Google dumps interest-based ad system for another interest-based ad system
For FLoC's sake, people
On-Prem
IR35 is the biggest threat to the contractor working model, survey finds
Brexit, COVID-19 and tax rises all eclipsed by the omnipresent rule change, study of contractors finds
Bootnotes
How to polish the bottom line? Microsoft makes it really hard to claim expenses, say staffers
If even Captain PowerShell can't automate this, what hope is there for the rest of us?
Off-Prem
Head of Big Tech Expertise? Believe it or not, it's a UK.gov vacancy for a Whitehall job
What happened to loosening stranglehold of major tech firms on the public sector?
OSes
Indian government floats idea of home-grown challenger for Android and iOS
May not be the smartest move seeing as alternative OSes crater – and Google promised to spend billions in India
27 Jan 01:19 | 1
Personal Tech
In a first, FTC extracts millions of dollars from online store accused of blocking bad reviews on its website
Glad rags merchandiser denies wrongdoing, says it coughed up $4.2m to 'avoid distraction'
27 Jan 00:28 | 3
On-Prem
5nm? Pah. Texas Instruments focuses on 45nm+ analog, embedded electronics – and makes bank
Most electronics in the things you use are on old-school-gen process nodes, after all
26 Jan 23:32 | 1
Security
Alert: Let's Encrypt to revoke about 2 million HTTPS certificates in two days
Relatively small number of certs issued using a verification method that doesn't comply with policy
26 Jan 21:26 |
OSes
Windows boss Panos Panay talks up 'new era of the PC' – translation: An era of new PCs
1.4 billion devices running Redmond's OS, Android apps coming, and more
26 Jan 20:21 | 4
Networks
Refresh? No, F5 says supply of networking chips is still awful, getting worse...
More than 400 orders for components cancelled by suppliers, says CEO
26 Jan 18:45 | 1
Science
ESA's Solar Orbiter sneaks in bonus science by choking on the dust of a comet tail (again)
Plucky probe due to make closest pass to the Sun in March
26 Jan 17:59 | 1
Personal Tech
US President Joe Biden reminds the White House he is serious about repairability
Tech giants will voluntarily do the right thing because of course they always do
26 Jan 17:04 | 9
Bootnotes
How to polish the bottom line? Microsoft makes it really hard to claim expenses, say staffers
If even Captain PowerShell can't automate this, what hope is there for the rest of us?
26 Jan 16:17 | 27
AI + ML
Korea gives a $7.5bn nod to the metaverse and AI projects
Move over K-pop, the K-metaverse is coming
26 Jan 15:32 |
Software
SCC bags £91m deal after contract to support HMRC system initially set at £85m
Take a hike
26 Jan 14:45 |
AUTOMATION AWRY
Machine needs more Learning: Google Drive dings single-character files for copyright infringement
If you're unable to share documents, this may be why
UK government backs away from proposals to remove individuals' rights to challenge AI decision making
Meanwhile, ICO says government should not be choosing its CEO in debate over its future independence
When AI and automation come to work you stress less – but hate your job more
It's better to work for the Man than the Machine
The robots are coming! 12 million jobs lost to automation in Europe by 2040 – analyst
Ageing populations, competition, cost-cutting and COVID-19 driving increased adoption
At 9 for every 100 workers, robots are rife in Singapore – so we decided to visit them
They're guiding kids through museums, moving food in mega-kitchens – and cleaning where you can't see them
Legal
Mike Lynch loses US extradition delay bid: Flight across the Atlantic looks closer than ever
Autonomy founder set for criminal trial on multiple counts of fraud over sale of biz to HPE
26 Jan 14:21 | 37
OSes
OpenShell has been working on a classic replacement for Windows 11's Start menu
It's still early days, though
26 Jan 13:17 | 28
Science
It's more than 20 years since Steps topped the charts. It could be less than that for STEP's first fusion energy
Anyone fancy a spherical tokamak in their backyard?
26 Jan 12:33 | 52
Security
Infosec big dogs break out the bubbly over UK government's latest cyber strategy emission
See that? That's a promise of fat contracts, that is
26 Jan 11:55 | 7
Software
Microsoft revenue up by a fifth as world shuffles through the pandemic into the metaverse
Cloud the top earner as usual but Redmond is doubling down on gaming
26 Jan 11:29 | 5
Off-Prem
Head of Big Tech Expertise? Believe it or not, it's a UK.gov vacancy for a Whitehall job
What happened to loosening stranglehold of major tech firms on the public sector?
26 Jan 10:15 | 20
On-Prem
IR35 is the biggest threat to the contractor working model, survey finds
Brexit, COVID-19 and tax rises all eclipsed by the omnipresent rule change, study of contractors finds
26 Jan 09:30 | 37
Security
Infosec chap: I found a way to hijack your web accounts, turn on your webcam from Safari – and Apple gave me $100k
Now you see a harmless PNG. Now it's a malicious payload. Look into my eyes
26 Jan 08:32 | 19
Popular
OSes
Saved by the Bill: What if... Microsoft had killed Windows 95?
