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As CISA braces for more cuts, threat intel sharing takes a hit
Analysis Slashing staff at the US govt's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aka CISA, and scrapping vital programs, isn’t exactly boosting national security, say infosec and national security officials watching America’s digital defenses unravel in real time.…
Oracle says its cloud was in fact compromised
Oracle has briefed some customers about a successful intrusion into its public cloud, as well as the theft of their data, after previously denying it had been compromised.…
Microsoft’s AI masterplan: Let OpenAI burn cash, then build on their successes
Analysis Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman has extolled the virtues of playing second fiddle in the generative-AI race.…
Trump tariffs to make prices great – a gain
World War Fee President Donald Trump last week announced a sweeping new round of tariffs, setting the stage for price hikes across consumer tech, pro gear, and almost anything else that crosses a border.…
That massive GitHub supply chain attack? It all started with a stolen SpotBugs token
That massive GitHub supply chain attack that spilled secrets from countless projects? It traces back to a stolen token from a SpotBugs workflow - exposed way back in November, months earlier than previously suspected.…
Trump doubles down, vows to make Chinese imports even more expensive for Americans
President Donald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Chinese goods by a further 50 percent this week, meaning imports from the Middle Kingdom into America would have a 104 percent levy. And buyers are expected to pick up the extra cost.…
Alleged Scattered Spider SIM-swapper must pay back $13.2M to 59 victims
Noah Michael Urban, 20, of alleged Scattered Spider infamy, has pleaded guilty to various charges and potentially faces decades in prison.…
Trump tariffs thwart TikTok takeover as China digs in heels
A deal to sell off TikTok's US operations to White House-approved owners appears to have hit a tariff-shaped roadblock, with the Chinese government signalling it won't allow the move.…
SpaceX scores $5.9B lion's share of Space Force launch contracts
The US will spend $5.9 billion on Elon Musk's SpaceX in the name of national security. United Launch Alliance (ULA) follows with $5.4 billion, and Blue Origin is set to receive $2.4 billion.…
Please sir, may we have some Moore? Doesn't look that way
Opinion Nvidia has just shown off its vision of the near future in the shape of its Blackwell Ultra. Aptly for a company that helps gamers explore dystopian science-fiction hellscapes, Nvidia's actual future involves vast, heat-soaked stacks of silicon, guzzling energy by the half-gigawatt.…
Chrome to patch decades-old flaw that let sites peek at your history
A 23-year-old side-channel attack for spying on people's web browsing histories will get shut down in the forthcoming Chrome 136, released last Thursday to the Chrome beta channel.…
Tribunal denies UK's attempt to keep details of Apple 'backdoor' case secret
Details of Apple's appeal against the UK's so-called "backdoor order" will now play out in public after the Home Office failed in its bid to keep them secret on national security grounds.…
EU may target US tech giants in tariff response
Speaking ahead of today's extraordinary meeting of the European Union's trade minister, a spokesperson for the French government was clear that the trading bloc's response to blanket tariffs on goods could include services, bringing US tech giants within its scope.…
Brit telcos ask suppliers to clean up emissions mess – politely, with no teeth
A group of UK telecoms operators has signed a joint letter calling on their suppliers to do more on emissions targets to help combat climate change, but they face little pressure to comply.…
Legal clock ticking for Microsoft over alleged software license abuses
Microsoft has weeks to produce a multi-tenant hybrid cloud for service providers in Europe – a failure to do this or to even out alleged anti-competitive pricing for its software licenses could again put it in a legal dogfight with smaller rivals.…
UK stats body snoozes legacy tech overhaul as Treasury tightens purse strings
The UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) is slowing migration away from legacy systems in response to budget limitations set by HM Treasury.…
Dev loudly complained about older colleague, who retired not long after
Who, Me? It's hard to confront the start of a working week, but each Monday morning, The Register tries to keep the weekend fun going for another few minutes by delivering a fresh edition of Who, Me? It's the column in which we take your tales of your most ticklish moments at work and share them for the amusement and/or education of your fellow readers.…
Mozilla takes pity on Firefox extension developers
Mozilla plans to make life easier for developers of Firefox browser Add-ons, aka extensions, by reducing the burden of presenting custom consent dialogs to those installing extensions.…
Meta debuts its first 'mixture of experts' models from the Llama 4 herd
Meta has debuted the first two models in its Llama 4 family, its first to use mixture of experts tech.…
No joke: Microsoft foolishly published inaccurate price list on April 1st
Exclusive Microsoft published inaccurate price lists for some of its products on, of all days, April the 1st.…