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Iran intelligence backdoored US bank, airport, software outfit networks - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:53:46 GMT)MOIS-linked MuddyWater crew has a new, custom implantAn Iranian cyber crew believed to be part of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been embedded in multiple US companies' networks - including a bank, software firm, and airport, among others - since the beginning of February, with more activity in the days following the US and Israeli military strikes, according to security researchers.… |
Munificent 7 vow to spare US households from AI's rising energy costs - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:32:45 GMT)Bit tricky enforcing this. What's the penalty if they go up anyway?Seven of the top US AI companies and hyperscalers have officially agreed to protect American consumers from price hikes due to datacenter energy and infrastructure increases caused by the AI build boom.… |
You can power a G-Wiz EV with 500 vapes, and this YouTuber proved it - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 18:00:15 GMT)You made a time machine vapemobile ... out of a Delorean G-Wiz?The world would be a better place if all of us were as willing to upcycle as aggressively as YouTuber Chris Doel, who has demonstrated that batteries from 500 disposable vapes can actually power one of the UK's most famous electric vehicles. … |
Document Foundation urges EU to ditch Excel lock-in for cybersecurity law consultation - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:50:28 GMT)LibreOffice steward says Commish undermines its own standards by asking for feedback via Excel spreadsheetThe Document Foundation has taken a swipe at the European Commission over its consultation on guidance for the EU's Cyber Resilience Act – because the feedback template is only available as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.… |
Congress puts the ISS on life support until 2032, orders Moon base plan - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:55:01 GMT)Authorization Act seeks to keep lights on until commercial stations are readyThe NASA Authorization Act of 2026 has been approved, and alongside a directive for NASA to establish a permanent Moon base, the legislation includes language extending the International Space Station to 2032.… |
Office EU waves sovereignty flag with a familiar stack under the bonnet - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:43:22 GMT)Euro productivity suite appears to be hosted Nextcloud and Collabora OnlineIn the battle of the online office suites, a new contender has entered the ring... but under the wrestler's mask, we think there may be a familiar face.… |
Trump administration spoiling for a fight over global satellite regulations - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:25:36 GMT)FCC not pleased about EU space tech reqs to enter Common market, among other thingsUpdated The US government is consulting with the telecoms industry about "reciprocity" in satellite services, in a move that could see another dispute erupt with the European Union over regulations.… |
npmx package browser released as alpha to fix pain of using npmjs - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:46:18 GMT)Project initiated by Nuxt lead Daniel Roe attracts wide support thanks to multiple issues with the official interfaceA new browser for the npm registry has launched in alpha, following grassroots demand for an alternative to the official npmjs.com interface.… |
Microsoft Copilot to hijack your browser... for your own convenience - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:26:49 GMT)Embeds Edge into AI assistant, ignores questions about opt-inMicrosoft is rolling out a Copilot update to Windows Insiders that embeds web browsing directly into the assistant, opening links in a side panel rather than launching your default browser.… |
UK watchdog eyes Meta's smart glasses after workers say they 'see everything' - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:18:03 GMT)Contractors tasked with improving AI reportedly had access to intimate footage captured through wearablesBritain's privacy watchdog is asking questions about Meta's AI-powered smart glasses after reports that human contractors reviewing recordings from the devices were exposed to extremely private moments captured by unsuspecting users.… |
Solar superstorm gave ESA's Mars orbiters a handy science opportunity - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:09:01 GMT)Veteran spacecraft overcome computer glitches as atmosphere 'flooded by electrons'Almost two years ago, a solar storm hit Earth, triggering auroras that were seen as far south as Mexico. The storm also reached Mars and was detected by a pair of ESA spacecraft, Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).… |
CERN sends AI-trained robot mice scurrying through LHC beam pipes - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:00:10 GMT)Bots hunt deformed RF contacts inside the collider's 27 km vacuum tubesUpdated The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and CERN have jointly developed a "mouse-sized robot" to inspect parts of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that are out of reach to humans.… |
