Four 2025 tech trends set to reshape infrastructure, energy and security
TL;DR Beyond the year’s AI headlines, four developments from 2025 are poised to alter hardware, power generation, accessibility and cybersecurity.…
Are We Ready to Be Governed by Artificial Intelligence? Experts Weigh In
TL;DR Bruce Schneier and Nathan Sanders argue that AI is already embedded across the executive, judicial, and legislative branches, shaping…
ACCA to end most remote exams from March, citing AI-driven cheating surge
TL;DR The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) will largely stop allowing remote exams from March, except for exceptional cases,…
Simple Kubernetes egress control using Squid proxy and NetworkPolicy
TL;DR A straightforward pattern uses a Squid HTTP/HTTPS proxy inside Kubernetes and a NetworkPolicy to force outbound traffic through it.…
How California built one of the world’s largest public-sector IT systems
TL;DR FI$Cal is California’s consolidated financial management system, conceived in 2005 and declared functionally complete in 2021. The PeopleSoft- and…
Worst Cyberattacks of 2025: University Breaches, Extortion and State Hacks
TL;DR 2025 saw a persistent wave of cyber incidents ranging from university breaches and ransomware to supply-chain disruptions and state-linked…
The New Surveillance State Is You: Citizens Now Turn Tech on Police
TL;DR A Wired feature by Andrew Couts argues that the balance of watching has shifted: civilians are increasingly recording and…
EU digital-euro wallet aims to challenge US card-payment dominance
TL;DR The European Central Bank is pressing ahead with a digital-euro plan framed as a response to US dominance in…
Who Were the Internet’s Most Dangerous Actors and Forces in 2025?
TL;DR A WIRED roundup argues that individuals and networks who rose online exerted outsized influence and caused real-world harm in…
You’ve Been Targeted by Government Spyware — What to Do Next
TL;DR Major tech companies increasingly notify users when they detect targeted government spyware attempts, but they typically do not investigate…