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2026-09-01 23:07:13 CEST

Another Artifactory CVE under attack by AI agents or humans
Unauthenticated intruders can mint admin tokens, and exposed servers are already being hit
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/01/another-artifactory-cve-under-attack-by-ai-agents-or-humans/5293769

2026-09-01 22:45:00 CEST

Attacker stole a METR API key, used $600K worth of credits, and no one noticed for weeks
The model provider gave METR the credits for free. An actual customer would not have been so lucky
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/01/attacker-stole-a-metr-api-key-used-600k-worth-of-credits-and-no-one-noticed-for-weeks/5293730

2026-09-01 22:17:31 CEST

Firefox helps iPhone users bypass ads on web sites while making money showing its own ads
Baked-in Firefox ad blocking on iOS begins rolling out slowly today, and is off by default
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/01/firefox-helps-iphone-users-bypass-ads-on-web-sites-while-making-money-showing-its-own-ads/5293747

2026-09-01 21:27:23 CEST

Anthropic pledges to try harder to keep models under control, asks partners to chip in
Security ... this time it will be different
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/01/anthropic-pledges-to-try-harder-to-keep-models-under-control-asks-partners-to-chip-in/5293733

2026-09-01 18:43:19 CEST

ReactOS 0.4.16 serves '90s Windows nostalgia with fewer bugs
30 years on, it's still alpha, but 0.4.16 brings plenty of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements - just in time for Windows XP's 25th anniversary
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https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/01/reactos-0416-serves-90s-windows-nostalgia-with-fewer-bugs/5293694

2026-09-01 18:06:00 CEST

Oracle pins hopes on 'Star Wars' productivity jump to lightspeed from AI-assisted engineering
Big Red talks up superhuman coders after shedding 21,000 staff
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/01/oracle-pins-hopes-on-star-wars-productivity-jump-to-lightspeed-from-ai-assisted-engineering-1/5293596

2026-09-01 16:16:00 CEST

Microsoft and AWS build the multicloud bridge they said customers barely needed
New services promise private 100 Gbps links between the rival platforms without months of networking faff
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https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2026/09/01/microsoft-and-aws-build-the-multicloud-bridge-they-said-customers-barely-needed/5293614

2026-09-01 15:32:00 CEST

ESA's Cluster quartet prepares for its final Tango
Two-year mission bows out after 26 thanks to some heroic engineering
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https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/09/01/esas-cluster-quartet-prepares-for-its-final-tango/5293619

2026-09-01 14:45:00 CEST

The Gentlemen come calling as Nutex confirms sensitive data theft
Ransomware crew threatens publication while healthcare biz assesses which records escaped
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https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/09/01/the-gentlemen-come-calling-as-nutex-confirms-sensitive-data-theft/5293642

2026-09-01 14:04:00 CEST

33-hour BGP hijack of Softaculous traffic prompts security scramble
Hosting software vendor tells customers to reset credentials and hunt for malicious packages
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/09/01/33-hour-bgp-hijack-of-softaculous-traffic-prompts-security-scramble/5293608

2026-09-01 12:45:00 CEST

Insider: Red Hat is capping devs' bot budgets
And no sharing your allowance! What do you think we are, communists?
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/01/insider-red-hat-is-capping-devs-bot-budgets/5292620

2026-09-01 12:00:00 CEST

AWS: DuckDB will provide 'connective tissue' across the data estate
Dutch in-process OLAP systems set to be the 'SDK for data' as developers scale systems, cloud giant claims after DuckLab acquisition
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https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/09/01/aws-duckdb-will-provide-connective-tissue-across-the-data-estate/5293304

2026-09-01 11:15:00 CEST

Next bus to Altrincham delayed by Windows Defender
Or possibly 'AI', it's hard to tell behind the firewall warning
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https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/01/next-bus-to-altrincham-delayed-by-windows-defender/5293289

2026-09-01 10:30:00 CEST

The teen Bill Gates has answers to the AI-pocalypse the 70-year-old Gates has forgotten
Hacking education to thrive in the AI world is the first and best step in keeping control
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https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/09/01/the-teen-bill-gates-has-answers-to-the-ai-pocalypse-the-70-year-old-gates-has-forgotten/5293201

