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)

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



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