Attackers are cashing in on fresh 'CopyFail' Linux flaw
Researchers dropped a reliable root exploit and it didn’t sit idle for long
Bun posts Rust porting guide, says rewrite is still half-baked
DevOps
Zig's no-AI policy is at odds with view that most open source code will be AI-written in future
Brit mathematician lets AI agent loose with credit card – cue password leaks, CAPTCHA chaos and more
Professor Fry's AI experiment shows light and dark sides of agentic tech
NHS to close-source hundreds of GitHub repos over AI, security concerns
Healthcare giant's maintainers handed May deadline to enact the change
Nvidia's Groq acquihire is on the DOJ's radar, but it's already too late
LEGAL Even if regulators did somehow unwind the $20B deal, there's a growing list of alternatives ready to take Groq's place, no merger required
Systems12 Sep 2026 | 1
Dell's 52-inch enormo-monitor is a tsunami of impractical fun
personal tech You probably don't need it, but as an example of the possible it impresses
Personal Tech12 Sep 2026 | 13
The aircraft might not be flying, but the certificate has gone on vacation
OFFBEAT Information is not forthcoming from this screen
Offbeat12 Sep 2026 | 11
AI more likely to kill animals if it saves fuel or money
ai and ML Machine learning models still have a lot to learn about the value of life
AI and ML11 Sep 2026 | 18
More JFrog Artifactory bugs under attack, and all 3 have patches
security If you're waiting for a sign to upgrade to a fixed version: this is it
Cyber-crime11 Sep 2026 | 1
Mars astronauts could live in houses made of yeast and jello, say scientists
offbeat Low-energy 3D printing could turn Martian dirt into sturdy structures
Science11 Sep 2026 | 33
Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm
OFFBEAT Coinbase engineer gives simulated insect $100 and lets its neurons make the trades
Offbeat11 Sep 2026 | 23
AT&T store worker gets 16 months inside for SIM-swap side hustle
cyber-crime Phone shop staffer claimed he was paid less than $4,000 for attacks leading to combined intended losses of $600,000
Cyber-crime11 Sep 2026 | 3
Higher prices can't crimp server sales as AI drives demand
SYSTEMS Shipments rise with enterprise and government buyers joining the hyperscaler spending spree
Systems11 Sep 2026 |
Britain's technology brief is now everyone's job and nobody's responsibility
PUBLIC SECTOR Whitehall has scattered science, AI, and digital government across a thicket of competing ministerial portfolios
Public Sector11 Sep 2026 | 28
Ukrainian lawyer's second career as a Conti coder earns him 4 years behind bars
CYBER-CRIME Swapping legal work for malware development ended in extradition and a guilty plea
Cyber-crime11 Sep 2026 | 7
EU's Cyber Resilience Act starts the 24-hour vulnerability clock
Security Manufacturers must now disclose actively exploited flaws and severe security incidents through ENISA's new reporting platform
Security11 Sep 2026 | 5
Union body tells UK government workers must get a say before AI clocks in
PUBLIC SECTOR TUC warns against letting algorithms call the shots in the workplace
Public Sector11 Sep 2026 | 4
Digital Research's GEM opens a new window on Linux
SOFTWARE A radical new way to resolve the Gordian knot of X11 versus Wayland
Software11 Sep 2026 | 27
BOFH: Oh no! The CMS ate 500 pages of corporate documentation
BOFH How could such a terrible tragedy have occurred?
BOFH11 Sep 2026 | 76
DeepSeek's new model sets a template for powerful LLMs that run lean
AI and ML DeepSeek V4.1 Flash proves that just because you build a bigger model doesn't mean you need more GPUs to serve it
AI and ML11 Sep 2026 | 12
On Call: Boss wrongly claimed IT deleted his files, refused to learn the one-click fix
personal tech There's no place like the Home directory, but the Documents folder is sometimes nicer
Personal Tech11 Sep 2026 | 89
Microsoft annoints Rust as a 'Tier 1' internal language
devops Redmond's coders get the tool to help them scrub memory bugs off Windows
Devops11 Sep 2026 | 20
Oracle says AI will save it from the SaaSpocalypse, not bring it on
SOFTWARE It’s a better interface, can speed installations, and drives IaaS sales too
Applications11 Sep 2026 | 3
OpenAI arms devs with AI conversation tool that can talk and listen at the same time
ai AND ml GPT-Live-1 makes speaking to AI models more fluid
AI and ML10 Sep 2026 | 1
Latest Anthropic horror story chills with tales of kamikaze drone swarms and bioweapons research
security Everyone from ShinyHunters to Russian freelancers is in on the illicit model fun
AI and ML10 Sep 2026 | 23
Watch out: Apple timepiece can grab snippets of conversation without both speakers' consent
SECURITY War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Privacy is surveillance
Security10 Sep 2026 | 45
Shopify extends lifeline to Tailwind as vibe coding erodes web dev platform's bottom line
DEVOPS Shopify acquisition will give open-source CSS framework 'a stable long-term home'
Devops10 Sep 2026 | 5
Hundreds of AI agents helped PaperCut attacker hit 395+ orgs, and some went off script
security Human operator: don't touch CIS orgs. AI agents: look a squirrel!