2026-09-01 07:06:48 CEST

If hardware price squeezes make you sad, VMware says it will all end in tiers
Virtzilla finding more ways to pull data out of DRAM to enable ‘densification’ and dodge the RAMpocalypse
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https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/09/01/if-hardware-price-squeezes-make-you-sad-vmware-says-it-will-all-end-in-tiers/5293575

2026-09-01 01:43:37 CEST

AI adoption at work is broad but shallow
GenAI now reaches 80% of occupations, but in most of those fewer than half of workers use it
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/01/ai-adoption-at-work-is-broad-but-shallow/5293545

2026-09-01 00:54:24 CEST

Nvidia is building an IP licensing empire on the back of NVLink
Even when you think you're not buying Nvidia, you might still be buying Nvidia
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https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/31/nvidia-is-building-an-ip-licensing-empire-on-the-back-of-nvlink/5293530

2026-09-01 00:10:38 CEST

Healthcare cyberattacks hit pacemakers and millions of patient records
McKesson admits breach as ShinyHunters demands $55.2M
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https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/31/healthcare-cyberattacks-hit-pacemakers-and-millions-of-patient-records/5293537

2026-08-31 22:48:35 CEST

VMware uses Nvidia-favored 'AI factory' brand to build something with rival AMD
Forget the confusing branding and focus on your shrinking token bill
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https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/08/31/vmware-uses-nvidia-favored-ai-factory-brand-to-build-something-with-rival-amd/5293520

2026-08-31 21:52:56 CEST

Orbify.eu pitches warped Inception-style 3D maps for navigation
'You mustn't be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling'
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https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/31/orbifyeu-pitches-warped-inception-style-3d-maps-for-navigation/5293496

2026-08-31 21:13:31 CEST

OpenClaw 2.0 pours glitter on slow-burning security dumpster fire
Making installation easier and putting a new wrapper on the interface while leaving most of the security to users is a recipe for more trouble with the popular agent harness
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/31/openclaw-20-pours-glitter-on-slow-burning-security-dumpster-fire/5293492

2026-08-31 20:26:03 CEST

Attack hides malware in PNGs and drops custom reverse tunnel on victims' machines
Next-level ClickFix wave sets off multi-stage attack chain
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/31/attack-hides-malware-in-pngs-and-drops-custom-reverse-tunnel-on-victims-machines/5293480

2026-08-31 18:32:00 CEST

Broadcom pledges to lock down open source Python, Java libraries
Promises ‘secure artifacts’ for Spring and RabbitMQ, and other projects that matter to its Tanzu suite
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https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/08/31/broadcom-pledges-to-lock-down-open-source-python-java-libraries/5293454

2026-08-31 18:03:46 CEST

Anthropic cracks down on hijacked user accounts mining AI tokens
Commodity malware steals authenticated sessions, letting thieves freeload on victims' paid usage
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/31/anthropic-cracks-down-on-hijacked-user-accounts-mining-ai-tokens/5293461

2026-08-31 14:33:42 CEST

From watches to passwords on paper, everything that's old is new again
This week on the Kettle, we reminisce about the good old days of Windows on XP's 25th anniversary, how new-old Casio watches could reshape the smartwatch market, and why passwords might be better on paper
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https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/31/from-watches-to-passwords-on-paper-everything-thats-old-is-new-again/5293348

2026-08-31 09:45:00 CEST

Energy biz SSE smacked around in court by a guy and AI
Company's three year pursuit of debt from non-existent address ended by Oxford judge
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/31/energy-biz-sse-smacked-around-in-court-by-a-guy-and-ai/5293391

2026-08-31 09:01:00 CEST

The balkanization of virtualization will de-throne VMware, which doesn't mind a bit
The real fight is who wins the most AI and K8s workloads
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https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/08/31/the-balkanization-of-virtualization-will-de-throne-vmware-which-doesnt-mind-a-bit/5292488

2026-08-31 08:30:00 CEST

Who, me? Techie with three months' experience was sent in as the Cisco expert and proceeded to blow everything up
The real mistake here was probably sending someone so young to do the job
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https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/08/31/who-me-techie-with-three-months-experience-was-sent-in-as-the-cisco-expert-and-proceeded-to-blow-everything-up/5293185

