Net News Today — October 13, 2026
UK Cabinet Office takes £7.8M hit to kill off recruitment system and more — today's net signal.
The digital landscape is evolving rapidly, with significant developments emerging from various sectors. In the realm of technology and infrastructure, several notable stories have surfaced. The UK Cabinet Office's decision to scrap a recruitment system at a cost of £7.8M, Intel's optimization of IPv6 networking that has seemingly rendered it ineffective, and Russia's struggle to maintain its data center capabilities in the face of Ukraine's countermeasures all highlight the complexities and challenges of modern digital infrastructure.
Meanwhile, in a stark contrast, the world of high-speed racing has seen a breakthrough, with a new fastest car emerging at the F1 event in Singapore. On the other hand, the ongoing conflict between Ukraine and Russia has taken a dramatic turn with Ukrainian drone strikes targeting Yandex datacenters, disrupting cloud services and payment systems. In a more unusual development, a unique piece of internet history - a pigeon-powered internet packet - has been auctioned off at Christie's, serving as a quirky reminder of the creative and often unconventional evolution of digital technologies.
Today's signal:
• UK Cabinet Office takes £7.8M hit to kill off recruitment system (theregister.com)
• Intel optimizes IPv6 networking into nothingness, say users (theregister.com)
• Russia was not ready for the data center war it started with Ukraine (arstechnica.com)
• F1 in Singapore: There's a new fastest car now (arstechnica.com)
• Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex datacenters knock cloud and payments offline (theregister.com)
• Pigeon-powered internet packet goes under the hammer at Christie's (theregister.com)