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ShinyHunters hijacks Clop’s leak site and demands eight-figure payment
Rival cybercrime group ShinyHunters hijacked Clop’s dark-web leak site and demanded an eight-figure payment, turning the extortionist into a victim. The incident matters because ShinyHunters claims it accessed Clop’s wider infrastructure and may expose companies that paid ransoms, potentially causing further reputational and operational damage. ShinyHunters says the dispute stems from Clop’s exploitation of an…
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Apple software workaround helps iPhone 18 Pro Max bypass battery shipping rules
Apple has introduced a firmware-based workaround allowing the iPhone 18 Pro Max to avoid international shipping restrictions for single-cell batteries exceeding 20Wh. The software initially limits the battery’s capacity below that threshold, then automatically removes the restriction when the phone is first activated, restoring its full rated capacity. The battery is rated at approximately 21.75Wh…
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UK confidence slips to three-year low amid rate and jobs worries
UK consumer confidence fell to 42.7 in September from 42.9 in August, reflecting growing concerns about higher interest rates, mortgage costs, living expenses and job security. The deterioration comes ahead of John Healey’s budget, where tax rises are reportedly being considered as government borrowing costs increase amid Middle East tensions. More than half of 1,500…
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Tech’s Gender Crisis: Harassment, Pay Gaps, and Invisibility Plague Industry
The article examines why women in Silicon Valley remain less visible and culturally influential than their male counterparts, despite holding powerful roles. Using Thinking Machines Lab CEO Mira Murati’s being talked over at an AI event as an example, it argues that sexism, objectification and unequal recognition continue to shape the technology industry. The writer…
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Justice for CSS
The article argues that CSS deserves recognition as a serious programming language rather than being dismissed as merely decorative or “easy”. Its growing complexity and capabilities—including recreating Doom and building database engines—show why this gatekeeping is outdated, while the undervaluing of frontend work can affect pay, hiring and web accessibility. CSS has expanded from roughly…
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We Surveyed 634 Women Who Work in Tech. They Let Loose
WIRED surveyed 634 women in technology and found widespread evidence of gender-based harassment, discrimination, and bias across companies of all sizes. Over a third of respondents reported experiencing gender-based harassment or bias, with women describing dismissive colleagues, sexual harassment from supervisors, unequal pay, and being passed over for promotions. This survey contradicts the prevailing narrative…
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Women Still Face Too Much Bullshit—in Silicon Valley and Beyond
The article is an editor’s letter from WIRED examining persistent gender discrimination in Silicon Valley and media. The author recounts her 17-year career encountering sexism—from inappropriate comments about her appearance to pay discrimination and denial of credit for her work. The piece highlights how deeply ingrained these gender dynamics remain despite incremental progress, and notes…
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Android signage failure leaves Amsterdam hotel lifts displaying error
An Android-based digital signage app called LOTA stopped working in the lifts at Amsterdam’s Mövenpick hotel during rainy weather and a 24-hour public transport strike. The incident attracted attention because the malfunctioning display appeared to add to the city’s wider transport disruption, though there is no evidence the software failure was connected to the strike.…
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Marvel’s Wolverine “fart gas” scent trails addressed by a surprise update
Marvel’s Wolverine has received hotfix 01.001.005 to make its controversial scent trails less visually prominent. The bright blue “fart gas” lines help Wolverine find objectives and collectibles, while audio-sense indicators have also been toned down; Insomniac is considering a future option to disable them completely. The update also fixes crashes affecting a small percentage of…
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Your cloud survived everything except the real world
Recent infrastructure failures have exposed critical weaknesses in data resilience strategies. AWS suffered permanent data loss in its Bahrain region due to war damage, whilst the UK’s air traffic control system experienced a major outage in September caused by an incompatible military flight plan, stranding hundreds of thousands of passengers. These incidents demonstrate that resilience…