Neal Stephenson, who coined the term ‘metaverse’, says head-mounted VR hardware will never happen
‘People don’t like wearing things on their faces and don’t trust those who do’ Science fiction author Neal Stephenson, who […]
Month: March 2026
Telling an AI model that it’s an expert programmer makes it a worse programmer
Researchers say persona-based prompting can improve works for safety but not for facts Many people start their work with AI […]
Public-private partnerships vital in disrupting China’s Typhoons, says RSA panel with no government speakers
Washington content to be represented by actual empty chairs RSAC 2026 Back in the day (circa 2023) when cybercrime group […]
Claude attacks were ‘Rorschach test’ for infosec community, scaring former NSA boss
‘It freakin’ worked’ says Rob Joyce – and shows how relentless AI agents can find holes humans miss RSAC 2026 […]
Lightning-fast exploits make it essential to patch fast, ask questions later
Here’s where you ought to spend your security billable hours budget this year Strengthen your MFA policies, double-down on anti-phishing […]
Snowflake’s ongoing pitch: bring AI to data rather than data to AI
Customers are ‘excited’ says one solution provider Snowflake is putting cash and kinetic energy behind the idea that AI works […]
If you love your boss, imagine how much more you’ll love their AI twin
Digital twins of leaders may be plausible as novelty acts, but not really welcome Imagine that your boss is too […]
SoftBank to build massive AI datacenter on former US nuclear weapons site
10GW server farm, 10GW of new generation, and $4.2bn grid upgrade. And someone else is paying for the uranium cleanup […]
AI agents are ‘gullible’ and easy to turn into your minions
Zenity CTO demos 0-click AI agent exploits on stage at RSAC RSA 2026 There’s a very simple reason why just […]
Intel’s Core Ultra 270K, 250K Plus are an appeal to cash-strapped PC enthusiasts
More cores, higher clocks, and lower prices? What’s not to like? Review It’s a tough time to be a PC […]