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
Should Google location data be a tool for cops? Updated ACLU, EFF, public defenders say that's a hard no
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
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 | 1
Fossil brain undoes 350 million years of scientific understanding 'Stunning' scans reveal how ray-finned fish diverged from other vertebrates Science02 Feb 2023 |
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 | 10
Google opens arms to VMware in the cloud and Microsoft 365 on ChromeOS From the Department of Improbable Alliances Off-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 2
No more free API access, says Twitter: You pay for that data Surely this is the trick to profitability Software02 Feb 2023 | 20
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 | 17
System76 teases features coming in homegrown Rust-based desktop COSMIC Meanwhile, Xfce takes its first steps toward Wayland support OSes02 Feb 2023 | 13
Super Bock says 'cyber' nasty 'disrupting computer services' Portugal's biggest exporter of beer warns of restrictions to supply chain Cyber-crime02 Feb 2023 | 7
GPU slowdown earns Discord weird bug of the week A fix is coming eventually, Nvidia says Systems02 Feb 2023 | 3
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 | 17
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 | 5
Scientists develop AI algorithms to hunt for cancer-fighting antibodies System identified a candidate that appears more effective than FDA-approved drugs AI + ML02 Feb 2023 | 3
Linux Mint 21.2 includes a bit of feature creep from the GNOME world Plus Xfce flavor desktop based on latest version 4.18
helloSystem 0.8: A friendly, all-graphical FreeBSD Not complete yet, but getting closer to welcoming Mac migrants and systemd scorners
Haiku beta 4: BeOS rebuild / almost ready for release / A thing of beauty Open source reimplementation could be even better than the original in its prime
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
Wind, solar power outstrip fossil fuel generation for EU Coal cooked, gas dissipating as renewables power up Science02 Feb 2023 | 86
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 Off-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 5
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 | 8
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 | 5
Should Google location data be a tool for cops? Updated ACLU, EFF, public defenders say that's a hard no Personal Tech02 Feb 2023 | 34
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 Devops02 Feb 2023 | 4
DARPA's quantum computing is powered by ... FOMO Microsoft and friends happy to assuage Uncle Sam's anxiety — for a price Science02 Feb 2023 | 6
Google boosts bounties for open source flaws found via fuzzing Max reward per project integration is now $30k Security01 Feb 2023 | 2
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 Software01 Feb 2023 | 4
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
Bankruptcy probe: Celsius cheated investors 'from the start' If it walks like a Ponzi, quacks like a Ponzi, guess what it is? Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 20
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 | 30
Tesla admits it was asked to hand over Autopilot, Full Self-Driving docs to investigators Yes, we may end up being criminally charged, but we haven't been yet AI + ML01 Feb 2023 | 26
Castrol immerses itself deeper into liquid cooling with researcher They're a 'liquid engineering' biz, and applications include bit barns On-Prem01 Feb 2023 | 7
SK hynix reports first loss in a decade as memory prices fall Chip giant holding out hope that demand rebounds once supplies dry up Systems01 Feb 2023 |
Everyone's doing it: PayPal sends 2,000 workers packing SaaS provider Workday also among those laying off employees Off-Prem01 Feb 2023 | 34
Boeing bids the 747 a final, ultimate, conclusive farewell Cargo airline Atlas Air takes delivery of 1,547th and last Queen of the Skies Offbeat01 Feb 2023 | 26
Japan's NTT Docomo uses invisibility cloak tech to fix 5G reception Giving windows a transmissive metasurface can improve coverage from a single base station Networks01 Feb 2023 | 8
Atos and Nest part company two years into 18-year £1.5bn contract Exclusive Insiders claim investment trust demanded design changes but didn't adjust deadlines, job cuts loom On-Prem01 Feb 2023 | 26
Best time to prepare to leave an Oracle ULA? The day after it starts, say licensing gurus Big Red 'will always start with a large number and negotiate down' Databases01 Feb 2023 | 10
Google ready to kick the cookie habit by Q3 2024, for real this time As for privacy concerns about the Topics API? We'll get back to you Devops01 Feb 2023 | 43
French lawmakers say oui to Olympic video surveillance, but non for faces Pas le visage, merci Personal Tech01 Feb 2023 | 16
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
Simplifying digital sovereignty in a multi-cloud world Maintaining tight control of sensitive data is critical to digital business success, but how do you manage that complexity?
