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Posted by Simon Sharwood

‘focusgroup’ has nothing to do with market research, offers devs faster coding and faster websites for everyone

Microsoft has started a preview of technology that eases the task of developing websites with complex navigation elements that don’t need a pointing device to operate.…

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Posted by Simon Sharwood

Remember: Truth is the first casualty of war

Iranian publisher Fars News Agency, which is aligned with the country’s government, has claimed the drone strikes on Amazon Web Services’ Middle East datacenters were deliberate and had strategic significance.…

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Posted by Simon Sharwood

Call to do better with chips and put AI everywhere is more than rhetoric because China’s scientists are sprinting ahead

China’s government has again made reducing reliance on imported digital technology a major goal.…

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Posted by Thomas Claburn

Alarm bells are ringing in the open source community, but commercial licensing is also at risk

Earlier this week, Dan Blanchard, maintainer of a Python character encoding detection library called chardet, released a new version of the library under a new software license.…

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Posted by Jessica Lyons

Of the 90 zero-days GTIG tracked in 2025, 43 hit enterprise tech

Zero-day exploitation targeting enterprise tech products reached an all-time high last year, with China-linked cyber-espionage groups remaining the most prolific state-backed users, according to Google.…

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Posted by O'Ryan Johnson

It’s ok, Todd. You’re only paranoid if you’re wrong.

Okta chairman and CEO Todd McKinnon said he believes it would be difficult for an LLM alone to replicate the quality of SaaS applications his company provides, but that doesn’t stop him from worrying about competition from bots.…

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Posted by Brandon Vigliarolo

Don't flip the switch until the NRC says you can, okay?

Bill Gates-backed nuclear outfit TerraPower finally has approval to build its Natrium reactor. However, it may still face issues finding a steady fuel supply. And, oh yeah, it hasn't built any reactors like this before.…

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Posted by Jessica Lyons

MOIS-linked MuddyWater crew has a new, custom implant

An Iranian cyber crew believed to be part of the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS) has been embedded in multiple US companies' networks - including a bank, software firm, and airport, among others - since the beginning of February, with more activity in the days following the US and Israeli military strikes, according to security researchers.…

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Posted by Dan Robinson

Bit tricky enforcing this. What's the penalty if they go up anyway?

Seven of the top US AI companies and hyperscalers have officially agreed to protect American consumers from price hikes due to datacenter energy and infrastructure increases caused by the AI build boom.…

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Posted by Brandon Vigliarolo

You made a time machine vapemobile ... out of a Delorean G-Wiz?

The world would be a better place if all of us were as willing to upcycle as aggressively as YouTuber Chris Doel, who has demonstrated that batteries from 500 disposable vapes can actually power one of the UK's most famous electric vehicles. …

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Posted by Carly Page

LibreOffice steward says Commish undermines its own standards by asking for feedback via Excel spreadsheet

The Document Foundation has taken a swipe at the European Commission over its consultation on guidance for the EU's Cyber Resilience Act – because the feedback template is only available as a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.…

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Posted by Richard Speed

Authorization Act seeks to keep lights on until commercial stations are ready

The NASA Authorization Act of 2026 has been approved, and alongside a directive for NASA to establish a permanent Moon base, the legislation includes language extending the International Space Station to 2032.…

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Posted by Liam Proven

Euro productivity suite appears to be hosted Nextcloud and Collabora Online

In the battle of the online office suites, a new contender has entered the ring... but under the wrestler's mask, we think there may be a familiar face.…

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Posted by Dan Robinson

FCC not pleased about EU space tech reqs to enter Common market, among other things

Updated  The US government is consulting with the telecoms industry about "reciprocity" in satellite services, in a move that could see another dispute erupt with the European Union over regulations.…

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Posted by Tim Anderson

Project initiated by Nuxt lead Daniel Roe attracts wide support thanks to multiple issues with the official interface

A new browser for the npm registry has launched in alpha, following grassroots demand for an alternative to the official npmjs.com interface.…

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Posted by Richard Speed

Embeds Edge into AI assistant, ignores questions about opt-in

Microsoft is rolling out a Copilot update to Windows Insiders that embeds web browsing directly into the assistant, opening links in a side panel rather than launching your default browser.…

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Posted by Carly Page

Contractors tasked with improving AI reportedly had access to intimate footage captured through wearables

Britain's privacy watchdog is asking questions about Meta's AI-powered smart glasses after reports that human contractors reviewing recordings from the devices were exposed to extremely private moments captured by unsuspecting users.…

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Posted by Richard Speed

Veteran spacecraft overcome computer glitches as atmosphere 'flooded by electrons'

Almost two years ago, a solar storm hit Earth, triggering auroras that were seen as far south as Mexico. The storm also reached Mars and was detected by a pair of ESA spacecraft, Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO).…

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Posted by Dan Robinson

Bots hunt deformed RF contacts inside the collider's 27 km vacuum tubes

Updated  The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and CERN have jointly developed a "mouse-sized robot" to inspect parts of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) that are out of reach to humans.…

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Posted by SA Mathieson

Project dialed back, BT asked to keep current system for another 54 months

The UK Ministry of Justice (MoJ) will pay telco BT £94.6 million plus VAT to keep its in-cell Prisoner Telephony Service (PTS) going for another 54 months after repeatedly pushing back procurement of its replacement.…

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