AWS will pay developers to verify the Rust standard library 7,500 unsafe functions provide some quite compelling reasons
Nvidia datacenter sales still booming, Blackwell gear on track GPU now stands for Greatly Profiting Usually
AI hiring bias? Men with Anglo-Saxon names score lower in tech interviews Study suggests hiding every Tom, Dick, and Harry's personal info from HR bots
Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has 'priorities' – but still won't explain 'spy clause' Draft doc struggles to describe how theoretically encryption-busting powers might be used
India's Moon orbiter was shifted suddenly to avoid Korea's and NASA's craft Apparently there's not enough space in space Science22 Nov 2024 | 1
Here's what happens if you don't layer network security – or remove unused web shells TL;DR: Attackers will break in and pwn you, as a US government red team demonstrated Security22 Nov 2024 |
Nvidia's dominance on the Green500 faces challenges from AMD – and itself SC24 Blackwell's weaker FP64 performance could give the House of Zen's Instinct accelerators a leg up in future efficiency benchmarks Systems22 Nov 2024 |
GlobalFoundries nets $1.5B from CHIPS Act despite sanctions violation fine DoC claims only 4 non-China foundries match GF's scale On-Prem21 Nov 2024 |
New York Times lawyers claim OpenAI accidentally deleted evidence in copyright case Probably not intentional, but '150 person-hours' of work were still lost AI + ML21 Nov 2024 | 4
Neuralink brain chips head for the Great White North Canadian volunteers wanted for mind-meld trials AI + ML21 Nov 2024 |
DARPA-backed voting system for soldiers abroad savaged VotingWorks, developer of the system, disputes critics' claims Security21 Nov 2024 |
Prepare for an AI policy upending under Trump, say experts Analysis Biden executive orders are as good as dead, and the industry will probably have more say in what comes next Public Sector21 Nov 2024 | 8
Chinese ship casts shadow over Baltic subsea cable snipfest Danish military confirms it is monitoring as Swedish police investigate. Cloudflare says impact was 'minimal' Networks21 Nov 2024 | 13
Eviden seals €60M deal for Finnish supercomputer amid Atos turmoil Despite parent's financial turbulence, subsidiary continues to secure major contracts HPC21 Nov 2024 |
'Alarming' security bugs lay low in Linux's needrestart server utility for 10 years Update now: Qualys says flaws give root to local users, are 'easily exploitable' Research21 Nov 2024 | 8
API error knocks PayPal, Venmo offline around the globe It's fixed now, but aside from an error with the Braintree GraphQL API it's not clear what happened Applications21 Nov 2024 | 2
Microsoft flashes Win10 users with more full-screen ads for Windows 11 Never mind ESU... how about that upgrade? OSes21 Nov 2024 | 44
DoJ wants Google to sell off Chrome and ban it from paying to be search default Filing also suggests it flogging off Android, stops scraping content for AI without opt-out Applications21 Nov 2024 | 44
Thousands of AI agents later, who even remembers what they do? Gartner weighs the pros and cons of the latest enterprise hotness AI + ML21 Nov 2024 | 19
Where CPUs play in GPU-accelerated AI systems Find out how the Intel Xeon 6 with P-Cores makes the case for the host CPU Partner Content
Now Online Safety Act is law, UK has 'priorities' – but still won't explain 'spy clause' Draft doc struggles to describe how theoretically encryption-busting powers might be used Cyber-crime21 Nov 2024 | 44
Arm lays down the law with a blueprint to challenge x86's PC dominance Now it's up to OEMs and devs to decide whether they want in Systems21 Nov 2024 | 12
AI hiring bias? Men with Anglo-Saxon names score lower in tech interviews Study suggests hiding every Tom, Dick, and Harry's personal info from HR bots AI + ML21 Nov 2024 | 69
Billionaire food app CEO wants you to pay for the privilege of working with him Zomato boss Deepinder Goyal leaves a sour taste in the mouth Offbeat21 Nov 2024 | 53
Put your usernames and passwords in your will, advises Japan's government Digital end of life planning saves your loved ones from a little extra anguish Software21 Nov 2024 | 61
Brazil hooks up with Chinese satellite broadband service that doesn't operate yet After beefing with Elon Musk, comms minister wants to diversify product choice Networks21 Nov 2024 | 7
Pakistan's tech lobby warns that slow internet is strangling IT industry Low-priced freelancers and call centers are at risk Channel21 Nov 2024 | 9
Five Scattered Spider suspects indicted for phishing spree and crypto heists DoJ also shutters allleged crimeware and credit card mart PopeyeTools Cyber-crime21 Nov 2024 | 3
Chinese cyberspies, Musk’s Beijing ties, labelled ‘real risk’ to US security by senator Meet Liminal Panda, which prowls telecom networks in South Asia and Africa CSO20 Nov 2024 | 13
Dell settles with Uncle Sam over Army bid-rigging claims DoJ alleges merely overpriced offers from reseller followed inflated deals from IT giant Public Sector20 Nov 2024 | 1
