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Starlink's plan to avoid orbital near-misses: Ephemeris sharing

Theregister • October 7, 2026

But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right?

OpenAI dots inspire open source imitators amid technical difficulties

Persistent agents appeal to AI companies, but demand isn't obvious

The VMware exit is a protection upgrade

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Argonne scientists create chatty X-ray microscope that zooms in where you tell it to

Talking to an X-ray nanoprobe beamline is far better than talking to a toaster, we assume

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

Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra

Poverty-spec model starts at $2,599 with 24 GB of RAM and 512GB of storage with 128 GB models topping $5,899

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

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

Games Workshop seeks IT leader to summon the legions in epic saga battling the forces of ERP

Microsoft makes Windows settings backup the default in 26H2

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

Microsoft is to let Copilot loose on your file system But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right?

Microsoft is to let Copilot loose on your file system

But don't worry, it's totally safe because the agents and models will (probably) be running locally. Routers never break right?

Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra Poverty-spec model starts at $2,599 with 24 GB of RAM and 512GB of storage with 128 GB models topping $5,899

Microsoft N1Xes Intel in favor of Nvidia's shiny new SoCs in Surface Laptop Ultra

Poverty-spec model starts at $2,599 with 24 GB of RAM and 512GB of storage with 128 GB models topping $5,899

Rails originator roasted over Rust boosterism David Heinemeier Hansson's agent-coded bakeoff produced curious results

Rails originator roasted over Rust boosterism

David Heinemeier Hansson's agent-coded bakeoff produced curious results

Google teams with nuclear power giant to give reactors a tune-up Upgraded turbines, generators, and digital controls are expected to unlock an addition 890MW of capacity

Google teams with nuclear power giant to give reactors a tune-up

Upgraded turbines, generators, and digital controls are expected to unlock an addition 890MW of capacity

Schneider Electric drops $22.6B on PTC as datacenter boom rains money on infra companies Part of a bigger play for smarter power infra

Schneider Electric drops $22.6B on PTC as datacenter boom rains money on infra companies

Part of a bigger play for smarter power infra

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

OpenAI dots inspire open source imitators amid technical difficulties Persistent agents appeal to AI companies, but demand isn't obvious

OpenAI dots inspire open source imitators amid technical difficulties

Persistent agents appeal to AI companies, but demand isn't obvious

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 '

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Teen Suspected of Running KillSec Ransomware Group Arrested A teenager has been arrested in connection with the KillSec ransomware group, which reportedly targeted US law firms. Law enforcement seized servers linked to the group, which is suspected of extorting sensitive data from legal organizations. The investigation revealed that the group utilized sophisticated methods to infiltrate systems, including leveraging weak security measures. The arrest is part of a broader crackdown on cybercrime, with authorities emphasizing the need for enhanced cybersecurity practices among firms. The full extent of the group's activities and the total number of victims remain unclear, but the incident highlights the ongoing threat posed by ransomware operations. 4 sources 40

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Starlink's plan to avoid orbital near-misses: Ephemeris sharing

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