Switzerland’s federal government launched a pilot to assess whether Microsoft 365 can be replaced with similar open-source services, initially migrating 3,000 computers (7% of the federal workforce) out of more than 54,000 workstations.
Sep 8, 2026 ·
Computerworld
CloudSEK linked the BigBear 2.0 phishing-as-a-service campaign to 5,137 credential records across 461 Microsoft 365-targeted organizations and 4,148 stolen Microsoft-authenticated session cookies, including 474 cases showing attackers capturing sessions after victims completed MFA.
Sep 8, 2026 ·Computerworld
Grindr agreed to pay £26 million ($35.1 million) to settle a UK class action alleging it shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with third parties, with no finding or admission of liability.
Sep 8, 2026 ·
The Register
Ministers told UK departments that the default should be to make decisions and move on, cutting back “consultation culture” that they call an “industry of dither and delay.”
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Register
Prosecutors allege a gold, bitcoin and cash “scheme” fleeced more than 200 US seniors out of over $250 million, with gold allegedly melted at a Florida refinery into molten puddles.
Sep 8, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
The UK government has bundled £7.8B of cross-departmental spending into a new space strategy through 2030 spanning collision warnings, low Earth orbit communications, military intelligence, launch capability, and space science.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Register
Crypto platforms lost more than $3.63 billion from January 2025 to July 2026 due to cyberattacks and stolen passkeys, even though about 88% of stolen funds came from platforms that had completed independent security audits.
Sep 8, 2026 ·
CNBC
HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000 Release 6 is now generally available and adds native ransomware detection while extending HPE’s disaggregated, scale-out architecture to support both block and file workloads with independent performance and capacity scaling.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Register
Australia will introduce a “digital duty of care” requiring digital platforms to offer Australian users the option to switch from an algorithmic feed to a feed that only shows content from accounts they already follow.
Sep 8, 2026 ·The Register
YouTube Premium’s download feature lets you download videos for offline, in-application viewing (not as an editable file) via the three-dots menu next to Like/Dislike/Share, but downloads expire after 29 days and require the subscription to keep access.
Sep 7, 2026 ·
Engadget
The IFA 2026 roundup highlights new consumer tech including an iRobot Roomba 875, Primebot Q1 humanoid robot, Reolink OMVI 2I ultra security camera, DJI Osmo 360 II camera, and Dyson Camerajet toothbrush.
Sep 7, 2026 ·
CNET
Rosneft shipped the first crude oil cargo from its Vostok Oil project in Eastern Siberia, a development expected to produce 50 to 100 million tons of crude annually at peak capacity.
Sep 7, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Investigations by The New York Times and The Washington Post say they have substantial publicly available evidence that elements of the Sudanese Armed Forces developed, stockpiled, and apparently used improvised chlorine weapons, with material including bomb designs, test videos, photographs, and intercepted communications (and specialists reporting no signs of digital manipulation in key audio-visual material).
Sep 7, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Using Bluetooth jammers is generally illegal because they deliberately emit radio interference that can disrupt communications and public-safety systems, which is prohibited under laws such as the U.S. Communications Act of 1934 and FCC rules.
Sep 7, 2026 ·Engadget
NHTSA opened an Audit Query into Tesla’s self-certification of the Cybercab after it began a commercial rollout in Austin, Texas hours earlier, focusing on how Tesla certified a vehicle that lacks conventional controls against required FMVSS performance requirements.
Sep 7, 2026 ·The Register
Dolphin generally edges out PCSX2 for accuracy—OC3D (as of 2023) estimates Dolphin can emulate 97% of GameCube games versus PCSX2’s 99% of PS2 titles, with GameCube emulation also described as slightly easier on hardware.
Sep 7, 2026 ·Engadget
At IFA in Berlin, the EngineAI T800 and PrimeBOT Q1 were displayed roaming freely and performing aggressive, punch- and kick-like moves, including the PrimeBOT Q1 power-marching into a person’s kneecap without restraint.
Sep 7, 2026 ·CNET
Nightwing CEO Bob Coleman emailed a “For Internal Use Only” Labor Day message to its media distribution list, sending The Register an unsolicited glimpse of “Team Nightwing” communications.
Sep 7, 2026 ·The Register
On Aug. 26, 2026, the White House declared a national emergency over risks in the U.S. bulk-power system tied to certain foreign-produced electrical equipment, including substation transformers, high-voltage circuit breakers, protective relaying, metering equipment, industrial control systems, voltage regulators, grid-connected inverters, and battery energy storage systems, and it also covers related software/firmware and remote-access capabilities.
Sep 7, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
The FCC’s foreign-tech ban now covers consumer and home hardware including robot vacuums, routers and other network equipment, plus drones/camera gear and certain solar power equipment, limiting what can be bought or used in the US.
Sep 7, 2026 ·CNET
