Android malware taps Gemini to navigate infected devices (2026/02/19) For now, it might not function outside of a lab
US tech giants open their wallets for AI-friendly politicians (2026/02/19) Rush is on to push forward sympathetic candidates from both parties ahead of midterms
DEF CON bans three Epstein-linked men from future events (2026/02/19) Emails show all discussed networking and biz interests with the sex offender throughout the 2010s
AI agents can't teach themselves new tricks – only people can (2026/02/19) Self-generated skills don't do much for AI agents, study finds, but human-curated skills do
UK to demand social platforms take down abusive intimate images within 48 hours (2026/02/19) 'Why not 12?' says lawyer
Healthcare security: Write login details on whiteboard, hope for the best (2026/02/19) Bork!Bork!Bork! You told me not to write it on a Post-it...
AI chatbots waffle on GOV.UK queries, then get facts wrong when told to zip it (2026/02/19) Study of 11 LLMs shows they rarely refuse to answer, even when they probably should
Agile Manifesto turns 25 – just in time for vibe coding to test it (2026/02/19) Interview Co-author Jon Kern says AI coding tools amplify strengths and expose weaknesses
OpenClaw is the most fun I've had with a computer in 50 years (2026/02/19) Opinion The DECwriter got me hooked in 1975. 'Clawdine' feels like a wonderful new beginning
Poland bans camera-packing cars made in China from military bases (2026/02/19) Dell, however, is welcome to help build a local-language LLM
Indian think tank finds strong hiring for the kind of jobs AI puts at risk (2026/02/19) IT services companies are largely immune to AIpocalypse, although the outlook is not good for entry-level jobs
Microsoft boffins cook up archival storage using Pyrex glass they say can last over 10,000 years (2026/02/19) It may have half the capacity of fused silica glass, but is faster and much cheaper
Adidas investigates third-party data breach after criminals claim they pwned the sportswear giant (2026/02/19) 'Potential data protection incident' at an 'independent licensing partner,' we're told
As memory shortage persists, vendor price quotes are not long remembered (2026/02/18) HPE and Cisco are adjusting terms and conditions
Google presses play on 30-second Gemini musical slop generator (2026/02/18) Who needs to express themselves through music when a bot will do it for you with nothing but a prompt?
ShinyHunters claims it drove off with 1.7M CarGurus records (2026/02/18) updated Latest in a rash of grab-and-leak data incidents
Google digs deep to power AI expansion with 150 MW geothermal deal (2026/02/18) Plants expected to begin operations as early as 2028 pending approval by state government
Copilot spills the beans, summarizing emails it's not supposed to read (2026/02/18) Data Loss Prevention? Yeah, about that...
DARPA's autonomous missile-firing missile advances toward flight tests (2026/02/18) Yo dawg, we heard you like missiles, so we put some missiles in your missile so you can boom while you zoom