# Audacity audio-editing app no longer looks like it's from the early 2000s > Source: > Published: 2026-09-03 16:26:32+00:00 ### TOP STORIES [AI](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/ai) - ai and ml #### Hugging Face is too important to fall into Nvidia's hands $12.9 billion deal will inevitably cement Nvidia's market dominance and harm competition in the process. Regulators should take note - ai and ml #### Zuck's Muse to Spark joy with open weights release 'soon' While you wait, Meta says it’s taught the model to stop wasting tokens and ask for help a bit more often - ai and ml #### With Gemini 3.8 Flash, Google reminds everyone it's still in the race AI model scores well, runs fast, and doesn't cost too much (yet) - security #### AI agents carried out every step of this ransomware attack – then left the victim an 80-page security audit Adding insult to injury - ai and ml #### Anthropic promises zero data retention – but customers must check it worked More compliance-friendly stance could boost appeal of Fable [Infosec](https://beta.theregister.com/security) - Security #### Russians are posing as Signal support to launch phishing attacks PLUS: US takes down Iranian propaganda sites; Marketing company asks 'Why Do We Have Your Information?' And more! - Security #### Microsoft patches failed to fix on-prem SharePoint, which is now under zero-day attack PLUS: China upgrades smartphone surveillance tools; Ring eases anti-snooping stance; and more - Black Hat and DEF CON #### DEF CON Franklin project enlists hackers to harden critical infrastructure Voting village reports have been so successful, says Jeff Moss, that the whole of DEF CON will now be included - Security #### EQT buys majority share in Swiss cybersecurity biz Acronis Went at equivalent of $3.5B+ valuation for entire firm, though portion sold not specified - Malware Month #### Ten years since the first corp ransomware, Mikko Hyppönen sees no end in sight On the plus side, infosec's a good bet for a long, stable career [FOSS](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/FOSS) - #### Audacity audio-editing app no longer looks like it's from the early 2000s The FOSS tool for audio editing has a fresh coat of paint, and new features to boot - #### Haiku OS rises / Beta 6 sails open web / Virtual winds fly fast A real alternative to running some kind of FOSS Unix clone - #### Offshoots of cancelled TrueNAS Core upgrade to FreeBSD 15 Exeunt zVault stage right; enter FreeCORE and BSDnas - #### Debian votes to let contributors code with AI Disclosure optional, quality mandatory - #### LibreOffice 26.8 is out – local first, and with no AI It looks a bit clunky, but it does the job – and on your own computer - #### Keepers of Noble Numbats to be offered a Resolute Racoon: Ubuntu 26.04.1 is coming GRUB's up for furry new update