Encourages information-stealing malware

WordPress websites are being compromised through the use of malicious plugins that trigger fake software updates and error messages, ultimately leading to the installation of information-stealing malware.

This will go down well

The UK Parliament is considering new legislation to curb young people's smartphone usage to address growing concerns over children's mental health and digital well-being.

Claims it will save jobs

OpenAI and Microsoft are jointly funding an initiative to integrate artificial intelligence tools into the newsroom, claiming it will save 21st-century journalism.

Bought kicking and screaming into the 21^st century

San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has taken a significant step towards modernising its Muni Metro system by approving a $212 million contract with Hitachi Rail.

Theoretical attacks

The IT industry’s Mr Sweary Linus Torvalds is finding himself vexed by hardware vendors with poor security and the plethora of actual and theoretical attacks.

US will lose its competitive edge

According to the Wall Street Journal, Chipzilla’s woes pose a significant risk to shareholder wealth and US national security.

Like tears in the rain

A production company for Blade Runner 2049 has sued Tesla for feeding movie images into an artificial intelligence image generator to create unlicensed promotional materials.

37Signals gets off its cloud

The outfit, which publicly shames big-name vendors when it stops being their customers, has focused on Amazon’s cloud operations.

Virtual workers 

Software King of the World, Microsoft is going to allow its punters to build autonomous AI agents and create virtual workers.

Claims it will clean rivals' clocks

Qualcomm has introduced its latest mobile platform, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which it claims will set a new standard in smartphone performance.