Moscow seeks to limit internet to state-approved websites amid ongoing outages Summary Russian authorities are reportedly implementing a “whitelist” system that restricts mobile internet users in Moscow to a pre-approved…
Japan to allow ‘proactive cyber-defence’ from October 1st Summary Japan’s government has decided to permit its Self-Defense Force and police to carry out offensive cyber-operations — often called ‘hacking back’…
EU sanctions Iranian cyber front over election meddling, Charlie Hebdo breach Summary The Council of the European Union has sanctioned Emennet Pasargad, a Tehran-based company used as a front for…
Iran’s ‘chosen users’ get ‘privileged access’ despite internet blackout for masses Summary Iran’s nationwide internet has been largely cut off for 18 days (more than 400 hours), after restrictions were…
NIH pivots away from agency-directed science Summary The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has sharply reduced the number of agency-directed funding calls (solicited requests such as RFAs) and is…
Iran’s ‘chosen users’ get ‘privileged access’ despite internet blackout for masses Summary Iran’s internet blackout has entered day 18, with monitoring group NetBlocks reporting that most of the country has…
How wealthy tech entrepreneurs seek to shape politics, culture and the future — and why we must resist Summary This Nature book review (17 March 2026) by Ramesh Srinivasan examines…
Sears Exposed AI Chatbot Phone Calls and Text Chats to Anyone on the Web Summary Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found three publicly accessible databases containing millions of Sears Home Services…
AI still doesn’t work very well, businesses are faking it, and a reckoning is coming Summary Codestrap founders Dorian Smiley and Connor Deeks tell The Register that enterprise AI adoption…
Flaw in UK’s corporate registry let directors rummage through rival records Summary Companies House temporarily took its WebFiling service offline after a bug allowed logged-in users to view — and…
