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Kids say they can beat age checks by drawing on a fake mustache https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/05/04/uk_online_safety_act_age_checks_subvert/ #theRegister

Musk has never built a wafer fab, but he wants to burn $119B on one anyway https://www.theregister.com/systems/2026/05/06/spacex-plots-119b-wafer-fab-to-make-elons-orbital-ai-dream-come-true/5231202 #theRegister #Systems

Arctic Wolf kicks 250 employees out of the pack to save money for AI https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/06/arctic-wolf-cuts-250-jobs-in-ai-push/5231213 #theRegister #AiAndMl

1 in 8 employees totally cool with selling work credentials https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/06/1-in-8-workers-say-selling-company-logins-is-justifiable/5231104 #theRegister #Security

Mars rover hits rocky snag with power tool https://www.theregister.com/science/2026/05/06/mars-rover-hits-rocky-snag-with-power-tool/5230838 #theRegister #Science

We've only gone and done it: Changed what you're used to https://www.theregister.com/site-news/2026/05/06/weve-only-gone-and-done-it-changed-what-youre-used-to/5230826 #theRegister #SiteNews

DRAM drought to dog AMD's chips this year https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/06/amd-warns-rising-memory-costs-will-hit-pc-shipments/5231063 #theRegister #PersonalTech

Iran cybersnoops still LARPing as ransomware crooks in espionage ops https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/06/iran-cyberspies-larping-as-ransomware-crims-in-espionage-ops/5230993 #theRegister #Security

AI layoffs backfire as cutting staff doesn't cut it, firms warned https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/05/06/ai-layoffs-backfire-as-cutting-staff-doesnt-cut-it-firms-warned/5230631 #theRegister #AiAndMl

Ruby inventor Matz working on native compiler with AI help https://www.theregister.com/devops/2026/05/06/ruby-inventor-matz-working-on-native-compiler-with-ai-help/5230532 #theRegister #Devops

IBM tried to kill Tab navigation. Microsoft told it Bill Gates' mother wasn't interested https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/05/06/ibm-tried-to-kill-tab-navigation-microsoft-told-it-bill-gates-mother-wasnt-interested/5230592 #theRegister #Offbeat

UK age-gating plans risk breaking the internet, privacy groups warn https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/05/06/uk-age-gating-plans-risk-breaking-the-internet-privacy-groups-warn/5230732 #theRegister #Security

It's always DNS: Denic says sorry for crashing Germany's internet https://www.theregister.com/networks/2026/05/06/denic-sorry-for-dnssec-error-that-crashed-germanys-internet/5230683 #theRegister #Networks

UK puts £20.5M behind 'numberplate for the skies' to keep tabs on drones https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/05/06/uk-puts-205m-behind-numberplate-for-the-skies-to-keep-tabs-on-drones/5230609 #theRegister #Offbeat

It's game over for Copilot on Xbox https://www.theregister.com/personal-tech/2026/05/06/its-game-over-for-copilot-on-xbox/5230456 #theRegister #PersonalTech

Taiwan cops say student's radio kit brought bullet trains to a standstill https://www.theregister.com/cyber-crime/2026/05/06/taiwan-student-pwns-rail-comms-halts-high-speed-trains/5230489 #theRegister #Cybercrime

Firefox integrates an ad-blocker, but not to block ads https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/05/06/firefox-integrates-an-ad-blocker-but-not-to-block-ads/5230420 #theRegister #Software

GNOME may rule Ubuntu Resolute Raccoon, but X.org isn't roadkill yet https://www.theregister.com/oses/2026/05/06/gnome-may-rule-ubuntu-resolute-raccoon-but-xorg-isnt-roadkill-yet/5219477 #theRegister #Oses

Britain says Skyhammer drone interceptor passed Jordan tests with flying colors https://www.theregister.com/bootnotes/2026/05/06/uk-says-skyhammer-drone-interceptor-passed-jordan-tests-with-flying-colors/5219527 #theRegister #Bootnotes

Planning and land searches hit by IT problems in 3 councils following SaaS migration https://www.theregister.com/saas/2026/05/06/planning-and-land-searches-hit-by-it-problems-in-3-councils-following-saas-migration/5219388 #theRegister #Saas

AWS lets agents drive its virtual cloudy desktops - which could cost 500,00 tokens per click https://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.com/2026/05/06/aws_workspaces_agent_access/ #theRegister