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)

German cops add Black Basta boss to EU most-wanted list

(2026/01/16)

Ransomware kingpin who escaped Armenian custody is believed to be lying low back home



Meta retreats from metaverse after virtual reality check

(2026/01/16)

That went well



Hyperscalers, vendors funding trillion dollar AI spree, but users will have to pay up long term

(2026/01/16)

Analyst: We'll hit a spot where 'we go from that was a great idea to where's my revenue?'



Lawmakers urge FTC to probe Trump Mobile over 'deceptive' marketing

(2026/01/16)

Gold phone more like fool's gold as none show up six months later



RondoDox botnet linked to large-scale exploit of critical HPE OneView bug

(2026/01/16)

Check Point observes 40K+ attack attempts in 4 hours, with government organizations under fire



Congress throws NASA a lifeline, leaves Mars sample mission to die in the dust

(2026/01/16)

Agency dodges deep cut and mass mission shutdowns, but ambitious red planet plan gets the boot



Researchers scrutinize datacenters' lifecycles, aiming to make them more sustainable

(2026/01/16)

Much of the damage done well before first power-on, in bit barns' childhood, says study



Bankrupt scooter startup left one private key to rule them all

(2026/01/16)

Owner reverse-engineered his ride, revealing authentication was never properly individualized



Just because Linus Torvalds vibe codes doesn't mean it's a good idea

(2026/01/16)

Opinion For trivial projects, it's fine. For serious work, forget about it



Probably not the best security in the world: Carlsberg wristbands spill visitor pics

(2026/01/16)

Exclusive Researcher shows how anyone can access Copenhagen experience attendees' names, videos



BOFH: Every computer system eventually serves ads

(2026/01/16)

Episode 1 Boss's bright idea enshittifies itself in record time



An old parking meter and a Pi make beautiful music together

(2026/01/16)

You can't park there, mate



Engineer used welding shop air hose to 'clean' PCs – hilarity did not ensue

(2026/01/16)

On Call How not to maintain computers



Wikimedia’s 25th birthday gift: Letting more AIs scour pages volunteers created

(2026/01/16)

Microsoft promises to be a responsible copilot



TSMC sees no signs of the AI boom slowing for at least two or three years

(2026/01/16)

2nm process will go large this year, and bring inevitable price rises



OpenAI invests in brain-interface biz co-founded by CEO Sam Altman

(2026/01/16)

Merge Labs envisions controlling devices using your brain - without implanting hardware in your body



Cisco finally fixes max-severity bug under active attack for weeks

(2026/01/16)

This is a threat to security - and to the weekend for some unlucky netadmins



Open ISA champ SiFive leaps aboard Nvidia's proprietary interconnect bandwagon

(2026/01/16)

You might call it a RISC-V/NVLink Fusion ... or a bad day for UALink



Over half of AI projects are shelved due to complex infrastructure

(2026/01/16)

The answer seems to be educating the enterprise workforce, and creating smarter use cases



Chinese spies used Maduro's capture as a lure to phish US govt agencies

(2026/01/15)

What's next for Venezuela? Click on the file and see



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