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This 8-bit computer plans to run flight sim and generates a 'pleasant homely aroma' by burning dust off 1950s vacuum tubes — oh, and it can explode at any time

By Rahim Amir Published

The homebrew vacuum-tube computer the internet fell for this week reminds us how far we've come.

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Tiny Dutch startup enlists Samsung as backer as it seeks to dethrone Nvidia AI GPU — but Euclyd won't get its inference chip out till 2028

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

Samsung joined Euclyd's $231 million funding round as the Dutch startup develops an alternative AI chip architecture for commercial deployment in 2028.

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US Army confirms it has 'space control weapons' active in orbit to ensure it 'can operate freely there'

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

United States confirms weapons are operating in orbit, while withholding their identities, capabilities, deployment dates, numbers, and intended uses.

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New Android malware can deploy AI to automate device control — and it can even bring itself back from the dead

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

AI can now serve as the eyes and the hands of a piece of malware and even reinstall components if they're removed.

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Seagate finds 'AI is increasing the value of data' but warns that 43% of businesses lack proper data storage infrastructure — 99% expect AI storage (and storage costs) to explode

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

Seagate’s survey finds AI increasing storage requirements sharply, while many organizations remain unprepared for infrastructure, sustainability and data-management demands.

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China's Salt Typhoon spotted probing Latin American government with newly developed SparroWocky backdoor

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The group has been focused on Latin America for almost a year now.

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2,000 UK flight cancellations caused by ‘previously unknown defect’ that happened in the ‘space of a millisecond’ — travel chaos took days to fix and left hundreds of thousands stranded

By Benedict Collins Published

A report from Nats found that the disruption stemmed from a manual request for a squawk code that was corrupted during processing.

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FBI confirms two Texas-bound oil tankers hit by hackers who disabled coms and put the engines into overdrive — and Iran is possibly to blame

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

The FBI had to board at least one of the vessels to investigate the incident.

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US inherits Venezuelan surveillance state built on banned Chinese tech and AI — and it shows no signs of switching

By Benedict Collins Published

Venezuela's surveillance network is built on Chinese tech, and the new president wanted Chinese AI implemented as well.

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Electrical pylons and high voltage power lines are behind a barbed wire fence. critical infrastructure
Bill to make AI data centers pay for power grid upgrades reaches critical milestone

By Craig Hale Published

States could soon enforce the Ratepayer Protection Act to force 100MW+ data center operators to pick up the grid upgrade costs.

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