Now this looks like a job for me, 'cos we need a little, controversy... 'Cos it feels so NT, without me
Storage
Machine needs more Learning: Google Drive dings single-character files for copyright infringement
If you're unable to share documents, this may be why
Security
Linux distros haunted by Polkit-geist for 12+ years: Bug grants root access to any user
What happens when argc is zero and a SUID program doesn't care? Let's find out!
Review
Microsoft's do-it-all IDE Visual Studio 2022 came out late last year. How good is it really?
Top request from devs? A Linux version
HPC
IBM confirms new mainframe to arrive 'late in first half of 2022'
Hybrid cloud is Big Blue's big bet, but big iron is predicted to bring a welcome revenue boost
Security
UK government opens consultation on medic-style register for Brit infosec pros
Are you competent? Ethical? Welcome to UKCSC's new list
Security
Infosec chap: I found a way to hijack your web accounts, turn on your webcam from Safari – and Apple gave me $100k
Now you see a harmless PNG. Now it's a malicious payload. Look into my eyes
Databases
Former Oracle execs warn that Big Red's auditing process is also a 'sales enablement tool'
'Most of it – if not all of it – really amounts to fear, uncertainty and doubt'
Networks
Shut off 3G by 2033? How about 2023, asks Vodafone UK
Says it'll be 'asking customers' to make sure own phones support 4G, and to check on friends, family
Channel
Pakistan considers ten-year tax holiday for freelance techies
Could clean up dispute over who collects tax and when, but unlikely to worry outsourcing rivals
STORIES
Personal Tech
Google dumps interest-based ad system for another interest-based ad system
For FLoC's sake, people
26 Jan 07:34 | 30
Networks
Watchdog clears 90 per cent of US commercial aircraft to land in low visibility at nation's 5G C-band airports
Don't start celebrating just yet if you own a Boeing 747-8, 747-8F, 777
26 Jan 03:34 | 20
Security
Linux distros haunted by Polkit-geist for 12+ years: Bug grants root access to any user
What happens when argc is zero and a SUID program doesn't care? Let's find out!
26 Jan 01:02 | 98
On-Prem
Now that's wafer thin: Some manufacturers had less than five days of chip supplies, says Uncle Sam
Components fabbed using 40nm-plus process nodes hit hard
25 Jan 23:49 | 34
AI + ML
Baidu's AI predictions for 2022: Autonomous driving! Quantum computing! Space! Human-machine symbiosis!
Did a computer program tell them to write this?
25 Jan 21:14 | 5
On-Prem
Nvidia reportedly prepares for un-Arm'd combat with rivals: $40bn takeover may be abandoned
Softbank, meanwhile, remains 'hopeful' it can offload Brit chip designer
25 Jan 20:04 | 9
Legal
22-year-old Brit avoids US extradition over SIM-swapping conspiracy after judge deems him to be high suicide risk
Accused said to have suffered mental health problems from childhood
25 Jan 17:02 | 26
Offbeat
Do you know what TikTok is? Then you might make a good magistrate, says Ministry of Justice
82% of volunteers in England and Wales are aged 50 and above
25 Jan 16:16 | 24
Security
Sophos: Log4Shell would have been a catastrophe without the Y2K-esque mobilisation of engineers
Anti-malware biz weighs in on one of the worst security flaws of recent times
25 Jan 15:32 | 13
Networks
Shut off 3G by 2033? How about 2023, asks Vodafone UK
Says it'll be 'asking customers' to make sure own phones support 4G, and to check on friends, family
25 Jan 14:46 | 73
Virtualization
Parallels: Purveyors of decent virtualization software... and occasionally iffy checksums
La la la, we're not listening
25 Jan 14:01 | 10
Bootnotes
Behold! The first line of defence for 25% of the US nuclear stockpile: Dolphins
Erm... should we be concerned?
25 Jan 13:16 | 51
Databases
Former Oracle execs warn that Big Red's auditing process is also a 'sales enablement tool'
'Most of it – if not all of it – really amounts to fear, uncertainty and doubt'
25 Jan 12:32 | 48
Off-Prem
Employers in denial over success of digital skills training, say exasperated staffers
Large disparities in views from bosses vs workers on 'talent transformation initiatives,' says survey
25 Jan 11:47 | 26
OSes
Saved by the Bill: What if... Microsoft had killed Windows 95?
Now this looks like a job for me, 'cos we need a little, controversy... 'Cos it feels so NT, without me
25 Jan 11:01 | 82
Security
UK government opens consultation on medic-style register for Brit infosec pros
Are you competent? Ethical? Welcome to UKCSC's new list
25 Jan 10:14 | 45
PAID FEATURES
How to tackle hybrid cloud security and DevSecOps
Putting the Sec into DevOps is key, says Red Hat
How to keep on top of cloud security best practices
Trend Micro outlines common misconfigurations and how to avoid them
How ransomware gangs went pro
They're developing new techniques 'in every area' says Darktrace
Location, location, location: how the cloud handles geospatial data
Using spatial data with AWS Redshift
Review
Microsoft's do-it-all IDE Visual Studio 2022 came out late last year. How good is it really?
