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Why is China deep in US networks? 'They're preparing for war,' HR McMaster tells lawmakers
Chinese government spies burrowed deep into American telecommunications systems and critical infrastructure networks for one reason, according to retired US Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster.…
Elon Musk bragged this group had been 'deleted' when DOGE shut it down - now they're appealing
Former employees of the US government's 18F tech modernization team have filed an appeal of their termination, arguing that the DOGE-led shuttering of their entire unit was illegal.…
Nvidia is cozying up to China with Shanghai R&D lab plans, Senators cry
Nvidia is reportedly planning to open a new research and development facility in Shanghai, China, drawing sharp criticism from a pair of US lawmakers.…
Economists blame Trump tariffs, AI explosion for threatening global economy
There are two things keeping chief economists awake around the globe, if the World Economic Forum's latest survey is any indicator: US President Donald Trump's trade policies and AI.…
8,000+ Asus routers popped in 'advanced' mystery botnet plot
Thousands of Asus routers are currently ensnared by a new botnet that is trying to disable Trend Micro security features before exploiting vulnerabilities for backdoor access.…
Thunderbird is go: 139 follows closely on Firefox's heels
Mozilla subsidiary MZLA has released the latest version of its messaging client, with some handy extras.…
Look forward to having a Slack teammate, says Salesforce's Benioff
Salesforce is promising every Slack user a "digital teammate" to help with tasks such as providing summaries of channels and taking notes from meetings. And responding to office banter on the user's behalf, The Register can only assume.…
US to deny visas to foreign officials it says 'censor' social media
The US government says it'll refuse visas to foreign officials judged to have censored social media posts of American citizens - a move aimed at countries trying to stem the flow of online misinformation.…
Billions of cookies up for grabs as experts warn over session security
A VPN vendor says billions of stolen cookies currently on sale either on dark web or Telegram-based marketplaces remain active and exploitable.…
Apple has only 30 days to comply with EU DMA rules
The European Commission (EC) this week released the full text of its decision that found Apple in violation of its digital competition rules, known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA).…
OpenAI model modifies shutdown script in apparent sabotage effort
A research organization claims that OpenAI machine learning model o3 might prevent itself from being shut down in some circumstances while completing an unrelated task.…
European Commission: Make Europe Great Again... for startups
The European Commission (EC) has kicked off a scheme to make Europe a better place to nurture global technology businesses, providing support throughout their lifecycle, from startup through to maturity.…
Sardina throws bait toward SUSE Enterprise Storage users
Sardina hopes to entice anyone still using SUSE Enterprise Storage (SES) over to FishOS instead with a price-based hook: a license fee of €1 per core, regardless of storage volume.…
China to visit Earth’s ‘quasi-moon’ and bring a chunk of it back home
China’s National Space Agency today launched the nation’s first asteroid sample mission.…
HP Inc. hastens China exit as tariffs kick a hole in its profits
HP Inc. is close to ending production of North-America-bound products in China, after US tariffs kicked a hole in its quarterly profits.…
India none-too-subtly reminds Big Tech that local laws prohibit dark patterns
India’s government has reminded big tech companies that it has rules that prohibit the use of dark patterns – deceptive design practices that deliberately mislead and confuse customers of online services and apps – and called for an end to their use.…
Trump tariffs ruled illegal within minutes of Musk announcing end of government role
World War Fee The USA’s Court of International Trade has ruled the Trump administration improperly implemented its “Liberation Day” tariff policy, effectively blocking the imposition of the duties.…
Trump trade policy to cost Nvidia $10.5B in lost H20 GPU revenues
US export controls blocking the sale of Nvidia’s H20 GPUs to will cost the company $10.5 billion in lost revenues in the first half of the 2026 fiscal year, executives revealed on Wednesday's Q1 earnings call.…
Victoria's Secret website laid bare for three days after 'security incident'
Underwear retailer Victoria's Secret’s website has been down for three days, with the company blaming an unspecified security problem.…
Elon Musk's xAI pays $300M to Russia's favorite messaging app to push Grok
Telegram founder Pavel Durov on Wednesday announced that the Dubai-based messaging service will make unspecified Grok models from Elon Musk's xAI available to users.…