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)

'It looks sexy but it's wrong' – the problem with AI in biology and medicine

(2025/07/27)

The case of the improbably well-endowed rat



Congress tries to outlaw AI that jacks up prices based on what it knows about you

(2025/07/26)

Surveillance-based pricing? Two lawmakers say enough



Blame a leak for Microsoft SharePoint attacks, researcher insists

(2025/07/26)

Follow the MAPP



Intel to throw networking biz over the side of its rapidly shrinking ship

(2025/07/25)

Chipzilla hopes it can pull an Altera with its NEX division, and is now looking for buyers



Senator to Google: Give us info from telco Salt Typhoon probes

(2025/07/25)

AT&T and Verizon refused to hand over the security assessments, says Cantwell



First release candidate of systemd 258 is here

(2025/07/25)

The latest version of systemd looks to be a big one, with substantial new functionality. More to love – right?



Orbital datacenters subject to launch stress, nasty space weather, and expensive house calls

(2025/07/25)

opinion Space is hard, especially for racks of fragile computer equipment



How to find forgotten Wi-Fi passwords and SSIDs in Windows and Android

(2025/07/25)

hands-on If you've ever logged into a network on your laptop or phone, the password is still there



As AI becomes more popular, concerns grow over its effect on mental health

(2025/07/25)

Too much of anything is bad for you, including faux-magical statistical models



US DoE taps federal sites for fast-track AI datacenter and energy builds

(2025/07/25)

Private sector invited to colocate at legacy nuclear facilities



FreeBSD 15 installer to offer minimal KDE desktop

(2025/07/25)

The FreeBSD Laptop project continues – and plans to offer a very visible change



Meta joins Google in ragequitting EU political ads over onerous regulations

(2025/07/25)

Zuckercorp blames legal uncertainty under upcoming TTPA law



Freelance dev shop Toptal caught serving malware after GitHub account break-in

(2025/07/25)

Malicious code lurking in over 5,000 downloads, says Socket researcher



Debian isn't waiting for 2038 to blow up, switches to 64-bit time for everything

(2025/07/25)

We say everything... just not the oldest hardware. Unix Epochalypse less than 13 years away



Microsoft admits it 'cannot guarantee' data sovereignty

(2025/07/25)

Under oath in French Senate, exec says it would be compelled – however unlikely – to pass local customer info to US admin



Caught a vibe that this coding trend might cause problems

(2025/07/25)

Opinion No, it will not turn you into a 10X programmer. In fact, it won't even transform you into a noob developer



ServiceNow eyes $100M in AI-powered headcount savings

(2025/07/25)

CFO claims money being reinvested in sales and engineering staff



Intel abandons chip plants in Germany and Poland, confirms more layoffs

(2025/07/25)

CEO Lip-Bu Tan says strategy shift will focus on customer needs, efficiency, and cutting costs



Advisor to Brit tech contractors Qdos confirms client data leak

(2025/07/25)

Updated Policy management not affected, but some personal data may have been snaffled



BOFH: If you can't beat the AI, let it live inside you

(2025/07/25)

Episode 14 Workplace transformation begins with a scalpel and a 12v feed



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