Okta tells 5,000 of its own staff that their data was accessed in third-party breach
Updated
The hits keep on coming for troubled ID management biz
Microsoft warns it may ‘throttle’ its generative AI services for ‘excessive’ users
Updated T&Cs reveal intent to restrict access under undefined circumstances
Theora video codec to be coded out from Chrome and Firefox
Usage barely measurable so ax will swing on compression dinosaur
IBM to scrap 401(k) matching, offer something else instead
Changes gone down about as well as a hard reboot on a production DB
UK data watchdog fines three text spammers for flouting electronic marketing rules
'High-pressure' sales tactics targeted people registered with Telephone Preference Service
Security03 Nov 2023 |
UK pensions scheme flushed £74M when it walked from Atos deal
Annual report reveals 'challenges' around 'commercial and risk appetite'
Public Sector03 Nov 2023 |
Mid-contract telco price hikes must end, Ofcom told
Which? and Uswitch call on UK regulator to tackle specter of bigger bills for Brits come April
Networks03 Nov 2023 | 11
Google shelves plan to build four San Francisco GoogleBurbs
Working from home, smaller office footprints, and cost cutting made GoogleVille redundant
On-Prem03 Nov 2023 | 7
CompSci academic thought tech support was useless – until he needed it
On Call 'They were basically using Emacs for their OS, and a custom LISP script to read email' – what could possibly go wrong?
Software03 Nov 2023 | 55
Arm grabs a slice of Raspberry Pi to sweeten relationship with IoT devs
Can't RISC losing them to another ISA
Personal Tech03 Nov 2023 | 9
Apple's year ends with surging services, a billion subscribers, and a view of generation next
Hardware (other than iPhones) is not so hot, but 'emerging markets' are getting Apple fever
Personal Tech03 Nov 2023 |
Atlassian predicts its on-prem products will grow faster than cloud
That is not the plan – nor was a larger loss – so investors whacked the Aussie’s share price
Software03 Nov 2023 | 6
Windows 11 23H2 is a Teams effort but Microsoft already spoiled the best bits
ICYMI Chat chopped and Copilot preview still rolling out
India's lunar landing made a mess on the Moon
'Ejecta halo' detected by orbiter reminds that life on Luna will be dirty, gritty, and sneezy
Science03 Nov 2023 | 9
FTX crypto-villain Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges
Jury took just four hours to reach guilty verdicts
Cyber-crime03 Nov 2023 | 42
Uber, Lyft to hand back $328M of stolen wages to NY drivers
So much for appy cabbies being 'partners' - Big U kept fares low by making 'em pay fees that riders should have picked up
Personal Tech03 Nov 2023 | 7
US Commerce Dept pinky swears it won't push American spyware on world-plus-dog
Or maybe just not let foreign govts buy this stuff at all?
Public Sector02 Nov 2023 | 4
Google bins integrity API that looked more than a bit like horrible DRM for websites
Chocolate Factory to focus on more limited attestation for Android WebViews
Applications02 Nov 2023 | 6
Scarlett Johansson sics lawyers on AI biz that cloned her for an ad
Plus: Beatles emit song with a little help from a neural network
AI + ML02 Nov 2023 | 14
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Amazon's $1.4B price-raising 'Project Nessie' algorithm exposed in FTC antitrust fight
More details emerge from Loch Jassy, including how this may have been anything but a 'scrapped' project
Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 8
In quest to defeat Euro red-tape, Apple said it had three Safari browsers – not one
And with a straight face, too. Brussels didn't buy it
Software02 Nov 2023 | 16
GPS leading your phone astray? We can just fix that in code, startup claims
Interview Zephr bags $3.5M, reckons its tech can pinpoint location to sub-60cm levels
Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 6
Pentagon seeks government gossips to dish dirt on UFOs
Online form isn't for just anyone, so stow your crackpot theories for now
Bootnotes02 Nov 2023 | 16
Infosec pros can secure IT, but have harder time securing job satisfaction
Industry facing burnout scare as workplace issues snowball
Security02 Nov 2023 | 2
Critical Apache ActiveMQ flaw under attack by 'clumsy' ransomware crims
Over a week later and barely any patches for the 10/10 vulnerability have been applied
Cyber-crime02 Nov 2023 | 4
Theora video codec to be coded out from Chrome and Firefox
Usage barely measurable so ax will swing on compression dinosaur
Software02 Nov 2023 | 15
Snowflake puts LLMs in the hands of SQL and Python coders
As more features come to Data Cloud, customers might want to keep an eye on consumption
Storage02 Nov 2023 | 2
Okta tells 5,000 of its own staff that their data was accessed in third-party breach
Updated The hits keep on coming for troubled ID management biz
Cyber-crime02 Nov 2023 | 19
Cloudflare dashboard, API service feeling poorly due to datacenter power snafu
Right on time for results day
