DRAM prices expected to double in Q1 as AI ambitions push memory fabs to their limit (2026/02/02) NAND flash now expected to surge 55–60% compared to Q4
StopICE hacked to send alarming text messages, admins accuse border patrol agent of sabotage (2026/02/02) The ICE-tracking service says it doesn't store usernames or addresses
Russia-linked APT28 attackers already abusing new Microsoft Office zero-day (2026/02/02) Ukraine’s CERT says the bug went from disclosure to active exploitation in days
Oracle's first general on-prem release of its .ai database iteration draws skeptics (2026/02/02) Users happy with 19c as experts question AI lock-in
McDonald's is not lovin' your bigmac, happymeal, and mcnuggets passwords (2026/02/02) Your favorite menu item might be easy to remember but it will not secure your account
Snowflake bets $200M that OpenAI makes databases more chatty (2026/02/02) Cuts out the Azure middleman with multi-year deal for 'tighter alignment'
Patch Tuesday meets Groundhog Day as Windows hibernation bug returns (2026/02/02) Microsoft concedes January's out-of-band fix didn't stop some PCs from rebooting instead of sleeping
SAP refuses to budge on renewal discounts despite cloud growth slowdown (2026/02/02) Drop in customers' cloud conversion rate causes share price to plunge 22% – steepest decline since 2020
OpenClaw patches one-click RCE as security Whac-A-Mole continues (2026/02/02) Researchers disclose rapid exploit chain that let attackers run code via a single malicious web page
Microsoft spends billions on AI, converts just 3.3% of Copilot Chat users (2026/02/02) CEO talks momentum while paid uptake remains minimal
Notepad++ update service hijacked in targeted state-linked attack (2026/02/02) Breach lingered for months before stronger signature checks shut the door
US TikTok service restored after cloud 'that doesn't go down' went down (2026/02/02) Winter storm knocks out Oracle datacenter, despite Larry Ellison's reliability boasts
Microsoft's Sinofsky saw Surface fail coming – then hit up Epstein for advice on exit (2026/02/02) DOJ files show former Windows chief predicting a public flop before mulling next mission
Help! Does anyone on the bus know Linux? (2026/02/02) Bork!Bork!Bork! Open source operating system fans, your time has come
Infrastructure cyberattacks are suddenly in fashion. We can buck the trend (2026/02/02) Opinion Don't be scared of the digital dark – learn how to keep the lights on
Microsoft's 'atypical' emergency Windows patches are becoming awfully typical (2026/02/02) Opinion Administrators sigh: OOBs, they did it again
Techie's one ring brought darkness by shorting a server (2026/02/02) Who, Me? Love hurts, but being exposed is more painful
Capgemini to sell the biz that works for US government amid criticism of ICE contract (2026/02/02) 'The nature and scope of this work has raised questions' says CEO, who swears he couldn't spot it sooner
Oracle expects investors to pump $50 billion into its cloud this year alone (2026/02/02) Big Red will use debt and equity finance to keep itself in the pink
India dangles 20-year tax holiday for clouds that serve offshore users (2026/02/02) Asia In Brief PLUS: NTT offshores to Vietnam; Japan adds AI interface to space data; Samsung cashes in on memory boom