease its billionaire boss, and even a past incident where it called itself "MechaHitler," xAI's Grok is still being made available to government…
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2025-09-25 17:25:04 UTC

Callous crims break into preschool network, publish toddlers' data
Images of toddlers and home addresses leaked in reprehensible landmark attack A cyber criminal crew has targeted Kido International, a preschool and daycare organization, leaking sensitive details about its pupils and their parents.…
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2025-09-25 16:57:02 UTC

Harness pitches AI agents as your new DevOps taskmasters
Productivity gains promised, but humans still expected to audit the bots At its Unscripted event in London, DevOps company Harness presented its latest AI-driven modules, including an AI pipeline builder, AI test automation, autonomous code fixing when builds fail, AI AppSec (application security) and even AI-driven chaos testing, w…
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2025-09-25 16:09:02 UTC

DARPA amps up effort to make AI power-conscious
New research program seeks ‘energy-aware’ ML that balances performance with power draw It's notoriously difficult to consistently measure the energy usage of AI models, but DARPA wants to put an end to that uncertainty with new "energy-aware" machine learning systems. …
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2025-09-25 15:33:03 UTC

EU probes SAP over alleged software support stranglehold
While EC suspects vendor's practices stifle competition, it argues it is in line with industry standards The European Commission has launched a formal investigation into SAP's behavior in the aftermarket for maintenance and support services in Europe.…
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2025-09-25 14:49:03 UTC

Open source to closed doors: RubyGems control fight erupts
Ruby Central is accused of ousting maintainers from core gems under pressure from Shopify Ruby Central is said to have quietly snatched control of several flagship Ruby open source projects from their long-time maintainers without their consent, following pressure from Shopify, one of its biggest backers.…
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2025-09-25 13:25:03 UTC

Google reminds EU that Microsoft's cloudy licensing still stinks a year later
Mountain View gripes over slow-moving regulators while Redmond rakes it in Google is like a dog with a bone over Microsoft's cloud licensing policies, not letting Euro regulators forget about what it sees as anti-competitive practices that penalize those wanting to run Windows software on rival cloud plat…
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2025-09-25 12:49:02 UTC

Oracle saddles up with $18B debt amid AI infrastructure gamble
Ballooning leverage and shaky customer funding could strain Big Red's balance sheet Oracle has raised $18 billion in debt, which could help fund massive datacenter investments aimed at meeting surging demand from AI model builders and enterprise customers.…
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2025-09-25 11:49:03 UTC

Zero-day deja vu as another Cisco IOS bug comes under attack
The latest in a run of serious networking bugs gives attackers root if they have SNMP access Cisco has confirmed a new IOS and IOS XE zero-day, the latest in a string of flaws that attackers have been quick to weaponize.…
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2025-09-25 11:09:02 UTC

Bcachefs goes DKMS after Torvalds' kernel banishment
Performance of new version mostly good, but future uncertain The bcachefs file system, now "externally maintained" outside the Linux kernel codebase, offers packages of its first version to be loadable on the fly.…
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2025-09-25 10:49:03 UTC

SAP's 'simplified' licensing leaves users more confused
Business Suite nostalgia unlikely to ease customers' public cloud journey SAP experts are doubting the enterprise software giant's message that it is simplifying licensing after the changes were discussed at the German-speaking user group conference.…
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2025-09-25 10:33:02 UTC

EU starting registration of fingerprints and faces for short-stay foreigners
Biometric Entry/Exit System phased in from October to 29 Schengen countries Travelers including Britons and Americans visiting most European countries will have to register their fingerprints and faces under a system that goes live next month.…
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2025-09-25 09:33:02 UTC

Empty shelves, empty coffers: Co-op pegs cyber hit at £80m
Supermarket says the hack that shut down systems and emptied shelves has turned profits into losses The Co-operative Group has revealed the cyberattack that knocked its systems offline earlier this year will leave it nursing an £80 million hangover. …
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2025-09-25 08:57:03 UTC

Check your own databases before asking to see our passport photos, Home Office tells UK cops
Guidance follows privacy complaints over sharp increase in police searches of travel doc and visa pic libraries The Home Office has told police forces to check their own photo databases before asking it to search its libraries of passport and visa facial images, as well as avoiding urgen…
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2025-09-25 07:09:02 UTC

