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Thursday, 15 January 2026

Windows 2000 rusts in peace by the sea

When salty coastal air meets memory errors in one of Portugal's rail ticket machines

Wed 14 Jan 2026
 
 

Hasta la vista! Microsoft finally ends extended updates for ancient Windows version

Support expires for Windows Server 2008, and the codebase released to manufacturing in 2006

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Eurail passengers taken for a ride as data breach spills passports, bank details

Travel biz tells customers to change passwords beyond its own services

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Anthropic finds $1.5 million to help Python Foundation improve security

AI upstart also upscales its Labs to find the next frontier

Wed 14 Jan 2026

'Imagination the limit': DeadLock ransomware gang using smart contracts to hide their work

New crooks on the block get crafty with blockchain to evade defenses

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Buy servers now or cry later: DRAM price spike threatens infrastructure budgets

Component up 63% since September, more pricey memory coming to a supply chain near you

Wed 14 Jan 2026

UK backtracks on digital ID requirement for right to work

U-turn leaves questions on costs, funding, and benefits unanswered

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Firefox 147 brings GPU boost, tidier tabs, and video that follows you around

Latest update focuses on hardware acceleration, security tightening, and a handful of quality-of-life tweaks

Wed 14 Jan 2026

India’s flagship PSLV rocket fails for the second time in a row

One payload out of fifteen survived and sent home some useful data

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Cyber-stricken Belgian hospitals refuse ambulances, transfer critical patients

Attack enters second day with major disruption to healthcare provision

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Trump administration sets GPU export rules that put Chinese buyers at the back of the queue

America first, for sales and access to foundries

Wed 14 Jan 2026

New Linux malware targets the cloud, steals creds, and then vanishes

Cloud-native, 37 plugins … an attacker's dream

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Stop dragging feet on AI nudification ban, UK government told

Committee raises concerns over delays and loopholes in proposed law

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Spanish power giant sparks breach probe amid claims of massive data grab

Endesa says payment info stolen after alleged crook boasted of 1 TB-plus haul

Wed 14 Jan 2026

AI's $3T infrastructure binge continues despite lack of clear profits

Investment in datacenters to peak by 2029, place your bets please

Wed 14 Jan 2026

France fines telcos €42M for sub-par security prior to 24M customer breach

Three major GDPR violations, including a lack of basic security controls, lead to hefty dent in profits

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Ignore rosy datacenter expansion projections – there isn't enough power

Grid and generation capacity are not being added fast enough to support the scale of growth many forecasts assume

Wed 14 Jan 2026

There was so much fraud on COVID loans, the feds trained an anti-fraud AI on the applications

Had it been around in 2020, it could have flagged tens of billions before payouts, PRAC tells Congress

Wed 14 Jan 2026

Google offers bargain: Sell your soul to Gemini, and it'll give you smarter answers

But private data will stay private and won't be used for training, Google says

Wed 14 Jan 2026

CrowdStrike shareholders lose battle to recoup losses from 2024 outage

Investors didn't present a valid claim, says judge, but they're welcome to try again

Wed 14 Jan 2026
  
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