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Former IBM CEO Lou Gerstner passes, aged 83
IBM has announced the death of its former CEO Lou Gerstner, who passed away on Saturday, aged 83.…
Accused data thief threw MacBook into a river to destroy evidence
Korean e-tailer Coupang claims a former employee has admitted to improperly accessing data describing 33 million of its customers, but says the accused deleted the stolen data.…
China wants to ban making yourself into an AI to keep aged relatives company
Asia In Brief China’s Cyberspace Administration on Saturday posted draft rules governing the behaviour of AI companions that prohibit using them to serve as friends for the elderly.…
Death, torture, and amputation: How cybercrime shook the world in 2025
The knock-on, and often unintentional, impacts of a cyberattack are so rarely discussed. As an industry, the focus is almost always placed on the economic damage: the ransom payment; the cost of business downtime; and goodness, don't forget those poor shareholders.…
Sevile: Famed for blue skies and now Blue Screens of Death
BORK!BORK!BORK! Today's bork belongs in the dim and distant past – a reminder of when Windows had proper crash screens.…