2026-08-30 23:01:00 CEST

Debian votes to let contributors code with AI
Disclosure optional, quality mandatory
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/30/debian-votes-to-let-contributors-code-with-ai/5293421

2026-08-30 10:34:00 CEST

Turns out Brits would quite like their private messages to stay private
Polling finds two-thirds don't trust this government, or any future one, with access to their encrypted chats
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/30/turns-out-brits-would-quite-like-their-private-messages-to-stay-private/5292994

2026-08-29 15:30:00 CEST

AWS mumbles about its cost-busting networking tech when it should be shouting
A lot of datacenter networks are run by absolute clowns. Not Amazon's
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https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/08/29/aws-mumbles-about-its-cost-busting-networking-tech-when-it-should-be-shouting/5293379

2026-08-29 12:15:00 CEST

Startup bags $7M to build drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack systems
Spike drone defense system is designed to be carried in a rucksack or mounted on top of a vehicle
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https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/29/startup-bags-7m-to-build-drone-interceptor-in-a-backpack-systems/5293176

2026-08-29 09:28:00 CEST

Xbox respawns IKEA furniture with gaming range
At last, somewhere comfy to sit while your PlayStation 5 game loads
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https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/29/xbox-respawns-ikea-furniture-with-gaming-range/5292911

2026-08-28 22:23:23 CEST

German-Japanese researchers invent electricity-free tech that could cool datacenters
How come that super-smart AI of yours didn't figure this out, frontier labs?
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https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/08/28/german-japanese-researchers-invent-electricity-free-tech-that-could-cool-datacenters/5293364

2026-08-28 21:46:40 CEST

AWS Route 53 DNS service reimagined...as a file system?
Cloud industry pros have a bit of fun at Amazon's expense
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https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/28/aws-route-53-dns-service-reimaginedas-a-file-system/5293357

2026-08-28 17:45:00 CEST

LibreOffice 26.8 is out – local first, and with no AI
It looks a bit clunky, but it does the job – and on your own computer
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https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/08/28/libreoffice-268-is-out-local-first-and-with-no-ai/5293301

2026-08-28 17:29:57 CEST

Green Party wants to slam the brakes on UK datacenter construction until water and energy use are sorted
Tree huggers aim to end blanket critical infrastructure status for bit barns and ensure environmental standards are met
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https://www.theregister.com/on-prem/2026/08/28/green-party-wants-to-slam-the-brakes-on-uk-datacenter-construction-until-water-and-energy-use-are-sorted/5293338

2026-08-28 17:00:00 CEST

US government snitch-finder pleads guilty to leaking state secrets to foreign spies
The IT specialist began contacting a foreign government within days of being assigned to the DIA’s Insider Threat Division
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/28/us-government-snitch-finder-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-state-secrets-to-foreign-spies/5293248

2026-08-28 16:15:00 CEST

Keepers of Noble Numbats to be offered a Resolute Racoon: Ubuntu 26.04.1 is coming
GRUB's up for furry new update
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https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/28/keepers-of-noble-numbats-to-be-offered-a-resolute-racoon-ubuntu-26041-is-coming/5293277

2026-08-28 15:34:00 CEST

Word 97's ghost in the machine: The crash that vanished the moment anyone looked at it
Microsoft veteran recalls how a CPU errata, a mythical ICE, and a single sneaky NOP saved Clippy's big debut
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https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/28/word-97s-ghost-in-the-machine-the-crash-that-vanished-the-moment-anyone-looked-at-it/5293263

2026-08-28 15:01:14 CEST

Datacenters face direct hit from China rare earth curbs, as clock runs out on escalated licensing chokeoff
Paused export controls on materials used in key IT components due for review in November
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https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/28/datacenters-face-direct-hit-from-china-rare-earth-curbs-as-clock-runs-out-on-escalated-licensing-chokeoff/5293257

2026-08-28 14:31:51 CEST

Pentagon blacklisted Anthropic over Claude powers it didn't have
Judge finds national-security rationale was assembled after Hegseth had already decided AI maker was a threat
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/28/pentagon-blacklisted-anthropic-over-claude-powers-it-didnt-have/5293266

