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Updated 2026-04-10 15:16
China's Not Thrilled its AI Experts Want to Leave the Country
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/27/china_ai_regulation/
Number of AI Chatbots Ignoring Human Instructions is Increasing
AnonTechie writes:
Court Temporarily Blocks US Government From Labeling Anthropic as a 'Supply Chain Risk'
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:A judge has granted Anthropic's request for preliminary injunction in its court battle against the US government:
Touchscreens, Long Nails, and an Experimental Polish
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The polish registers as touch by disrupting the screen's electric field:
Are US-Based VPN Users at Risk of Being Treated as Foreign Surveillance Targets?
Are US-Based VPN Users at Risk of Being Treated as Foreign Surveillance Targets?Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Even lawmakers want to know:
Over Half of UK Businesses Have No Idea How Fast They Could Stop AI in a Crisis
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:AI accountability is worryingly low:
Water Has a Newfound ‘Critical Point’ That May Help Explain its Quirks
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Supercooled water exists in two liquid forms that become indistinguishable under the right conditions:
I Decompiled the White House's New App
owl writes:https://blog.thereallo.dev/blog/decompiling-the-white-house-app
The Drone Swarm is Coming, and NATO Air Defenses Are Too Expensive to Cope
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:The Drone Swarm is Coming, and NATO Air Defenses Are Too Expensive to Cope
Google Unveils TurboQuant, a New AI Memory Compression Algorithm
AnonTechie writes:[Source]: TechCrunch
A 32-Year-Old Bug Walks Into a Telnet Server
hubie writes:GNU inetutils Telnetd CVE-2026-32746 Pre-Auth RCE:
Google is Now Changing News Headlines – Without Permission
fliptop writes:Google has begun testing a feature that changes the headlines of published articles without notifying publishers, sparking concerns among media executives:
Pilot Didn't Mind NASA's Experimental Plane Doesnt Have a Front Window
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://mashable.com/article/nasa-x-59-supersonic-jet-test-problem
Someone Forked systemd to Strip Out Its Age Verification Support
AnonTechie writes:
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says ‘I Think We've Achieved AGI’
AnonTechie writes:
Age Checks Creep Into Linux, systemd Locks It in, Developer Defends Himself
PiMuNu writes:https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/24/foss_age_verification/?td=rt-3aFrom TFA:
CERN Scientists Burn AI Into Silicon to Stem Data Deluge
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/22/cern_eggheads_burn_ai_into/
Elon Musk Wants to Build 50 Times More Chips Than the World Currently Produces, Using 'New Physics'
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/23/musk_terafab/
Australia to Datacenter Operators: BYO Energy, Pay Your Way, Build Green, or Stay Home
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/23/asia_tech_news_roundup/
An Uncontrolled Experiment in Atmospheric Chemistry
An Anonymous Coward writes:https://spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=17&month=03&year=2026
Concerns Raised Over Shahed Kamikaze Drone Listings on Alibaba
Concerns Raised Over Shahed Kamikaze Drone Listings on AlibabaArthur T Knackerbracket and c0lo write:https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/concerns-raised-over-shahed-kamikaze-drone-listings-on-alibaba-they-featured-ai-guidance-to-lock-onto-people-building-vehicles-ships-etc
Palantir Trial Plugs Into UK Financial Watchdog's Data Trove
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/23/palantir_fca/
Amid Fuel Crunch, Cuban Mechanic Converts Car to Run on Charcoal
hubie writes:Juan Carlos Pino says charcoal-conversion 'the best option we have'
The US Bans All New Foreign-Made Network Routers
AnonTechie writes:
TCL's German QLED Ban Puts Pressure on TV Brands to be More Honest About QDs
hubie writes:"This is a serious warning shot"
Supreme Court Says Internet Service Provider Isn't Liable for Bootlegged Music Downloads
DannyB writes:From CNN:
Tech Employees Are Reportedly Being Evaluated by How Fast They Burn Through LLM Tokens
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:As a managerial strategy, it seems a little misguided:
Micron Predicts That Cars Will Need 300GB of RAM
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Self-driving cars are essentially AI supercomputers on wheels:
The Mystery of How Volcanic Lightning Happens Has Been Solved
