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)

Japanese city passes two-hours-a-day smartphone usage ordinance

(2025/09/24)

Symbolic gesture aims to help citizens sleep. Next: Doing something about people who walk while using their phones



Micron close to selling all the high-bandwidth memory it will make in 2026

(2025/09/24)

High demand and DRAM shortages send margins soaring



India’s IT minister moves to Zoho’s spreadsheet and word processor, urges 1.4 billion people to do likewise

(2025/09/24)

Watch out, Microsoft and Google



OpenAI's Stargate project to pave the world with AI datacenters announces five new US locations

(2025/09/24)

In Texas, New Mexico, and the Midwest



Boffins fool a self-driving car by putting mirrors on traffic cones

(2025/09/24)

21st century tech confused by $100 of shiny stuff



Feds put finger on H-1B lottery scale to favor higher earners

(2025/09/23)

The higher the wage level, the more entries they'll get in the draw



Nearly half of businesses suffered deepfaked phone calls against staff

(2025/09/23)

AI attacks on the rise



SonicWall releases rootkit-busting firmware update following wave of attacks

(2025/09/23)

Security vendor's no good, very bad week year



AI coding hype overblown, Bain shrugs

(2025/09/23)

Tried by two-thirds of firms, ignored by most devs, and productivity barely moved



Third time's the charm? SolarWinds (again) patches critical Web Help Desk RCE

(2025/09/23)

Or maybe 3 strikes, you're out?



OnePlus leaves researchers on read over Android bug that exposes texts

(2025/09/23)

Updated Rapid7 warns flaw could let any app peek at your SMS, but smartphone vendor won't pick up



MX Linux 25 reaches beta testing – complete with systemd

(2025/09/23)

Fancy a taste? The version based on Debian 'Trixie' is nearly ready, but not all the changes may be entirely welcome



SIM city: Feds say 100,000-card farms could have killed cell towers in NYC

(2025/09/23)

Secret Service seizes 300-server network allegedly tied to nation-state hackers



Kaspersky: RevengeHotels checks back in with AI-coded malware

(2025/09/23)

Old hotel scam gets an AI facelift, leaving travellers’ card details even more at risk



OpenSSF warns that open source infrastructure doesn't run on thoughts and prayers

(2025/09/23)

Foundations say billions of downloads rely on registries running on fumes – and someone's gotta pay the bills



GitHub moves to tighten npm security amid phishing, malware plague

(2025/09/23)

Hundreds of compromised packages pulled as registry shifts to 2FA and trusted publishing



Oracle gets to store US users' TikTok data, says Trump

(2025/09/23)

President to announce details on Big Red’s storage and security deal for Chinese social media phenomenon later this week



Workers fear for their jobs as JLR's latest shutdown extended

(2025/09/23)

With no idea when engines restart, families gear down on spending ahead of Christmas



Slow Wi-Fi? Add houseplants to the list of suspects

(2025/09/23)

Pass the tinfoil hat



Suspected Iran-backed attackers targeting European aerospace sector with novel malware

(2025/09/23)

Instead of job offers, victims get MiniJunk backdoor and MiniBrowse stealer



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