In the UK, they’ve started testing an unusual way to heat homes: using mini data centers powered by Raspberry Pis. The project is being implemented by UK Power Networks as part of the SHIELD (Smart Heat and Intelligent Energy in Low-Income Areas) programme. UK Power Networks operates the electricity grid and substations in southeast England and is responsible for the “last mile” of energy delivery to consumers. The SHIELD program involves installing solar panels and batteries in homes and, in some cases, replacing gas boilers with HeatHub compact data processing systems. HeatHub is developed and operated by Thermify . Each unit contains

A group calling itself Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters has resurfaced after months of silence and the arrest of its members. On a new leak site, the attackers published a list of approximately 40 Salesforce corporate environments and demanded a payment of nearly $1 billion—$989.45 million—in exchange for non-disclosure of the data, which, according to the extortionists, includes approximately one billion customer records. They have set an ultimatum of October 10: if Salesforce fails to negotiate, the criminals threaten to publish everything they have stolen. A Salesforce representative told The Register that the company was aware of the extortion attempts and had conducted an

Trend Micro researchers have detected a large-scale malware campaign targeting users in Brazil. It is distributed via the desktop version of WhatsApp and is characterized by a high infection rate. The malware, internally named SORVEPOTEL , does not steal data or encrypt, as is typically the case with spyware or ransomware. Its primary goal is to replicate as quickly as possible and infect new systems. The infection begins with a phishing message sent from a compromised WhatsApp contact . This creates the illusion of authenticity and entices the victim to open the attached ZIP file. The file is disguised as a harmless

OpenAI appears to be preparing ChatGPT to become a social platform, not just a traditional AI-powered chat app. The company already has Sora 2, which offers a feed of generated videos. Now, signs of a similar socialization have appeared in ChatGPT. Users have noticed that ChatGPT is testing private messaging in X. It will be possible to send messages to other GPT users similar to X. To find someone to chat with, the app now supports usernames in addition to full profiles with photos. An AI researcher named Tibor found references to Direct Messages in the code of the Android app ChatGPT.

Seacom, an African submarine infrastructure operator, has announced the launch of Seacom 2.0 , an international cable system designed to connect Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. The project envisages a 25,000-kilometer (15,534-mile) long route, equipped with 48 pairs of optical fibers , with 20 landing points spread across 15 countries . According to the company, the new cable meets the growing demand for artificial intelligence, cloud, and real-time data services. Seacom claims the network could reduce connectivity costs by up to 300% , fostering the development of cloud services, fintech, and the regional technology ecosystem. The planned route begins in

The Chinese company DeepSeek has presented an experimental version of its language model, DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp, which for the first time implements its own version of sparse attention, a technique that significantly reduces the computational cost of processing long text sequences . The new mechanism, called DeepSeek Sparse Attention, is said to be able to reduce the model’s running costs by nearly half . To demonstrate these savings, the company has reduced the price of its API by 50%. The problem of computational overhead in large language models is particularly acute for long dialogues. The classic Transformer architecture, developed in 2017, compares every word

Oracle has published a security advisory regarding a critical vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-61882 in the Oracle E-Business Suite . The flaw can be exploited remotely without authentication , potentially allowing malicious code to be executed on affected systems. The company recommends that its customers immediately apply the updates outlined in the advisory. Oracle emphasizes the importance of maintaining actively supported product versions and installing all critical security patches promptly. In particular, updating critical patches released in October 2023 is a prerequisite for implementing new fixes. To support immediate detection and containment of potential attacks, the alert includes a risk matrix with indicators

An unknown iPad with an M5 chip has been spotted on Geekbench . The device scored 4,133 in the single-core test and 15,437 in the multi-core test . The listing suggests a clock speed of up to 4.42 GHz . The tablet has 12 GB of RAM, and 256 GB or 512 GB of storage are likely available. Apple is traditionally strong in processor design, and early results confirm that. According to leaked data, the M5 tablet boasts very high per-core scores. Amid rumors about the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite 2 , the top-of-the-line X2 Extreme is described as an 18-core Oryon

China is preparing to launch one of the first commercial underwater data center projects . In mid-October, a capsule containing servers will be lowered into the sea off the coast of Shanghai. The initiative aims to reduce the energy consumption of traditional data centers, where cooling consumes a significant portion of resources. Highlander is developing the project in collaboration with government contractors . The rise of artificial intelligence has dramatically increased the strain on infrastructure. Traditional data centers are forced to use energy-intensive cooling systems . In the marine environment, temperature is naturally regulated by currents, making underwater systems more energy efficient

In 1950, Alan Turing, considered the father of artificial intelligence, was still wondering “Can machines think?” Today, more than seventy years later, public perception seems to have changed radically: more and more people believe that machines can even “create”. The rapid advancement of AI-based big data modeling technologies— particularly the ChatGPT phenomenon —has sparked a growing sense of vulnerability among humanities scholars and practitioners. Then the sudden arrival of tools like DeepSeek , which democratize AI, intensified this fear, especially among authors and researchers working in classical literature. Thanks to these systems, even those without knowledge of meter, rhythm, or parallelism can