2026-08-28 14:03:00 CEST

Microsoft preps this year's Windows 11 feature tweaks: 26H2 hits Release Preview
Same servicing branch as 24H2 and 25H2... and the same buggy updates
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https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/28/microsoft-preps-this-years-windows-11-feature-tweaks-26h2-hits-release-preview/5293211

2026-08-28 13:04:40 CEST

ZTE and AIS launch ZTE Day Thailand 2026 to advance intelligent networks and Thailand's digital infrastructure
PARTNER CONTENT: subhead subhead
https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/08/28/partner-content/5293240

2026-08-28 13:01:00 CEST

Industry that built the problem offers to sell you the solution
100+ tech giants warn AI attacks are coming, skip the part where they pay for defenses
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/28/industry-that-built-the-problem-offers-to-sell-you-the-solution/5293207

2026-08-28 12:29:00 CEST

Microsoft's virtual intern Teams Facilitator will be late for the meeting
Teams question detection bot postpones debut, will get 2-month extension to practice interrupting you
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/28/microsofts-virtual-intern-teams-facilitator-will-be-late-for-the-meeting/5293045

2026-08-28 12:00:00 CEST

Unsafe at any speed: AI optimists are turning cautious as safety concerns mount
And as for getting US government to help – uncontrolled AI is not as dangerous as AI under the control of the technically clueless
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https://www.theregister.com/columnists/2026/08/28/unsafe-at-any-speed-ai-optimists-are-turning-cautious-as-safety-concerns-mount/5292853

2026-08-28 11:15:00 CEST

Big Tech market power will cause UK to lose AI race, think tank warns
Britain's market watchdog criticized for not creating the conditions for competition to thrive
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/28/big-tech-market-power-will-cause-uk-to-lose-ai-race-think-tank-warns/5292918

2026-08-28 10:29:00 CEST

BOFH: Schrödinger's petty cash puts us in a very awkward superposition
Why oh why are the accountants stricter than the IRS and HMRC put together?
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https://www.theregister.com/bofh/2026/08/28/bofh-schroedingers-petty-cash-puts-us-in-a-very-awkward-superposition/5289510

2026-08-28 08:37:00 CEST

Exec couldn’t identify a photocopier, which made for a fax-inating tech support call
One retro numeric keypad looks much like any other to some users
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https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/28/exec-couldnt-identify-a-photocopier-which-made-for-a-fax-inating-tech-support-call/5292838

2026-08-28 07:29:53 CEST

Print management outfit PaperCut is under 0-day attack, and it’s drawing customers’ blood
The fix is either an unvalidated and unofficial emergency patch or taking the server offline
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/28/print-management-outfit-papercut-is-under-0-day-attack-and-its-drawing-customers-blood/5293168

2026-08-28 05:33:54 CEST

Australian cops cuff alleged TeamPCP masterminds
Alleged crew behind the Shai-Hulud worm and other supply chain attacks nabbed with help from the FBI
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/28/australian-cops-cuff-alleged-teampcp-masterminds/5293157

2026-08-28 00:57:43 CEST

Nvidia and Cerebras are selling performance their customers will (probably) never see
Touting batch 1 token generation is a bit like boasting about the top speed of your car
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https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/27/nvidia-and-cerebras-are-selling-performance-their-customers-will-probably-never-see/5293117

2026-08-27 23:24:27 CEST

CRPx0 hacking service for dummies claims victim count more than quintupled
It's 'built to be operated by a human with no technical background'
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https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/27/crpx0-hacking-service-for-dummies-claims-victim-count-more-than-quintupled/5293097

2026-08-27 23:00:00 CEST

Cyborg cockroaches may soon deliver life-saving drugs to disaster victims
Just what you want crawling through the rubble to rescue you: A swarm of remote-controlled cockroaches with syringe-shooting guns strapped to their backs
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https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/27/cyborg-cockroaches-may-soon-deliver-life-saving-drugs-to-disaster-victims/5293081

2026-08-27 22:38:04 CEST

Police investigating possible forgery at AFRINIC election
The regional internet registry is also trying to make it easier to terminate members
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https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/08/27/police-investigating-possible-forgery-at-afrinic-election/5293100

