Sysadmin cured a medical mystery by shifting a single cable
Sysadmin cured a medical mystery by shifting a single cable Summary A sole hospital sysadmin traced a sluggish CT-scanner workstation to an odd wiring loop. The scanner and its viewing…
LLM chatbots trivial to weaponize for data theft, say boffins
LLM chatbots trivial to weaponize for data theft, say boffins Content summary A team from King’s College London presented research at the 34th USENIX Security Symposium showing that conversational AI…
Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL
Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL Summary The UK government is enthusiastically backing AI, but many of the public sector’s systems remain stuck on decades-old technology…
Telco giant Colt suffers attack, takes systems offline
Telco giant Colt suffers attack, takes systems offline Summary London-headquartered Colt Technology Services reported a “cyber incident” that began on 12 August 2025 and led it to take several internal…
Are you willing to pay $100k a year per developer on AI?
Are you willing to pay $100k a year per developer on AI? Summary Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols argues that the current narrative — that AI will massively cut labour costs —…
Cyberattack on Dutch prosecution service is keeping speed cameras offline
Cyberattack on Dutch prosecution service is keeping speed cameras offline Summary The Public Prosecution Service of the Netherlands (Openbaar Ministerie) remains impacted by a cyberattack first observed on 17 July…
Little LLM on the RAM: Google’s Gemma 270M hits the scene
Little LLM on the RAM: Google’s Gemma 270M hits the scene Summary Google has released Gemma 3 270M, a compact 270‑million‑parameter model designed for on‑device use and fast iteration. The…
Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of ‘transparency’
Microsoft kills volume rebates in name of ‘transparency’ Summary Microsoft is changing how it prices Online Services (eg Dynamics 365, Windows 365) in Enterprise Agreements from 1 November 2025. The…
Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition debuts: Xfce desktop never looked so good
Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition debuts: Xfce desktop never looked so good Summary Asmi Linux 13 Debian Edition is a new Debian-based spin from TeejeeTech that takes Debian 13 ‘Trixie’…
Reckon you can put a nuclear reactor on the Moon?
Reckon you can put a nuclear reactor on the Moon? Summary NASA has issued a Request For Information (RFI) to industry for its Fission Surface Power System — a compact…