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:When particles in volcanic ash cloud rub together, some pick up positive charge and others negative - now physicists have finally elucidated how these different charges are determined:
NASA Sets 'Impossible' Ground Rules for Relocation of 'Flown Space Vehicle'
Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/03/23/nasa_rfp_shuttle_relocation/
The 49MB Web Page
hubie writes:If active distraction of readers of your own website was an Olympic Sport, news publications would top the charts every time:
OpenAI Delays AI Porn Feature Over Safety Uproar
fliptop writes:OpenAI has postponed the launch of its controversial "adult mode" feature following intense pushback from its own advisory council and concerns about technical safeguards failing to protect minors:
I Hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI
"c0lo" writes:I hacked ChatGPT and Google's AI:
The FBI is Buying Americans’ Location Data
hubie writes:Data brokers are helping the FBI get around warrant requirements:
Particle Discovered at CERN Solves a 20-Year-Old Mystery
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Physicists working on the LHCb experiment have spotted an elusive and fleeting particle, a heavier and more charming cousin to the proton, that has been sought for decades:
FBI Surveils Russia’s Elite Agents Through Google Translate Logs
"c0lo" writes:A Serbo-Croatian-speaking agent and his Russian handler turned to Google Translate to ensure smooth operational communication. The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was reading the logs in real-time:
Cloudflare Appeals Piracy Shield Fine, Hopes to Kill Italy's Site-Blocking Law
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Firm says requiring site blocks within 30 minutes breaks core Internet architecture:
Musk's Tactic of Blaming Users for Grok Sex Images May be Foiled by EU Law
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Planned EU ban on nudify apps would likely force Musk to make Grok less "spicy":
Nvidia is Trying to Make a Computer for Orbital AI Data Centers
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Powering it is probably easy. Keeping things cool in a vacuum is the hard part:
Never Mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals Had Antiseptic Birch Tar
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant:
Big Tech’s Security Problem Just Hit Gaming
fliptop writes:There was a time when downloading a video game felt like harmless fun. Today, it can feel a lot closer to opening a suspicious email attachment in 2005:
Workers Who Love ‘Synergizing Paradigms’ Might be Bad at Their Jobs
hubie writes:Workers who love 'synergizing paradigms' might be bad at their jobs:
Concerns Due to TrueNAS Moving its Build Repository to Private Servers
TrueNAS Deprecates Public Build Repository and Raises Transparency Concernshubie writes:TrueNAS deprecates its public build repository on GitHub, raising questions in the community about openness and release transparency:
Moltbook Was Peak AI Theater
"c0lo" writes:The viral social network for bots reveals more about our own current mania for AI as it does about the future of agents:
Commission Says EU Inc Will be in Place by End of 2026
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:Many activists and lobbyists had called for a European company register as part of EU Inc. Today's EU legislative proposal has indeed included one:
Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester
fliptop writes:Proton Mail provided Swiss authorities with payment data for defendtheatlantaforest@protonmail.com - the account linked to Stop Cop City protests in Atlanta. The FBI obtained this information through a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty request on January 25, 2024, identifying the activist behind the anonymous account through their credit card identifier:
Wayland Set the Linux Desktop Back by 10 Years
owl writes:https://omar.yt/posts/wayland-set-the-linux-desktop-back-by-10-years
Analysis From West Point Warns That Strait of Hormuz Blockade Will Strangle US Defense Industry
spiraldancing writes:Report shows how minerals critical to defense readiness have seen a 'near total' disruption in seaborne trade:
This Fungus Can Make Water Freeze
Arthur T Knackerbracket has processed the following story:
Tech Hobbyist Makes Shoulder-Mounted Guided Missile Prototype With $96 In Parts And A 3D Printer
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/tech-hobbyist-makes-shoulder-mounted-guided-missile-prototype-with-usd96-in-parts-and-a-3d-printer-diy-manpads-includes-wi-fi-guidance-ballistics-calculations-optional-camera-for-tracking
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