Tech cannibalization to become mainstream? Removing expensive components and reballing memory set to reach 7–9% of smartphones by 2027
TrendForce estimates this approach will account for 3–4% of smartphones in 2026, before its market penetration increases to approximately 7–9% next year. The shift is being driven by expensive mobile DRAM , which is…
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To thwart reverse engineering by agents, dev proposes blinding them
"Coding agents can reverse-engineer shipped packages, CLIs, and WASM in minutes," Zhang told The Register in an email. "Classic obfuscation was built for humans and static tools, not LLMs that reason about meaning. Blind…
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Russia finds a devastatingly simple way to make killer drones evade Ukrainian EW — doubles antennas to 32 and orders 100,000 units
The upgrade complicates efforts to disrupt incoming weapons by interfering with the satellite signals they depend upon for navigation. The navigation equipment, known as Kometa, produced by VNIIR-Progress, uses multiple…
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Workers are increasingly looking for ways to hide their AI usage at work
New research has revealed an increase in “shadow AI” – AI that isn’t really approved for use – and colleagues are relying on the technology to not only assist in work, but also cover their tracks. The analysis was…
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Barracuda’s email security gateways bitten by make-me-root vulns
“We have identified exploitation activity affecting a small number of organizations,” the security vendor said in a late Monday night update to its earlier security advisory. Barracuda declined to answer The Register ’s…
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Gritt and MasTec bring bolt-on construction robots to solar sites
It follows a similar deal with Burns & McDonnell in August. No financial terms were disclosed. MasTec, one of North America’s largest infrastructure builders, will use Gritt’s AI-powered robots on its solar farms, the…
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Hearing aid giant Amplifon reveals data breach hits thousands of US customers
The company said unidentified threat actors broke in on January 18 2026 at the latest and between then, and February 8, 2026, they were exfiltrating personally identifiable information (PII) the company has stored on its…
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14-year-old creates tool for AI agents to band together like a team
Users put tasks in an inbox, where a manager agent delegates them to other agents that carry out the work and report their results. Agents can also ask clarifying questions if tasks are too vague. “Agents do not wait for…
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Mozilla Thunderbird email service edges closer to launch with early access
Now known as Thundermail (what else?), the service was originally developed under the Thunderbird Pro banner, which encompassed paid email, appointment scheduling, and file-sharing services designed to generate…
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LG's 97-inch OLED TV panels are finally being upgraded to 4,000 nits of brightness and 165Hz
That's about to change dramatically. LG has unveiled a new version of its gorgeous Wallpaper evo TV with a brand new 97-inch OLED panel that could make it one of the best OLED TVs for big rooms. The TV was revealed in…
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