Cyber-crime10 Sep 2026 | 7
OpenAI's website-hijacking swarm reached far further than we thought
ai and ml New report points finger at OpenAI bots that hijacked a German wiki for improper use of an additional 20 websites, and 14 fetching services
AI and ML10 Sep 2026 | 13
AI job cuts could come with a costly undo button
AI AND ML Gartner reckons nearly a third of displaced employees may be rehired by 2029 – at a premium
AI and ML10 Sep 2026 | 28
NASA and IBM open source lunar mapping tools
AI AND ML Can help you pick the perfect spot for your future evil lair boffins make discoveries about Earth's satellite
AI and ML10 Sep 2026 | 8
Azure SQL Data Sync stops taking newcomers before 2027 execution
DATABASES Existing customers can carry on for now, but Microsoft offers no like-for-like successor
Databases10 Sep 2026 |
Nscale swallows lion's share of UK datacenter investment
ON-PREM Tracxn credits one AI infrastructure outfit with $3.7B of sector's $5.7B haul
On-Prem10 Sep 2026 | 3
ShinyHunters expose 6.4M in attack on medical supplier McKesson
Security Have I Been Pwned logs leaked records spanning patients, staff, and providers
Security10 Sep 2026 |
d-Matrix drinks the Nvidia Kool-Aid with NVLink Fusion and MGX rack designs
SYSTEMS AI infrastructure startup joins Qualcomm, Arm, Marvell, Amazon, Fujitsu, and MediaTek as NVLink true believers
Systems10 Sep 2026 | 1
Ministers rejected NATS reimbursement plan before 2,000 UK flights were cancelled
PUBLIC SECTOR Government orders independent review as carriers demand boss's resignation
Public Sector10 Sep 2026 | 58
Trezor, BitBox users targeted in newsletter phishing spree
cyber-crime Attackers exploit legitimate mailing channels to demand crypto wallet backups
Cyber-crime10 Sep 2026 | 6
AI uprising postponed after Copilot falls off the web
AI AND ML Error 1016 kept the chatbot quiet for 100 minutes while a separate resilience drill swallowed suggestion pills
AI and ML10 Sep 2026 | 27
German optics giant ditches greenfield SAP migration
SOFTWARE 'Realigned' project plan aims to move existing landscape to new platform to 'achieve faster progress'
Software10 Sep 2026 | 11
Digital sovereignty sounds great until you try ditching your suppliers
PAAS AND IAAS Most organizations say tech independence is unrealistic – and one in ten can't replace a critical provider at all
PaaS and IaaS10 Sep 2026 | 25
Dental contractor set up secret account with access to 4,000 patient records then left the company
SECURITY Toothless security
Security10 Sep 2026 | 19
Laptop-slinger Framework refunding customers who paid top dollar for RAM
personal tech Puts a whole new spin on ‘Cheap as chips’
Personal Tech10 Sep 2026 | 6
Microsoft goes after Salesforce and ERP users with AI-powered converter
software Ironically, this idea lands as Salesforce is struggling to sell its own AI
Software10 Sep 2026 | 5
VMware defends ending downloads of SDK that helps VM backups – or migrations to rivals
virtualization Says license was never about moving VMs
Virtualization10 Sep 2026 | 25
Anthropic reveals fourth likely crime committed by its AI
ai and ml Claude's Felony Bench rap sheet is now as long as OpenAI's
AI and ML09 Sep 2026 | 39
Novel Blue Moon kit targeting Chrome and Windows reflects new reality of AI-driven exploits
Security Mind the patch gap, please and thank you
Research09 Sep 2026 | 1
AI models don't kill people – people kill people
AI AND ML AI fearmongers forget we could just jail tech execs until morale and model safety improve
AI and ML09 Sep 2026 | 84
Apple hawks $2k folding fondleslab
personal tech Another new form factor for devs to adapt to
Personal Tech09 Sep 2026 | 136
Samsung to help fortify OpenAI's semiconductor supply chain
SYSTEMS Semiconductor supply chains are hard, but Samsung offers OpenAI relief in many forms spanning compute and memory
Systems09 Sep 2026 |
Serial Microsoft 0-day hunter drops yet another Defender exploit
security A bypass of a bypass of a bypass
Security09 Sep 2026 | 20
Chinese researchers find egg-cellent way to keep space debris from scrambling craft
offbeat Eggy armor cuts projectile speed in simulations as LEO gets increasingly crowded
Science09 Sep 2026 | 26
Google takes the nuclear option for €13B Finland expansion