2026-08-27 21:10:32 CEST

AI girlfriend review site's secrets were exposed to the world for three weeks
Even testing and staging sites need protection from prying eyes
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/ai-girlfriend-review-sites-secrets-were-exposed-to-the-world-for-three-weeks/5293064

2026-08-27 21:07:58 CEST

Google forces Android apps to use memory more wisely as RAMpocalypse rages
No one can afford RAM anymore, so we're requiring devs to mind memory usage
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https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/27/google-forces-android-apps-to-use-memory-more-wisely-as-rampocalypse-rages/5293071

2026-08-27 19:07:18 CEST

Omarchy distro gains serious backing
Polarizing opinions while tech heavyweights put up $10M
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https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/27/omarchy-distro-gains-serious-backing/5293026

2026-08-27 18:25:07 CEST

Hugging Face wants to crowdsource embodied AI with tiny $399 robo duck
Microduck from Pollen Robotics runs on open source software, is just 25cm tall, and is ready to play out of the box
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/27/hugging-face-wants-to-crowdsource-embodied-ai-with-tiny-399-robo-duck/5293011

2026-08-27 17:25:52 CEST

ATF responds to 'major' cybersecurity incident after ransomware gang's claims
US Justice Department investigating the breach
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/atf-responds-to-major-cybersecurity-incident-after-ransomware-gangs-claims/5292990

2026-08-27 17:00:00 CEST

Schrödinger's backup: not actually recovered until you try to restore IT
SPONSORED FEATURE: Verify and survive: your backup isn't real 'til you test it
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/sponsored-schroedingers-backup-not-actually-recovered-until-you-try-to-restore-it/5286772

2026-08-27 16:37:34 CEST

Twitter.now aims to fill the bird-shaped hole left by X. For a fee
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https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/27/nitter-might-be-no-more-but-twitter-is-back-sort-of/5292949

2026-08-27 15:56:54 CEST

Salesforce boasts: 50% of bookings were from 'customers refilling the tank... they consume Flex Credits, they want more'
As SaaS giant gets a boost from Claudeforce, users might want to know how their AI use will be monetized
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https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/27/salesforce-boasts-50-of-bookings-were-from-customers-refilling-the-tank-they-consume-flex-credits-they-want-more/5292927

2026-08-27 14:52:36 CEST

Cybercrooks jet off with Manchester Airports Group customer data
UK’s largest airport operator reportedly believes 8.7 million customers affected
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/cybercrooks-jet-off-with-manchester-airports-group-customer-data/5292943

2026-08-27 14:23:19 CEST

HP has a solution to expensive AI tokens: Buy a more expensive PC
Rising cloud AI costs are pushing workloads onto pricier PCs – which just happen to be better for PC maker's margins
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https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/27/hp-has-a-solution-to-expensive-ai-tokens-buy-a-more-expensive-pc/5292922

2026-08-27 13:43:00 CEST

Microsoft slaps a fresh coat of AI paint on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap
AI at Work roadmap is the new name for upcoming Microsoft 365 capabilities
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https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/27/microsoft-slaps-a-fresh-coat-of-ai-paint-on-the-microsoft-365-roadmap/5292865

2026-08-27 13:04:00 CEST

Nuisance-call blocker fined £190k for being a nuisance caller
Elderly Aids made 758,000 unwanted calls a year selling gear to stop unwanted calls
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/nuisance-call-blocker-fined-190k-for-being-a-nuisance-caller/5292888

2026-08-27 12:29:00 CEST

Want to lead Whitehall's AI strategy? AI experience is not essential
Track record is merely desirable for the person tasked with shaping UK.gov's skills blueprint for 550,000 civil servants
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/27/want-to-lead-whitehalls-ai-strategy-ai-experience-is-not-essential/5292894

2026-08-27 12:00:00 CEST

AROS, the FOSS recreation of AmigaOS, comes to Raspberry Pi
Plus: new official Amiga-branded hardware is coming
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https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/08/27/aros-the-foss-recreation-of-amigaos-comes-to-raspberry-pi/5292523

2026-08-27 11:15:00 CEST

Check out the width of that Debian display
Somebody might be aware, but does anyone care?
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https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/27/check-out-the-width-of-that-debian-display/5292353

