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)

3 more infamous cybercrime crews team up to 'maximize income' in 'challenging' ransomware biz

(2025/10/08)

It's hard out there for a crim



The price is wrong! California goes Bob Barker on algorithmic price rigging

(2025/10/08)

When sellers collude through a computer algorithm, that doesn't make it right



Cisco’s new router unites disparate datacenters into AI training behemoths

(2025/10/08)

With enough routers, Switchzilla says it can link bit barns 1,000 km apart and scale fabrics beyond 3 exabits per second



Mars’ powerful whirlwinds blow dust everywhere, could affect future missions

(2025/10/08)

Keeping tabs on Martian dust devils with bonus data from ESA’s veteran orbiters



AI gets more 'meh' as you get to know it better, researchers discover

(2025/10/08)

Most scientists now use the tech in their work, but still question its usefulness



Take this rob and shove it! Salesforce issues stern retort to ransomware extort

(2025/10/08)

CRM giant 'will not engage, negotiate with, or pay' the scumbags



Bank of England smells hint of dotcom bubble 2.0 in AI froth

(2025/10/08)

UK central bank warns of 'sudden correction' in tech stocks



IBM's big iron to get Spyre AI accelerator upgrade this month

(2025/10/08)

Giving the mainframe customers what they want



Exchange Online will start archiving your oldest emails before your inbox bursts

(2025/10/08)

Microsoft promises fewer 'mailbox full' errors in face of message deluge



IBM invites CockroachDB to infest its mainframes with PostgreSQL

(2025/10/08)

Vendors promote bridge to modern architecture for legacy systems, but Db2 not going anywhere just yet



Texas senators cry foul over Smithsonian's pricey Space Shuttle shuffle

(2025/10/08)

Can be shifted for a tenth of the price AND the wings don't have to come off – allegedly



Germany slams brakes on EU's Chat Control device-scanning snoopfest

(2025/10/08)

Berlin's opposition likely kills off Brussels' bid to scan everyone's messages



Python releases version 3.14 – with cautious free-threaded support

(2025/10/08)

JIT compiler included but experimental and can slow performance



How chatbots are coaching vulnerable users into crisis

(2025/10/08)

Feature From homework helper to psychological hazard in 300 hours of sycophantic validation



As real life banks close, network operator starts a Scam School to stop Granny getting mugged online

(2025/10/08)

Broadband biz teams up with Good Things Foundation to teach the digitally doddery how to dodge fraud



Telecoms wholesaler ICUK restores services after two-day DDoS pelting

(2025/10/08)

No idea who's behind it, just happy it's over



UK Home Office doubles down on Oracle with £54M cloud contract

(2025/10/08)

Department also wedded to Big Red in shared service applications



Brits sitting on £1.6B gold mine of Windows 10 junk as support ends

(2025/10/08)

Recyclers reckon millions of obsolete PCs could yield a small fortune in precious metals



AI companion bots use emotional manipulation to boost usage

(2025/10/08)

Researchers argue that this dark pattern poses a legal risk



Teens arrested in London preschool ransomware attack

(2025/10/08)

Both men, 17, taken into custody



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I've finally learned what "upward compatible" means. It means we get to
keep all our old mistakes.
-- Dennie van Tassel