We'll answer any questions DoJ has, HPE CEO tells us as Feds probe $14B Juniper buy Takeover still expected to close late 2024 or early next year Networks20 Nov 2024 | 10
Job seekers call BS on the workplace AI revolution Survey respondents doubt it boosts performance or even lightens the load AI + ML20 Nov 2024 | 23
Mega US healthcare payments network restores system 9 months after ransomware attack Change Healthcare’s $2 billion recovery is still a work in progress Cyber-crime20 Nov 2024 | 4
Google's AI bug hunters sniff out two dozen-plus code gremlins that humans missed OSS-Fuzz is making a strong argument for LLMs in security research AI + ML20 Nov 2024 | 8
Microsoft unveils beefy custom AMD chip to crunch HPC workloads on Azure Ignite In-house DPU and HSM silicon also shown off Systems20 Nov 2024 | 4
SpaceX claims another Starship success, but fumbles the catch In-space engine reignition paves way for orbital missions Science20 Nov 2024 | 62
Navigating third-party risks Strategies for mitigating external access vulnerabilities and safeguarding sensitive data Webinar
D-Link tells users to trash old VPN routers over bug too dangerous to identify Vendor offers 20% discount on new model, but not patches CSO20 Nov 2024 | 51
Kyndryl insiders say there's little new business Special report IT giant aims to end revenue slide by March, former employees have doubts On-Prem20 Nov 2024 | 17
HPE lets loose VM Essentials to run on third-party platforms GreenLake update dangles juicy carrot for VMware refugees Systems20 Nov 2024 |
AWS will pay devs to verify Rust standard library because of 7,500 unsafe functions and enormity of task
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 struggles to take off If only the company in the title knew how to scale servers in the cloud Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 39
BASIC co-creator Thomas Kurtz hits END at 96 Obit Pioneering Dartmouth College mathematician died last week Bootnotes20 Nov 2024 | 109
Steam cuts the cord for legacy Windows and macOS Don't say you weren't warned Personal Tech20 Nov 2024 | 37
Join in the festive cybersecurity fun Get hands-on cybersecurity training this seasonal challenge Sponsored Post
D-Link tells users to trash old VPN routers over bug too dangerous to identify Vendor offers 20% discount on new model, but not patches
Study suggests X turned right just in time for election season Significant uptick in visibility for Musk, Republican account posts from July 13
Kyndryl insiders say there's little new business Special report IT giant aims to end revenue slide by March, former employees have doubts
BASIC co-creator Thomas Kurtz hits END at 96 Obit Pioneering Dartmouth College mathematician died last week
Data is the new uranium – incredibly powerful and amazingly dangerous Column CISOs are quietly wishing they had less data, because the cost of management sometimes exceeds its value
Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 struggles to take off If only the company in the title knew how to scale servers in the cloud
HPE lets loose VM Essentials to run on third-party platforms GreenLake update dangles juicy carrot for VMware refugees
Google's AI bug hunters sniff out two dozen-plus code gremlins that humans missed OSS-Fuzz is making a strong argument for LLMs in security research
Put your usernames and passwords in your will, advises Japan's government Digital end of life planning saves your loved ones from a little extra anguish
Study suggests X turned right just in time for election season Significant uptick in visibility for Musk, Republican account posts from July 13
Data is the new uranium – incredibly powerful and amazingly dangerous Column CISOs are quietly wishing they had less data, because the cost of management sometimes exceeds its value
European Cloud Competition Observatory created to keep an eye on software licensing Exclusive Initiative follows Microsoft settlement with CISPE consortium
China wants mobile devices to limit usage time for minors, ensure they only see nice content Seeks grand alliance between manufacturers, developers and content providers – all in the name of socialism
Google changes Android release cycle so new versions arrive in Q2 Version 16 developer preview starts the new cycle, with warnings for devs to test sooner rather than later
Japan looks to nuclear energy to power AI-powered datacenter boom Shuttered reactor's operator says it's needed - once giant seawall is finished
Why AI builds best on private clouds AI projects under pressure to show real value in the tightest of timeframes might be worth keeping on-premises
An easy route to AI-enhanced productivity How the integration of Google Gemini across Google Workspace turbo charges existing apps with AI power
AI-assisted malware resistance, response and recovery How visibility into the life of an IO all the way from the storage controller to the flash media aids cyber protection
Quantum computing is coming – are you ready? Are you prepared for the day that quantum computing breaks today’s encryption?
