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)

Google offers bargain: Sell your soul to Gemini, and it'll give you smarter answers

(2026/01/14)

But private data will stay private and won't be used for training, Google says



New Linux malware targets the cloud, steals creds, and then vanishes

(2026/01/14)

Cloud-native, 37 plugins … an attacker's dream



Ignore rosy datacenter expansion projections – there isn't enough power

(2026/01/14)

Grid and generation capacity are not being added fast enough to support the scale of growth many forecasts assume



There was so much fraud on COVID loans, the feds trained an anti-fraud AI on the applications

(2026/01/14)

Had it been around in 2020, it could have flagged tens of billions before payouts, PRAC tells Congress



France fines telcos €42M for sub-par security prior to 24M customer breach

(2026/01/14)

Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits



Hasta la vista! Microsoft finally ends extended updates for ancient Windows version

(2026/01/14)

Support expires for Windows Server 2008, and the codebase released to manufacturing in 2006



'Imagination the limit': DeadLock ransomware gang using smart contracts to hide their work

(2026/01/14)

New crooks on the block get crafty with blockchain to evade defenses



AI's $3T infrastructure binge continues despite lack of clear profits

(2026/01/14)

Investment in datacenters to peak by 2029, place your bets please



Firefox 147 brings GPU boost, tidier tabs, and video that follows you around

(2026/01/14)

Latest update focuses on hardware acceleration, security tightening, and a handful of quality-of-life tweaks



Cyber-stricken Belgian hospitals refuse ambulances, transfer critical patients

(2026/01/14)

Attack enters second day with major disruption to healthcare provision



Eurail passengers taken for a ride as data breach spills passports, bank details

(2026/01/14)

Travel biz tells customers to change passwords beyond its own services



UK backtracks on digital ID requirement for right to work

(2026/01/14)

U-turn leaves questions on costs, funding, and benefits unanswered



Stop dragging feet on AI nudification ban, UK government told

(2026/01/14)

Committee raises concerns over delays and loopholes in proposed law



Buy servers now or cry later: DRAM price spike threatens infrastructure budgets

(2026/01/14)

Component up 63% since September, more pricey memory coming to a supply chain near you



Spanish power giant sparks breach probe amid claims of massive data grab

(2026/01/14)

Endesa says payment info stolen after alleged crook boasted of 1 TB-plus haul



Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea

(2026/01/14)

Bork!Bork!Bork! When salty coastal air meets memory errors in one of Portugal's rail ticket machines



Anthropic finds $1.5 million to help Python Foundation improve security

(2026/01/14)

AI upstart also upscales its Labs to find the next frontier



India’s flagship PSLV rocket fails for the second time in a row

(2026/01/14)

One payload out of fifteen survived and sent home some useful data



Trump administration sets GPU export rules that put Chinese buyers at the back of the queue

(2026/01/14)

America first, for sales and access to foundries



Google rekindles relationship with jilted JPEG XL image format

(2026/01/14)

Chromium commit adds support for image decoder after the Big G ditched it a few years back



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