The sweetest slice of Pi: Raspberry Pi 500+ sports mechanical keys, 16GB, and built-in SSD
Big performance on offer, but be prepared to spend $200 HANDS ON Raspberry Pi has unveiled a fully loaded version of its computer-in-a-keyboard, featuring oodles of RAM, an SSD, and a clicky, mechanical keyboard. However, you'll pay a relative premium for these features.…
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2025-09-25 06:17:09 UTC

Google, Meta and Vodafone want smartphone-makers to reduce their bandwidth bills
By supporting efficient video codecs in hardware, which to be fair will also help punters Google, Meta, and Vodafone have called on chipmakers and smartphone manufacturers to support the AV1 video codec in hardware, especially in midrange devices, a suggestion that’s not entirely altruistic.…
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2025-09-25 04:33:02 UTC

Is GitHub a social network that endangers children? Australia wants to know
As ban on under-16s using some sites looms, cyber-safety regulator sends Microsoft’s code locker a letter Australia’s eSafety Commissioner has written to GitHub to ask it to consider if it’s a social network that endangers children.…
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2025-09-25 02:33:03 UTC

Alibaba Cloud plans expansion into Europe and South America
More datacenters in familiar territories, too, and AI everywhere Alibaba Cloud yesterday announced its first datacenters in Brazil, France, and The Netherlands, plus expansion of its presence in five other countries outside China.…
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2025-09-25 01:09:03 UTC

Microsoft puts Claude on the M365 menu
Redmond wants more flavors of ML than OpenAI can cook up Microsoft has sealed a deal with Anthropic to give users of Microsoft 365 Copilot the option to use the Claude AI engine.…
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2025-09-24 23:57:02 UTC

Intel reportedly courting ex-flame Apple to become its next investor
Chipzilla can't say it's changed much, but could be a handy backup to TSMC After a painful breakup and a bout of financial turmoil, Intel is looking to rekindle the relationship with its old flame Apple.…
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2025-09-24 22:25:03 UTC

Tree-hugging hippie datacenter runs entirely on green hydrogen and wastes zero water
Lambda's latest innovation with bit barn builder ECL only supports a handful of Nvidia racks, but it's a start Rent-a-GPU outfit Lambda says its latest Nvidia GB300 NVL72 system is not only powered entirely by hydrogen fuel cells but doesn't consume a single ounce of water.…
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2025-09-24 21:17:02 UTC

iPhone 17 Scratchgate is real, iFixit warns - buy a case for your fancy phone
In good news, battery replacement is a lot easier than earlier models Video Owners of Apple's iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max have been reporting that the shell of their pricey handsets is getting scratched up already, and the reason appears to be a shift to aluminum.…
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2025-09-24 20:33:02 UTC

Google is very sorry for pulling down COVID misinfo and pledges never to use outside fact-checkers
It's all Biden's fault, Chocolate Factory claims Google has taken a page out of Mark Zuckerberg's playbook, telling House Republicans that the Biden administration pressured it to push down COVID-19 content that didn't violate its rules, and pledging its commitment to free ex…
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2025-09-24 19:17:02 UTC

New string of phishing attacks targets Python developers
If you recently got an email asking you to verify your credentials to a PyPI site, better change that password The Python Software Foundation warned users of a new string of phishing attacks using a phony Python Package Index (PyPI) website and asking victims to verify their account or face suspension, and advised anyone who did provide…
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2025-09-24 16:49:03 UTC

PC memory costs to climb as fabs chase filthy lucre in servers and HBM
TrendForce warns of Q4 memory hikes as suppliers squeeze consumer markets PC memory prices are set to rise as the major suppliers allocate manufacturing capacity to the more lucrative server DRAM and HBM instead amid reports of tightening supplies.…
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2025-09-24 16:17:03 UTC

US Navy: I can't quit you, Azure
AWS, Google, and Oracle admitted they can't support current setup Microsoft has the US Navy over a barrel, as the service admits it can't separate its custom-built cloud environment from Azure infrastructure without a complete rebuild "from the ground up." …
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2025-09-24 16:17:03 UTC

Zorin OS 18 beta makes Linux look like anything but Linux
Windows, macOS, Cinnamon, even iPadOS – all just a layout switch away Although Zorin doesn't aim to closely track its Ubuntu upstream, version 18 of its eponymous OS has been a long time coming.…
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2025-09-24 15:49:04 UTC

