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Comment
Did we says offshore? We meant, er, hardcore. Amirite, DOGE bros?
Windows isn't an OS, it's a bad habit that wants to become an addiction
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Think that next refresh is going to get better? The first step to freedom is admitting there's a problem
Microsoft pitches pay-to-patch reboot reduction subscription for Windows Server 2025
Redmond reckons $1.50/core/month hotpatch service is worth it to avoid eight Patch Tuesday scrambles each year
After leaving citizens on hold for 798 years, UK tax authority has £1B for CRM upgrade
HMRC kicks off procurement to modernize customer service after scathing reports
Public Sector29 Apr 2025 | 4
Generative AI is not replacing jobs or hurting wages at all, say economists
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AI + ML29 Apr 2025 | 4
Swiss boffins admit to secretly posting AI-penned posts to Reddit in the name of science
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AI + ML29 Apr 2025 | 1
Amazon’s first 27 Kuiper broadband sats make it into orbit on an Atlas V
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Networks29 Apr 2025 |
Open source text editor poisoned with malware to target Uyghur users
Who could possibly be behind this attack on an ethnic minority China despises?
Security29 Apr 2025 |
Ex-Disney employee gets 3 years in the clink for goofy attacks on mousey menus
Florida man altered allergen info, DoSed former colleagues
Cyber-crime29 Apr 2025 | 9
Cybersecurity CEO accused of running malware on hospital PC blabs about it on LinkedIn
Sometimes, silence is the best option
CSO28 Apr 2025 | 2
How to survive as a CISO aka 'chief scapegoat officer'
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Spotlight on RSAC28 Apr 2025 | 4
Admission impossible: NSA, CISA brass absent from RSA Conf
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Spotlight on RSAC28 Apr 2025 | 6
DOGE may help Elon Musk's biz empire dodge $2.4B in liabilities – Senate probe
Dem Sens demand action to stop SpaceX oligarch from turning watchdogs into corporate yes-men
Public Sector28 Apr 2025 | 17
Satellite slinger AST reckons newer birds won't outshine stars in night sky
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Science28 Apr 2025 | 4
The future of AI in cybersecurity in a word: Optimistic
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Software28 Apr 2025 | 2
State Dept reorg could harm US in tech battle with China
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Public Sector28 Apr 2025 | 9
Artist formerly known as Indian Business Machines pledges $150B for US ops, R&D
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Nvidia rolls out NeMo microservices to help AI help you help AI
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Systems28 Apr 2025 | 6
Nationwide power outages knock Spain, Portugal offline
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Offbeat28 Apr 2025 | 122
Windows profanity filter finally gets a ******* off switch
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OSes28 Apr 2025 | 26
From 112K to 4M folks' data – HR biz attack goes from bad to mega bad
It took a 1 year+ probe, plenty of client calls for VeriSource to understand just how much of a yikes it has on its hands
Cyber-crime28 Apr 2025 | 6
Back online after 'catastrophic' attack, 4chan says it's too broke for good IT
Image board hints that rumors of a poorly maintained back end may be true
Security28 Apr 2025 | 29
Fujitsu and its no public sector bids promises... what happened to them?
Comment Government procurement process is very involved
Public Sector28 Apr 2025 | 6
Even untouched by tariffs, UK financial IT braces for the blow
Spend will come under scrutiny, but projects with good returns still likely to get backing, analyst says
On-Prem28 Apr 2025 | 2
GNU compiler collection 15.1 released: COBOL support, improved Rust, compatibility concerns
The hidden cost of dev stack diversity within an enterprise: ‘Engineering chaos’
Docker introduces MCP Catalog and Toolkit as vendors scramble to support the protocol despite security concerns
Next.js 15.3 released with near-complete Turbopack support – but React Server Components are under fire
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Elon Musk's X revenues in the UK crashed in 2023, down 66%
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Personal Tech28 Apr 2025 | 73
Windows isn't an OS, it's a bad habit that wants to become an addiction
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OSes28 Apr 2025 | 109
What the **** did you put in that code? The client thinks it's a cyberattack
Who, Me? When your customers work in super-sensitive situations, bad jokes make for bad business
Software28 Apr 2025 | 108
Why brave the jet lag? KubeCon + CloudNativeCon China have the answers
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Microsoft pitches pay-to-patch reboot reduction subscription for Windows Server 2025
Redmond reckons $1.50/core/month hotpatch service is worth it to avoid eight Patch Tuesday scrambles each year
OSes28 Apr 2025 | 31
Google goes cold on Europe: Stops making smart thermostats for continental conditions
And just-about bricks some of its older models everywhere
Personal Tech28 Apr 2025 | 110
Samsung admits Galaxy devices can leak passwords through clipboard wormhole
Infosec in brief PLUS: Microsoft fixes messes China used to attack it; Mitre adds ESXi advice; Employee-tracking screenshots leak; and more!
