# NASA payload to ride commercial Mars orbiter from rocket biz yet to reach orbit > Source: > Published: 2026-06-18 15:25:15+00:00 ### MOST POPULAR [AI](https://beta.theregister.com/tag/ai) - OS platforms #### Canonical reveals Myna, its local speech-to-text app Bird-branded AI will ride on Stonking Stingray - SCIENCE #### Neuromorphic computing may one day offer AI a power-saving brainwave Hybrid systems could bring efficiency gains at the edge, but conventional infrastructure isn't going anywhere fast - AI AND ML #### AI nose uses 'Smell Language Model' to sniff out signs of disease Sampling patients' breath may save lives and emergency room resources - cyber-crime #### Cyber offenses now account for around a third of all crime across Asia and South Pacific Latest Interpol review shows how scams continue to dominate, and AI-enabled attackers prove too hot to handle for cash-strapped regions - NetworkS #### Nvidia-backed optics vendor to boost wafer output by 4x to meet AI interconnect demand Jensen can't risk semiconductor supply chains derailing the AI hype train [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) - #### France's digital sovereignty push is struggling to escape the Microsoft gravity well Nextcloud rollout shows locally controlled storage is one thing; getting users off Office is quite another - #### History of CentOS: How a biochemist's Linux hobby project became the enterprise world's default operating system When a community came together after Red Hat said Windows was 'probably the right product' - #### Netflix wiz creates app to slash AI bills, then open sources it Project Headroom could save you big money, too - #### OpenBSD 7.9 arrives, a diamond in the rough proud of every sharp edge Sixtieth release adds more cores, delayed hibernation, and basic Wi-Fi 6 without losing its ascetic streak - #### Fedora: Microsoft is all aboard, but Deepin is dumped Red Hat’s free distro loses a desktop, but makes an important new friend - #### LocalSend puts your sneakernet out of business Like AirDrop, minus the Apple lock-in