Bringing the best of all technology worlds to next-gen laptops Memory is the key to enabling lightweight, power efficient, high-performance portability
Attackers abuse Microsoft’s 'verified publisher' status to steal data Malicious OAuth apps were the tickets into victims' systems Security01 Feb 2023 | 7
Intel cuts some workers’ pay to fund its future Still plans a ‘competitive dividend’ for investors Systems01 Feb 2023 | 20
Counterfeit crud crooks crossed over to e-commerce during COVID Piracy-as-a-service, 'bulletproof' ISPs, fake influencers, and big Chinese e-tailers turned a blind eye Networks01 Feb 2023 | 3
Broadcom's VMware battle plan is to challenge hyperscalers As 17 percent of customers see Virtzilla's short term strategic significance shrinking Software01 Feb 2023 | 7
Jellyfish watches for the sting of developer bottlenecks Dashboard your DevOps data and see where your team has been slacking
Watchdog: There just may be something in these claims Apple broke labor laws You're holding staff meetings wrong?
OpenAI offers error-prone AI detector amid fears of a machine-stuffed future ChatGPT: Please explain the difference between 'token efforts' and 'putting the genie back in the bottle'
Microsoft upgrades Defender to lock down Linux gear for its own good Ballmer thought this kernel was cancer, Nadella may disagree
Atos and Nest part company two years into 18-year £1.5bn contract Exclusive Insiders claim investment trust demanded design changes but didn't adjust deadlines, job cuts loom
Oracle cozies up to IBM, adds Red Hat Enterprise Linux So much for being 'Unbreakable' say developers
Datadog allegedly asked developer to kill open source data export tool Updated But the code creator has revived the abandoned code for OpenTelemetry
Attackers abuse Microsoft’s 'verified publisher' status to steal data Malicious OAuth apps were the tickets into victims' systems
Broadcom's VMware battle plan is to challenge hyperscalers As 17 percent of customers see Virtzilla's short term strategic significance shrinking
Linux Mint 21.2 includes a bit of feature creep from the GNOME world Plus Xfce flavor desktop based on latest version 4.18
Best time to prepare to leave an Oracle ULA? The day after it starts, say licensing gurus Big Red 'will always start with a large number and negotiate down'
Landlord favorite Twitter sued for allegedly not paying rent on Market Square HQ Genius move: You can't lose money if you don't pay your bills
Cali puts mobile app makers on notice over privacy Let customers opt out, or start adding zeros to compliance fines Software31 Jan 2023 | 4
Oracle cozies up to IBM, adds Red Hat Enterprise Linux So much for being 'Unbreakable' say developers Devops31 Jan 2023 | 5
Microsoft upgrades Defender to lock down Linux gear for its own good Ballmer thought this kernel was cancer, Nadella may disagree Security31 Jan 2023 | 26
AWS doubles down on innovations that redefine the database management experience Unveiling Amazon Aurora zero-ETL integration with Amazon Redshift and much more Advertorial
Landlord favorite Twitter sued for allegedly not paying rent on Market Square HQ Genius move: You can't lose money if you don't pay your bills
Any iPad is foldable if you try hard enough but Apple guru says a hinged one is coming Cupertino commentators split over foldable fondleslab predictions
A moment of silence for all the drives that died in the making of this Backblaze report Cloud backup outfit finds that older HDDs fail more – who knew?
NetApp ditches 8% of staff as customers put away wallets 210,000+ people in IT now lost their job since start of 2022
McDonald's pulls plug on Wi-Fi, starts playing classical music to soothe yobs Welsh city of Wrexham has a reputation to uphold
White House pushes for total ban on US exports to Huawei Beijing watching developments closely as death knell rings for company's foreign supply chain
Sweating the assets: Techies hold onto PCs, phones for longer than ever Discounts coming to clear inventory as device makers hit by inflation, interest rates, conflict in Ukraine Personal Tech31 Jan 2023 | 65
Beijing grants permit to 'flying car' that can handle 'roads and low altitude' X2 eVTOL doesn't have wheels but paves the way for sedan-like X3 Offbeat31 Jan 2023 | 35
Microsoft Office 365 Cloud has a secret lining Hardened versions of apps and services can handle classified information for government Off-Prem31 Jan 2023 | 20
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