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Criminal wannabes even more dangerous than the pros, says ex-FBI cyber chief 2026-04-09 at 00:29 By Jessica Lyons If they don’t know what they’re doing, you might never get your data back interview  It’s the biggest threat today, but it took her a while to appreciate it. After spending two decades at the FBI and

DARPA looking for battery that could power a laptop for months 2026-04-09 at 00:29 By Brandon Vigliarolo Drawback: it’s radioactive Forget recharging or swapping out disposable AAs every day. What if you could power energy-hungry devices for months or even years at a time from a single, reasonably-sized battery? A Washington state-based fusion energy startup

Anthropic’s ‘Claude Mythos’ model sparks fear of AI doomsday if released to public: ‘Weapons we can’t even envision’ 2026-04-08 at 23:29 By Thomas Barrabi Anthropic has triggered alarm bells by touting the terrifying capabilities of “Claude Mythos”– with executives warning the AI model is so dangerous that it would cause a wave of catastrophic hacks

Call your existing automation ‘zero-token architecture’ to become an instant agentic AI wiz 2026-04-08 at 23:29 By Simon Sharwood Kubernetes luminary Kelsey Hightower thinks IT pros need to get smart about thriving in a world that’s trying to hide deep tech As businesses drink the agentic AI Kool-Aid and go looking for productivity enhancements, IT

Goldman Sachs uncovers troubling pattern behind AI and tech job losses 2026-04-08 at 22:40 By Ariel Zilber Workers displaced by artificial intelligence and other tech take longer to find new jobs — and when they do, they’re stuck earning less for years, a new study found. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News

Oracle axes over 700 workers — the first wave in a bloodbath that could engulf 30K 2026-04-08 at 22:27 By Marc Vartabedian New details reveal where tech titan Oracle’s layoff axe will fall in the Golden State: 318 workers in Redwood City, 184 in Santa Clara, 158 in Pleasanton and 50 in Santa Monica —

RAF eyes cheap drone-killer as Typhoon jet tests laser-guided rockets 2026-04-08 at 22:01 By Dan Robinson BAE says trials could offer cheaper way to counter uncrewed aerial threats BAE Systems has successfully tested a laser-guided rocket system with a Typhoon fighter jet from Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) as a potential anti-drone weapon. It follows

Nvidia’s Rubin GPU is likely to be late thanks to memory shortage and technical challenges 2026-04-08 at 22:01 By Tobias Mann China-bound Hopper accelerators are also likely to ship in smaller volumes than previously forecast, industry watchers say Nvidia’s next-gen Rubin GPUs may end up shipping later and in smaller volumes than anticipated due to

New Chaos Variant Targets Misconfigured Cloud Deployments, Adds SOCKS Proxy 2026-04-08 at 22:00 By Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new variant ofmalware called Chaosthat’scapable of hitting misconfigured cloud deployments, marking an expansion of the botnet’s targeting infrastructure. “Chaos malware is increasingly targeting misconfigured cloud deployments, expanding beyond its traditional focus on routers and edge devices,” Darktrace said in a

Minnesota State payroll problems grew after Workday launch, auditors say 2026-04-08 at 20:23 By Lindsay Clark Sample testing found incorrect payments and delays after college system adopted new HR platform A Workday-based HR platform rollout at Minnesota State universities and colleges likely left more than a thousand faculty and staff with payroll errors.… This article

Talk ain’t cheap: DARPA offers grants for new AI-to-AI communication protocol 2026-04-08 at 20:23 By Brandon Vigliarolo MATHBAC program wants better machine-to-machine chatter for scientific discovery To supercharge agents’ ability to make scientific discoveries, DARPA is looking to improve cross-bot collaboration by developing a “science of AI communication” that will help the models work together