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MIT apologizes, permanently pulls offline huge dataset that taught AI systems to use racist, misogynistic slurs
Top uni takes action after El Reg highlights concerns by academics
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'Google cannot stop it, control it or curtail it...' Inside the murky world of fake addiction treatment center search spam
Is that listed phone number going direct to a professional or a call center?
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F5 emits fixes for critical flaws in BIG-IP gear: Hopefully yours aren't internet-facing while you ready a patch
Not to worry, there are only *searches* several thousand devices apparently exposed online
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Cool IT support drones never look at explosions: Time to resolution for misbehaving mouse? Three seconds
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Barclays Bank appeared to be using the Wayback Machine as a 'CDN' for some Javascript
Tight-lipped bank has fixed the weirdness - but not said why it happened
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Storage
It's not a Windows 10 release without something breaking so here's a troubleshooter for your OneDrive woes
Microsoft emits a fix for those fearful of Registry tinkering
03 Jul 16:17 | 12
Emergent Tech
If you wanna make your own open-source chip, just Google it. Literally. Web giant says it'll fab them for free
Plus: IBM emits BlueGene/Q CPU blueprints – and 'fastest' open-source RISC-V core emerges
03 Jul 15:30 | 23
Science
UK government shakes magic money tree, finds $500m to buy a stake in struggling satellite firm OneWeb
Whitehall buddies up with Bharti to complete constellation
03 Jul 15:00 | 43
Cloud
AWS attempts to woo devs with new tool aimed at porting .NET applications to Linux
Bezos' bunch beats Microsoft to the punch, though it has limited use for now
03 Jul 14:30 | 2
Networks
The good news: Vodafone switches on first full-fat, real-life 5G network in the UK. The bad news: it only got sent to Coventry
Tech stands on own two feet rather than 4G infrastructure
03 Jul 13:25 | 23
Job Alert
Your industry needs you: Database engineers, sysadmins and developer vacancies revealed
Something for everyone this week, including wannabe Vultures
03 Jul 12:30 | 1
Personal Tech
Like a Bolt from the blue, Huawei's fledgling AppGallery signs a ride-sharing platform
€1.7bn Estonian company is first on store to have a global presence
03 Jul 11:22 | 3
Exclusive
Capita Consulting ditching more than a quarter of its workforce 45 days after consultations with consultants
100 people have lost their jobs, COVID-19 blamed
03 Jul 10:30 | 24
Business
Dutch national broadcaster saw ad revenue rise when it stopped tracking users. It's meant to work like that, right?
Brave browser's policy officer questions efficacy of personalised ads
03 Jul 09:27 | 31
Bootnotes
Erudite, insightful, self-aware and almost human: Give your local database admin a hug – it's DBA Appreciation Day
We said, we hope you get some downtime. Oh never mind. Come on, it's just once a year
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Cool IT support drones never look at explosions: Time to resolution for misbehaving mouse? Three seconds
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Fighting BEC and EAC: Why whack-a-mole won’t work
No organisation is immune: Nearly nine in ten experienced these attacks last year
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Don't beat yourself up for overeating in lockdown. This black hole scoffs equivalent of our Sun every day
No wonder J2157 clocks in at 34 billion solar masses
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DevOps
Languishing lodash library loophole finally fitted for a fix: It's only taken since October to address security bug
It's only downloaded 26.5m times a week, NBD
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F5 emits fixes for critical flaws in BIG-IP gear: Hopefully yours aren't internet-facing while you ready a patch
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Special report
'Google cannot stop it, control it or curtail it...' Inside the murky world of fake addiction treatment center search spam
Is that listed phone number going direct to a professional or a call center?
