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No risk to ISS or Artemis, but not ideal for operator peace of mind

Starlink satellite 34343 has suffered an "anomaly on-orbit," spraying debris at an altitude of approximately 560 km above Earth.…

Perseverance found the minerals in an ancient river channel, but researchers say geology may still beat biology

A team of scientists in the US have discovered nickel compounds in Martian rocks, in an arrangement similar to organic carbon compounds understood to be formed by living organisms on Earth.…

The 13-year sales vet closed two deals worth $27 million, but ServiceNow has “nullified” his compensation saying he “overachieved” his quota.

ServiceNow is refusing to pay a salesman commissions on more than $27 million in sales, telling the 13-year veteran of the company that he "overperformed" his quota and insisting that instead he sign paperwork that retroactively reduces the commission amount, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the salesperson. ServiceNow has denied all his claims.…

Weren't these supposed to be 'atypical'?

Microsoft is preparing another out-of-band update to address its latest problematic update following reports of installation errors.…

Chip shipments overtake boards and modules as industrial demand grows, raising questions about hobbyist roots

Raspberry Pi has reported impressive revenue and profit growth, but its hobbyist origins risk taking a backseat amid soaring semiconductor shipments.…

Cores it's got what agents crave

Interview  In recent weeks, the likes of Nvidia and Arm have revealed CPUs designed expressly to run AI agents like OpenClaw.…

Yep, you read that right. And there's no official Linux client from Google

Canonical has just released the beta of the next Ubuntu LTS – but what's grabbed the attention of many is that it features GNOME 50 as its default desktop environment. And GNOME 50 no longer supports Google Drive.…

Unexpected quota drain prompts complaints, breaks automated workflows

Users of Claude Code, Anthropic's AI-powered coding assistant, are experiencing high token usage and early quota exhaustion, disrupting their work.…

Aimed at blind tablet users, although it's winning sighted fans too

TapType is a new Android keyboard that's invisible. You can't see it – but that's OK, neither can its developer nor some of its target users.…

'Converting AI capability into sustainable, auditable revenue remains a challenge' says PwC survey

Software companies are leaving money on the table because their core financial systems haven't kept pace with the way they sell pay-per-use services, which often now incorporate AI capabilities.…

Inventor Bjarne Stroustrup argues feature is neither minimal nor viable

The ISO C++ committee (WG21) has approved the C++26 standard, described by committee member Herb Sutter as the most compelling release since C++11, and including Contracts, despite opposition to the feature from C++ inventor Bjarne Stroustrup, among others.…

Chocolate Factory boffins have found a way to reduce AI’s memory use, but don’t assume that means less demand for DRAM

The high cost of memory has sideswiped the technology industry, causing server vendors to admit their quotes are guesstimates and depressing sales of PCs and smartphones. Nobody is immune: Microsoft used the RAM panic as cover for fixing Windows 11’s memory gluttony, and Sony suspended orders for compact flash and SD cards because it can’t buy the chips to build them.…

Letting Copilot alter others' PRs was the wrong judgment call, says product manager

Updated  Microsoft has done a 180. Following backlash from developers, GitHub has removed Copilot's ability to stick ads - what it calls "tips" - into any pull request that invokes its name. …

Regulator ‘moving into an enforcement stance’ and investigating Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat as millions continue to doomscroll

Australia’s eSafety Commission is “moving into an enforcement stance” after finding that Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat haven’t done enough to comply with the nation’s social media minimum age (SMMA) obligation, which bans social media outfits from providing their services to children under 16 years of age.…

Check Point says outbound controls blocked web traffic but overlooked DNS

OpenAI talks up data security for its AI services, yet Check Point says that ChatGPT allowed data to leak through a DNS side channel before the flaw was fixed.…

Omdia says education, consumer, commercial, and public sector demand will weaken through 2026

US PC shipments are set to fall by 13 percent this year thanks to the ongoing memory and storage crisis, and things are not expected to get better until next year at the earliest, with budget PCs hardest hit.…

Also, EU probes Snapchat, RedLine suspect extradited, AstraZeneca leak claim surfaces, and more

infosec in brief  The cybercrime crew linked to the Trivy supply-chain attack has struck again, this time pushing malicious Telnyx package versions to PyPI in an effort to plant credential-stealing malware on developers’ systems.…

But critics say stopping some engineering tests is not the sort of corner you want to cut

America's telecoms regulator has unveiled new measures to speed the transition to modern high-speed networks, but critics argue the move could leave behind those in rural areas or with special needs.…

Regulator says payments totaling £635K reached entity owned and controlled by a designated person

The UK government has fined an Apple subsidiary £390,000 for breaching sanctions on Russia after it sent more than £600,000 to a developer linked to a designated entity.…

Orion's four astronauts edge toward liftoff for humanity's first lunar voyage in more than 50 years

NASA is preparing to send astronauts around the Moon, with the Artemis II mission countdown set to begin tonight.…