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)

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State disputes the company's claim that its routers are made in Vietnam


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National rail bookings and timetables disrupted for nearly 24 hours


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(2026/02/18)

Survey says 80% of firms see no gains from the tech


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Seemingly complex strings are actually highly predictable, crackable within hours


Tesla drops 'Autopilot' branding in California after DMV order

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EV maker avoids 30-day license suspension after state ruling on self-driving claims


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Starmer orders inquiry after Labour Together commissioned dossier on reporters


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GitHub itself to blame for AI slop pull requests, say devs


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Miscreants will need to find another avenue for malware shenanigans


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(2026/02/18)

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Windows 11 Start menu makes unscheduled stop in Saint Moritz

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(2026/02/18)

Report warns delayed rollouts could widen capability gap as new standards emerge


HackerOne 'updating' Ts&Cs after bug hunters question if they're training AI

(2026/02/18)

CEO lauds security researchers, insists they're not 'inputs'


Microsoft throws spox under the bus after Parliament testimony on ICC email kerfuffle

(2026/02/18)

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Linus Torvalds and friends tell The Reg how Linux solo act became a global jam session

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Qualcomm set to triumph in UK smartphone ‘patent tax’ case

(2026/02/18)

Consumer group Which? brought the case and now plans to bail after court indicated it would lose


Palo Alto CEO says AI isn’t great for business, yet

(2026/02/18)

Sees little enterprise AI adoption other than coding assistants, buys Koi for what comes next


Indian conglomerate Adani plans very slow $100 billion AI datacenter build

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PM Modi tells citizens AI will lift them up, not take their jobs


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The basic menu item, in fact the ONLY menu item, would be a food unit called
the "patty," consisting of -- this would be guaranteed in writing -- "100
percent animal matter of some kind." All patties would be heated up and then
cooled back down in electronic devices immediately before serving. The
Breakfast Patty would be a patty on a bun with lettuce, tomato, onion, egg,
Ba-Ko-Bits, Cheez Whiz, a Special Sauce made by pouring ketchup out of a
bottle and a little slip of paper stating: "Inspected by Number 12." The
Lunch or Dinner Patty would be any Breakfast Patties that didn't get sold in
the morning. The Seafood Lover's Patty would be any patties that were
starting to emit a serious aroma. Patties that were too rank even to be
Seafood Lover's Patties would be compressed into wads and sold as "Nuggets."
-- Dave Barry, "'Mister Mediocre' Restaurants"