2026-08-27 10:30:00 CEST

AI use among UK teachers doubles, but working hours still don't come down
F- for AI in test of reducing burden of teacher workload
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https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/08/27/ai-use-among-uk-teachers-doubles-but-working-hours-still-dont-come-down/5292551

2026-08-27 08:39:00 CEST

You could own AI.slop, if applicant for new global top-level domains get their way
Resistance is futile: .borg is on the list, along with .itiswhatitis, .therapy, and.hype. If that’s scary, might a cup of .tea help?
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https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/08/27/you-could-own-aislop-if-applicant-for-new-global-top-level-domains-get-their-way/5292831

2026-08-27 07:21:19 CEST

Nutanix built $20m AI cluster to reduce use of Copilot and Claude, expects ROI in a year
Also thinks Arm can give it a hand on the edge during RAMpocalypse
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https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/08/27/nutanix-built-20m-ai-cluster-to-reduce-use-of-copilot-and-claude-expects-roi-in-a-year/5292823

2026-08-27 02:06:03 CEST

FBI seizes hacking tools it says China used to attack NASA, DOE, US Senate and other critical networks
Beijing's botnets busted.
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/fbi-seizes-hacking-tools-it-says-china-used-to-attack-nasa-doe-us-senate-and-other-critical-networks/5292742

2026-08-27 01:45:58 CEST

OpenAI details AI agent crime spree against Hugging Face
Biz describes its act of automated irresponsibility as 'a warning shot'
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/27/openai-details-ai-agent-crime-spree-against-hugging-face/5292780

2026-08-26 23:18:04 CEST

Meta's new MTIA 400 chip has a split personality: Training AI and serving ads
Faster than Blackwell, but still no replacement for AMD or Nvidia ... yet
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https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/26/metas-new-mtia-400-chip-has-a-split-personality-training-ai-and-serving-ads/5292727

2026-08-26 22:54:59 CEST

Kubernetes cleans house, bins legacy kube-dns, IPVS, and cgroup v1
K8s 1.37 also unsticks a Metrics API that has been lodged in beta status for nine years
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https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/08/26/kubernetes-cleans-house-bins-legacy-kube-dns-ipvs-and-cgroup-v1/5292717

2026-08-26 21:04:28 CEST

More than 100 water systems were hit in July cyberattacks
'These are test runs for a larger-scale attack'
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https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/08/26/more-than-100-water-systems-were-hit-in-july-cyberattacks/5292685

2026-08-26 20:33:28 CEST

GitHub Actions was down yet again
Another outage puts last week's promises to an early test
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https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/08/26/github-actions-was-down-yet-again/5292679

2026-08-26 19:10:00 CEST

MNT follows up its open hardware portables with a desktop case
Upgrade the portable, give its old mainboard another job
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https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/08/26/mnt-follows-up-its-open-hardware-portables-with-a-desktop-case/5292661

2026-08-26 18:41:04 CEST

Meta's proposed $18B settlement in teen harm case throws YouTube and TikTok under the bus, too
Zuckercorp ties $5.3B of its payout to rivals playing along
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https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/08/26/metas-proposed-18b-settlement-in-teen-harm-case-throws-youtube-and-tiktok-under-the-bus-too/5292665

2026-08-26 18:18:00 CEST

Memory crunch: Cloud operators may be pushed to splurge 68% of capex on DRAM and NAND
Rising costs of new kit due to soaring memory prices likely to feed into cloud service bills
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https://www.theregister.com/storage/2026/08/26/memory-crunch-cloud-operators-may-be-pushed-to-splurge-68-of-capex-on-dram-and-nand/5292648

2026-08-26 17:44:00 CEST

Boston Scientific discloses 'global disruption' in ongoing cyberattack
No timeline to restore IT systems as probe remains ongoing
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/26/boston-scientific-discloses-global-disruption-in-ongoing-cyberattack/5292641

2026-08-26 17:13:00 CEST

Carhartt data breach affects 12.9M, half of what ShinyHunters claimed
One AI and two trained eyes delved into the heavily padded leaks
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https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/08/26/carhartt-data-breach-affects-129m-half-of-what-shinyhunters-claimed/5292626

