Britain gives Rolls-Royce the nod to sketch out its mini reactor future (2026/04/14) Contract kicks off design work, but SMRs unlikely to generate power before the mid-2030s
Microsoft sends Outlook Lite to the great inbox in the sky as memory costs skyrocket (2026/04/14) Mailbox access in stripped-down Android app ends on May 25
UK state bank considers lengthening disastrous IT program (2026/04/14) Already £1.3B over budget and 4 years late, NS&I could extend timetable beyond 8 years
When the IBM PC and shoulder pads were big, Japan led the chip industry. It's trying to get back there now (2026/04/14) Local hero Rapidus is on track to begin production of 2nm semis next year, as TSMC expands its Japanese foothold
Windows Update is a torture chamber for seldom-used PCs (2026/04/14) Opinion Microsoft punishes you for updating infrequently
Japanese rocket part came unglued, leading to mission failure (2026/04/14) Tiny variation in temperature weakened a component and when a critical moment arrived, that mattered
Experts and laypeople agree: AI will hurt elections and relationships (2026/04/14) Latest report from Stanford's AI boffins finds unsafe usage practices, widespread anxiety about impacts, and China catching up to the USA
Zombie Microsoft bugs rise from the dead, pave way for crims and ransomware scum (2026/04/13) One was patched almost 14 years ago
Cloudflare revamps CLI as agents take over the internet (2026/04/13) What, you think basic usability is improved just for your benefit, human?
Claude is getting worse, according to Claude (2026/04/13) Brief outage follows growing number of quality complaints
How ServiceNow gets customers to gorge at the AI trough (2026/04/13) 'AI is now infused in every package that we offer to our addressable market,' SVP John Aisien told us
Fake Linux leader using Slack to con devs into giving up their secrets (2026/04/13) Google Sites lure leads to bogus root certificate
Attention, gamers: The FAA wants YOU to be an air traffic controller (2026/04/13) GG noob, who cleared you to land?
WARNING: Oracle's AI obsession could mean higher prices and worse support (2026/04/13) Advisers say fewer staff could mean slower answers and tougher renewals
Claude Code cache chaos creates quota complaints (2026/04/13) Dev reports suggest long sessions now burn through usage much faster
Notepad sheds Copilot from toolbar as Microsoft gives subtlety a try (2026/04/13) AI gubbins still there, just tucked under 'Writing Tools'
Booking.com warns reservation data may have checked out with intruders (2026/04/13) Travel giant says names, contact details, dates, and hotel messages potentially exposed
Microsoft attempts to untangle 'confusing' Windows Insider program (2026/04/13) Controlled Feature Rollouts headed for the trash among other changes
Veterans Affairs has lost track of software licenses amid $985M bill (2026/04/13) Department putting systems in place to manage 'restrictive licensing practices'
UK defense startup to supply drone interceptors for Britain and allies (2026/04/13) MoD plans rapid procurement of Cambridge Aerospace's Skyhammer system at home and abroad