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Updated 2026-05-18 22:00
Yes, you can serve a website from a $1 microcontroller
Well, page is more accurate, but the source code is available if you want to try doing something even crazier
Linux kernel flaw opens root-only files to unprivileged users
Plus ModuleJail, a radical proposal for minimizing the impact of similar bugs
Europe tests laser links as satellite comms outgrow radio
Greek mountaintop ground station aims infrared beams at CubeSats in ESA-backed optical networking trial
Dutch cops’ shame game works wonders as most wanted scammers now turned in
Game Over?! gamified the identification of scammers who sought thrills from terrorising the elderly
'Big AI' is subverting regulations just like tobacco and oil firms
Researchers warn that regulatory capture means industry concerns trump those of citizens
TanStack weighs invitation-only pull requests after supply chain attack
Shai-Hulud worm exploited GitHub Actions misconfiguration to poison shared cache, now project weighing nuclear option on unsolicited contributions
Microsoft remembers that taskbars used to move
Experimental Windows 11 build restores some old favorites, though the rough edges are still showing
NGINX Rift attackers waste no time targeting exposed servers
Researchers say 18-year-old flaw already being probed and exploited just days after disclosure
Poland directs officials to ditch Signal in favor of 'secure' state-developed alternative
Shift comes amid mounting reports of successful social engineering attacks targeting higher-ups in government
Windows boot partition runs out of space for Microsoft's May security update
Testing? We've heard of it
F-35 software delays leave UK buying time with US glide bombs
MoD says StormBreaker will plug gap until homegrown SPEAR 3 integration lands
Mozilla warns UK: Breaking VPNs will not magically fix Britain's age-check mess
Firefox maker says the tools are basic security infrastructure, not teenage contraband
Google tells database devs to lean hard on AI for PostgreSQL work
Cloud giant says humans remain accountable, even when code gets an assist from the machines
Utah tells porn sites to take the P out of VPNs, and it's their fault that they can't
Governments can't touch VPNs technically or commercially. The mess they'll make if they try will be off the scale
Doom soundtrack added to National Recording Registry
Haters are gonna hate the fact Bobby Prince's demonic dirges rank with Taylor Swift's 1989
Backup script ingested an accidental asterisk and deleted everything
Letting a 21-year-old write critical code without supervision is not smart
Grafana Labs admits all its codebase are belong to someone who popped its GitHub account
No customer info stolen, no impact to operations, and no blackmail payment
Samsung's weather app sparks storm of controversy by handing territory to North Korea
PLUS: China-linked cyber-attack on central Asian oil sector; Bottom falls out of Indian smartphone sales; And more!
Linus Torvalds says AI-powered bug hunters have made Linux security mailing list ‘almost entirely unmanageable’
Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating unnecessary pain and pointless work'
Surprise AI bills leave AWS and Google Cloud users aghast
Stuck with an AI bill for tens of thousands of dollars? You're not alone by a long shot
Agent harnesses, like OpenClaw, are changing how we build and run AI models
Ride your bots further by putting them in a harness
Enough with the AI FOMO, go slow-mo, says Domo CDO
You're not the only one annoyed by the hype
Classic 7 is Windows 10 LTSC cosplaying as Windows 7
Uncanny rebuild resurrects the 2009 desktop, complete with support, updates, and licensing questions
Wanted: Digital chief for England's schools. Must enjoy data, AI, and concrete problems
Are you ready to RAAC?
AI-generated code is 'pain waiting to happen'
The boom is piling up technical debt, warns Lightrun's Moshe Sambol
Cloud-managed earbuds sound strange - as a concept, and on a plane
The Register tests Dell's first attempt at outplaying Apple's AirPods
Europe built sovereign clouds to escape US control. Then forgot about the processors
Intel ME and AMD PSP: The silicon layer nobody certifies
One in seven Brits swapped their GP for ChatGPT, study finds
Patients are using chatbots for medical advice, while the NHS is still debating where AI belongs
Google reimburses Register sources who were victims of API fraud
But it's holding fast on auto-expanding customers' budgets
Datacenters slurping up so much juice they boosted prices 75% in largest US energy market
BYO power for AI bit barns may be the best way to ease the problem, says energy watchdog
Git is unprepared for the AI coding tsunami
An influx of agents is pushing GitHub to the brink
AI agents show they can create exploits, not just find vulns
Mythos and GPT-5.5 muscle out the competition
LocalSend puts your sneakernet out of business
Like AirDrop, minus the Apple lock-in
Microsoft puts stability in the driver's seat with new initiative
User interface tweaks are nice, but reliable drivers matter more
Google sidles up to unsuspecting users, asks for their number
You may only get 5GB of storage instead of 15GB if you don't share your digits with the Chocolate Factory
NASA's Psyche mission set for a brief encounter with Mars
There sure are some clever people on Earth
Anthropic urges Uncle Sam to kneecap China's AI ambitions before 2028
Claude maker warns authoritarian regimes could set the rules unless Washington tightens chip and model controls
Exploited Exchange Server flaw turns OWA inboxes into script launchpads
Microsoft mitigation may bork inline images, calendar printing while admins wait for a proper patch
Patch time for Cisco SD-WAN admins as vendor drops yet another make-me-admin zero-day
CISA hands feds super-tight deadline for this perfect-10, actively exploited flaw
X tells Ofcom it will finally check its moderation inbox
Comms watchdog says Musk's social media platform will now review reports of illegal hate and terror content within 24 hours... on average
ZTE showcases at GSMA M360 LATAM 2026, driving future business model restructuring - AI & network two-way integration
AI-integrated networks can cut costs, boost 5G efficiency, and help regional telcos shift beyond basic connectivity
OpenAI caught in TanStack npm supply chain chaos after employee devices compromised
Attackers stole a limited amount of internal credential material after malware hidden in poisoned packages reached two staff machines
Fusion for the future: XLSMART and ZTE partnering for a boundless digital Indonesia
7,000 5G sites added in eight months, and now serve 73 million subscribers on Indonesia's first blanket 5G network.
UK reloads artillery plans with £1B remote-control howitzer order
72 Boxer-mounted RCH 155s due from 2028 as Britain fills the gap left by AS-90s sent to Ukraine
Britain's latest civil servant is a chatbot trained on GOV.UK misery
Whitehall says the AI assistant will help citizens navigate public services faster; others may see it as a cheaper alternative to answering the phone
MPs want social media treated more like unsafe toys than harmless apps
Parliamentary committee tells ministers online safety regime is failing children and warns 'no action is not an option'
On-call techie decided job was done and hit the bottle – just before his pager went off
Lazy weekend of Grand Prix fun turned into a terrifying all-nighter
AWS racks M3 Ultra Macs that boast specs you can’t currently buy
Manages to get its hands on some Mac Studio machines before the OpenClaw machine grabs them
Possible Samsung strike puts even more pressure on memory pricing
As a senior policymaker ponders whether all South Koreans should enjoy an AI dividend'
Cerebras risked it all on dinner plate-sized AI accelerators a decade ago. Today it's worth $66B
Here's a look at the tech powering the first big IPO of 2026
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