ChatGPT (sigh) the fastest-growing web app in history (sigh) claim analysts Two months to reach 100 million active monthly users, but how many will stay?
WINE Windows translation layer has matured like a fine... you get the picture Along with DXVK 2.1, more and better compatibility comes to Linux – we'll drink to that
Chinese 'surveillance balloon' over US causes fearful gasbagging Updated Floats over missile silos, shooting it down ruled more dangerous than whatever it's up to
Prepare to be shocked: Employees hate this One Weird Clause Poll Wish you could IP Freely? What's the wording holding you back in your current job?
Activision-Blizzard pays $35m to send SEC away, Microsoft merger still in doubt Allegations of stifled whistleblowing and disclosure failures end with no admission of guilt, as usual Personal Tech03 Feb 2023 |
Google works on Blink-based iOS browser contrary to Apple's WebKit rule Chocolate Factory insists project is an internal testing tool, isn't extending middle finger at Cupertino Applications03 Feb 2023 | 1
Microsoft swears it's not coming for your data with scan for old Office versions Don't mind us, we'll just have a quick look for unsupported installs and then disappear, we pwoooomise Software03 Feb 2023 | 2
Fast-evolving Prilex POS malware can block contactless payments ... forcing users to insert their cards into less-secure PIN systems Research03 Feb 2023 |
Guy accused of wrecking crypto exchange now hauled into court Mango Markets still offline for now ... but v4 comeback release looms Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 2
It's your human hubris holding back AI acceptance Boffins find Dunning-Kruger effect makes us think we know better AI + ML03 Feb 2023 | 13
As Apple sales slide, Tim Cook says fanbois will tolerate higher iPhone prices As for Macs, CEO admits PC industry is shrinking Personal Tech03 Feb 2023 | 10
LibreOffice 7.5 update: A great time to jump on this FOSS productivity suite Decent upgrade from older versions, essential if you're still on OpenOffice Applications03 Feb 2023 | 9
British government torched over lack of chips strategy When you say it's gonna happen now... when exactly do you mean? Systems03 Feb 2023 | 12
Wow, turns out cloud sales can slow down – eh, Amazon, Google? As tech giants 'optimize' workforces, world optimizes amount of money it spends on computing services PaaS + IaaS03 Feb 2023 | 4
Generative AI is out of control: Nothing, Forever is a Seinfeld spoof about nothing... forever It's... actually kind of funny, though AI + ML03 Feb 2023 | 10
System76 teases features coming in homegrown Rust-based desktop COSMIC Meanwhile, Xfce takes its first steps toward Wayland support
helloSystem 0.8: A friendly, all-graphical FreeBSD Not complete yet, but getting closer to welcoming Mac migrants and systemd scorners
Linux Mint 21.2 includes a bit of feature creep from the GNOME world Plus Xfce flavor desktop based on latest version 4.18
FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make software more secure Opinion Don't throw the open source baby out with the bathwater
GitHub revokes stolen code-signing certs, invalidates some versions of Atom and GitHub Desktop for Mac
Qualcomm feels the squeeze because you don't want a new smartphone right now Stop us if you've heard this one Systems03 Feb 2023 | 5
Another RAC staffer nabbed for storing, sharing car crash data Once is an accident. Twice is coincidence. Surely there won't be a third for roadside assistance biz Security03 Feb 2023 | 27
Prepare to be shocked: Employees hate this One Weird Clause Poll Wish you could IP Freely? What's the wording holding you back in your current job? On-Prem03 Feb 2023 | 98
WINE Windows translation layer has matured like a fine... you get the picture Along with DXVK 2.1, more and better compatibility comes to Linux – we'll drink to that OSes03 Feb 2023 | 30
No, you cannot safely run a network operations center from a corridor On Call Rack full of kit predictably became a network disruption center Off-Prem03 Feb 2023 | 42
LockBit brags it pumped ION full of ransomware Crims put a February 4 deadline for software slinger to pay up Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 2
ChatGPT (sigh) the fastest-growing web app in history (sigh) claim analysts Two months to reach 100 million active monthly users, but how many will stay? AI + ML03 Feb 2023 | 20
Chinese 'surveillance balloon' over US causes fearful gasbagging Updated Floats over missile silos, shooting it down ruled more dangerous than whatever it's up to Security03 Feb 2023 | 99
Hi, Pakistan? You do know anyone can edit Wikipedia, right? You don't have to ask Telecoms authority has 'degraded' access and threatened total ban while it waits for 'blasphemous' content to be removed Personal Tech03 Feb 2023 | 28
China unveils massive blockchain cluster running homebrew tech 1,000 servers capable of 240 million transactions a second, because Beijing wants to watch everything On-Prem03 Feb 2023 | 14
Intel inside a world of pain as revenue plunges by a third U OK Pat? Asking cos client sales are down, server sales are down, and your forecasts are grim
After less than half a year, Intel quietly kills RISC-V dev environment Did Pathfinder get lost in sea of red ink? Or is Chipzilla becoming RISC averse?
