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Brighter isn't better and more is less. The AI slowdown is nigh, no matter who says what

Theregister • October 5, 2026

Pay no attention to those more practical risks behind the curtain, which is exactly what we're doing on this week's Kettle

Ubuntu 'Stonking Stingray' beta swims out: Deeper Rust 'oxidization' plus LLM speech-to-text

GNOME 51 is here, and Ubuntu interim releases are getting interesting again

The VMware exit is a protection upgrade

PARTNER CONTENT: VergeIO says an exit is also an opportunity

BT buys TalkTalk out of administration to keep 2.5M customers connected

Rescue carries an estimated £400M cash impact as Virgin Media declares move 'a stitchup'

OpenAI apes AWS Marketplace while Anthropic remains stubbornly Microsoftian

Brighter isn't better and more is less. The AI slowdown is nigh, no matter who says what

Meta isn’t helping — or perhaps it is

AI models keep posting screenshots showing sensitive data from inside tech companies

Stanford prof is beating the drum for a new protocol to replace TCP

EXCLUSIVE Microsoft tells nonprofits their deleted M365 data isn't coming back

Microsoft tells nonprofits their deleted M365 data isn't coming back

Teen suspected of running KillSec ransomware group as cops seize servers, arrest three

Google ending ChromeOS support two years early

Microsoft makes Windows settings backup the default in 26H2

Anthropic's super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack shows Exploitation attempts came from China-hosted IP, VulnCheck researcher says

Anthropic's super bug-hunting model Mythos is hardcore good at math, as latest vuln under attack shows

Exploitation attempts came from China-hosted IP, VulnCheck researcher says

Power approval set to delay Oracle's Wisconsin AI datacenter Grid connection awaits regulatory approval, putting planned 2027 customer delivery at risk

Power approval set to delay Oracle's Wisconsin AI datacenter

Grid connection awaits regulatory approval, putting planned 2027 customer delivery at risk

Nvidia debuts $4,999 DGX Spark with half the RAM and storage, amid memory crunch Meanwhile 128 GB version jumps to $6,950, nearly 75% above its launch price

Nvidia debuts $4,999 DGX Spark with half the RAM and storage, amid memory crunch

Meanwhile 128 GB version jumps to $6,950, nearly 75% above its launch price

Pi coding agent pulls a 180 and adds MCP support To maintain minimalism, a new harness layer has been folded into a separate component

Pi coding agent pulls a 180 and adds MCP support

To maintain minimalism, a new harness layer has been folded into a separate component

Stanford prof is beating the drum for a new protocol to replace TCP Homa is a rethink of networks for the AI age

Stanford prof is beating the drum for a new protocol to replace TCP

Homa is a rethink of networks for the AI age

Security Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks PLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more!

Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks

PLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more!

Security Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack PLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more

Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack

PLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more

Black Hat and DEF CON DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure Voting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included

Black Hat and DEF CON

DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure

Voting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included

Security EQT buys majority in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis Went at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified

EQT buys majority in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis

Went at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified

Malware Month Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight On the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career

Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight

On the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career

Ubuntu 'Stonking Stingray' beta swims out: Deeper Rust 'oxidization' plus LLM speech-to-text GNOME 51 is here, and Ubuntu interim releases are getting interesting again

Ubuntu 'Stonking Stingray' beta swims out: Deeper Rust 'oxidization' plus LLM speech-to-text

GNOME 51 is here, and Ubuntu interim releases are getting interesting again

Revive Raskin's 3 laws of software with humane work that considers a dev's duty of care All this, and angry NeoVim users

Revive Raskin's 3 laws of software with humane work that considers a dev's duty of care

All this, and angry NeoVim users

Firefox 157: Could bold new look be just what Mozilla needs?* Yet another new version of Firefox, with a significant reskin

Firefox 157: Could bold new look be just what Mozilla needs?*

Yet another new version of Firefox, with a significant reskin

KDE turns 30 and someone's brought an AI-native desktop proposal Akademy talk imagines Plasma assembling itself around a personal model of each user

KDE turns 30 and someone's brought an AI-native desktop proposal

Akademy talk imagines Plasma assembling itself around a personal model of each user

Shopify extends lifeline to Tailwind as vibe coding erodes web dev platform's bottom line Acquisition gives open source CSS framework 'a stable long-term '

Shopify extends lifeline to Tailwind as vibe coding erodes web dev platform's bottom line

Acquisition gives open source CSS framework 'a stable long-term '

Switzerland tests a FOSS escape route from Microsoft 365 Swiss Army sticks a knife in American cloud apps with its own FOSS push

Switzerland tests a FOSS escape route from Microsoft 365

Swiss Army sticks a knife in American cloud apps with its own FOSS push

The full story

This article is one source in a clustered incident — the cluster page carries the summary, timeline and every other outlet covering it.

AI Slowdown Signals Potential Risks in Cybersecurity Landscape On October 5, 2026, The Register reported on an AI slowdown, indicating a significant shift in the cybersecurity landscape. The article highlighted that AI models, including those from OpenAI, are increasingly posting sensitive data from tech companies, raising concerns about data security. The report also mentioned a teen suspected of running the KillSec ransomware group, with law enforcement seizing servers and arresting three individuals. This incident reflects ongoing vulnerabilities in AI systems and the potential for exploitation by malicious actors. The impact of these developments could affect millions of users and organizations relying on AI technologies. The situation remains fluid, with further investigations ongoing into the KillSec group and the implications of the AI slowdown. 2 sources 52

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