Off-Prem02 Nov 2023 | 8
China's YMTC scrounges for billions to help bypass US sanctions
Meanwhile, RISC-V has Uncle Sam rattled
Systems02 Nov 2023 | 9
Qualcomm in recovery position following annus horribilis
Smartphone sales not nearly so bad and just think of the AI potential for margins
Systems02 Nov 2023 | 5
UK MoD braves the weather to train maritime AI capabilities
We will scan them on the beaches
AI + ML02 Nov 2023 | 14
Don't fear the Thread Reaper, a Windows ghost of bugs past
Otherwise known as 0x13 – and not coming to a desktop near you
Software02 Nov 2023 | 15
Rocket Lab sets sights on 2024-2025 window for Venus mission
Return to flight followed by a trip to Venus
Science02 Nov 2023 | 4
Trinity desktop's latest release snaps into action on Q4OS 5.3
It's already available on this lightweight Debian spin
OSes02 Nov 2023 | 5
Decreasing data warehouse downtime
Amazon Redshift Multi-AZ deployments for RA3 clusters
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European Commission loves Oracle enough to sign six-year cloud deal
Larry promised Brussels 'less risk and cost' and they believed it
PaaS + IaaS02 Nov 2023 | 13
Batterygate bound for Blighty as UK court approves billion-dollar Apple compensation case
24 million more angry iPhone users get their turn to give iGiant a kicking
Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 43
UK bets on Intel CPUs and GPUs, Dell boxen, OpenStack for Dawn supercomputer
We'd make some kind of Sun sets joke here but it's too early in the morning
HPC02 Nov 2023 | 7
Alien rock remains found not on but deep inside the Earth
Scientists offer explanation for origin of two anomalous structures nestled within our world
Science02 Nov 2023 | 19
Microsoft warns it may ‘throttle’ its generative AI services for ‘excessive’ users
Updated T&Cs reveal intent to restrict access under undefined circumstances
AI + ML02 Nov 2023 | 8
Lenovo’s phantom ThinkPad X1 foldable laptop finally materializes
The day after Halloween, at a slightly less scary price than LG, HPE, and ASUS charge for their folding laptops
Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 14
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Boeing acknowledges cyberattack on parts and distribution biz
Won't say if it's LockBit, but LockBit appears to have claimed credit. Maybe payment, too
Cyber-crime02 Nov 2023 | 7
Dirty dancing grabs the attention of China's cyberspace regulators
Alibaba service fined as Beijing calls for online platforms to name major creators and deploy kid-mode services
Legal02 Nov 2023 | 6
FBI boss: Taking away our Section 702 spying powers could be 'devastating'
Of course, he would say that, wouldn't he?
Security02 Nov 2023 | 25
IBM to scrap 401(k) matching, offer something else instead
Changes gone down about as well as a hard reboot on a production DB
On-Prem02 Nov 2023 | 55
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Asahi Linux goes from Apple Silicon port project to macOS bug hunters
Refresh rate glitch could leave MacBook Pro 14" and 16" models unbootable
IBM to scrap 401(k) matching, offer something else instead
Changes gone down about as well as a hard reboot on a production DB
Google bins integrity API that looked more than a bit like horrible DRM for websites
Chocolate Factory to focus on more limited attestation for Android WebViews
In quest to defeat Euro red-tape, Apple said it had three Safari browsers – not one
And with a straight face, too. Brussels didn't buy it
Europe bans Meta from using personal data to target ads
EU folks have no chill, not that we're complaining
Windows 11 23H2 is a Teams effort but Microsoft already spoiled the best bits
Chat chopped and Copilot preview still rolling out
Okta tells 5,000 of its own staff that their data was accessed in third-party breach
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Cybercrooks amp up attacks via macro-enabled XLL files
Neither Excel nor PowerPoint safe as baddies continue to find ways around protections
Boeing acknowledges cyberattack on parts and distribution biz
Won't say if it's LockBit, but LockBit appears to have claimed credit. Maybe payment, too
Critical vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP under active exploitation
Full extent of attacks unknown but telecoms thought to be especially exposed
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UK govt finds £225M for Isambard-AI supercomputer powered by Nvidia
5,448 GraceHopper superchips and 200PFLOPS gets you somewhere in the global public top ten
HPC01 Nov 2023 | 25
Ransomware crooks SIM swap medical research biz exec, threaten to leak stolen data
Advarra probes intrusion claims, says 'the matter is contained'
Cyber-crime01 Nov 2023 | 5
Europe bans Meta from using personal data to target ads
EU folks have no chill, not that we're complaining
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Mozi botnet murder mystery: China or criminal operators behind the kill switch?