As wafer demand dries up, foundry revenues head for a cliff, we all celebrate Some potential good news for those unhappy with pandemic-era lead times, prices
AMD's Epyc server chips give strong revenue growth, but profits drop 98% CEO Lisa Su's job is vastly more fun that Pat Gelsinger's right now, at least on the balance sheet
Latest Windows 11 build shares desktop real estate with, er, Spotify Third party widgets are on the march in latest Windows Preview, which fixes some Arm64 FAILs too Software03 Feb 2023 | 22
Former Ubiquiti dev pleads guilty in data theft and extortion case Nickolas Sharp now faces up to 35 years in prison Cyber-crime03 Feb 2023 | 4
US government calls foul on Apple and Google over walled gardens for apps As for actually doing anything about it - that'll have to wait Software03 Feb 2023 | 11
Meta, which pays for web scraping, sues to stop web scraping Social ad behemoth insists what it does it okay ... and what others do is not Personal Tech02 Feb 2023 | 19
AMD's pricy cache-packed Ryzen 7000X3D CPUs ship this month Who needs 6GHz when you can have 128MB of L3 Systems02 Feb 2023 | 4
FTC prescribes GoodRx a $1.5m pill after 'sharing health info' with web giants Facebook, Google, Twilio had a look-see of that data, we're told Personal Tech02 Feb 2023 | 8
Southwest promotes internal IT executive to CIO in wake of that Christmas meltdown She's got a lot of work to do On-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 6
Malvertising attacks are distributing .NET malware loaders The campaign illustrates another option for miscreants who had relied on Microsoft macros Research02 Feb 2023 | 7
GPT-4 could pop up in Bing, as Google races to build chatbot search products Plus: ChatGPT Plus now available for $20 a month in the US AI + ML02 Feb 2023 | 11
Fossil brain undoes 350 million years of scientific understanding 'Stunning' scans reveal how ray-finned fish diverged from other vertebrates Science02 Feb 2023 | 21
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Microsoft injects AI into Teams so no one will ever forget what the meeting decided In the virtual corporate world, slackers have nowhere to hide SaaS02 Feb 2023 | 44
Google opens arms to VMware in the cloud and Microsoft 365 on ChromeOS From the Department of Improbable Alliances Off-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 9
No more free API access, says Twitter: You pay for that data Surely this is the trick to profitability Software02 Feb 2023 | 83
BT keeps the faith in 'like fury' fiber broadband buildout as revenues dip Almost 10 million premises hooked up but cost-cutting campaign continues Networks02 Feb 2023 | 41
AWS doubles down on innovations that redefine the database management experience Unveiling Amazon Aurora zero-ETL integration with Amazon Redshift and much more
What does it really take to be a leader when it comes to cloud databases? Here’s what the AWS customer obsession means to you
Super Bock says 'cyber' nasty 'disrupting computer services' Portugal's biggest exporter of beer warns of restrictions to supply chain Cyber-crime02 Feb 2023 | 11
GPU slowdown earns Discord weird bug of the week A fix is coming eventually, Nvidia says Systems02 Feb 2023 | 4
BT taps Kyndryl to migrate mainframe apps to the cloud Applications to do with legacy copper and consumer broadband 'cannot be shut down' On-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 19
Meta trims datacenter build bills by $4 billion with new 'phased' design Zuck declares 2023 the 'year of efficiency' - code for breaking leases and firing thousands Off-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 6
Scientists develop AI algorithms to hunt for cancer-fighting antibodies System identified a candidate that appears more effective than FDA-approved drugs
