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Rampant emoji use suggests crypto-stealing NPM package was written by AI
An NPM package packed with cryptocurrency-stealing malware appears to have been largely AI-generated, as evidenced by its liberal use of emojis and other telltale signs.…
OpenAI removes ChatGPT self-doxing option
OpenAI has removed the option to make ChatGPT interactions indexable by search engines to prevent users from unwittingly exposing sensitive information.…
$10 billion, 10 year US Army contract elevates Palantir to defense contracting royalty
There are no official criteria for what constitutes membership in the upper echelon of the US military industrial complex, but a $10 billion deal that consolidates dozens of contracts under a single blanket purchase agreement sure makes it seem like Palantir has earned entry.…
Gadget geeks aghast at guru's geriatric GPU
As work picks up on the forthcoming Linux 6.17, many joystick-wigglers are shocked by its millionaire dev's positively ancient AMD graphics card.…
Tested: Microsoft Recall can still capture credit cards and passwords, a treasure trove for crooks
exclusive Microsoft Recall, the AI app that takes screenshots of what you do on your PC so you can search for it later, has a filter that's supposed to prevent it from screenshotting sensitive info like credit card numbers. But a The Register test shows that it still fails in many cases, creating a potential treasure trove for thieves.…
China says US spies exploited Microsoft Exchange zero-day to steal military info
China has accused US intelligence agencies of exploiting a Microsoft Exchange zero-day exploit to steal defense-related data and take over more than 50 devices belonging to a "major Chinese military enterprise" for nearly a year.…
Court upholds Epic win in Google Play Store antitrust battle
A panel of judges has dismissed Google's appeal against an antitrust verdict over its Play Store business practices.…
Microsoft gives in to Chromebook bullies and drops Windows 11 SE
Microsoft is discontinuing support for its Windows 11 SE variant meant to compete with ChromeOS in the education space, leaving schools that chose Microsoft over Google in the lurch just four years after the cloud-based Windows variant was released. …
Another one bites the dust as KubeSphere kills open source edition
KubeSphere has become the latest service to abruptly yank an open source edition of a product, triggering outcry from users.…
ISS is still leaking air after latest repair efforts fail
The International Space Station (ISS) is still leaking air from the Russian segment of the outpost despite efforts to eliminate the losses.…
Florida prison email blunder exposes visitor contact info to inmates
A data breach at a Florida prison has inmates' families concerned for their welfare after their contact details were allegedly leaked to convicted criminals.…
Virgin Media scraps wholesale network rival to Openreach
Virgin Media has ditched plans to use its network infrastructure to create a UK national fixed line operator to rival BT's Openreach just 18 months after the project was made public.…
Oracle offers workaround to Windows boot issue in the cloud instead of fix
Oracle has come under fire for failing to fix a known issue with Windows instances on its cloud infrastructure (OCI).…
Enterprise software giants weaponize AI to kill discounts and deepen lock-in
The largest enterprise application vendors are using their entrenched positions among customers to end discounting and push high-margin AI products, an analysis by Forrester Research has warned.…