2026-08-26 17:00:00 CEST

CIOs are on notice – vSphere 8 times out in October 2027
SPONSORED FEATURE: How do you plan for AI and virtualization when the clock is ticking this loudly?
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https://www.theregister.com/virtualization/2026/08/26/sponsored-cios-are-on-notice-vsphere-8-times-out-in-october-2027/5291634

2026-08-26 16:34:43 CEST

Microsoft sketches out a Whiteboard extension
Users have a little more time to migrate from Azure storage to OneDrive
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https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/08/26/microsoft-sketches-out-a-whiteboard-extension/5292608

2026-08-26 15:31:14 CEST

AWS buys DuckLabs, the people behind the popular in-process OLAP database
Cloud giant expresses love for DuckDB by buying its main support and development company
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https://www.theregister.com/databases/2026/08/26/aws-buys-ducklabs-the-people-behind-the-popular-in-process-olap-database/5292590

2026-08-26 15:10:25 CEST

Gates warns society faces an AI-pocalypse unless we get more socialist
AI and robots are advancing faster than you think, and we're not prepared for a world where the majority may be out of work
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/26/gates-warns-society-faces-an-ai-pocalypse-unless-we-get-more-socialist/5292560

2026-08-26 14:14:00 CEST

Cease and desist letters from firm headed by free speech absolutist
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https://www.theregister.com/legal/2026/08/26/nitter-no-more-x-sends-in-the-lawyers-to-shut-down-open-source-project/5292548

2026-08-26 13:29:00 CEST

SpaceX plans to plant $100B Starbase on Louisiana coast
Plans to break ground in 2027, produce own propellent, power in 'self-sustaining' spaceport. All before Starship ships v1.0 orbit
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https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/26/spacex-plans-to-plant-100b-starbase-on-louisiana-coast/5292520

2026-08-26 12:00:00 CEST

UK supermarket scales go 404 on shoppers
Tesco produce not found? But beware the forbidden scales...
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https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/08/26/uk-supermarket-scales-go-404-on-shoppers/5292088

2026-08-26 10:29:00 CEST

Sopra Steria's £370M Capita spat heads for 2028 courtroom showdown
French SI still crying foul over shared services contract, alleges bid was 42% under DWP's own cost model
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https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/08/26/sopra-sterias-370m-capita-spat-heads-for-2028-courtroom-showdown/5292234

2026-08-26 07:22:43 CEST

India’s crewed space program will fly this year, after missing 2022 and 2025 targets
A space station by 2035 is ISRO’s new mission
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https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/08/26/indias-crewed-space-program-will-fly-this-year-after-missing-2022-and-2025-targets/5292478

2026-08-26 04:40:14 CEST

Self-hosted email is in steep decline, Microsoft and Google are taking over
Oh great, Big Tech is now in a great position to decide which messages get through
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https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/26/self-hosted-email-is-in-steep-decline-microsoft-and-google-are-taking-over/5292471

2026-08-26 01:39:23 CEST

Now Perplexity is trying to get into the local AI action
Amid talk of an Nvidia deal, the AI search biz is looking beyond the cloud
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/26/now-perplexity-is-trying-to-get-into-the-local-ai-action/5292449

2026-08-26 00:54:37 CEST

Intel's 256-core Xeon 7 CPUs are a Diamond in the rough
Delayed, flawed, yet still beautiful — a Xeon is a bit barns' best friend
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https://www.theregister.com/hpc/2026/08/25/intel-diamond-rapids-xeon-7-cpu-deep-dive/5292427

2026-08-25 22:18:19 CEST

Apple defies memory shortage with new Mac minis
The cost of memory makes this an expensive ML meal
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/25/apple-defies-memory-shortage-with-new-mac-minis/5292406

2026-08-25 21:54:32 CEST

Claude and Cowork now share what they know about you
Shared memory is live, with no option to separate it between services, Anthropic tells us; Claude Code stays apart for now
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/25/claude-and-cowork-now-share-what-they-know-about-you/5292412

2026-08-25 19:44:49 CEST

McKinsey says enterprise AI is finally 'on the road to ROI'
Fasten your seatbelt and empty that bladder: AI investment is rising, but reported enterprise earnings impact remains stubbornly flat
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https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/08/25/mckinsey-says-enterprise-ai-is-finally-on-the-road-to-roi/5292388