Letting a 21-year-old write critical code without supervision is not smart

No customer info stolen, no impact to operations, and no blackmail payment

PLUS: China-linked cyber-attack on central Asian oil sector; Bottom falls out of Indian smartphone sales; And more!

Multiple researchers using the same tools to find the same bugs are creating unnecessary pain and pointless work

Stuck with an AI bill for tens of thousands of dollars? You're not alone by a long shot

Ride your bots further by putting them in a harness

You're not the only one annoyed by the hype

Uncanny rebuild resurrects the 2009 desktop, complete with support, updates, and licensing questions

Are you ready to RAAC?

The boom is piling up technical debt, warns Lightrun's Moshe Sambol

The Register tests Dells first attempt at outplaying Apples AirPods

Intel ME and AMD PSP: The silicon layer nobody certifies

Patients are using chatbots for medical advice, while the NHS is still debating where AI belongs

But it's holding fast on auto-expanding customers' budgets

BYO power for AI bit barns may be the best way to ease the problem, says energy watchdog

An influx of agents is pushing GitHub to the brink

Mythos and GPT-5.5 muscle out the competition

Like AirDrop, minus the Apple lock-in

User interface tweaks are nice, but reliable drivers matter more

You may only get 5GB of storage instead of 15GB if you don't share your digits with the Chocolate Factory

There sure are some clever people on Earth

Claude maker warns authoritarian regimes could set the rules unless Washington tightens chip and model controls

Microsoft mitigation may bork inline images, calendar printing while admins wait for a proper patch

CISA hands feds super-tight deadline for this perfect-10, actively exploited flaw

Comms watchdog says Musk's social media platform will now review reports of illegal hate and terror content within 24 hours... on average

AI-integrated networks can cut costs, boost 5G efficiency, and help regional telcos shift beyond basic connectivity

Attackers stole a limited amount of internal credential material after malware hidden in poisoned packages reached two staff machines

7,000 5G sites added in eight months, and now serve 73 million subscribers on Indonesias first blanket 5G network.

72 Boxer-mounted RCH 155s due from 2028 as Britain fills the gap left by AS-90s sent to Ukraine

Whitehall says the AI assistant will help citizens navigate public services faster; others may see it as a cheaper alternative to answering the phone

Parliamentary committee tells ministers online safety regime is failing children and warns 'no action is not an option'

Lazy weekend of Grand Prix fun turned into a terrifying all-nighter

Manages to get its hands on some Mac Studio machines before the OpenClaw machine grabs them

As a senior policymaker ponders whether all South Koreans should enjoy an AI dividend

Here's a look at the tech powering the first big IPO of 2026

Other than Instructure execs - maybe?

60% of evaluated AI Scribe systems mixed up prescribed drugs in patient notes, auditors say

Limits Claude subscriptions to interactive use

Eric Park tells us he doesn't plan to wear his modified cap to commencement, but his code's available for anyone with no such qualms and an upcoming ceremony

Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund backs the desktop project while public sector interest in homegrown alternatives grows