2026

DuckDB uses RDBMS to attack classic ‘small changes’ problem in lakehouses 2026-04-16 at 19:49 By Lindsay Clark Batching teensy changes in chunks creates massive performance boost, DuckDB Labs team claims The team behind in-process OLAP database DuckDB has put forward a solution to the “small changes” problem that they say plagues lakehouse implementations of the […]

Iran has something America can only dream of: cheap broadband 2026-04-16 at 19:49 By Dan Robinson Shame about the internet blackouts and airstrikes North America has some of the world’s most expensive broadband, according to a new study, while Iran has the cheapest.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Brussels tells Google to hand rivals its search crown jewels as privacy row brews 2026-04-16 at 18:37 By Carly Page Includes a to-do list on search data sharing and platform access as DMA enforcement ramps up Brussels has told Google to open up its search data and give rivals equal footing on its own platforms,

Make crappy moves around AI and face voter backlash, govts warned 2026-04-16 at 18:37 By Dan Robinson When the taxpayers are wondering whose side you are on… Britain’s government faces a public backlash against AI unless it can show ordinary people that they stand to benefit from its push to inject the technology into every

Visual Studio 18.5 lands with AI debugging at a price, devs still feeling blue 2026-04-16 at 18:37 By Tim Anderson Latest version points to a shift in how Microsoft thinks about IDEs Visual Studio 2026 18.5 arrives with two headline changes – a smarter code suggestion system and an AI-powered debugger. Yet developer frustration over

Git identity spoof fools Claude into giving bad code the nod 2026-04-16 at 18:37 By Carly Page Forged metadata made AI reviewer treat hostile changes as though they came from known maintainer Security boffins say Anthropic’s Claude can be tricked into approving malicious code with just two Git commands by spoofing a trusted developer’s identity.…

What Are Security Experts Saying About OpenAI’s GPT-5.4-Cyber? 2026-04-16 at 18:37 By OpenAI has launched GPT-5.4-Cyber, a model optimized for defensive cybersecurity usage.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

What “The Pitt” Gets Right About Ransomware and What Hospitals Can’t Afford to Ignore 2026-04-16 at 18:37 By The Pitt may end its story with systems restored, but real hospitals don’t get that clean ending.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

ThreatsDay Bulletin: Defender 0-Day, SonicWall Brute-Force, 17-Year-Old Excel RCE and 15 More Stories 2026-04-16 at 18:36 By You know that feeling when you open your feed on a Thursday morning and it’s just… a lot? Yeah. This week delivered. We’ve got hackers getting creative in ways that are almost impressive if you ignore the whole “crime” part, ancient vulnerabilities

[Webinar] Find and Eliminate Orphaned Non-Human Identities in Your Environment 2026-04-16 at 18:36 By In 2024, compromised service accounts and forgotten API keys were behind 68% of cloud breaches. Not phishing. Not weak passwords. Unmanaged non-human identities that nobody was watching. For every employee in your org, there are 40 to 50 automated credentials: service accounts, API tokens,

Gen Z and parents favor old-school tech like iPods and digital cameras for a simpler, less plugged-in life: ‘People are just sick of it’ 2026-04-16 at 18:15 By Marie Pohl They’re tossing tech to the trash and seizing a retro reboot. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News | New York Post View

Americans who masterminded Nork IT worker fraud sentenced to 200 months behind bars 2026-04-16 at 18:13 By Connor Jones Fortune 500 companies and one US defense contractor got taken for $5m in four-year scam Two Americans have been jailed for a combined 200 months for helping North Korea generate $5 million through fraudulent IT worker