Firefox 147 brings GPU boost, tidier tabs, and video that follows you around
Latest update focuses on hardware acceleration, security tightening, and a handful of quality-of-life tweaks
Linus Torvalds tries vibe coding, world still intact somehow
The Emperor Penguin has a go… just for fun
Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea
Bork!Bork!Bork!
When salty coastal air meets memory errors in one of Portugal's rail ticket machines
Moon hotel startup hopes you get lunar lunacy, drop $1M deposit for 2032 stay
Step 1: Ask for deposit. Step 2: ??? Step 3: Build Moon hotel empire
Budget smartphones will be hit hardest as memory prices rise
When margins are this tight, mergers might follow
Personal Tech15 Jan 2026 |
Windows App forgets how to log in with first security update of the year
January patch trips up Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365 authentication
OSes15 Jan 2026 |
Teach an AI to write buggy code, and it starts fantasizing about enslaving humans
Research shows erroneous training in one domain affects performance in another, with concerning implications
AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 5
US regulator tells GM to hit the brakes on customer tracking
Smart Driver pitched as safety app, but feds claim it's a data-harvesting scheme that jacked up premiums
Security15 Jan 2026 | 6
Woman bailed as cops probe doctor's surgery data breach
Suspect assisting West Midlands Police over alleged theft at Walsall GP practice
Security15 Jan 2026 | 3
Wine 11 runs Windows apps in Linux and macOS better than ever
Transparently runs 16, 32, and 64-bit Windows apps, but still doesn't use the Microsoft store.
OSes15 Jan 2026 | 12
Raspberry Pi 5 gets LLM smarts with AI HAT+ 2
40 TOPS of inference grunt, 8 GB onboard memory, and the nagging question: who exactly needs this?
AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 10
Microsoft taps UK courts to dismantle cybercrime host RedVDS
Redmond says cheap virtual desktops powered a global wave of phishing and fraud
Cyber-crime15 Jan 2026 | 1
Ofcom keeps X under the microscope despite Grok 'nudify' fix
Cold milk poured over 'spicy mode,' but it might not be enough to escape a huge fine
AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 10
Microsoft's 'From SA' scheme on trial as license resale row refuses to die
ValueLicensing case rumbles on as Windows giant appeals against copyright judgment
Software15 Jan 2026 | 1
AWS flips switch on Euro cloud as customers fret about digital sovereignty
EU-only ops, German subsidiaries, and a pinky promise your data won't end up in Uncle Sam's hands
PaaS + IaaS15 Jan 2026 | 22
Dell wants £10m+ from VMware if Tesco case goes against it
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Software15 Jan 2026 | 10
Developer writes script to throw AI out of Windows
Satya Nadella's call to accept and embrace desktop brainboxes faces skepticism
China's Z.ai claims it trained a model using only Huawei hardware
Hasn’t revealed how much kit did the job, so Nvidia can probably rest easy
AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 8
AI may be everywhere, but it's nowhere in recent productivity statistics
Interview Forrester principal analyst JP Gownder says jobs eaten by bots don't come back
AI + ML15 Jan 2026 | 24
Maker fight! SparkFun cuts ties with Adafruit in harassment dispute
Adafruit claims SparkFun aims to shoot the messenger for criticizing corporate tolerance of intolerance
Personal Tech15 Jan 2026 | 16
CrowdStrike shareholders lose battle to recoup losses from 2024 outage
Investors didn't present a valid claim, says judge, but they're welcome to try again
Legal14 Jan 2026 | 7
Google offers bargain: Sell your soul to Gemini, and it'll give you smarter answers
But private data will stay private and won't be used for training, Google says
AI + ML14 Jan 2026 | 14
New Linux malware targets the cloud, steals creds, and then vanishes
Cloud-native, 37 plugins … an attacker's dream
Security14 Jan 2026 | 13
Ignore rosy datacenter expansion projections – there isn't enough power
Grid and generation capacity are not being added fast enough to support the scale of growth many forecasts assume
Systems14 Jan 2026 | 11
There was so much fraud on COVID loans, the feds trained an anti-fraud AI on the applications
Had it been around in 2020, it could have flagged tens of billions before payouts, PRAC tells Congress
Public Sector14 Jan 2026 | 13
France fines telcos €42M for sub-par security prior to 24M customer breach
Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2026 | 10
Hasta la vista! Microsoft finally ends extended updates for ancient Windows version
Support expires for Windows Server 2008, and the codebase released to manufacturing in 2006
OSes14 Jan 2026 | 12
'Imagination the limit': DeadLock ransomware gang using smart contracts to hide their work
New crooks on the block get crafty with blockchain to evade defenses
Research14 Jan 2026 | 1
AI industry insiders launch site to poison the data that feeds them
exclusive Poison Fountain project seeks allies to fight the power
AI's $3T infrastructure binge continues despite lack of clear profits
Investment in datacenters to peak by 2029, place your bets please
On-Prem14 Jan 2026 | 11
Firefox 147 brings GPU boost, tidier tabs, and video that follows you around
Latest update focuses on hardware acceleration, security tightening, and a handful of quality-of-life tweaks
Software14 Jan 2026 | 27
Cyber-stricken Belgian hospitals refuse ambulances, transfer critical patients
Attack enters second day with major disruption to healthcare provision
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2026 | 5
Eurail passengers taken for a ride as data breach spills passports, bank details
Travel biz tells customers to change passwords beyond its own services
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2026 | 16