AI hype train may jump the tracks over $2T infrastructure bill, warns Bain
Industry looks like it's going to come up short – by about $800B The AI craze is fueling massive growth in infrastructure, but the industry will need to hit $2 trillion in revenue by 2030 to keep funding this habit. Consultants at Bain & Company think it is going to come up short.…
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2025-09-24 14:49:02 UTC

US banking giant Citi pilots agentic AI with 5,000 staff
Fintech firm admits it may mean fewer staff US banking giant Citi has revved the Stylus Workspaces AI platform it has been rolling out to employees, touting that it is "now powered by agentic AI."…
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2025-09-24 14:25:03 UTC

Google warns China-linked spies lurking in 'numerous' enterprises since March
Mandiant CTO anticipates 'hearing about this campaign for the next one to two years' Unknown intruders – likely China-linked spies – have broken into "numerous" enterprise networks since March and deployed backdoors, providing access for their long-term IP and other sensitive data stealing missions, all the while …
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2025-09-24 13:25:04 UTC

Google-sponsored DORA report reframes AI as central to software development
Most organizations use AI in dev, the question now is how to use it properly, claims report Google Cloud's 2025 DORA (DevOps Research and Assessment) report is out, claiming that since 90 percent of respondents now make some use of AI for software development, the question is not whether to adopt it …
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2025-09-24 12:57:02 UTC

UK agency makes arrest in airport cyberattack investigation
After air passenger travel hit across the Atlantic, organized crime agency strikes Breaking The UK's National Crime Agency has arrested a man as part of an investigation into a ransomware attack that disrupted airports around the world last weekend.…
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2025-09-24 12:33:03 UTC

Cybercriminals cash out with casino giant's employee data
Attackers hit jackpot after targeting Boyd Gaming Hotel and casino operator Boyd Gaming has disclosed a cyberattack to US regulators, warning that hackers may have stolen personal information belonging to employees and other individuals.…
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2025-09-24 11:57:05 UTC

Workers: Yes, RTO makes sense. No, we’re not going to do it
Report uncovers widespread clock blocking, coffee badging UK workers totally understand why bosses want to get them back into the office – but would still jump ship if they were forced to give up remote working.…
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2025-09-24 11:09:02 UTC

Campaigners urge UK PM Starmer to dump digital ID wheeze before it's announced
Labour accused of sneaking in plans it denied before the general election Seven campaign groups have written to UK prime minister Keir Starmer urging him to scrap plans for a mandatory digital identity system – a project that is expected to be announced imminently, as part an effort to tackle unauthorized migratio…
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2025-09-24 10:49:03 UTC

Politicos: ‘There is a good strong case for government intervention’ on JLR cyberattack
Covid-style financial support? Nothing to confirm yet, say MPs The chair of the UK's business and trade committee says the situation at Jaguar Land Rover is likely to get "harder and harder over the next week or two," but stopped short of confirming that the government might intervene with financial su…
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2025-09-24 09:57:02 UTC

Europe's largest city council delays fix to disastrous Oracle system once more
System meant to go live in 2021 costing £20M awaits reimplementation with new £170M price tag Europe's largest local authority has delayed the introduction of a vital income management system (IMS) amid confirmation that total spending on a disastrous Oracle implementation could hit £170 million (c $230 millio…
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2025-09-24 07:49:03 UTC

UK justice minister pressed as court system bug raises fears of hidden case files
HMCTS expands investigation into IT flaw after whistleblowers draw Horizon comparisons The UK's HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is continuing to check whether an IT bug that could hide documents and data affected the outcome of any cases, a government minister has said.…
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2025-09-24 07:09:02 UTC

Solar flair: Logitech's K980 Signature Slim keyboard runs on rays
Not one to keep in the dark, and light on features as a result HANDS ON Logitech is harnessing solar power in the K980 Signature Slim keyboard to solve a problem that might not have occurred to some users: battery anxiety.…
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2025-09-24 06:49:02 UTC

The first rule of liquid cooling is 'Don't wet the chip.' Microsoft disagrees
Redmond suggests ‘Microfluidics’ – hair-thin channels etched on silicon to let coolants flow Electronics don’t play nicely with most liquids, which is why liquid cooling in the datacenter is often considered a little dangerous. Microsoft, however, has found a way to dispel such worries with a scheme that sees liqu…
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2025-09-24 05:49:02 UTC

