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AI going critical: Hyundai to help build nuclear-powered datacenter in Texas
Nuclear power is enjoying something of a second renaissance in the US as hyperscalers grapple with AI's seemingly insatiable appetite for power.…
Python-powered malware snags hundreds of credit cards, 200K passwords, and 4M cookies
More than 4,000 victims across 62 countries have been infected by stealthy infostealers pilfering people's passwords, credit card numbers, and browser cookies, which are then sold to other criminals on Telegram-based marketplaces.…
IT firing spree: Shrinking job market looks even worse after BLS revisions
The US IT jobs market hasn't exactly been robust thus far in 2025, and downward revisions to May and June's Bureau of Labor Statistics data mean IT jobs lost in July are part of an even deeper sector slowdown than previously believed.…
Mars says hello as NASA's Europa Clipper warms up radar
NASA's Europa Clipper probe checked out its radar as the spacecraft hurtled past Mars on the way to Jupiter's moon Europa.…
Mozilla flags phishing wave aimed at hijacking trusted Firefox add-ons
Mozilla is warning of an ongoing phishing campaign targeting developers of Firefox add-ons.…
Study finds radical nutjobs targeting gamers via Discord, Twitch, Steam
Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University have sounded the alarm on "gaming-adjacent platforms" including Discord, Twitch, and Steam being used as "digital playgrounds" to funnel new recruits into far-right and other extremist ideologies – with a focus on those showing interest in "hyper-masculine gaming titles."…
Windows 11 leads as October looms, but millions still cling to Windows 10
Windows 11 is maintaining its lead over Windows 10, but millions of PCs are still running Microsoft's legacy operating system with less than three months until support ends.…
Tony Blair Institute: UK needs bit barns to lead in AI deployment, not training
Britain should not try to compete with America and China in the race to build cutting-edge AI models and focus instead on widespread AI adoption, but even this will require a boost local compute capacity.…
Project Banana ripens into a pre-alpha for KDE Linux, and you can test it
The former "Project Banana" now has a more sober name, albeit one a bit trickier to search for.…
Untangling the Jeff Bezos web: Who pays for the billionaire's space lust?
In the beginning there was Jeff Bezos. He created Amazon in 1994 and became filthy rich in the decades that followed, reaching a net worth exceeding $241 billion in 2025.…
German phone repair biz collapses following 2023 ransomware attack
The founder of a German mobile phone repair and insurance biz has begun insolvency proceedings for some operations in his company after struggling financially following a costly ransomware attack in 2023.…