MoJ puts Prisoner Telephony Service replacement on hold yet again - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 10:15:13 GMT)Project dialed back, BT asked to keep current system for another 54 monthsThe UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will pay telco BT £94.6 million plus VAT to keep its in-cell Prisoner Telephony Service (PTS) going for another 54 months after repeatedly pushing back procurement of its replacement.… |
UK still doodling digital pound while Brussels frets over payment sovereignty - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:30:11 GMT)Geopolitical tensions turn up the pressure for European legislatorsThe UK is still in the design phase of digital currency as the EU comes under political pressure to accelerate the development of a digital euro to bolster the bloc's sovereignty and resilience.… |
Supposedly big-brained execs are outsourcing decisionmaking to AI - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:00:14 GMT)Survey of UK bosses find 62 percent of bosses rely on LLMs for helpMost business leaders in the United Kingdom appear to have outsourced a lot of their decisionmaking to machine learning models, according to a survey of 200 suits published by data streaming tools vendor Confluent. /p>… |
Google embraces third party app stores and payments to put Epic Games case behind it - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:48:11 GMT)Lower app store fees are on the way, plus an on-ramp for third party digital bazaarsGoogle has spelled out changes it will make to the fees it charges developers who use its app store and payment services, and says they represent the end of its long legal battle with Epic Games.… |
Broadcom says AI companies can’t make their own silicon any time soon - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 04:03:45 GMT)Offers booming customer accelerator biz as evidence, while VMware props up its software businessBroadcom will soon deploy multiple gigawatts worth of custom accelerators at Meta, OpenAI, and Anthropic, a feat it says shows AI companies and hyperscalers can’t successfully develop and deploy their own silicon any time soon.… |
Intel numbers boss swears big Foundry wins are coming soon - (pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:30:10 GMT)Meanwhile Chipzilla's 18A process tech could see external deployment after allIntel's Foundry division is near to sealing a deal for its advanced packaging technology that would contribute billions of dollars a year to the struggling chipmaker, CFO David Zinsner said on Wednesday.… |
'Hundreds' of Iranian hacking attempts have hit surveillance cameras since the missile strikes - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:59:54 GMT)Attack infrastructure attributed to 'several Iran-nexus threat actors'Multiple Iranian hacking crews have been targeting internet-connected surveillance cameras across Israel and other Middle Eastern countries since the war started on February 28, according to Check Point security researchers. … |
Malware-laced OpenClaw installers get Bing AI search boost - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:50:49 GMT)Think before you downloadOpenClaw, the AI agent that can manage just about anything, is risky all by itself, but now fake installers for it are wreaking havoc. Users who searched Bing’s AI results for “OpenClaw Windows” were directed to a malicious GitHub repository that delivered information stealers and GhostSocks onto their machines.… |
HR may have to cajole and soothe reluctant employees to get them to use AI - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:02:18 GMT)Employees need guidance and support if companies really want to commit to AI adoptionIf you buy AI, employees will come and take a look, but they won't necessarily change the way they work. For that, you may have to get human resources involved.… |
Apple's budget-friendly MacBook Neo is bursting with color and compromise - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:20:31 GMT)Cupertino grabs an aging A18 Pro from parts bin to power its latest attempt at an entry-level MacBookYou'll soon be able to get a MacBook that's cheaper than many budget PCs. Apple on Wednesday unveiled the MacBook Neo, a $599 exercise in cost cutting powered by the same silicon as an iPhone 16 Pro.… |
AI doctor's assistant is easily swayed to change prescriptions, give bad medical advice - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:33:55 GMT)Spread false medical info, supersize drug orders, and more!A healthcare AI with the power to manage prescriptions is rather open to mind-altering suggestions, according to security experts. … |
AWS-hosted tech providers urge Middle East customers to fail over now - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 18:07:46 GMT)Snowflake, Red Hat, and others warn customers not to wait around for the cloud to recoverAfter aerial strikes damaged AWS datacenters in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, Snowflake, Red Hat, and IoT platform EMQX have told customers to open their disaster recovery playbook and move to new bit barns.… |