Japanese city passes two-hours-a-day smartphone usage ordinance
Symbolic gesture aims to help citizens sleep. Next: doing something about people who walk while using social media The city council in the Japanese city of Toyoake has passed an ordinance that symbolically limits recreational use of smartphones to just two hours each day.…
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2025-09-24 04:17:03 UTC

Micron close to selling all the high-bandwidth memory it will make in 2026
High demand and DRAM shortages send margins soaring Memory-maker Micron says it is close to securing customers for all the high-bandwidth memory (HBM) it will make next year. Unsurprisingly, the company also predicts it will enjoy improved profit margins.…
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2025-09-24 02:33:03 UTC

India’s IT minister moves to Zoho’s spreadsheet and word processor, urges 1.4 billion people to do likewise
Watch out, Microsoft and Google India’s minister for information technology yesterday said he’s dumping his current word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation graphics packages, will adopt the locally made alternatives from Zoho instead, and urged India’s 1.4 billion r…
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2025-09-24 00:49:03 UTC

OpenAI's Stargate project to pave the world with AI datacenters announces five new US locations
In Texas, New Mexico, and the Midwest The Stargate project, the OpenAI-led plan to cover the world with datacenters, has announced plans to construct five new bit barns in the US.…
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2025-09-23 23:33:02 UTC

Boffins fool a self-driving car by putting mirrors on traffic cones
21st century tech confused by $100 of shiny stuff Mirrors can fool the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) sensors used to guide autonomous vehicles by making them detect objects that don’t exist, or failing to detect actual obstacles.…
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2025-09-23 20:57:02 UTC

Feds put finger on H-1B lottery scale to favor higher earners
The higher the wage level, the more entries they'll get in the draw The H-1B lottery in the US is being tipped heavily in favor of high-wage earners under a long-awaited rule proposal unveiled on Tuesday.…
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2025-09-23 20:17:02 UTC

Nearly half of businesses suffered deepfaked phone calls against staff
AI attacks on the rise A survey of cybersecurity bosses has shown that 62 percent reported attacks on their staff using AI over the last year, either by the use of prompt injection attacks or faking out their systems using phony audio or video generated by AI.…
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2025-09-23 19:41:06 UTC

SonicWall releases rootkit-busting firmware update following wave of attacks
Security vendor's no good, very bad week year SonicWall on Monday released a firmware update that the security vendor says will remove rootkit malware deployed in recent attacks targeting Secure Mobile Access (SMA) 100 appliances.…
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2025-09-23 18:41:06 UTC

AI coding hype overblown, Bain shrugs
Tried by two-thirds of firms, ignored by most devs, and productivity barely moved Software development was one of the first areas to adopt generative AI, but the promised revolution has so far delivered only modest productivity gains, and Bain says only a full rethink of the software lifecycle will shift the dial.…
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2025-09-23 17:09:02 UTC

Third time's the charm? SolarWinds (again) patches critical Web Help Desk RCE
Or maybe 3 strikes, you're out? SolarWinds on Tuesday released a hotfix - again - for a critical, 9.8-severity flaw in its Web Help Desk IT ticketing software that could allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to run commands on a host machine. …
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2025-09-23 16:25:04 UTC

OnePlus leaves researchers on read over Android bug that exposes texts
Rapid7 warns flaw could let any app peek at your SMS, but smartphone vendor won't pick up Security researchers report that OnePlus smartphone users remain vulnerable to a critical bug that allows any application to read SMS and MMS data — a flaw that has persisted since late 2021.…
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2025-09-23 15:49:03 UTC

MX Linux 25 reaches beta testing – complete with systemd
Fancy a taste? The version based on Debian 'Trixie' is nearly ready, but not all the changes may be entirely welcome The new Debian-13 version of MX Linux, version 25, is looking very close to ready for release. A big change may divide its audience, though.…
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2025-09-23 15:17:02 UTC

SIM city: Feds say 100,000-card farms could have killed cell towers in NYC
Secret Service seizes 300-server network allegedly tied to nation-state hackers The US Secret Service has dismantled a network of SIM farms in and around New York City it claims was behind multiple incidents targeting senior government officials and had enough power to disrupt entire cellular networks.…
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2025-09-23 14:57:03 UTC

Kaspersky: RevengeHotels checks back in with AI-coded malware
Old hotel scam gets an AI facelift, leaving travellers’ card details even more at risk Kaspersky has raised the alarm over the resurgence of hotel-hacking outfit "RevengeHotels," which it claims is now using artificial intelligence to supercharge its scams.…
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2025-09-23 14:17:02 UTC

