2026

US struck Iran with copies of its own drones 2026-03-02 at 21:31 By Dan Robinson Iran’s own technology reverse engineered and used against it. The Pentagon has confirmed that US forces struck Iranian targets using weapons that are copies of Iran’s own Shahed 136 suicide drones.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

UK Businesses told to brace cyber defenses amid Iran conflict risk 2026-03-02 at 21:03 By Carly Page NCSC urges all to review posture as escalating tensions increase risk of indirect digital spillover The UK’s cybersecurity agency is warning British organizations to brace for potential digital blowback as the Middle East conflict spills further into the

Apple makes big bet with launch of $599 iPhone 17e, upgraded iPad Air 2026-03-02 at 20:33 By Reuters The move comes as memory chip prices climb amid a global shortage, suggesting Apple is willing to absorb some component cost pressure to make its lowest-priced model more compelling. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News |

Xbox exec claims she was pushed out after eyebrow-raising bathrobe incident with colleague at hotel 2026-03-02 at 20:33 By Ariel Zilber Laura Fryer, who was director of the Xbox Advanced Technology Group at the time, said incident occurred in 2004 during the Game Developers Conference. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News |

Qualcomm, Nvidia ready for ‘AI-native’ 6G, if only the world knew what it was 2026-03-02 at 20:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Meanwhile, formal 6G specs are still in the works It seems like just yesterday that the 5G rollout started. Now, at Mobile World Congress, major companies are already talking about commercializing 6G. Never mind that

Singapore eyes barge-based hydrogen power for datacenters 2026-03-02 at 20:33 By Dan Robinson Saves real estate by putting the power on the water Datacenters increasingly want dedicated power, and Singapore has a unique solution. Bridge Data Centres (BDC) and Concord New Energy (CNE) are working to put hydrogen power generators on barges, saying that this

New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel 2026-03-02 at 19:27 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to escalate privileges and gain access to local files on the system. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0628 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been

Google Develops Merkle Tree Certificates to Enable Quantum-Resistant HTTPS in Chrome 2026-03-02 at 19:27 By Google has announced a new program in its Chrome browser to ensure that HTTPS certificates are secure against the future risk posed by quantum computers. “To ensure the scalability and efficiency of the ecosystem, Chrome has no immediate plan to

Generic methods arrive in Golang, but they weren’t the top dev demand 2026-03-02 at 18:46 By Tim Anderson Approved proposal reverses earlier stance, even as survey highlights bigger frustrations The Go team has approved generic methods, reversing a longstanding position in the language’s FAQ. The proposal, from Go co-designer Robert Griesemer, now moves to implementation.…

Stop macOS 26 nagging with one tiny policy tweak 2026-03-02 at 18:31 By Liam Proven Trick uses a simple configuration profile to convince Tahoe your Mac is under organizational control Averse to “liquid glass”? Are you happy enough with your Mac as it is? Try this local policy and banish those upgrade nag screens for

Fly me to the Moon: NASA reshuffles the Artemis card deck 2026-03-02 at 17:46 By Richard Speed Artemis III now to follow in Apollo 9’s footsteps, 2028 landing still planned for Artemis IV NASA has reshuffled its Artemis program, pushing the first crewed lunar landing in more than half a century back to Artemis IV,