Middle Kingdom or self-immolation - there are a couple of theories
Security01 Nov 2023 | 2
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Databases01 Nov 2023 | 5
Feds collar suspected sanctions-busting Russian smugglers of US tech
Parts sent to Moscow allegedly found on Ukrainian battlefields
Security01 Nov 2023 | 10
Desperately seeking GPUs? AWS will let you reserve instances in advance – no refunds
Better make sure you really need it on the day. Paid upfront and no modifications to orders allowed
AI + ML01 Nov 2023 | 1
Asahi Linux goes from Apple Silicon port project to macOS bug hunters
Refresh rate glitch could leave MacBook Pro 14" and 16" models unbootable
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CYBERSECURITY MONTH
Canada to remove China’s top messaging app WeChat from government devices
Govt Kaspersky also on the way out due to ‘unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security'
SolarWinds charged after SEC says biz knew IT was leaky ahead of SUNBURST attack
CXO Developer labels action 'unfounded' after company and CISO slapped with suit for misleading investors
‘How not to hire a North Korean plant posing as a techie’ guide updated by US and South Korean authorities
CXO Advise turning off and never using remote desktop protocol, prohibiting private VPNs, not trusting recruiters’ due diligence
CISO salary growth slows – with pay gap widening
CXO We still doubt any infosec leaders will be going without heating this winter
Bug bounty hunters load up to stalk AI and fancy bagging big bucks
ML Google offers AI-specific rewards, HackerOne sees more specializations
Critical vulnerability in F5 BIG-IP under active exploitation
Full extent of attacks unknown but telecoms thought to be especially exposed
Cyber-crime01 Nov 2023 |
FAA is done with Starship's safety review, now it's over to the birds and turtles
No launch license until environmental investigation is complete
Science01 Nov 2023 | 16
Cybercrooks amp up attacks via macro-enabled XLL files
Neither Excel nor PowerPoint safe as baddies continue to find ways around protections
Research01 Nov 2023 | 5
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Forget the outside hacker, the bigger threat is inside by the coffee machine
Latest After a week of pain, Register vultures pick over the innards
When Microsoft complains that you're a monopolist, you know things are bad
Google and Amazon both in potential antitrust trouble as the US gets tough
Nuclear-powered datacenters: What could go wrong?
Or very right? Either way, it's not the usual atomic op we see in IT
The death of the sysadmin has been predicted for years – we're not holding our breath
We'd sure like to see a bot unpick a failed update or handle users struggling to find the 'any' key
Threads versus Twitter: Shouldn't we be happy the wheels are falling off antisocial social media?
Our vultures ponder decentralization over convenience
UK convinces nations to sign Bletchley Declaration in bid for AI safety
Tech leaders and politicos descend on Britland to thrash out regulation and governance
Europe eyes skies with aim to track space junk and boost orbital operations
Fresh strategies unveiled to balance military and commercial interests in space
Get your very own ransomware empire on the cheap, while stocks last
RansomedVC owner takes to Telegram to flog criminal enterprise
Mozilla treats Debian devotees to the raw taste of Firefox Nightly
Handle with care, but a native package is still a good sign
Software01 Nov 2023 | 19
It's been 25 years since NASA astronaut John Glenn's geriatric jaunt around Earth
All in the name of science, or just a political stunt?
Science01 Nov 2023 | 12
MariaDB Foundation CEO claims 'sanity' has returned to MariaDB plc
Exclusive Kaj Arnö mulls cash crisis, de-listing threat, job cuts, and strategy rewrite at MySQL fork vendor
Databases01 Nov 2023 | 21
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