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Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds

23 January 2026 at 15:41

If you're serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys

updatedΒ  If you think using Microsoft's BitLocker encryption will keep your data 100 percent safe, think again. Last year, Redmond reportedly provided the FBI with encryption keys to unlock the laptops of Windows users charged in a fraud indictment.…

Hacker taps Raspberry Pi to turn Wi-Fi signals into wall art

23 January 2026 at 12:38

Pipe local wireless noise through an SDR into an RPi, and 64 LED filaments do the rest

Unless you live in a Faraday cage, you're surrounded at all times by invisible radio signals, from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to cellular traffic. French artist ThΓ©o Champion has found a way to make that wireless noise visible, with an intense piece of Raspberry Pi-driven art that turns nearby radio activity into light.…

As Oracle loses interest in MySQL, devs mull future options

23 January 2026 at 08:33

As Big Red's governance of the popular database comes into question, contributors to MySQL consider wresting control

Developers in the MySQL community are working together to challenge Oracle to improve transparency and commitment in its handling of the popular open source database, while considering other options, including forking the code.…

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