OpenSSF warns that open source infrastructure doesn't run on thoughts and prayers
Foundations say billions of downloads rely on registries running on fumes – and someone's gotta pay the bills The Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF) has had enough of being the unpaid janitor of the world's software supply chain.…
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2025-09-23 13:25:04 UTC

GitHub moves to tighten npm security amid phishing, malware plague
Hundreds of compromised packages pulled as registry shifts to 2FA and trusted publishing GitHub, which owns the npm registry for JavaScript packages, says it is tightening security in response to recent attacks.…
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2025-09-23 12:57:03 UTC

Oracle gets to store US users' TikTok data, says Trump
President to announce details on Big Red’s storage and security deal for Chinese social media phenomenon later this week The White House has promised that all US user data on TikTok will be stored on Oracle servers in the United States, according to a deal to be announced later this week.…
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2025-09-23 12:09:03 UTC

Workers fear for their jobs as JLR's latest shutdown extended
With no idea when engines restart, families gear down on spending ahead of Christmas Jaguar Land Rover is extending the shutdown of its production plants another week in a move that experts say could cost the business in the multiple billions.…
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2025-09-23 11:49:04 UTC

Slow Wi-Fi? Add houseplants to the list of suspects
Not as bad as other interference, but maybe it's time for a wired connection Houseplants could be slowing down your Wi-Fi, according to Broadband Genie, which reckons surfers can increase broadband speeds by almost 40 percent just by moving their router away from any greenery.…
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2025-09-23 10:57:03 UTC

Suspected Iran-backed attackers targeting European aerospace sector with novel malware
Instead of job offers, victims get MiniJunk backdoor and MiniBrowse stealer Suspected Iranian government-backed online attackers have expanded their European cyber ops with fake job portals and new malware targeting organizations in the defense, manufacturing, telecommunications, and aviation se…
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2025-09-23 10:41:05 UTC

Linux's love-to-hate projects drop fresh versions: systemd 258 and GNOME 49
Init system update arrives behind schedule while desktop overhaul adds app and HDR polish There are fresh new releases of two of the more controversial and divisive projects in the Linux world for everyone to argue about… and then adopt anyway.…
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2025-09-23 10:33:03 UTC

UK.gov ditching 'Red' risk data sharing project after slashing £0.5B budget in half
Meanwhile soon to be intergrated Integrated Data Programme still relies on Lotus Notes, for now A flagship Office for National Statistics project to share data across the UK government appears to be ending several years before its time after failing to make enough progress, getting a "Red" risk rating two years in a row…
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2025-09-23 10:17:02 UTC

UK chancellor Putin the blame on Russia for cyber chaos, but evidence says otherwise
Reeves points finger at Moscow in interview when authorities reckon it's local lads UK chancellor Rachel Reeves is blaming Moscow for Britain's latest cyber woes, an attribution that seems about as solid as wet cardboard given the trail of evidence pointing to attackers much closer to home.…
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2025-09-23 09:25:04 UTC

Node4's £45M Tisski takeover ends in tears – and £2.4M in damages
Messy ruling details a perfect storm of NAO, MoD, and Aquila contract failures Managed service provider Node4 has won a £2.4 million (c $3.2 million) damages award against the founder of Microsoft Dynamics consultancy Tisski, after the High Court ruled the company was sold with problematic contracts that were collapsing …
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2025-09-23 09:25:04 UTC

HCL stretches support window for Domino v9/v10 despite repeated end-of-life deadlines
The corpse of Lotus Notes keeps twitching Some software is more difficult to kill than a horror movie villain, it seems, as Domino and Notes versions 9.0.x and 10.0.x are now set to limp on until the end of this decade.…
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2025-09-23 08:01:09 UTC

How I learned to stop worrying and love the datacenter
Stargates or black holes? Risks and rewards from the B(r)itbarn boom Comment The UK has bitterly expensive power, an energy minister who sees electricity as bad, a lethargic planning system, and a grid with a backlog for connections running to 2039.…
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2025-09-23 06:09:03 UTC

EV charging biz zaps customers with data leak scare
Names, emails unplugged in DCS support snafu – but 'billing is safe' An electric vehicle charging point provider is telling users that their data may be compromised, following a recent security "incident" at a service provider.…
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