Machine learning could yield faster, cheaper lithium-ion battery development (2026/02/08) Researchers claim model can cut years from testing cycles
Whether they are building agents or folding proteins, LLMs need a friend (2026/02/07) interview AI pioneer Vishal Sikka warns to never trust an LLM that runs alone
Study confirms experience beats youthful enthusiasm (2026/02/07) Research shows productivity and judgment peak decades after graduation
Openreach turns up the heat to force laggards off legacy copper lines (2026/02/07) Half a million businesses face successive price hikes ahead of PTSN shutdown
AI video company arouses fury by boasting about replacing creative jobs (2026/02/06) Marketing stunt backfires with creators
Let there be light! DARPA seeking physics-defying photonic computers to supercharge AI (2026/02/06) There’s about $35M up for grabs if your circuits can beat today’s limits
Four horsemen of the AI-pocalypse line up capex bigger than Israel's GDP (2026/02/06) Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft eye $635B in infrastructure spend
Flickr emails users about data breach, pins it on third party (2026/02/06) Attackers may have snapped user locations and activity information, message warns
DDoS deluge: Brit biz battered as botnet blitzes break records (2026/02/06) UK leaps to sixth in global flood charts as mega-swarm unleashes 31.4 Tbps Yuletide pummeling
Summoning the spirit of the BBC Micro with a Pi 500+ and a can of spray paint (2026/02/06) Rhapsody in beige
Supermarket sorry after facial recognition alert flags right criminal, wrong customer (2026/02/06) System worked as intended, but staff then kicked out innocent bystander
Microsoft starts the countdown for the end of Exchange Web Services (2026/02/06) Windows giant might try turning it off and on again to see who notices
CISA orders federal agencies to rip out EOL edge kit before cybercrooks move in (2026/02/06) A year to replace end-of-support firewalls, routers, and VPN gateways
Romanian rail workers accused of bribery turned to ChatGPT for legal tips (2026/02/06) Corruption probe takes detour as staff facing trial reportedly asked AI if seat-blocking scams caused financial damage
Smartphones cleared for launch as NASA loosens the rulebook (2026/02/06) Crew-12 and Artemis II astros may soon snap, shoot, and share from orbit
DWP considers chatbot work coaches as AI-fueled job losses loom (2026/02/06) AI-pocalypse Benefits system trials automation amid growing interest in universal basic income
UK council digs deeper into capital assets to keep Oracle project afloat (2026/02/06) West Sussex plans to triple use of property sales as ERP budget blows past original estimates
Summer in Australia means beers, beaches, and bork (2026/02/06) BORK!BORK!BORK! Supermarket printer error gets holiday off to a shabby start
New hire fixed a problem so fast, their boss left to become a yoga instructor (2026/02/06) On Call Poking around in deep menus found a fault that flummoxed old hands
Pakistan to test students for real-world skills before they graduate from IT degrees (2026/02/06) Government decides theoretical knowledge vs. experience debate is worth settling