ON-PREM 22-year power deal covers up to half of Loviisa plant's capacity, with wind and battery projects alongside
On-Prem09 Sep 2026 | 1
ZTE Global Summit & User Congress 2026 opens in Kuala Lumpur, advancing from connectivity to digital value creation
PARTNER CONTENT: Architecting infinity: ZTE unleashes AI-native networks and the token economy
Networks09 Sep 2026 |
UK government says Fujitsu won't use framework places to chase new customers
PUBLIC SECTOR Procurement officials promise to police the scandal-hit supplier's voluntary bidding moratorium
Public Sector09 Sep 2026 | 15
Cryptocrook ringleader, 22, who met crew on Minecraft admits role in $245M heist
cyber-crime Stolen funds bought mansions, private jets, and supercars – now he faces up to 20 years
Cyber-crime09 Sep 2026 | 16
WeChat worm could pwn a friend before they even answered the call
Security Calif says AI helped turn a VoIP memory bug into cross-platform RCE before Tencent shut it down
Security09 Sep 2026 | 1
Microsoft closes the book on Publisher and unplugs Project Online
SOFTWARE Office 2021 joins the October retirement list as customers weigh pricier alternatives
Software09 Sep 2026 | 21
Security boffin claims airport group left API keys in client-side JavaScript for four years
cyber-crime Researcher believes overprivileged Iterable creds exposed 8.8M customer records – and could have enabled mass deletion
Cyber-crime09 Sep 2026 | 16
Virgin Media offloads email services to third-party provider
NETWORKS Users given 45 days to save their mail or sign up with Junara
Networks09 Sep 2026 | 81
Huawei Watch D3 pumps up its health-monitoring credentials
PERSONAL tech Inflatable wrist cuff delivers 24-hour blood pressure readings, though the design remains chunky
Personal Tech09 Sep 2026 | 13
Switzerland tests a FOSS escape route from Microsoft 365
OS PLATFORMS Swiss Army sticks a knife in American cloud apps with its own FOSS push
OS Platforms09 Sep 2026 | 47
Another Microsoft team admits it’s struggling to handle flood of AI-generated code
software Increase in vibe-coded browser extensions sees Edge team automate quality assessments
Software09 Sep 2026 | 21
Philippines bets AI will lift GDP by 12 percent in seven years – without hurting outsourcing
public sector Plans 30x datacenter expansion for less than what big tech spends in a month
Public Sector09 Sep 2026 | 6
US claims Chinese AI companies’ core AI strategy is distilling American models
AI AND ML Spooks and CISA point to ‘industrial-scale distillation’ by DeepSeek, Alibaba, and other Chinese players
AI and ML09 Sep 2026 | 43
Microsoft breaks Patch Tuesday record with 974-CVE deluge
security Adobe also brought goodies to the patch party and they deserve immediate attention
Security09 Sep 2026 | 25
OpenAI GPT-6 Astra will run a retailer without cheating and sell more stuff than Anthropic
ai and ml Vend it like Altman
AI and ML08 Sep 2026 | 7
Google DeepMind rises above the AI scrum with genome atlas
AI+ML See, AI can be used for good ... or at the very least, a useful distraction from the bad
AI and ML08 Sep 2026 | 9
OpenAI's Artifactory opened covert data-stealing channel alongside Hugging Face attack
Security Researchers disclosed the cross-account trick the same day rogue agents exploited another zero-day for admin access
Security08 Sep 2026 | 3
Bing Wallpaper app opens Harry Potter's chamber of ads
os platforms No defense against the dark arts Microsoft is practicing on your wallpaper
OS Platforms08 Sep 2026 | 70
Google research shows when AI agents communicate, some cheat while others tattle
ai and ml DeepMind researchers propose tapping into the whistleblower tendency to keep agents in check
AI and ML08 Sep 2026 | 8
Amazon ropes Qualcomm into something, something AI, networking chips
AI and ML Multi-generation chip collab is more buzzwords than compute
Off-Prem08 Sep 2026 |
Retired man turns spare room into Soviet-era supercomputer
offbeat Get out the 75-year-old vacuum tubes for this project
Offbeat08 Sep 2026 | 68
Floating nuclear startup Bluecore lands $50M funding before setting sail
SYSTEMS Startup wants to take atomic power generation on a barge to wherever the need is
Systems08 Sep 2026 | 12
Boston Scientific left nursing its bottom line after cyberattack
SECURITY Medical device giant warns August intrusion will hit Q3 and full-year sales and earnings as recovery drags on
