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Celebrating the brilliant pragmatism of TCP/IP, the wiring of the world

The Register Oct 12, 2026, 12:02 PM (1 day ago)

Nothing this old should scale this well. Yet here these words are

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Is Mini DisplayPort becoming obsolete?

Mini DisplayPort was on lots of computers for a time, but it’s not nearly as common now thanks to more modern standards.

Engadget 1 hour ago

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Russia resorts to desperate World War One defence technique to protect its oil refineries — floating barrage balloons failed to curtail V1s and are unlikely to succeed against UAVs

Russia’s anti-drone measures take an historical turn as it employs altitude-adjusting balloons, but are they suited to defending unmanned strikes, or simply for show?

TechRadar 1 hour ago

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How long will humans be needed for translation?

AI dominates the translation business, but for high-stakes work, humans are still needed.

BBC Technology 1 hour ago

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Martin Shkreli livestreamed himself violating lifetime pharma ban, FTC says

“I can always find a couple of biotech stocks to smoke,” Shkreli said in a livestream.

Ars Technica 2 hours ago

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See the ‘heartbreakingly poignant’ Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 winning photo

The winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026 competition have been revealed, and the top prize goes to a ‘heartbreakingly poignant’ photo of elephant carrying a dead calf in Namibia, Africa.

TechRadar 2 hours ago