Healthcare org Equinox notifies 21K patients and staff of data theft Ransomware scum LockBit claims it did the dirty deed Cyber-crime20 Nov 2024 | 1
China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer No word on when or if the issue will be fixed Security19 Nov 2024 | 2
Russian suspected Phobos ransomware admin extradited to US over $16M extortion This malware is FREE for EVERY crook ($300 decryption keys sold separately) Cyber-crime19 Nov 2024 | 5
Microsoft 365 Copilot trips over angle brackets, frustrating coders Chatbot seems to choke when fed tricky less-than character AI + ML19 Nov 2024 | 22
America's drinking water systems have a hard-to-swallow cybersecurity problem More than 100M rely on gear rife with vulnerabilities, says EPA OIG Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 18
Microsoft breaks timezones in Settings and calls on an unlikely ally for help Control Panel hobbles to the rescue! Applications19 Nov 2024 | 30
Microsoft Fabric promises transactions, analytics on one database service Ignite Windows giant also improving Iceberg support after throwing lot in with Delta Parquet Databases19 Nov 2024 | 6
Supermicro hot-swaps auditor in hope of dodging Nasdaq delisting Server maker tries accounting reboot amid reports of customers bailing Systems19 Nov 2024 | 1
Palo Alto Networks tackles firewall-busting zero-days with critical patches Amazing that these two bugs got into a production appliance, say researchers Patches19 Nov 2024 | 4
Microsoft goes thin client with $349 Windows 365 Link mini PC Ignite Just as good as Apple at making squat boxes, but this one doesn't do very much Personal Tech19 Nov 2024 | 58
Database warhorse SQL Server 2025 goes all-in on AI Ignite Better locking, improved query optimization, and... Copilot Databases19 Nov 2024 | 5
Microsoft unleashes autonomous Copilot AI agents in public preview Ignite They can learn, adapt, and make decisions – but don't worry, they're not coming for your job PaaS + IaaS19 Nov 2024 | 9
Crook breaks into AI biz, points $250K wire payment at their own account Fastidious attacker then tidied up email trail behind them Cyber-crime19 Nov 2024 | 12
Europe glances Russia's way after Baltic Sea data cables severed Updated Probe continues into disruption affecting Germany, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania Networks19 Nov 2024 | 58
Northern Ireland schools ditch £485M Fujitsu deal after less than a year Updated 'Mutual agreement' sees end of contract Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 31
Windows 95 setup was three programs in a trench coat, Microsoft vet reveals MS-DOS, a minimal Windows 3.1, and finally the teal delight of Windows 95 awaited installers OSes19 Nov 2024 | 83
iOS 18 added secret and smart security feature that reboots iThings after three days Security researcher's reverse engineering effort reveals undocumented reboot timer that will make life harder for attackers Security19 Nov 2024 | 37
Citrix gives its Platform a polish with enhanced management tools Admins promised they can get stuff done with fewer clicks this year … or maybe next Software19 Nov 2024 | 5
Robot runs marathon in South Korea, apparently the first time this has happened Finishing in 4:19:52 makes it a SlowBot - although it did finish without a battery top-up Science19 Nov 2024 | 25
When the going gets tough, the tough get rugged Devices and support to keep employees safely connected in the harshest environments Sponsored Post
Hardware barn denies that .004 seconds of facial recognition violated privacy Claims it was just spotting shoppers who threatened staff at Bluey's favorite big box store AI + ML19 Nov 2024 | 36
India slaps Meta with five-year ban on sharing info from WhatsApp for ads Shouldn't have abused messaging dominance, Zuck Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 6
Trump's pick to run the FCC has told us what he plans: TikTok ban, space broadband, and Section 230 reform Loathes Big Tech and is not at all keen on net neutrality Public Sector19 Nov 2024 | 117