Google to pull plug on Play Music, its streaming service that couldn't beat Spotify, in favour of YouTube Music
Phased shutdown ends December, and subs will be shunted to other platform
Servers
HPE slashes Windows Server 2019 licence costs – if you buy direct for its AMD Epyc Rome-powered servers
Two cores for the price of one, under eleven-month ‘pilot’ scheme
Cloud
Alibaba Cloud reduces RAM, disk size and price of some cloud servers
Tiniest instance type gets price hike and spec shrinkage
Networks
Network sniffers find COVID-19 did not break the internet – though it was behind a massive jump in outages
Disruptions leapt 63% as lockdowns came into force after February
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America was getting on top of its electronic voting machine security – then suddenly... A wild pandemic appears
'We need to prepare for a number of scenarios that may not come to fruition' says Prof Blaze
05 Aug 21:06 | 1
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Microsoft introduces Open Service Mesh for Kubernetes, plans quick donation to CNCF
'Customers are trying to use Istio and having a hard time, we see this from the support ticket volume'
05 Aug 20:03 |
Software
Google reports 80% spike of Flutter-built apps in Play Store as 1.20 is released
Autofill arrives for mobile forms, plus new viewer widget, performance and tooling updates
05 Aug 17:12 | 1
Data Centre
Dogged by sickly supply chain, Arista cats warn of networking gear shortages until the end of 2020
CEO bemoans looming recession and 'trade wars', but hey, we're halfway through the week
05 Aug 15:51 |
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Get 'em while they're hot
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Networks
Intel, VMware collaborate on virtualized RAN platform
Helpful as Huawei is increasingly swept aside for 5G infrastructure
05 Aug 14:48 | 1
Personal Tech
Clue's in the name: Samsung's next Galaxy Note line captures scrawls with responsive stylus then punts them over to a PC
It's good at taking notes. Plus: Tablet-sized foldable, ear beans, and more
05 Aug 14:01 | 6
Networks
Network sniffers find COVID-19 did not break the internet – though it was behind a massive jump in outages
Disruptions leapt 63% as lockdowns came into force after February
05 Aug 13:20 | 3
Business
Rackspace IPO bags $704m, proceeds used to pay down debts to private equity backer
'Not the most glorious of returns to public market' says analyst
05 Aug 12:45 | 1
Personal Tech
Google to pull plug on Play Music, its streaming service that couldn't beat Spotify, in favour of YouTube Music
Phased shutdown ends December, and subs will be shunted to other platform
05 Aug 12:15 | 35
Updated
UK data watchdog having a hard time making GDPR fines stick: Marriott scores another extension, BA prepares to pay 11% of £183m penalty threat
COVID-battered businesses win reprieve from Information Commissioner's Office
05 Aug 11:25 | 25
Cloud
Google catches up to AWS and steals a march on Azure with introduction of cloudy Certificate Authority Service
Underdog gives Redmond something to think about
05 Aug 10:43 | 1
Cloud
TriggerMesh hooks up with AWS EventBridge to connect 'virtually any application' with cloudy service
Welcome to the SMOKEstack, we've got fun and games
05 Aug 10:00 | 2
Science
Austria astroboffins shed a little light on how we might track orbital junk hurtling at spacecraft during daytime
Study reckons observation window would be increased from 6 to 22 hours
05 Aug 09:15 | 2
Business
Going for a song: Wales inks £300m in deals after shopping spree for hardware, software, and audio-visual equipment
Public and voluntary sector welcome to buy from framework agreement winners
05 Aug 08:30 | 2
Personal Tech
Apple re-arms the iMac with 10th-gen Intel Core silicon
Now with $500 option for very special glass that makes monitors sparkle, but no home-grown CPUs
05 Aug 08:00 | 49
Security
NSA warns that mobile device location services constantly compromise snoops and soldiers
It might be best not to ask how the NSA knows this and why it advises most mitigations don’t help
05 Aug 07:29 | 56
Science
What a good eye-dea: Battery-less, grain-of-sand-sized 2.4GHz transmitter to help save your eyesight
Wireless sensor to show 'how the body is responding in real-time' to treatment
05 Aug 07:02 | 20
Security
China slams President Trump's TikTok banned-or-be-bought plan in the US
Beijing accuses America of working to destroy businesses it doesn't like
05 Aug 06:27 | 64
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Cloud
Alibaba Cloud reduces RAM, disk size and price of some cloud servers
Tiniest instance type gets price hike and spec shrinkage
05 Aug 04:58 | 1
Servers
HPE slashes Windows Server 2019 licence costs – if you buy direct for its AMD Epyc Rome-powered servers
Two cores for the price of one, under eleven-month ‘pilot’ scheme
05 Aug 04:03 | 1
Security
Chinese debt collectors jailed for cyberbullying under ‘soft violence’ laws
Threatening and insulting WeChat messages and worse earn time inside
05 Aug 02:31 | 11
Artificial Intelligence
Self-driving car supremo Anthony Levandowski sentenced to 18 months in the clink for stealing trade secrets from Google's Waymo
