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New ChainDrop worm poisons over 1,300 npm packages, Keyv and Cacheable among those hit
Aikido researchers uncovers ChainDrop, a Shai‑Hulud variant infecting 1,300+ npm packages with an infostealer Attackers compromised GitHub accounts tied to popular libraries (Keyv, Cacheable, flat‑cache, file‑entry‑cache) and pushed tainted releases with 2B monthly downloads Malware exfiltrates developer/cloud credentials and secrets to a public GitHub repo; admins should treat affected systems…
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The quantum countdown: Are organizations ready to avoid the next Y2K
Quantum risk has moved from theoretical to operational in 2026, and this shift is now impossible for enterprises to ignore. Google has committed to completing its post-quantum migration by 2029, the NCSC 2035, and the G7 says 2034. NIST has finalized its first full suite of post‑quantum cryptographic standards, triggering…
Read MoreThe quantum countdown: Are organizations ready to avoid the next Y2K
Quantum risk has moved from theoretical to operational in 2026, and this shift is now impossible for enterprises to ignore. Google has committed to completing its post-quantum migration by 2029, the NCSC 2035, and the G7 says 2034. NIST has finalized its first full suite of post‑quantum cryptographic standards, triggering…
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Why context engineering is AI’s next hiring challenge
Prompt engineering was briefly the face of the AI jobs boom. In 2025, technology recruitment firm SPG Resourcing reported that UK job listings for AI prompt engineers had grown by 180% over the previous year. It was an eye-catching figure that captured the mood of the first commercial wave of…
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Texas has electricity and water bills below the national average — but they’re rising faster than inflation for one key reason that won’t surprise anyone
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has paused new data center connections to the state’s grid pending audits on the requirements for new and proposed constructions. The audits will cover the revenue lost from data center tax exemptions, power usage and generation, infrastructure upgrades, water usage, and the impact on the local…
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Why is Intel sharing its Atom CPU technology with a start-up? The answer could be in low-power x86 design
Intel shared rare x86 chip design access with a brand-new startup RosaicLabs can now build custom processors using licensed Atom architecture Intel shifted its low-power strategy from Atom towards newer E-Core designs Intel has given RosaicLabs access to part of its Atom processor technology in a rare move involving the…
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