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Meta’s latest model is as open as Zuckerberg’s private school 2026-04-09 at 02:32 By Tobias Mann You were the chosen one! It was said that you would destroy the proprietary models, not join them! Nearly two years after extolling the virtues of open source AI, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is singing a different tune. … This […]

6 signs you spend too much time on your phone — and 3 steps to kick off a ‘digital detox’ 2026-04-09 at 02:02 By Emma Glassman-Hughes Nearly half of Americans consider themselves to be addicted to their phones, with the average person checking their phone every five minutes that they’re awake, or roughly 186 times

Atlassian gussies up Confluence for the AI era 2026-04-09 at 02:02 By O’Ryan Johnson Helps employees present data in Confluence in various ways Atlassian is modernizing Confluence for the AI era, testing tools and agentic capabilities that give users the chance to turn their written notes into graphics and their ideas into software applications.… This

Western Union zaps VMware and moves to Nutanix 2026-04-09 at 02:02 By Simon Sharwood South Korea’s biggest theme park is also riding the VM migration roller coaster Western Union has commenced a migration from VMware to Nutanix after deciding it didn’t want to do business with Broadcom.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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

Iranian-Linked Cyber Actors Target US Critical Infrastructure, Security Leaders Respond 2026-04-08 at 20:23 By CISA warns that Iranian-connected cyber actors are focusing U.S. critical infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Masjesu Botnet Emerges as DDoS-for-Hire Service Targeting Global IoT Devices 2026-04-08 at 20:22 By Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the curtain on a stealthy botnet that’s designed for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Called Masjesu, the botnet has been advertised via Telegram as a DDoS-for-hire service since it first surfaced in 2023. It’s capable of targeting a wide

NYT reporter says he solved mystery of Bitcoin founder’s identity — but man he named flatly denies it 2026-04-08 at 18:37 By Ariel Zilber A New York Times reporter claims he’s cracked one of tech’s biggest mysteries by unearthing the real identity of Bitcoin’s elusive founder Satoshi Nakamoto. This article is an excerpt from Latest

APT28 Deploys PRISMEX Malware in Campaign Targeting Ukraine and NATO Allies 2026-04-08 at 18:37 By The Russian threat actor known as APT28 (aka Forest Blizzard and Pawn Storm) has been linked to a fresh spear-phishing campaign targeting Ukraine and its allies to deploy a previously undocumented malware suite codenamed PRISMEX. “PRISMEX combines advanced steganography, component object model

Microsoft calls time on ASP.NET Core 2.3 on .NET Framework 2026-04-08 at 17:54 By Tim Anderson Tangled tale nears end as Redmond classifies it as a tool, not a library Microsoft has set an end-of-support date of April 7, 2027, for ASP.NET Core 2.3, the only supported version on .NET Framework, even though .NET Framework