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Chinse scientists have found a previously unknown species of microbe on the nation’s Tiangong space station, and it may have evolved characteristics that help it to survive in space.…

Rapid growth in Wi-Fi use means the 6 GHZ band’s carrying capacity may soon be exhausted, according to CableLabs, the nonprofit networking think tank run by cable television operators.…

google io At Google I/O this week, the Chocolate Factory argued for its AI supremacy, making the case with benchmark-topping machine learning models, developer tools, and a few promising products.…

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile US failed to set up systems to notify lawmakers when government snoops came calling for their phone records - a contractual obligation that went ignored until recently, according to US Senator Ron Wyden.…

A 19-year-old student has agreed to plead guilty to hacking into the systems of two companies as part of an extortion scheme, and The Register has learned that one of the targets was PowerSchool.…

Scientists have developed a machine learning model that can outperform official agencies at predicting tropical cyclone tracks, and do it faster and cheaper than traditional physics-based systems.…

Google I/O Google and eyeglass maker Warby Parker have partnered to create a more stylish successor to Google Glass, which cofounder Sergey Brin quipped will actually be polished before launch this time.…

A single person with a serious AI habit may chew through enough electricity each day to keep a microwave running for more than three hours. And the actual toll may even be worse, as so many companies keep details about their AI models secret.…

Russian cyberspies have targeted "dozens" of Western and NATO-country logistics providers, tech companies, and government orgs providing transport and foreign assistance to Ukraine, according to a joint government announcement issued Wednesday.…

International cops working with Microsoft have shut down infrastructure and seized web domains used to run a distribution service for info-stealing malware Lumma. Criminals paid $250 to $1,000 a month to get access to the infostealer.…

Coinbase says the data of nearly 70,000 customers was handed over by overseas support staff who were bribed by criminals to give up the goods.…

Comment The collapse of Builder.ai has cast fresh light on AI coding practices, despite the software company blaming its fall from grace on poor historical decision-making.…

Veteran Microsoft engineer Raymond Chen has explained another Windows oddity – this time, why the operating system can appear to report two different CPU speeds.…

CrowdStrike is "confident" that the worst-case scenario of its pending lawsuit with Delta will result in it paying the airline a sum in the "single-digit millions."…

Google has updated its sovereign cloud services, including an air-gapped solution for customers with strict data security and residency requirements, as customers grow uneasy over US digital dominance.…

In a White House press conference on Tuesday President Trump announced his plans for a defensive network of missiles, radar, space surveillance, and attack satellites that he promised would protect America.…

NASA was already considering reducing crew size on the International Space Station (ISS) before cuts to the agency's budget were proposed.…

Large language models (LLMs) are not just about assistance and hallucinations. The technology has a darker side.…

A report for a Northern England health authority says its analytics platform is more capable than anything offered under a controversial central government deal with Palantir.…

Marks & Spencer says the disruption related to its ongoing cyberattack is likely to knock around £300 million ($402 million) off its operating profits for the next financial year (2025/26).…