American coders are most likely to use AI
US-based software developers are the world's most prolific users of AI coding assistants, a trend that researchers believe has national economic implications.…
Microsoft 365 brings the shutters down on legacy protocols
Microsoft has warned administrators that legacy authentication protocols will be blocked by default from July, meaning that anyone who hasn't made preparations already could be in for a busy summer.…
EU Advocate General advises top court to toss Google appeal against €4B fine
A European court has advised [PDF] that Google's appeal against a ruling that found it had abused its market dominance should be dismissed.…
Uncle Sam seeks time in tower dump data grab case after judge calls it 'unconstitutional'
The United States is requesting [PDF] a month-long extension to the deadline for its final decision regarding an appeal against a judge's ruling that obtaining tower dumps is unconstitutional.…
Glazed and confused: Hole lotta highly sensitive data nicked from Krispy Kreme
Krispy Kreme finally revealed the number of people affected by its November cyberattack, and it's easy to see why analyzing the incident took the well-resourced company several months.…
Interactive IEA tracker shows where AI is guzzling the most energy
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has unveiled an online platform to closely monitor and analyze the impact of AI across the energy sector worldwide.…
ESA's XMM-Newton finds huge filament of missing matter
Astronomers have found a filament of hot gas, ten times as massive as our galaxy, that they reckon could explain where at least some of the universe's "missing" matter might be lurking.…
UK gov asks university boffins to pinpoint cyber growth areas where it should splash cash
Cybersecurity experts have started a formal review into the UK cybersecurity market, at the government's request, to identify future growth opportunities as it looks to grow the industry that's core to the country's Industrial Strategy.…
SpaceX's Starship explodes again ... while still on the ground
SpaceX has made excellent progress with its Starship rocket. The stainless steel vehicle can now explode before even leaving the Earth.…
/e/ OS 3.0: Slightly less clunky, slightly more private
Murena's /e/ OS is arguably the most mainstream de-Googled Android OS, and the new version catches up with important features.…
Europe slams online tat bazaar AliExpress for dodging obligation to stop dodgy traders
The European Commission has found Chinese e-tail giant AliExpress in breach of its obligation to assess and mitigate risks related to the dissemination of illegal products as required under the Digital Services Act (DSA).…
Sneaky Serpentine#Cloud slithers through Cloudflare tunnels to inject orgs with Python-based malware
A sneaky malware campaign slithers through Cloudflare tunnel subdomains to execute in-memory malicious code and give unknown attackers long-term access to pwned machines.…
Microsoft testing PC-to-Cloud-PC failover for those times your machine dies or disappears
Microsoft has announced a preview of “Windows 365 Reserve”, a service that provides pre-configured cloud PCs it suggests as ideal when physical machines aren’t usable.…
Iran’s internet goes offline for hours amid claims of ‘enemy abuse’
The government of Iran appears to have shut down the internet within its borders, perhaps in response to Israel-linked cyberattacks.…
AFRINIC election delayed after ISP Association wins injunction over voter rights
UPDATED A court in Mauritius has postponed the long-awaited election at the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC).…
Nvidia bets on Gates-backed nuclear startup to keep its AI ambitions from melting down
Datacenter operators’ desire for cheap and clean energy to power their facilities has led to renewed interest in nuclear energy and small modular reactors (SMRs) – a tech Nvidia has just decided is worthy of investment.…
Military-tech upstart Anduril pushes further into NATO with German arms maker deal
Silicon Valley-backed weapons maker Anduril and German armaments biz Rheinmetall have signed a deal to see US-designed drones and missiles integrated into European military platforms.…
Voltron Data throws its weight behind AMD for GPU-accelerated SQL
Exclusive Support for AMD's Instinct GPUs is coming to Voltron Data's accelerated SQL engine Theseus in the latest sign Nvidia's CUDA moat is getting shallower.…
Brain activity much lower when using AI chatbots, MIT boffins find
Using AI chatbots actually reduces activity in the brain versus accomplishing the same tasks unaided, and may lead to poorer fact retention, according to a new preprint study out of MIT.…
Minecraft cheaters never win ... but they may get malware
Trojanized Minecraft cheat tools hosted on GitHub have secretly installed stealers that siphon credentials, crypto wallets, and other sensitive data when executed by players.…