Wind, solar power outstrip fossil fuel generation for EU Coal cooked, gas dissipating as renewables power up
Microsoft warns some Azure usage notifications – including abnormalities – are broken There's a lot of manual work to do from now to March to make sure you don't break the cloud bank
Datadog allegedly asked developer to kill open source data export tool Updated But the code creator has revived the abandoned code for OpenTelemetry
Microsoft injects AI into Teams so no one will ever forget what the meeting decided In the virtual corporate world, slackers have nowhere to hide
No more free API access, says Twitter: You pay for that data Surely this is the trick to profitability
China reportedly producing quantum computers – good luck observing one More supposition than superposition as local media goes on Sci-Fi journey
No, you cannot safely run a network operations center from a corridor On Call Rack full of kit predictably became a network disruption center
System76 teases features coming in homegrown Rust-based desktop COSMIC Meanwhile, Xfce takes its first steps toward Wayland support
Fossil brain undoes 350 million years of scientific understanding 'Stunning' scans reveal how ray-finned fish diverged from other vertebrates
Microsoft warns some Azure usage notifications – including abnormalities – are broken There's a lot of manual work to do from now to March to make sure you don't break the cloud bank
DARPA's quantum computing is powered by ... FOMO Microsoft and friends happy to assuage Uncle Sam's anxiety — for a price
Meta, which pays for web scraping, sues to stop web scraping Social ad behemoth insists what it does it okay ... and what others do is not
India sidelines Big Tech in push for farming cloud, goes open source instead Also cuts import duties to attract EV-battery makers and keep smartphone factories humming Software02 Feb 2023 | 1
China reportedly producing quantum computers – good luck observing one More supposition than superposition as local media goes on Sci-Fi journey Systems02 Feb 2023 | 14
Datadog allegedly asked developer to kill open source data export tool Updated But the code creator has revived the abandoned code for OpenTelemetry Devops02 Feb 2023 | 6
Cybersecurity professionals upskill in Brazil and Mexico SANS Institute meets fast-growing demand for cyber security training in Latin America Sponsored Post
Should Google location data be a tool for cops? Updated ACLU, EFF, public defenders say that's a hard no
What happens when you host code and git clone turns into a DDoS? Let's ask SourceHut OK Google, whatever you're doing, please don't
DARPA's quantum computing is powered by ... FOMO Microsoft and friends happy to assuage Uncle Sam's anxiety — for a price
Google boosts bounties for open source flaws found via fuzzing Max reward per project integration is now $30k
OpenText completes Micro Focus buy, CEO says bye to 8% of workforce Here's your new desk, phone, security card, and an unpleasant missive for some
Bankruptcy probe: Celsius cheated investors 'from the start' If it walks like a Ponzi, quacks like a Ponzi, guess what it is?
Oracle, Microsoft barely compete for a quarter of their US Federal contracts Vendor lock-in: savings of up to $750m a year possible if Uncle Sam didn't predetermine the victor Software01 Feb 2023 | 11
Microsoft sweeps up after breaking .NET with December security updates XPS doc display issues fixed – until the next patch, at least Patches01 Feb 2023 | 3
200MP smartphone and first premium PC spearhead Samsung's pro push Updated Galaxies dive into Apple territory Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 32
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