Top request from devs? A Linux version
25 Jan 09:25 | 81
Science
James Webb Space Telescope has arrived at its new home – an orbit almost a million miles from Earth
Funnily enough, that's where we want to be right now, too
25 Jan 08:35 | 53
Webinar
Yes, your data is special. But do you know how special?
Join this webinar, open your ears, and learn about data visibility
25 Jan 07:30 |
Personal Tech
LG promises to make home appliance software upgradeable to take on new tasks
Kids: empty the dishwasher! We can’t, Dad, it’s updating its OS to handle baked on grime from winter curries
25 Jan 06:58 | 38
HPC
IBM confirms new mainframe to arrive 'late in first half of 2022'
Hybrid cloud is Big Blue's big bet, but big iron is predicted to bring a welcome revenue boost
25 Jan 06:01 | 34
On-Prem
Earthquake halts operations at two of Toshiba's chip factories
6.6-rated rumble joins fire, snow, plague, and trade war as source of recent semiconductor supply chain SNAFUs
25 Jan 04:30 | 6
Channel
Pakistan considers ten-year tax holiday for freelance techies
Could clean up dispute over who collects tax and when, but unlikely to worry outsourcing rivals
25 Jan 03:01 | 10
Software
Farm machinery giant John Deere plows into two right-to-repair lawsuits
It's Deere hunting season in Illinois and Alabama
25 Jan 00:18 | 79
In brief
Twitter's top security staff out after incoming CEO shakes things up
Plus: Nigerian BEC gang bust, NSO woes, and more
25 Jan 00:05 | 3
Applications
Three US states plus Washington DC sue Google for using UI design 'dark patterns' to harvest your location
Position of data permission controls designed to deceive, trio of lawsuits claim
24 Jan 22:12 | 28
Legal
Assange can go to UK Supreme Court (again) to fend off US extradition bid
Top Brit judges may consider whether an American prison is just too much
24 Jan 21:08 | 22
Applications
They see us Cinnamon Rolling, they're rating: GeckoLinux incorporates kernel 5.16 with familiar installation experience
A nice, clean community distro that works well
24 Jan 18:32 | 5
OSes
Winter Windows Is Coming
Running Windows 10? Microsoft is preparing to fire up the update engines
Networks
Throw away your Ethernet cables* because MediaTek says Wi-Fi 7 will replace them
*Don't do this
Personal Tech
Windows box won't boot? SystemRescue 9 may help
An ISO image you can burn or drop onto a USB key
Science
Rolls-Royce consortium shopping for factory sites to build mini-nuclear reactors
Hunt follows £210m government funding in small modular reactor model
24 Jan 15:09 | 117
Security
Hive View security camera customers left in the dark as some gear gives up the ghost
Devices of the affected seem intent on going into the light
24 Jan 14:21 | 24
Science
IBM forges entanglement to double quantum simulations by 'cutting up a larger circuit into smaller circuits'
Littler circuits executing on smaller hardware and tolerating 'a lot more noise'
24 Jan 13:35 | 6
Bootnotes
Robot vacuum cleaner employed by Brit budget hotel chain Travelodge flees
Unit dragged back to work after being found under hedge a day later
24 Jan 12:28 | 55
Science
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... a massive black hole spewed out gases that probably helped make stars
As it destroys so it creates
Bootnotes
Elvis may have left the building, but Windows remains very much on show
Bork!Bork!Bork! Just like the '68 Comeback Special, Bork has returned
Databases
Team behind delayed ERP project was aware of problems but didn't inform Surrey County Council for months
Move from SAP to Unit4 held up by comms 'issues' between supplier and authority
THAT'S SO META
Meta says it's building world's largest AI supercomputer out of Nvidia, AMD chips
Facebook owner needs 16,000 GPUs, 4,000 Epyc processors – good luck, everyone else
Analysis: Buy or build? Meta goes for the former for its massive AI machine
If you thought it took a lot of compute and storage to run a global social network, you ain’t seen nothing yet
Meta-euphorically: Pure Storage gets Facebook's blessing
'Thrilled' to be part of this 'breakthrough'
Also: Meta trains data2vec neural network to understand speech, images, text
Whatever it takes, Mark
Opinion
IPv6 is built to be better, but that's not the route to success
Why won't you love me, sobs perennially spurned protocol
24 Jan 09:30 | 237
Who, Me?
Pop quiz: The network team didn't make your change. The server is in a locked room. What do you do?
Not all heroes wear capes. Some are Unix admins.
24 Jan 08:30 | 122
Software
Apple again extends waiver for in-app purchasing requirement for online experiences
We'll know the pandemic is over when Apple starts insisting on its cut of fees for events again
24 Jan 07:45 | 1
Security
Myanmar's military junta seeks ban on VPNs and digital currency
People would no longer be able to rely on VPNs for their preferred communication tool, Facebook
24 Jan 07:02 | 14
