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HTTP/3 is faster with some engineering work and help from Cloudflare. Here's how Uber-bound Delivery Hero tuned its mobile networking stack to cut latency. More here: theregister.com/devops/2026/… theregister.com/devops/2026/…

A n0n ransomware operator spent more than $7,000 on AI services to help build attack tools, then left its own server exposed. More here: theregister.com/security/202… theregister.com/security/202…

GM will pay $220 million to settle claims it sold drivers' data to brokers supplying insurers without proper consent. That's less than 7% of its latest quarterly net income. More here: theregister.com/security/202… theregister.com/security/202…

AlpineBSD: "Any software whose code, documentation, binaries, or other assets include, in any part, the output of a generative AI tool such as an LLM, is considered 'tainted' for our purposes." More here: theregister.com/os-platforms…

Hmm, anyone fancy servicing the Hubble Space Telescope? You don't need to be a NASA 'naut anymore to do it. Anyone? Bueller? More here: theregister.com/science/2026…

Academics are scrutinizing why the growing adoption of AI tools has so far failed to translate into the forecast productivity gains. More here: theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20…

NHS England has taken the unusual step of writing to general practioners, warning them of the risks to patient information and continuity of service following the disruption to potentially hundreds of practices around the UK. More here: theregister.com/public-secto…

Oops. Thousands of GCHQ storage drives containing sensitive data have been lost for years, and the British signals intelligence agency still cannot explain where they are. More here: theregister.com/security/202…

Accenture is using AI across its recruiting process, although it maintains that final hiring decisions remain in human hands. More here: theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20…

Insurance firms look for their next premium... from domestic humanoid robot owners who are worried about what they'll do... More here: theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20…

EXCLUSIVE: A UK-based reseller of Shelly smart home equipment has warned customers that their payment data may be compromised after “unauthorized software” was found on its website. More here: theregister.com/cyber-crime/…

We look a little deeper into AI's drag on Google's search powerhouse ... theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20…

In this week's OnCall, The Reg's column of reader tales of after hours tech support hell, our hero has a doozy of a job farmed out to him... More here: theregister.com/systems/2026…

Amazon Web Services will become a trillion-dollar business in five to ten years, and thanks to the AI boom Amazon CEO Andy Jassy thinks it should be able to grow by 40% or more in 2027 or 2028. More here: theregister.com/off-prem/202…

Crypto exchange Binance has paused trading after discovering unknown parties cracked one of its workers’ laptops and used it to make massive trades. More here: theregister.com/security/202…

Intel’s share price sank by almost a quarter yesterday after the company revealed a deep dip in sales of PC processors. More here: theregister.com/systems/2026…

Five AI developer tools. Five security flaws. One common culprit: overly privileged embedded browsers. Researchers say flaws in OpenAI's Codex and Microsoft's VS Code remain unpatched. More here:theregister.com/security/202… theregister.com/security/202…

Ask AI a dumb question, then watch the chat go up in virtual flames. Howler brings Harry Potter-style disappearing conversations to your Mac. More here: theregister.com/offbeat/2026… theregister.com/offbeat/2026…

AI agents can write code, but can they be trusted with live infrastructure? Vera Platforms wants to find out. More here: theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20… theregister.com/ai-and-ml/20…

Less JavaScript, more Rust? Tokio creator Carl Lerche's Topcoat shifts web app rendering to the server, aiming for faster page loads. More here: theregister.com/devops/2026/… theregister.com/devops/2026/…