Security28 Apr 2025 | 9
Toyota picks Huawei’s Android-killer HarmonyOS for its Chinese electric sedan
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Personal Tech28 Apr 2025 | 3
New APNIC director general steps up to steer the internet for 4 billion users
Interview Jia Rong Low hopes to make registries interesting again
Networks27 Apr 2025 | 3
DARPA to 'radically' rev up mathematics research. Yes, with AI
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AI + ML27 Apr 2025 | 42
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Trump’s 145% tariffs could KO tabletop game makers, other small biz, lawsuit claims
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Reg hack pines for simpler times, then tries to recapture them
Software26 Apr 2025 | 64
UK bans game controller exports to Russia in bid to ground drone attacks
Moscow likely to respawn elsewhere
Edge + IoT26 Apr 2025 | 44
Signalgate lessons learned: If creating a culture of security is the goal, America is screwed
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Public Sector25 Apr 2025 | 90
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CSO25 Apr 2025 | 17
More Ivanti attacks may be on horizon, say experts who are seeing 9x surge in endpoint scans
GreyNoise says it is the kind of activity that typically precedes new vulnerability disclosures
Security25 Apr 2025 | 5
Oh, cool. Microsoft melts bug that froze Server 2025 Remote Desktop sessions
Where have we heard this before? Feb security update needs its own fix
OSes25 Apr 2025 | 1
Hydrotreated vegetable oil is not an emission-free swap for diesel in datacenters
Biofuel lowers pollutants, but won't eliminate 'em, and could mean DCs compete for supplies
On-Prem25 Apr 2025 | 28
Emergency patch for potential SAP zero-day that could grant full system control
German software giant paywalls details, but experts piece together the clues
Patches25 Apr 2025 | 2
Hubble Space Telescope is still producing science at 35
Remember when NASA was laser focused on that?
Science25 Apr 2025 | 33
Google admits depreciation costs are soaring amid furious bit barn build
Still plans to invest $75B in CapEx this year as unable to meet capacity demand
On-Prem25 Apr 2025 | 19
Europe fires up beefier booster for Ariane 6 and Vega-C
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Science25 Apr 2025 | 5
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Claims assistance firm fined for cold-calling people who put themselves on opt-out list
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Microsoft pitches pay-to-patch reboot reduction subscription for Windows Server 2025
Redmond reckons $1.50/core/month hotpatch service is worth it to avoid eight Patch Tuesday scrambles each year
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And just-about bricks some of its older models everywhere
Back online after 'catastrophic' attack, 4chan says it's too broke for good IT
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Toyota picks Huawei’s Android-killer HarmonyOS for its Chinese electric sedan
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Nationwide power outages knock Spain, Portugal offline
Updated Cyberattack? Bad software update? International oopsie? The cause is unclear, but Iberia is dark
New APNIC director general steps up to steer the internet for 4 billion users
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Devops24 Apr 2025 | 68
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OSes24 Apr 2025 | 12
Microsoft mystery folder fix might need a fix of its own
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Security24 Apr 2025 | 49
AI training license will allow LLM builders to pay for content they consume
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AI + ML24 Apr 2025 | 42
Assassin's Creed maker faces GDPR complaint for forcing single-player gamers online
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Security24 Apr 2025 | 38
US biz stockpilers boost SK Hynix top line as memory market undergoes structural change
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Qualcomm says license fight was because Arm wants to make its own server chips
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Systems24 Apr 2025 | 5
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On-Prem24 Apr 2025 | 24
M&S takes systems offline as 'cyber incident' lingers
Customers told to expect further delays as contactless payments still down
Cyber-crime24 Apr 2025 | 12
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CSO24 Apr 2025 | 2
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