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Updated 2026-05-15 18:46
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
Nobody believes the 'criminals and scumbags' who hacked Canvas really deleted stolen student data
Other than Instructure execs - maybe?
Sick and wrong: Ontario auditors find doctors' AI note takers routinely blow basic facts
60% of evaluated AI Scribe systems mixed up prescribed drugs in patient notes, auditors say
Anthropic tosses agents into the API billing pool
Limits Claude subscriptions to interactive use
Grad-to-be turns graduation cap into Rust-powered light show
Eric Park tells us he doesn't plan to wear his modified cap to commencement, but his code's available for anyone with no such qualms and an upcoming ceremony
KDE bags €1.3M as Europe realizes it might need an OS of its own
Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund backs the desktop project while public sector interest in homegrown alternatives grows
Waymo recalls 3,800 robotaxis after one drove itself into a flood
Nothing like a partly submerged self-driving car to dampen public trust in autonomous vehicles
UK begins antitrust inquiry into Microsoft's business software ecosystem
Brit regulator has 'heard' customers can't always 'effectively combine software from Microsoft with that of other providers'
AI to infest eight in ten premium phones within two years
And Counterpoint sees fad spreading from pricey handsets to smart rings and earbuds too... whether you asked for it or not
Dude… where’s my password? Claude reunites forgetful stoner with $400k Bitcoin stash
AI to the rescue as 11-year search for password turns up in old PC files
Anthropic’s Bun Rust rewrite merged at speed of AI
Version 1.3.14 of JavaScript toolkit released as last Zig version; a million lines of Rust code merged in gargantuan commit
Americans would rather have a nuclear plant in their backyard than a datacenter
AI and the bit barns that power it have developed a serious PR problem
ZTE and Telkom Indonesia sign strategic MoU to accelerate digital solutions and infrastructure development
Strengthening Indonesia's digital ecosystem through AI, cloud computing, and next-gen connectivity
NASA fleshes out Artemis III, the Moon mission that won't go to the Moon
SpaceX and Blue Origin may yet get a role in low Earth orbit rehearsal, readiness permitting
Cops arrest man suspected of being Dream Market kingpin
Owe Martin Andresen faces charges in both US and Germany connected with money laundering, claims he sent gold bars directly to his doorstep
UK government prescribes Single Patient Record for NHS data chaos
Doctors welcome joined-up care plan, but warn patient trust depends on safeguards, access controls, and knowing where Palantir fits in
Dirty Frag gets a sequel as Fragnesia hands Linux attackers root-level access
Fresh kernel flaw comes with public exploit code and continues ugly run of highly reliable privilege escalation bugs tied to memory and page-cache handling
Calling the cops just got extra AI as police seek to add tech to contact systems
AI already listening in to call handlers in real time, conducting live database searches
Bedrock and a hard place: Claude adventure leaves AWS user staring down $30K invoice
CAD: Cost Anomaly Detection or Create Astounding Debt?
To gain root access at this company, all an intruder had to do was ask nicely
Human IT managers thought they were being nice to the boss, but were assisting a threat actor
AI models are getting better at replacing cybersecurity pros on certain tasks
UK researchers find LLMs are learning to finish jobs faster and improving all the time
Tencent admits GPUs only pay for themselves when powering personalized ads
Chinese web giant says accelerator shortage is over as local hardware arrives in volume
Cisco to fire 4,000 staff and generously give them free training – on Cisco
Reducing memory requirements to control costs in a new wave of kit
Welcome to the vulnpocalypse, as vendors use AI to find bugs and patches multiply like rabbits
Palo Alto Networks found and fixed 75 flaws this month, up from its usual five
AWS to Quick admins: The access control didn't work, but you weren't using it anyway, so what's the problem?
If a setting fails in the forest and nobody hears it ...
Google's AI-enabled mouse pointer understands 'this' and 'that'
Right-clicking could go the way of the 3.5-inch floppy at the Chocolate Factory
Datacenters are having fewer, but bigger failures
And neither AI nor international conflict are helping
Anthropic butts in to small business, promises help with payroll and other core tasks
But Pro or Max biz users should know that the company may train its AI on your data
Bug hunter tracks down three massive MCP flaws and one vendor won't fix theirs
Apache, Alibaba databases vulnerable and only one has a patch
See through local AI lies with Irish eyes
ICCL Enforce project offers Verity fact-checking server
Dissatisfied: Three-fourths of AI customer service rollouts are a letdown
AI rollback rates hit 81% at firms with mature guardrails, suggesting enterprises are struggling to manage the systems in production, says Sinch
Utah mega datacenter could dump 23 atomic bombs worth of energy per day
Physicist warns proposed Stratos campus could seriously affect local environment
Mystery Microsoft bug leaker keeps the zero-days coming
Security pros warn YellowKey claim could make stolen laptops a much bigger problem
Rust stalks IBM mainframes, but only in nightly form
Patch series would bring memory-safe code to Linux's s390 port, with compiler caveats attached
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