02 Jul 23:25 | 13
Security
Holy Guacamole! Researchers find Apache remote desktop software was silently pwnable for snooping on sessions
Best get updating pronto, folks
02 Jul 22:05 | 5
Security
Euro police forces infiltrated encrypted phone biz – and now 'criminal' EncroChat users are being rounded up
Continental capers lead to 750 UK arrests
02 Jul 20:56 | 111
Security
Hold off that rush into the July 4 weekend – you may need this: Microsoft patches pwn-by-picture pitfalls in Win 10
Redmond also praised for blocking malware control systems on its clouds
02 Jul 19:59 | 4
Sponsored
Users who don't understand how to encrypt their emails won't do it
Focus on usability to avoid buyer’s remorse, Echoworx advises
02 Jul 18:00 |
Cloud
Microsoft sees the world has moved on, cranks OneDrive file size upload limit from 15GB to more useful 100GB
Hunting for the right file is the 'bane to anyone's productivity' allegedly
02 Jul 17:01 | 17
Science
UK space firms forced to adjust their models of how the universe works as they lose out on Copernicus contracts
Surprise! The UK has been shut out of an EU-led project
02 Jul 16:00 | 112
Personal Tech
Purism's quest against Intel's Management Engine black box CPU now comes in 14 inches
Privacy-focused Librem 14 laptop available for pre-order
02 Jul 15:15 | 22
Personal Tech
Last chance to grab a Pixel 3A off Google's UK store with 4A successor around the corner
Plus: Apple declares first-gen Retina MacBook Pro 'obsolete'
02 Jul 14:31 | 5
Personal Tech
UN warns of global e-waste wave as amount of gadgets dumped jumps 21% in 5 years
Record 53.6 million tonnes produced last year - that's 7.3kg per person on the planet
02 Jul 14:01 | 38
Storage
Not such a DRaaS-tic action, buying into cloud-based disaster recovery in times like these: VMware to swallow Datrium
Undisclosed amount of money to change hands
02 Jul 13:30 | 1
Security
Cisco SMB kit harbors cross-site scripting bug: One wrong link click... and that's your router pwned remotely
VPN gear vulnerable to remote hijackings
02 Jul 13:00 | 4
Updated
Consumer orgs ask world's competition watchdogs: Are you really going to let Google walk off with all Fitbit's data?
It's like the Chocolate Factory isn't dominant enough already
02 Jul 12:15 | 30
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Microsoft takes tweaking tongs to Windows 10's Start Menu once again
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Euro police forces infiltrated encrypted phone biz – and now 'criminal' EncroChat users are being rounded up
Continental capers lead to 750 UK arrests
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Barclays Bank appeared to be using the Wayback Machine as a 'CDN' for some Javascript
Tight-lipped bank has fixed the weirdness - but not said why it happened
Special report
'Google cannot stop it, control it or curtail it...' Inside the murky world of fake addiction treatment center search spam
Is that listed phone number going direct to a professional or a call center?
Security
F5 emits fixes for critical flaws in BIG-IP gear: Hopefully yours aren't internet-facing while you ready a patch
Not to worry, there are only *searches* several thousand devices apparently exposed online
Security
Holy Guacamole! Researchers find Apache remote desktop software was silently pwnable for snooping on sessions
Best get updating pronto, folks
Emergent Tech
If you wanna make your own open-source chip, just Google it. Literally. Web giant says it'll fab them for free
Plus: IBM emits BlueGene/Q CPU blueprints – and 'fastest' open-source RISC-V core emerges
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Cool IT support drones never look at explosions: Time to resolution for misbehaving mouse? Three seconds
Thinking in binary, dreaming in hexadecimal, and this is what they'll remember you for
Exclusive
Capita Consulting ditching more than a quarter of its workforce 45 days after consultations with consultants
100 people have lost their jobs, COVID-19 blamed
Networks
Analogue radio given 10-year stay of execution as the UK U-turns on DAB digital future
Great problem of our time solved: Classic FM won't have to rebrand as Classic DAB
DevOps
Languishing lodash library loophole finally fitted for a fix: It's only taken since October to address security bug
It's only downloaded 26.5m times a week, NBD
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No one can compete with Google... unless it opens its click-and-query data to rivals, says UK markets watchdog
Sharing's caring
02 Jul 10:00 | 1
Open Source Summit
Scala contributor: Open source and diversity key to tackling dev skills shortage
'If diversity is not important to you, then at least you might care about the bottom line'
02 Jul 09:15 | 26
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Well bork me sideways: A railway ticket machine lies down for a little Windoze
Southampton Central: 'Old fashioned', 'tired', and now... borked
02 Jul 08:30 | 35
Science
Remember that black hole just 1,000 light years from Earth? Scientists queue up to say it may not exist after all
This year is just one disappointment after another, eh?
02 Jul 07:03 | 37
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It's a tough time for digital transformation in the financial services world – but fret not, there’s help at hand
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02 Jul 06:00 |
Science
The Moon certainly ain't made of cheese but it may be made of more metal than previously thought, sensor shows
There's iron in them hills, maybe
02 Jul 02:43 | 22
Policy
Happy privacy action day in California: If you don't have 'Do not sell my information' in your website footer, you need to read this story right now
Golden State AG prepares crackdown
01 Jul 23:06 | 22
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Huawei develops epidemic prevention and control solutions for safer travel
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