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)

British Airways fears a future where AI agents pick flights and brands get ghosted

(2025/12/13)

CEO warns airlines that don’t learn to sell themselves to machines could soon be flying under the radar



Microsoft RasMan DoS 0-day gets unofficial patch - and a working exploit

(2025/12/12)

Exploit hasn't been picked up by any malware detection engines, CEO tells The Reg



New React vulns leak secrets, invite DoS attacks

(2025/12/12)

And the earlier React2Shell patch is vulnerable



Trump gives state AI regulation the presidential middle finger

(2025/12/12)

Executive order sidesteps Congress and sets up Litigation Task Force



Workday project at Washington University hits $266M

(2025/12/12)

Protests force disclosure of costs totaling $16,000 per student over 7 year rollout replacing 80 legacy systems



The CRASH Clock is ticking as satellite congestion in low Earth orbit worsens

(2025/12/12)

It's getting crowded up there



AI datacenter boom could end badly, Goldman Sachs warns

(2025/12/12)

Bank sketches four scenarios in which monetization falters or demand swamps supply by 2030



Microsoft promises more bug payouts, with or without a bounty program

(2025/12/12)

Critical vulnerabilities found in third-party applications eligible for award under 'in scope by default' move



Uncle Sam sues ex-Accenture manager over Army cloud security claims

(2025/12/12)

Justice Department alleges federal auditors were misled over compliance with FedRAMP and DoD requirements



Here we go again: Microsoft in UK court over cloud licensing

(2025/12/12)

Competition Appeal Tribunal to decide if multibillion-pound overcharging case can go to trial



UK watchdog urged to probe GDPR failures in Home Office eVisa rollout

(2025/12/12)

Rights groups say digital-only record is leaking data and courting trouble



Half of exposed React servers remain unpatched amid active exploitation

(2025/12/12)

Wiz says React2Shell attacks accelerating, ranging from cryptominers to state-linked crews



BOFH: If another meeting is scheduled, someone is going to have a scheduled accident

(2025/12/12)

Episode 23 Mid-career ennui leads to electrifying fallout



Salesforce opts for seat-based AI licensing as customers demand predictability

(2025/12/12)

Analysts say the shift offers stability, but embedded usage caps ensure vendors keep control



Home Office staff still leaning on 25-year-old asylum case management system

(2025/12/12)

Replacement rollout plagued by bad data and missing features, says watchdog



User insisted their screen was blank, until admitting it wasn't

(2025/12/12)

On Call Getting that confession took hours, during which L1 and L2 support gave up



Reddit sues Australia to exempt itself from kids social media ban

(2025/12/12)

Forum site says it’s potentially more harmful to users who don’t log in



Crypto-crasher Do Kwon jailed for 15 years over $40bn UST bust

(2025/12/12)

Judge said his fraud was on 'epic, generational scale'



Silicon photonics won’t matter ‘anytime soon’ says Broadcom CEO

(2025/12/12)

Chips ’n’ code giant sitting on $50bn of custom AI accelerator orders, sees more to come



AI superintelligence is a Silicon Valley fantasy, Ai2 researcher says

(2025/12/11)

The dream of electric sheep gets a reality check from Moore’s Law



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