Sysadmin cured a medical mystery by shifting a single cable
Sysadmin cured a medical mystery by shifting a single cable Content summary Jake, the sole sysadmin for a hospital, was called to investigate a sluggish workstation used to view CT…
LLM chatbots trivial to weaponize for data theft, say boffins
LLM chatbots trivial to weaponise for data theft, say boffins Summary Researchers from King’s College London presented a paper at the 34th USENIX Security Symposium showing that system-prompt engineering can…
Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL
Why the UK public sector still creaks along on COBOL Summary The UK government talks big about AI, but much of its IT estate remains stuck in the past. A…
Telco giant Colt suffers attack, takes systems offline
Telco giant Colt suffers attack, takes systems offline Summary Colt Technology Services has reported a “cyber incident” that forced it to take several internal systems offline as a protective measure.…
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 economics of AI are being misrepresented: executives talk about AI-driven efficiency…
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 in the process of recovering from a cyberattack first…
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 language model designed for on-device use and rapid iteration.…
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 in Enterprise Agreements: from 1 November 2025 Online Services pricing will align with…
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 trimmed, polished spin of Debian 13 “Trixie” that pairs the…
Reckon you can put a nuclear reactor on the Moon?
Summary NASA has issued a Request For Information (RFI) to industry for a Fission Surface Power System intended for the Moon, with firms invited to register interest by 21 August…