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)

Won’t somebody think of the European children? Meta and Google put up their hands to help on the same day

(2025/07/04)

Zuck backs a ‘digital majority age’ and Google open sources tech that might enforce it



Kawasaki and Foxconn build robot nursing assistant to tackle hospital scutwork

(2025/07/04)

If you come out of a coma in 2026, this is the machine you might see staring down at you



Microsoft leaves Pakistan but promises customers won't notice the change

(2025/07/04)

Exclusive Job cuts aren’t big, symbolism of quitting the world’s fifth-most-populous nation might be



Cold without the compressor: Boffins build better ice box

(2025/07/04)

A thermoelectric material called CHESS is pretty cool



US budget bill passes without controversial block on states regulating AI

(2025/07/04)

And with some increases to rural broadband funds, fresh spectrum auctions, and wholesale dismantling of clean energy subsidies



AI models just don't understand what they're talking about

(2025/07/03)

Researchers find models' success at tests hides illusion of understanding



US Air Force holds hypersonic resupply site review amid seabird concerns

(2025/07/03)

Red-tailed tropicbirds stymie Johnston Atoll maneuvers



Musk's antics and distractions are backfiring as Tesla's car business stalls

(2025/07/03)

Comment Robotaxis, humanoid robots, and fights with Trump can't hide declining EV sales



Microsoft Windows Firewall complains about Microsoft code

(2025/07/03)

Just ignore the warnings. Nothing to see here. Move along



Young Consulting finds even more folks affected in breach mess – now over 1 million

(2025/07/03)

The insurance SaaS slinger may trade under a different name, but past continues to haunt it



Tariffs and trade turmoil driving up cost and build times for datacenters

(2025/07/03)

World War Fee Biz needs AI infra for training ever larger models, but something's gotta give



Gone in 40 days: US drops ban on export of chip design tools to China

(2025/07/03)

World War Fee Vendors have reason to celebrate as geopolitics recalibrate



Meta calls €200M EU fine over pay-or-consent ad model 'unlawful'

(2025/07/03)

'Deserves fair compensation for the valuable and innovative services'? Which ones are those then?



Ransomware crew Hunters International shuts down, hands out keys to victims

(2025/07/03)

Don't let their kind words sway you – leaders are still up to no good



Canonical adds extra shots to Ubuntu Java

(2025/07/03)

Juices the tooling and support for developers and enterprise customers



UK charity bank CAF branded a 'disaster' after platform migration goes wrong

(2025/07/03)

Customers booted from system and technical integration missing from upgrade



Wayback gives X11 desktops a fighting chance in a Wayland world

(2025/07/03)

Minimalist glue code offers surprising lifeline for stubborn display setups



Let's Encrypt rolls out free security certs for IP addresses

(2025/07/03)

You probably don't need one, but it's nice to have the option



ChatGPT creates phisher’s paradise by recommending the wrong URLs for major companies

(2025/07/03)

Crims have cottoned on to a new way to lead you astray



'Quad' nations launch plan to stop China making critical minerals into Unobtanium

(2025/07/03)

India, Japan, USA and Australia see risks and opportunities in rare earths



More

Good government never depends upon laws, but upon the personal qualities of
those who govern. The machinery of government is always subordinate to the
will of those who administer that machinery. The most important element of
government, therefore, is the method of choosing leaders.
-- Frank Herbert, "Children of Dune"