Security08 Sep 2026 | 4
ASML and TSMC want bigger masks for smaller chips
SYSTEMS Industry push aims to eliminate stitching constraints and ready high-NA EUV systems for production by 2033
Systems08 Sep 2026 | 30
How to secure hybrid meeting rooms without sacrificing user experience
SPONSORED FEATURE: With regulators tightening rules and attack surfaces widening, meeting-room kit must bake in security without pushing users toward workarounds
Security08 Sep 2026 |
LG accused of 'egregious invasion of privacy' over TV data collection
Security Claims follow scrutiny over monitors installing adware without user consent
Security08 Sep 2026 | 123
BigBear phishing crew nets thousands of Microsoft 365 credentials
SECURITY Researchers got inside the crooks' admin panel and found 5,137 stolen records tied to 461 organizations
Security08 Sep 2026 | 1
Mistral bags €3B to build Europe's sovereign AI champion
AI AND ML Samsung-led round values the French model maker at more than €21B
AI and ML08 Sep 2026 | 5
Extortion crews have their eyes on high-value AI data, Google warns
RESEARCH Companies 'don't want their IP exposed, so they're willing to pay'
Research08 Sep 2026 | 2
UK energy operator sticks with Palantir in £21M direct award
PUBLIC SECTOR Proprietary platform keeps incumbent in place while NESO prepares a future competition
Public Sector08 Sep 2026 | 12
Grindr pays £26M to settle UK privacy class action
Legal Dating app admits no liability over allegations that it shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with third parties
Legal08 Sep 2026 | 2
Whitehall's latest plan to get things done: Less Whitehall
public sector Ministers declare war on an 'industry of dither and delay' as consultations, legal caution, and judicial reviews get the chop
Public Sector08 Sep 2026 | 44
Britain reboots its space strategy with £7.8B already on the launchpad
PUBLIC SECTOR Cross-government plan combines civil ambitions with an increasingly military view of orbit
Public Sector08 Sep 2026 | 21
Arm pushes agentic AI and desktop-quality graphics in next-gen phone platform
SYSTEMS New CPU and GPU designs chase lower latency and richer games within a 1 W power budget
Systems08 Sep 2026 | 5
HPE makes its “unified storage” claim real as B10000 R6 hits GA
PARTNER CONTENT: Pairs block and adjacent file workloads with independent scaling of performance and capacity
Storage08 Sep 2026 |
‘Global reckoning’ is coming for big tech, says Australian minister
legal Introduces 'digital duty of care' that will mean Aussies get ‘my feed, my way’ – without algorithms if requested
Legal08 Sep 2026 | 22
Huawei proudly shows off an entirely un-American chip
systems Resistance is futile
Systems08 Sep 2026 | 47
Matt Clifford to leave ARIA before Anthropic role becomes a 'distraction'
public sector MPs welcome move but still want answers over how the conflict of interest was allowed to arise
Public Sector07 Sep 2026 | 4
US watchdog opens probe into Tesla's Cybercab self-certification
offbeat Wheels turning on the road and in government
Offbeat07 Sep 2026 | 37
DRAM contract prices forecast to grow only 13-18% in Q3
storage PC buyers already had enough of helping to fund the AI revolution, only essential refreshes happening now
Storage07 Sep 2026 | 10
Nightwing CEO has a Labor Day message for staff – and apparently The Register
security Nothing says ‘For internal use only’ quite like emailing it to the press
Security07 Sep 2026 | 50
Oracle may be next in EU software licensing hot seat following SAP deal
software Commission reportedly seeks third-party views, although no formal investigation is underway
Software07 Sep 2026 | 4
Hackers drain $320M in Bitcoin from Liquid Network, claim they're the good guys
SECURITY Self-described white hats promise to return 'most' of the 4,000 BTC once the vulnerability is fixed
Security07 Sep 2026 | 9
Asahi Linux takes on Apple M3, minus a few creature comforts
OS PLATFORMS Most hardware works, although graphics, sleep, and external displays need more attention
OS Platforms07 Sep 2026 | 13
Nitter lives to proxy another day after taking legal advice
PERSONAL TECh Public instance XCancel uncancelled after X Corp's cease-and-desist campaign, with others promised shortly
Personal Tech07 Sep 2026 | 36