LexisNexis confirms data breach at Legal & Professional arm, some customer records affected - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:04:30 GMT)Crooks claim 2 GB haul from AWS instance via React2Shell exploitData analytics giant LexisNexis has confirmed its Legal & Professional division suffered a data breach days after the Fulcrumsec cybercrime crew claimed responsibility for the hack.… |
Ex-NASA chief gives Isaacman's Moon reboot a thumbs up, stays schtum on the awkward bits - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:34:03 GMT)Jim Bridenstine says 'adjustments' to Artemis program were neededNASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has won an endorsement from his predecessor Jim Bridenstine, who praised Isaacman's shake-up of the perpetually delayed Artemis program.… |
Flex appeal: UK datacenter cuts AI power draw 40% on command - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:37:35 GMT)London GPU farm dances to National Grid's tune in five-day trial, critical workloads not disruptedA UK datacenter has successfully demonstrated it can reduce the amount of power drawn by AI infrastructure in response to grid events, without disrupting critical workloads.… |
Kaspersky dismisses claims Coruna iPhone exploit kit is connected to NSA-linked operation - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:18:57 GMT)Follows suggestions iPhone-pwning toolset bears hallmarks of zero-days that targeted Russian diplomatsRussian cybersecurity outfit Kaspersky is waving away claims that an iPhone exploit kit recently uncovered by Google was developed by the same people who were behind a group of zero-days that allegedly compromised thousands of Russian diplomats in a 2023 campaign.… |
Google stuffs Gemini into Android Studio Panda 2 to build apps from prompts - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:06:58 GMT)The card game bridge could be a bridge too far for Mountain View's AIGoogle has released Android Studio Panda 2, a feature drop including an AI agent that can create apps from scratch and an AI-driven version upgrade assistant.… |
NIMBY pushback begins to bite US datacenter buildout - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:08 GMT)New capacity under construction falls for first time since 2020 as permitting, zoning, and power hurdles mountNew datacenter capacity under construction in primary US markets declined in the second half of 2025, as community opposition increasingly disrupted planning approvals – a dynamic commercial real estate firm CBRE says is reshaping the industry.… |
Once upon a time, saving your bits meant punching holes in floppies - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:40:05 GMT)Microsoft vet revisits the gloriously manual era of write protectionMicrosoft's Raymond Chen took a delightful trip down memory lane this week, tracing how write protection for removable media has changed over the decades.… |
Gram: Zed, but with AI and chat features removed - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:06:06 GMT)Brand-new stripped-down fork of the Zed all-Rust code editorGram is a new text editor written in Rust, created by removing almost all the fancy features from Zed… and it has already seemingly caused Zed Industries to change its terms of use service, according to Gram's developer.… |
UK digital ID brief quietly moves to new minister after resignation - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:28:20 GMT)James Frith takes reins from Josh Simons, who quit even though he was cleared over journalist vetting scandalLabour MP James Frith has taken over the ministerial roles held by Josh Simons after he resigned over his handling of a report on journalists while running a think tank.… |
Doomscrollers despair after Oracle hiccup knocks TikTok offline in US - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:44:08 GMT)Big Red's cloud that 'doesn't go down' goes down againAn Oracle outage knocked parts of TikTok offline this week. The incident affected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), which trails AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud in market share but counts the social media behemoth among its customers.… |
Capita's £370M Whitehall outsourcing deal challenged as 'abnormally low' - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:08:49 GMT)Rival bidder Sopra Steria launched legal claim over DWP procurementCapita confirmed today it won a business process outsourcing deal for multiple UK government departments for £370 million over ten years, less than 40 percent of the estimated value outlined during the tender stage.… |
Users fume at Outlook.com email 'carnage' - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:31:21 GMT)Email flow slowed or stopped by mysterious forces at MicrosoftMicrosoft spent last week rejecting emails to Outlook recipients after what appears to be either a fault or overzealous blocking rules.… |
Cloud inquiry chair quits UK competition watchdog over glacial pace of reform - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:33:28 GMT)Kip Meeks walked a year early with the overseer of tech markets yet to take action against AWS and MicrosoftThe chair of the competition markets authority's cloud inquiry has quit, citing the slow pace of implementing recommendations outlined in a report it published in 2025 to boost market dynamics in Britain's cloud computing market.… |
