Android drops mega patch bomb – 120 fixes, two already exploited Summary Google’s September Android security bulletin delivers 120 fixes — the largest monthly bundle so far this year. Two…
Oracle’s layoff train rolls on: 101 in WA, 250+ in CA – with more cuts looming Summary Oracle has announced WARN notices and social-media reports indicate fresh rounds of job…
Congressional panel throws cyber threat intel-sharing, funding a lifeline Summary The US House Homeland Security Committee advanced two bills aimed at preventing the lapse of key cyber-defence tools before they…
US puts $10M bounty on three Russians accused of attacking critical infrastructure Summary The US State Department has offered a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of…
IBM Cloud to end free human support, suggests customers use enhanced AI instead Summary IBM Cloud will change its free Basic Support tier to a self-service model from January 2026.…
France fines Google, SHEIN for undercooked cookie policies that led to crummy privacy Summary France’s data protection authority, the CNIL, has fined Google and Chinese fashion retailer SHEIN for breaching…
Microsoft open-sources the 6502 BASIC coded by Bill Gates himself Summary Microsoft has published the assembly-language source for its 1976 port of Microsoft BASIC for the MOS 6502 processor on…
Sainsbury’s eyes up shoplifters with live facial recognition Summary Sainsbury’s has started an eight-week trial of live facial recognition (LFR) technology in two UK stores — Sydenham in London and…
UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost Summary A UK government department ran a three-month trial of Microsoft M365 Copilot between October and December 2024. The…
UK DARPA clone spared savings squeeze while Treasury raided government Summary ARIA, the UK’s DARPA-style research agency, was not asked to make the 5% in-year savings other government departments were…
