Generative AI makes fraud fluent – from phishing lures to fake lovers (2025/05/02) RSAC Real-time video deepfakes? Not convincing yet
20% discount offer on Windows 365 expires around same time as Windows 10 support (2025/05/02) Can't run Windows 11? Microsoft suggests renting it instead
Three Brits charged over 'active shooter threats' swattings in US, Canada (2025/05/02) UK starts prosecution days after FBI vowed to clamp down on the crime
TikTok fined €530M after EU user data ends up on servers in China (2025/05/02) Ireland privacy watchdog says transfers violated GDPR, as Chinese app confirms €1B datacenter in Finland
UK's smaller broadband operators face tough road ahead, consolidation possible (2025/05/02) Report into alternative networks says competition with BT and co making life harder than ever
British govt agents step in as Harrods becomes third mega retailer under cyberattack (2025/05/02) Experts suggest the obvious: There is an ongoing coordinated attack on UK retail sector
The Telegraph jumps the gun on World War III (2025/05/02) Trigger-happy Taiwan headline sparks instant apocalypse vibes
Open source AI hiring bots favor men, leave women hanging by the phone (2025/05/02) Easy fix: Telling LLMs to cosplay Lenin makes 'em more gender blind
Techie solved supposed software problem by waving his arms in the air (2025/05/02) On Call Used his loaf and found sweet solution for bakery borkage
Trio arrested in £3M UK bribery probe over Microsoft datacenter build in Netherlands (2025/05/02) Blu-3 accused of paying off former Mace Group associates
China turns on ‘minors mode’ that ensures kids only see wholesome socialist content online (2025/05/02) Content players and smartphone makers made it happen six months after regulator floated the idea
Siri? Will tariffs hurt Apple? Tim Cook says brace for a $900M whack, for starters (2025/05/02) iGiant shifted production to India and Vietnam but has no idea if that will help after tariff pause ends
Liz Warren, Trump admin agree on something: Army should have right to repair (2025/05/02) As military memo makes it official policy
Dems look to close the barn door after top DOGE dog has bolted (2025/05/02) House Oversight probes missing Musk disclosures, background checks, data mess at NLRB
Zuck ghosts metaverse as Meta chases AI goldrush (2025/05/01) Seriously, HTF does Reality Labs bleed SIXTY BILLION US DOLLARS in FIVE years?
Microsoft to preload Word minutes after boot (2025/05/01) Why optimize code when you can just start running sooner?
Healthcare group Ascension discloses second cyberattack on patients' data (2025/05/01) This time criminals targeted partner’s third-party software
AI models routinely lie when honesty conflicts with their goals (2025/05/01) Keep plugging those LLMs into your apps, folks. This neural network told me it'll be fine
Red, white, and blew it? Trump tariffs may cost America the AI race (2025/05/01) World War Fee Whole thing gonna be a real PITA for tech sector, says ABI Research
How Amazon red-teamed Alexa+ to keep your kids from ordering 50 pizzas (2025/05/01) RSAC Will the personal assistant shop for groceries? Or get hijacked by a teen?