
Microsoft AI cracks DNA biosecurity safeguards
The zero-day king finds a new way to scare everyone
Software King of the World, Microsoft, famous for its zero-days, now says it has discovered one in DNA biosecurity systems.

Oracle E-Business Suite hacked in $50 million extortion campaign
Cl0p ransomware crew cashes in on unpatched systems
Oracle is scrambling to investigate attacks on its E-Business Suite after hackers launched an extortion campaign against major organisations.

Intel rumoured to chase Supermicro orders
Analysts doubt rivals can really cosy up
Troubled Chipzilla’s shares jumped 7.12 per cent to $35.94 on 1 October before flattening out the next morning, as talk swirled that it might be trying to cut a deal with Supermicro.

Dirty Electron hack tanks macOS 26 performance
Apple and Electron feud
The Fruity Cargo Cult Apple has managed to ship macOS 26 "Tahoe" with a nasty surprise for anyone running Electron-based apps.

Intel's Arc battlemage stops tripping over its own drivers
B580 gets serious fixes for CPU overhead mess
Chipzilla’s Arc Battlemage GPUs are slowly crawling out of the hole, with new drivers finally giving them a fighting chance in modern games.

Rumours of Intel and AMD pact
A sign of the apoloclyse
The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming Troubled Chipzilla is apparently in early talks with arch-rival AMD to rope it in as a foundry customer.

Acer boss warns of CPU crunch
Parts shortage looming
Acer chairman Chen Junsheng says the second half of the year should see stronger PC demand thanks to seasonal effects, but parts shortages and rising costs are clouding the outlook.

Mediatek’s ASIC dreams wobble
Meta and Google orders slip away
Something strange is stirring at Taiwanese IC design house MediaTek. The company’s push into special application chips (ASICs) after 2026 is suddenly looking a lot shakier.

Amazon jams Alexa+ into everything
Generative AI shoved into Echos, Fire TVs and doorbells
Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ across a pile of its hardware, effectively welding generative AI into daily life whether people want it or not.

OpenAI overtakes Musk’s SpaceX in valuation game
AI outfit now the priciest start-up on the planet
Chatgpt maker OpenAI has stitched up a deal that values the artificial intelligence outfit at $500 billion, putting it ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the most expensive start-up in the world.