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Microsoft Copilot now boarding your health information
Microsoft wants to store your healthcare data so that its AI "delivers personalized health insights that you can act on," but without the liability that comes with actual medical advice.…
White House activates Yu-Gi-Oh's trap card by using anime clip for war comms
Anime mainstay Yu-Gi-Oh has criticized the White House for using a clip from the TV show in videos promoting US military action.…
Medical equipment techs beg for right-to-repair lifeline
When patient care is delayed in a hospital because something is broken, biomedical technicians would like you to understand that it's not usually their fault.…
Operating Lightning takes down SocksEscort proxy network blamed for tens of millions in fraud
Cops from eight countries this week disrupted SocksEscort, a residential proxy service used by criminals to compromise hundreds of thousands of routers worldwide and carry out digital fraud, costing businesses and consumers millions.…
Oracle tops up restructuring fund for FY26 by $500M
Oracle has increased funding for its restructuring plans for the current financial year by $500 million, with some observers anticipating a spate of job losses.…
Musk makes the Macrohard joke again
Elon Musk wheeled out his "Macrohard" dad joke again in the form of a supposed fleet of "Digital Optimus" agents that he claims would be capable of "emulating the function of entire companies."…
Users protest as Google Antigravity price floats upward
Developers using Google's Antigravity agentic AI coding tool are complaining about higher prices following an announcement yesterday that the company is evolving its AI plans.…
Quicksort inventor Tony Hoare reaches the base case at 92
Obit Professor Charles Anthony Richard Hoare has died at the age of 92. Known to many computer science students as C. A. R. Hoare, and to his friends as Tony, he was not only one of the greatest minds in the history of programming – he also came up with a number of the field's pithiest quotes.…
NASA probe checks out years early because this solar cycle is a real drag
NASA's Van Allen Probe A has re-entered Earth's atmosphere eight years earlier than expected, with a 1 in 4,200 chance that its components could cause injury.…
CISA warns max-severity n8n bug is being exploited in the wild
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has confirmed that hackers are exploiting a max-severity remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in workflow automation platform n8n.…
Fresh indie broadband provider incoming as Google's fiber biz and Stonepeak’s Astound merge
Alphabet is spinning out its US Google Fiber business and combining it with Astound Broadband as part of a joint venture with private equity investor Stonepeak.…
Campaigners claim NHS Palantir system could be accessed by police and immigration
Medical and legal rights campaigners are warning that the Palantir data platform, designed to be at the heart of England's health system, risks enabling UK immigration and policing departments to access confidential patient information.…
Lloyds Banking Group apps play mix-and-match with customer transactions
Updated Customers of three major UK banks woke on Thursday to find incorrect transactions appearing in their apps, a problem later attributed to a technical glitch.…
Smart mirror shows dumb Windows in elevator
Bork!Bork!Bork! Smart mirrors are all the rage. However, rather than a list of headlines and tasks to do today, an unhappy Windows installation can make a smart mirror seem very dumb indeed.…
Britain turns up the heat on homegrown ceramics for hypersonic missiles
Britain has taken the first steps towards producing its own ultrahigh temperature materials, regarded as vital for applications including hypersonic vehicles, space, and advanced propulsion systems.…
So much for power to the people – AI datacenters could jump UK grid queue
The British government is consulting on reforms to prioritize "strategically important" grid connections – including datacenters – amid reports of delays stretching more than a decade on some projects.…
Whitehall seeks lone C++ coder to keep airport passenger model flying
The UK's Department for Transport is offering up to £100,000 over three years for access to a C++ programmer who can keep a module of its airport usage model up in the air.…
Microsoft adding Xbox mode to Windows 11
Please let there be ‘Xbork’ as this appears in all the wrong places Organizations that rely on consumer-grade PCs or allow staff to bring their own devices to work, have something new to worry about: a virtual Xbox lurking inside Windows 11.…
Meta reveals four custom AI chips, claims they outperform commercial silicon
Social networking giant Meta has revealed details of four previously unknown custom chips powering its AI services.…
China’s CERT warns OpenClaw can inflict nasty wounds
China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team has warned locals that the OpenClaw agentic AI tool poses significant security risks.…