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How to make Xfce look like almost any desktop you want
Panel Profiles handles the heavy lifting, once you've installed the plugins it expects
AT&T store worker gets 16 months inside for SIM-swap side hustle
Phone shop staffer claimed he was paid less than $4k for in his part attacks leading to combined intended losses of $600,000
Weekend Essay: The long walk to financial endurance
When I signed up for our company’s Mental Health First Aiders Charity Walk, I went in with a completely delusional level of optimism. A 30-kilometre trek from Wandsworth to Hampton Court along the scenic river route sounded fairly straightforward. It is just walking, right? How
Big AI sets out its terms for regulatory capture and calls it ‘Pace the frontier’
Amodei, Altman, Nadella and Musk agree on how government can tame the monster they created
Altman, Amodei, Musk call for AI slowdown as Hugging Face warns over “closed doors”
Sandbox narrative "dangerous, deceptive, and morally corrupt"?
Security through obscurity is dead, and AI delivered the fatal blow
The improbable music of the ZX Spectrum's one-bit speaker
Ingenious coders coaxed multichannel chiptunes from the humblest of sound hardware
GANNI and Hunter team up for first weather-ready collaboration
GANNI and Hunter have launched their first limited-edition collaboration, combining Hunter’s British heritage in weather-ready design with GANNI’s Copenhagen aesthetic.
Singapore banks complete blockchain-enabled SGD transactions on Swift ledger
DBS, OCBC and UOB have completed live domestic Singapore dollar transactions using tokenised deposits on Swift’s blockchain-based ledger.
Nvidia's Groq acquihire is on the DOJ's radar, but it's already too late
Even if regulators did somehow unwind the $20B deal, there's a growing list of alternatives ready to take Groq's place, no merger required
Runtime: Orchid Security wants to kill your agents
+ Jira gets loopy, OpenAI's new data tool, and Qodo unleashes VAR for code.
Dell's 52-inch enormo-monitor is a tsunami of impractical fun
You probably don't need it, but as an example of the possible it impresses
The aircraft might not be flying, but the certificate has gone on vacation
Information is not forthcoming from this screen
Disembodied fruit fly brain joins the crypto speculation swarm
Coinbase engineer gives simulated insect $100 and lets its neurons make the trades
Higher prices can't crimp server sales as AI drives demand
Shipments rise with enterprise and government buyers joining the hyperscaler spending spree
EU's Cyber Resilience Act starts the 24-hour vulnerability clock
Manufacturers must now disclose actively exploited flaws and severe security incidents through ENISA's new reporting platform
AI more likely to kill animals if it saves fuel or money
Machine learning models still have a lot to learn about the value of life
More JFrog Artifactory bugs under attack, and all 3 have patches
If you're waiting for a sign to upgrade to a fixed version: this is it
Google's Andi Gutmans on building data architecture for agents
"What is the minimum amount of context that I have to give the agent to get to the highest quality outcomes at the lowest cost?”
SJP to close Technical Connection services to external advisers
St James’s Place (SJP) is to stop providing Technical Connection services to advisers outside the group from March 2027. The wealth manager has told staff and clients that external access to Technical Connection and its Techlink service will end on 6 March 2027.
OpenAI launches ChatGPT for Financial Service
Open AI has launched a dedicated version of ChatGPT for financial services designed to help firms develop research, models, and customised client materials.
UK growth beats forecasts but inflation risks loom
The UK economy has performed better than expected, prompting industry experts to question whether growth could prove more resilient this year despite renewed inflationary pressures and higher borrowing costs.
Shopify begins massive rewrite to leave React Native
All of Shopify's mobile apps will be rewritten in native languages, just six years after it migrated to React Native.
Britain's technology brief is now everyone's job and nobody's responsibility
Whitehall has scattered science, AI, and digital government across a thicket of competing ministerial portfolios
Shareholder pleads guilty over fake takeover bid at listed firm
A shareholder has pleaded guilty to four fraud and forgery offences after creating a fake takeover approach for a listed company, the FCA has said.
Greenly and Normative announce merger to boost climate data reporting
Carbon accounting platforms Greenly and Normative have announced their merge to create a single climate software system.
Ukrainian lawyer's second career as a Conti coder earns him 4 years behind bars
Swapping legal work for malware development ended in extradition and a guilty plea
NatWest hires former Ikea exec to lead customer experience and digital engagement
NatWest has brought in banking outsider and Ikea executive Harsh Agarwal as manging director, customer experience and engagement.