One vendor doesn't mind high RAM prices: VMware - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:45:24 GMT)Memory tiering and pooled memory are having a moment because they offer the chance to use less RAMThe high price of memory and solid-state storage has almost everyone worried – but not VMware, because the most innovative new feature in the Cloud Foundation 9 (VCF 9) private cloud suite it launched last year is memory tiering tech that allows offload of data from RAM to NVMe drives.… |
European Space Agency and China both achieve gigabit links to geostationary satellites - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 04:31:12 GMT)Raises hopes birds 40,000km away can be reprogrammed, for science or military purposesThe European Space Agency and the Institute of Optoelectronics at China’s Academy of Sciences both claim they’ve achieved gigabit links to satellites in geostationary orbit.… |
Google feels the need for security speed, so will ship Chrome updates every two weeks - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 02:01:55 GMT)Retains eight-weekly Extended Stable releases but warns fortnightly updates are the best way to stay safeGoogle will halve the time between releases of its Chrome browser to two weeks, across versions of the software for desktop operating systems, Android, and iOS.… |
OpenAI says its latest model is less likely to beat around the bush - (pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:17:28 GMT)The AI giant is also trying to walk back some terms of its deal with the Defense DepartmentOpenAI says GPT‑5.3 Instant, the latest addition to its GPT-5.3 family of models, is less inclined to moralize.… |
Nvidia-backed photonics startup Ayar Labs fills its wallet to mass-produce CPO chiplets - (pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:20:28 GMT)Company aims to stitch tens of thousands of GPUs together for more efficient training and inferenceIt's a good time to be an AI chip startup, especially if you happen to specialize in silicon photonics.… |
Dev stunned by $82K Gemini bill after unknown API key thief goes to town - (pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:19:03 GMT)Probably not an isolated incident only as researchers have already found 2,863 live API keys exposedA developer says their company is on the hook for more than $82,000 in unauthorized charges after a stolen Google Gemini API key racked massive usage costs up in just 48 hours.… |
Facebook went down for about three hours, interrupting your poking and Meta's ads business - (pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:04:37 GMT)Go outside and smell some flowersUpdated Meta’s flagship service, Facebook, is experiencing an outage.… |
MIT boffins aim to build injectable mini-organs that can fill in for a damaged liver - (pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 22:32:53 GMT)Injected liver cells stayed viable and functional for eight weeks in miceCan’t keep waiting on the transplant list? How about an injectable “satellite liver” instead? After an MIT research project showed early success, the idea of a mini organ that could be injected into the body to take over for a failing liver doesn’t sound so far-fetched.… |
Chat at your own risk! Data brokers are selling deeply personal bot transcripts - (pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:59:17 GMT)AI conversations for sale include sensitive health and legal detailsYour latest chat transcript could be bought and sold. Data brokers are selling access to sensitive personal data captured during chatbot conversations, despite claims that the data is anonymized and obtained with consent.… |
Apple jacks up MacBook pricing with M5 Pro, Max debut - (pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 20:06:17 GMT)No one can hide from the RAMapocalypse, not even Tim AppleRAM shortages and faster chips have a big impact on Apple's next-gen laptops. On Tuesday, the iGiant unveiled its M5 Pro and Max MacBook Pros and M5 Airs alongside steep price hikes across the lineup.… |
Lawmakers take pick to ICE's warrantless location tracking purchases - (pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:28:13 GMT)After DHS’s $2.3M PenLink contract gets ‘shady’ labelA group of 70 US lawmakers has called on Homeland Security's inspector general to investigate whether its agencies - including US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) - illegally purchased Americans' location data without first obtaining warrants.… |
Cyberwarriors elevated to big leagues in US war with Iran - (pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:23:51 GMT)No more hiding in the server closet: Cyber ops mentioned alongside kinetic warfare as critical to conflictIn what may be the most public acknowledgment of its cyber operations capabilities to date, the Pentagon has admitted that cyber soldiers are playing a key role in its attacks on Iran. … |
Accenture down to buy Downdetector as part of $1.2 billion deal - (pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 16:59:08 GMT)The deal includes all Ookla assets including Speedtest, Ekahau, and RootMetricsAccenture is going to get a closer look into how web traffic is moving...or not moving. The company has announced plans to buy Downdetector parent company Ookla from Ziff Davis as part of a package deal with other software for $1.2 billion.… |
