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IceWM soldiers on while Budgie jumps the Wayland ship 2026-01-12 at 19:14 By Liam Proven Two new Linux GUIs – plus Phoenix, an experimental new X server in Zig The new year brings releases from opposite ends of the Linux GUI spectrum: IceWM, an X11 window manager from the late 1990s, and Budgie, a newer […]

Block CISO: We red-teamed our own AI agent to run an infostealer on an employee laptop 2026-01-12 at 19:14 By Jessica Lyons Agents must be ‘safer and better than humans,’ James Nettesheim tells The Reg interview  When it comes to security, AI agents are like self-driving cars, according to Block Chief Information Security Officer James

Nine in 10 Americans use AI on their phone — but only 38% realize it 2026-01-12 at 17:30 By SWNS Conducted by Talker Research for Samsung, the survey found that half of respondents (51%) don’t think they use AI on their phone, yet 86% reported using common AI tools daily when prompted with a list

Strategy makes biggest Bitcoin purchase since July 2025, adds $1.25B in BTC 2026-01-12 at 17:29 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Strategy added 13,627 Bitcoin in a $1.25 billion purchase last week, extending its lead as the world’s largest corporate BTC holder despite recent paper losses. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original

Crypto custody company BitGo seeks up to $201 million in US IPO 2026-01-12 at 17:29 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz BitGo is looking to raise as much as $201 million in an IPO, targeting a $1.96 billion valuation with over $90 billion in assets under custody and top US banks leading the deal. This article

Ethereum set for 95% copycat rally against Bitcoin 2026-01-12 at 17:29 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola ETH price could rally 95% versus Bitcoin if a decisive breakout above the key 0.042 BTC neckline confirms a bullish reversal. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Microsoft euthanizes ancient deployment toolkit 2026-01-12 at 17:29 By Richard Speed Immediate retirement for freebie automation platform Microsoft has abruptly pulled the plug on the venerable Microsoft Deployment Toolkit (MDT), sending any administrators still clinging to the platform scrambling for alternatives.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Claude joins the ward as Anthropic eyes US healthcare data 2026-01-12 at 17:29 By Carly Page AI firm promises HIPAA-compliant integrations as chatbot moves into hospital admin Fresh from watching rival OpenAI stick its nose into patient records, Anthropic has decided now is the perfect moment to march Claude into US healthcare too, promising to

ISS stint ends early as NASA aborts Crew-11 over crew illness 2026-01-12 at 16:36 By Richard Speed Sick astronaut back on Earth by Thursday, nature of ailment remains undisclosed NASA astronaut Mike Fincke has handed command of the ISS to Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov as Fincke and the rest of Crew-11 are scheduled to head

Standard Chartered said to plan crypto brokerage, trims ETH forecast 2026-01-12 at 16:09 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Standard Chartered is reportedly developing a crypto prime brokerage platform as traditional banks expand digital asset services. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Bank of Italy models Ethereum risks if ETH value collapsed 2026-01-12 at 16:09 By Cointelegraph by Christina Comben The Bank of Italy modeled the extreme scenario of Ether going to zero to show how market risk in Ethereum’s native token could turn into infrastructure and financial stability risks. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com

Charles Hoskinson doubts CLARITY Act timeline, says Trump crypto czar should quit 2026-01-12 at 16:09 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson said the CLARITY Act may not pass this quarter, and criticized US crypto laws for favoring big banks over innovation. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

⚡ Weekly Recap: AI Automation Exploits, Telecom Espionage, Prompt Poaching & More 2026-01-12 at 15:52 By This week made one thing clear: small oversights can spiral fast. Tools meant to save time and reduce friction turned into easy entry points once basic safeguards were ignored. Attackers didn’t need novel tricks. They used what was already

Infamous BreachForums forum breached, spilling data on 325K users 2026-01-12 at 15:34 By Paul Kunert Website built around buying and selling stolen data has lost control of its own BreachForums, the serially resurrected cybercrime marketplace, has tripped over itself after a data breach spilled details tied to about 324,000 user accounts.… This article is an

Microsoft teases targeted Copilot removal for admins 2026-01-12 at 15:34 By Richard Speed Yes, you can get rid of it – assuming nobody’s looked at it in 28 days Microsoft’s latest Windows Insider release introduces a policy allowing admins to remove the Copilot app from managed devices. But there’s a catch – actually, several.… This

The world is one bad decision away from a silicon ice age 2026-01-12 at 15:00 By Rupert Goodwins Venezuela today, Taiwan tomorrow? This might be the last good year for buying hardware Opinion  For a world economy driven by consumerism, it’s become markedly unkind to consumers. This goes double – literally – for digital tech,