UK to buy nuclear-capable F-35As that can't be refueled from RAF tankers Aircraft meant to bolster NATO deterrent will rely on allied support to stay airborne The UK government is to buy 12 F-35A fighters capable of carrying nuclear weapons as part of the NATO deterrent, but there's a snag: the new jets are incompatible with the RAF's refueling tanker aircraft.… #theregister #IT
UK to buy nuclear-armed jets its own tankers can
: Aircraft meant to bolster NATO deterrent will rely on allied support to stay airborne
Frozen supermarket chain deploys facial recognition tech Privacy campaigner brands Iceland's use of 'Orwellian' camera tech 'chilling,' CEO responds: 'It'll cut violent crime' Privacy campaigners are branding frozen food retailer Iceland's decision to trial facial recognition technology (FRT) at several stores "chilling" – the UK supermarket chain says it's deploying the cameras to cut d… #theregister #IT
Frozen foods supermarket chain deploys facial recog tech
: Privacy campaigner brands Iceland's use of 'Orwellian' camera tech 'chilling,' CEO responds: 'It'll cut violent crime'
Top AI models - even American ones - parrot Chinese propaganda, report finds Communist Party tracts in, Communist Party opinions out Five popular AI models all show signs of bias toward viewpoints promoted by the Chinese Communist Party, and censor material it finds distasteful, according to a new report.… #theregister #IT
Top AI models parrot Chinese propaganda, report finds
: Communist Party tracts in, Communist Party opinions out
That WhatsApp from an Israeli infosec expert could be a Iranian phish Charming Kitten unsheathes its claws and tries to catch credentials The cyber-ops arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has started a spear-phishing campaign intent on stealing credentials from Israeli journalists, cybersecurity experts, and computer science professors from leading Israeli universities.… #theregister #IT
WhatsApp chat from infosec expert could be Iranian phish
: Charming Kitten unsheathes its claws and tries to catch credentials
French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for open source office and collab tools Ingredients of future software salade Lyonnaise will include Linux, PostgreSQL, and OnlyOffice The French city of Lyon has decided to ditch Microsoft’s Office suite and plans to adopt Linux and PostgreSQL.… #theregister #IT
French city of Lyon ditching Microsoft for FOSS
: Ingredients of future software salade Lyonnaise will include Linux, PostgreSQL, and OnlyOffice
Japanese company using mee-AI-ow to detect stressed cats Rabo’s ‘Catlog’ smart collar sniffs for freaked-out felines, alerts owners with an app A Japanese company called Rabo that makes a smart collar for cats and uses the motto “Because nine lives are never enough” has started using AI to monitor feline stress levels.… #theregister #IT
Japanese company using AI to detect stressed cats
: Rabo’s ‘Catlog’ smart collar sniffs for freaked-out felines, alerts owners with an app
ICANN writes angry letter to African regional internet registry after election suspended The group in charge of IP addresses for 54 countries hasn't had a board since 2022 The Internet Corporation for Assigned Numbers (ICANN) has demanded the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) explain why the nomination committee overseeing its board elections suspended voting, or … #theregister #IT
ICANN angry as AFRINIC election suspended then annulled
Updated: The group in charge of IP addresses for 54 countries hasn't had a board since 2022
Intel totals automotive group Lip-Bu Tan calls in the crusher Intel is shuttering its automotive efforts and laying off the bulk of the team responsible.… #theregister #IT
Intel totals automotive group
: Lip-Bu Tan calls in the crusher
Visiting students can't hide social media accounts from Uncle Sam anymore Visa seekers are reportedly censoring their own posts to visit the land of the free The US State Department last week said foreign nationals seeking to study in the US must make their social media profiles public, prompting some students to delete their social media posts.… #theregister #IT
US student visa applicants must make social media public
: Visa seekers are reportedly censoring their own posts to visit the land of the free
Citrix bleeds again: This time a zero-day exploited - patch now Two emergency patches issued in two weeks Hot on the heels of patching a critical bug in Citrix-owned Netscaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway that one security researcher dubbed "CitrixBleed 2," the embattled networking device vendor today issued an emergency patch for yet another super-serious flaw in the same prod… #theregister #IT
Citrix bleeds again: This time a zero-day
: Two emergency patches issued in two weeks