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Microsoft insists Copilot+ PCs are 'empowering the future' – reality disagrees

Fri, 2025-09-19 16:02
Latest marketing blitz for a solution seeking a problem... and a killer app

Comment Microsoft suspects that a "transformative shift" is being driven in personal and enterprise computing by its Copilot+ PCs and an expanding Windows on Arm ecosystem.…

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Turns out Hayabusa2's next asteroid target isn't much bigger than the probe itself

Fri, 2025-09-19 15:15
It's also spinning twice as fast than thought, making a tricky rendezvous even trickier

Japan's Hayabusa2 probe faces a tougher mission after new measurements revealed its target asteroid is nearly three times smaller and spinning about twice as fast as originally estimated.…

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Ding ding: Fortra rings the perfect-10 bell over latest GoAnywhere MFT bug

Fri, 2025-09-19 14:30
Outside experts say the vulnerability has probably already been exploited

Budding ransomware crooks have another shot at exploiting Fortra's GoAnywhere MFT product now that a new 10/10 severity vulnerability needs patching.…

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Court lets NSF keep swinging axe at $1B in research grants

Fri, 2025-09-19 13:44
Judge rules there’s no quick fix for 1,700+ axed grants, leaving labs scrambling for cash while the lawsuit plays out

A US court has cleared the way for the National Science Foundation to press ahead with the cancellation of more than 1,700 research grants worth upwards of $1 billion. …

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Scattered Spider teen cuffed after buying games and meals with extortion bitcoin

Fri, 2025-09-19 13:02
Bad opsec

Thalha Jubair, one of the two UK teens arrested on Tuesday and accused of being members of the notorious Scattered Spider cybercrime gang, allegedly played a role in bilking more than 100 organizations out of at least $115 million in ransom payments. The cops nabbed him after following a number of clues, including paying for gift cards from a wallet on the same server that also held wallets receiving extortion payments.…

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One token to pwn them all: Entra ID bug could have granted access to every tenant

Fri, 2025-09-19 12:30
Until Microsoft lobbed it into a virtual volcano

A security researcher claims to have found a flaw that could have handed him the keys to almost every Entra ID tenant worldwide.…

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Nice try, sinners: Pope nixes idea of AI pontiff blessing netizens

Fri, 2025-09-19 12:00
Leo XIV voices concerns about AI taking jobs – and not just his own

Pope Leo XIV has crucified the idea of creating an AI version which would've allowed Catholics around the world to have a virtual audience with him – without the need for a trip to Vatican City.…

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User group says SAP's licensing models make cloud migration harder

Fri, 2025-09-19 11:15
DSAG criticizes separate regimes for public, private cloud, says users need more time to upgrade in uncertain times

SAP's German-speaking user group has warned that the enterprise software giant's current licensing regime is creating unwanted difficulties in launching cloud migration and upgrade projects.…

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OpenAI plugs ShadowLeak bug in ChatGPT that let miscreants raid inboxes

Fri, 2025-09-19 10:30
Radware says flaw enabled hidden email prompts to trick Deep Research agent into exfiltrating sensitive data

ChatGPT's research assistant sprung a leak – since patched – that let attackers steal Gmail secrets with just a single carefully crafted email.…

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