ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

Iran’s internet goes dark amid mass protests, reports of violent government response

(2026/01/09)

Outages hit Russia and Ukraine, too



China to probe Meta’s acquisition of AI outfit Manus

(2026/01/09)

Grab some popcorn for the Xi vs Zuck bout, which may not be the biggest fight on the card



Boffins probe commercial AI models, find an entire Harry Potter book

(2026/01/09)

Dark copyright evasion magic makes light work of developers' guardrails



Snowflake buys Observe to make 'Days Since Last Outage' counters obsolete

(2026/01/09)

Nice idea, because its own cloudy services keep wobbling



While you pay through the nose for memory, Samsung expects to triple its profits in Q4

(2026/01/09)

Memory pricing expected to surge another 60% in Q1 with relief years away



As agents run amok, CrowdStrike's $740M SGNL deal aims to help get a grip on identity security

(2026/01/08)

Authentication is basically solved. Authorization is another thing entirely...



ChatGPT Health wants your sensitive medical records so it can play doctor

(2026/01/08)

It's for less consequential health-related matters, where being wrong won't kill customers



Pay and pray: Nvidia reportedly wants money up front for Chinese H200 orders

(2026/01/08)

Beijing could green-light sales to select customers as soon as this quarter



Google pushing Gemini into Gmail, but you can turn it off

(2026/01/08)

Love Google AI Overviews? Now they're in your inbox



Patch Cisco ISE bug now before attackers abuse proof-of-concept exploit

(2026/01/08)

No reports of active exploitation … yet



Linus Torvalds: Stop making an issue out of AI slop in kernel docs – you're not changing anybody's mind

(2026/01/08)

'Because the AI slop people aren't going to document their patches as such'



Why colos are city slickers and hyperscalers are country bumpkins

(2026/01/08)

One wants customers next door, the other wants cheap power



ISS spacewalk postponed over mystery astronaut malady

(2026/01/08)

NASA mulling options, including an early trip home



Ransomware attacks kept climbing in 2025 as gangs refused to stay dead

(2026/01/08)

Cop wins hit crime infrastructure, not the people behind it



Trump spectrum sale leaves airlines with $4.5B bill for altimeter do-over

(2026/01/08)

Just refreshed to avoid 5G interference? Do it again, FAA tells industry, as Upper C-band auction looms



CISA flags actively exploited Office relic alongside fresh HPE flaw

(2026/01/08)

Max-severity OneView hole joins a PowerPoint bug that should've been retired years ago



AOSP on a diet plan as Google halves Android code drops

(2026/01/08)

Two a year is for your own good, Mountain View insists



UK regulators swarm X after Grok generated nudes from photos

(2026/01/08)

Lawyers say Musk's platform may face punishment under Online Safety Act priority offenses



Maximum-severity n8n flaw lets randos run your automation server

(2026/01/08)

Unauthenticated RCE means anyone on the network can seize full control



OpenAI putting bandaids on bandaids as prompt injection problems keep festering

(2026/01/08)

Happy Groundhog Day!



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... We make rope.
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