Every day in every way, passwords are getting worse and worse
The only good password is no password at all Passwords turn 65 this year. They became a feature of computer […]
Month: February 2026
Hotel’s rotary switchboard so retro it predates the concept of crashing
Analog curio nestled between fax and typewriter – this is a very different definition of ‘legacy support’ Bork!Bork!Bork! There are […]
Work experience kids messed with manager’s PC to send him to Ctrl-Alt-Del hell
Rogue user showed them an excellent prank, which they put into production Who, Me? Welcome to another installment of Who, […]
Infosys chair says AI will clean up legacy systems – then make more of them
PLUS: China’s sword-wielding humanoid robots; Australian court swamped by AI filings; Vietnam’s 25km overwater drone delivery; And more! Asia In […]
NASA repurposes Mars Helicopter’s ancient Snapdragon SoC to help Perseverance rover navigate
Upgrade allows robot to travel ‘potentially unlimited distances’ without phoning home for help NASA has revealed it repurposed the processor […]
Attacker gets into France’s database listing all bank accounts, makes off with 1.2 million records
PLUS: Unpatched Ivanti boxes under attack; 0APT might not be a scam; AI gets better at helping cyber-scum; And more […]
Linus Torvalds: Someone ‘more competent who isn’t afraid of numbers past the teens’ will take over Linux one day
Emperor Penguin releases kernel 7.0 rc1 with some numerological musings Linus Torvalds has pondered his professional mortality in a self-deprecating […]
UK council faces data breach claim after mishandling trans complaints
Confidential complainant details passed to local politician following debate A UK councillor has dubbed her local authority’s data breach “crazy” […]
Ofcom’s grumble-o-meter lights up for EE, TalkTalk, Vodafone
Q3 figures show the trio drawing the most broadband complaints per 100,000 customers The UK’s telecoms regulator has named and […]
Government upgrades drones, deploys joystick tweakers to catch illegal dumpers
Electronic eyes are watching from above, ready to catch dumpers of smashed up couches in the act The UK government […]