Yes, you read that right, an American exec is actually going to serve time... eventually. When he chooses
05 Aug 01:02 | 28
Security
Microsoft forked out $13.7m in bug bounties. The reward program's architect thinks the money could be better spent
'A secure dev lifecycle has a much higher ROI than letting the public do the bug detection work for you'
04 Aug 23:43 | 20
Science
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe – because we used astrometry: A Saturn-like world hugging its star
Mexico, US boffins used technique 'for the first time' with ground-based radio 'scopes to spot exoplanet
04 Aug 22:46 | 2
Personal Tech
Mozilla doubles down on anti-tracking tech: It'll be tougher for wily ad-biz cookie monsters to track Firefox
Apple still leading in anti-cookie diet, Google – predictably – in the rearguard
04 Aug 20:58 | 27
Security
As the world descends into madness, it's good to see some things never change: Monthly Android patches
Qualcomm bugs among the worst – including a critical hole in wireless networking
04 Aug 20:15 | 15
Policy
European Commission: Full-scale probe launched into data-slurping potential of Google's $2.1bn Fitbit buy
'New investigation casts fresh uncertainty over the deal,' says analyst
04 Aug 17:47 | 10
Security
They say the tooth will set you free... so Brit dentist trade union tells members: 'Bad news – we've been hacked'
Bank account numbers and sort codes may have been accessed by intruders
04 Aug 16:32 | 8
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Software
Wrap it before you tap it? No, say Linux developers: 'GPL condom' for Nvidia driver is laughed out of the kernel
Facebook's man told: 'OK, now you are just trolling us'
Cloud
University of Cambridge to decommission its homegrown email service Hermes in favour of Microsoft Exchange Online
Institute says the knowledge needed to run it is fading, but the move wasn't without opposition
Security
Leaky AWS S3 buckets are so common, they're being found by the thousands now – with lots of buried secrets
When will this madness end?
Science
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe – because we used astrometry: A Saturn-like world hugging its star
Mexico, US boffins used technique 'for the first time' with ground-based radio 'scopes to spot exoplanet
Science
Aviation regulator outlines fixes that will get the 737 MAX flying again
Software upgrade to deliver less lethally-stubborn automation
HPC
Assimilation completed! HPE says it has finished the merger with Cray and unveils combo supercomputing lineup
All aboard the exascale express
Policy
You think the UK coronavirus outbreak was bad? Just wait till winter: Study shows test-and-trace system is failing
Modelling suggests massive second wave without major improvements
Security
Doctor, doctor, got some sad news, there's been a bad case of hacking you: UK govt investigates email fail
Former trade minister Dr. Liam Fox named as source of leaked trade docs
Security
NSA warns that mobile device location services constantly compromise snoops and soldiers
It might be best not to ask how the NSA knows this and why it advises most mitigations don’t help
Software
Maker of SonarQube defends DevOps product's security after source code leaks blamed on bad configurations
'Most companies' want to make code 'completely transparent' SonarSource claims – but not outside the firewall
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Software
Wrap it before you tap it? No, say Linux developers: 'GPL condom' for Nvidia driver is laughed out of the kernel
Facebook's man told: 'OK, now you are just trolling us'
04 Aug 15:45 | 74
Networks
Virgin Media CEO says Brit broadband biz 'performed well' in Q2, which is a weird way to say losses almost tripled
More customers, more coverage, but profit proves elusive
04 Aug 15:00 | 16
Security
Uncle Sam blames best pal China as Taidoor crew's dirty RAT takes aim at Western orgs, some have their doubts
Hello, 2009 called, they said they've got an email for you
04 Aug 14:06 | 1
Policy
You think the UK coronavirus outbreak was bad? Just wait till winter: Study shows test-and-trace system is failing
Modelling suggests massive second wave without major improvements
04 Aug 13:00 | 144
Personal Tech
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas: Fondleslab sales shoot up to festive season levels as folk work from home
Sorry, it's a bit early for Crimbo singalongs, isn't it?
04 Aug 12:17 | 8
Cloud
University of Cambridge to decommission its homegrown email service Hermes in favour of Microsoft Exchange Online
Institute says the knowledge needed to run it is fading, but the move wasn't without opposition
04 Aug 11:48 | 132
Business
Workplace Technology latest division to be jettisoned from Capita – back into the hands of its original owner
Outsourcing giant's boss Jon Lewis continues to swing the axe
04 Aug 11:19 | 3
Software
Maker of SonarQube defends DevOps product's security after source code leaks blamed on bad configurations
'Most companies' want to make code 'completely transparent' SonarSource claims – but not outside the firewall
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