UK backtracks on digital ID requirement for right to work
U-turn leaves questions on costs, funding, and benefits unanswered
Public Sector14 Jan 2026 | 116
Stop dragging feet on AI nudification ban, UK government told
Committee raises concerns over delays and loopholes in proposed law
AI + ML14 Jan 2026 | 41
Buy servers now or cry later: DRAM price spike threatens infrastructure budgets
Component up 63% since September, more pricey memory coming to a supply chain near you
Storage14 Jan 2026 | 8
Code signing Windows apps may be easier and more secure with new Azure Artifact service
Open source MySQL repository has no commits in more than three months
Fly.io introduces Sprites: lightweight, persistent VMs to isolate agentic AI
Tailwind Labs lays off 75 percent of its engineers thanks to ‘brutal impact’ of AI
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Spanish power giant sparks breach probe amid claims of massive data grab
Endesa says payment info stolen after alleged crook boasted of 1 TB-plus haul
Cyber-crime14 Jan 2026 | 10
Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea
Bork!Bork!Bork! When salty coastal air meets memory errors in one of Portugal's rail ticket machines
Offbeat14 Jan 2026 | 13
Anthropic finds $1.5 million to help Python Foundation improve security
AI upstart also upscales its Labs to find the next frontier
Security14 Jan 2026 |
India’s flagship PSLV rocket fails for the second time in a row
One payload out of fifteen survived and sent home some useful data
Science14 Jan 2026 | 9
Trump administration sets GPU export rules that put Chinese buyers at the back of the queue
America first, for sales and access to foundries
Public Sector14 Jan 2026 | 9
Google rekindles relationship with jilted JPEG XL image format
Chromium commit adds support for image decoder after the Big G ditched it a few years back
Software14 Jan 2026 | 5
Infinidat's latest upgrades should make ransomware thieves shiver
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Windows info-disclosure 0-day bug gets a fix as CISA sounds alarm
First Patch Tuesday of 2026 goes big
Security14 Jan 2026 | 1
Memory shortage could push PC shipments to pre-pandemic lows
Could be back to 2016 levels
Systems13 Jan 2026 | 6
Popular Python libraries used in Hugging Face models subject to poisoned metadata attack
The open-source libraries were created by Salesforce, Nvidia, and Apple with a Swiss group
Patches13 Jan 2026 | 1
Anthropic Claude wants to be your helpful colleague, always looking over your shoulder
Just be careful not to entrust the AI model with your sensitive data
AI + ML13 Jan 2026 | 10
Moon hotel startup hopes you get lunar lunacy, drop $1M deposit for 2032 stay
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Offbeat13 Jan 2026 | 103
SK Hynix's $13B packaging facility promises more HBM for the AI bubble
Great news for AMD and Nvidia, less so for cash-strapped consumers
Storage13 Jan 2026 | 3
Cloud to be an American: Congress votes to kick China off remote GPU services
US House backs bill to regulate remote access to export-controlled chips
Public Sector13 Jan 2026 | 7
AI and automation could erase 10.4 million US roles by 2030
AI-pocalypse Forrester models slow, structural shift rather than sudden employment collapse
AI + ML13 Jan 2026 | 13
Trump says Americans shouldn't 'pick up the tab' for AI datacenter grid upgrades
Big Tech warned expansion must come without higher household bills as Microsoft signals support
On-Prem13 Jan 2026 | 61
Linus Torvalds tries vibe coding, world still intact somehow
The Emperor Penguin has a go… just for fun
AI + ML13 Jan 2026 | 47
Dutch cops cuff alleged AVCheck malware kingpin in Amsterdam
33-year-old was under surveillance for some time before returning home from the UAE
Legal13 Jan 2026 | 7
Trump may hate renewables, but AI datacenters still fancy cheap solar
Analysts say cheap energy and storage make sense for bit barns despite policy headwinds
On-Prem13 Jan 2026 | 40
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India demands crypto outfits geolocate customers, get a selfie to prove they’re real
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No fire sale for firewalls as memory shortages could push prices higher
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Security12 Jan 2026 | 4
'Violence-as-a-service' suspect arrested in Iraq, extradition underway
Gang members 'systematically exploited children and young people,' cops say
Cyber-crime12 Jan 2026 | 9
Zuck forms Meta Compute to pave the planet with 'hundreds of gigawatts' of AI datacenters
No wonder he's going nuclear
Off-Prem12 Jan 2026 | 20
Danish dev delights kid by turning floppy drive into easy TV remote
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Apple hopes to save Siri from laughingstock status with infusion of Google Gemini
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AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 33
Nvidia, Eli Lilly just say yes to making drugs together, using Vera Rubin GPUs
If penicillin was discovered on moldy bread, who's to say the next miracle drug won't be born from AI hallucinations
AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 7
PC shipments set to hit the buffers as AI guzzles memory
High-margin infrastructure kit takes precedence, leaving laptops and desktops wanting
Systems12 Jan 2026 | 11
Mall display crashes the vibe with Windows activation nag
Bork!Bork!Bork! Digital signage is great, until it isn't
Offbeat12 Jan 2026 | 13
Businesses in 2026: Maybe we should finally look into that AI security stuff
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Don’t bother with the retailer’s website, says Google: Gemini can shop for you
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AI + ML12 Jan 2026 | 34
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