Analysis
With depressing predictability, FCC boss leaves office with a list of his deeds... and a giant middle finger to America
A last gasp for the era of alternate facts
Artificial Intelligence
Top engineer who stole trade secrets from Google's self-driving division pardoned on Trump's last day as president
As recommended by Peter Thiel
Security
Malwarebytes says its Office 365, Azure tenancies invaded by SolarWinds hackers, insists its tools are still safe to use
Points finger at privilege escalation via application rights in Azure AD, which Microsoft says is as designed
Software
To plug gap left by CentOS, Red Hat amends RHEL dev subscription to allow up to 16 systems in production
'First of many new programs,' says biz, but it is no substitute for free CentOS
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Software
AWS has been doing things that are 'just NOT OK since 2015,' says Elastic as firm yanks Apache 2.0 licence
So are ya open source or aren't ya?
21 Jan 10:15 |
Storage
UK Prime Minister Johnson knows not when 400k+ deleted records from police DB will be back
And the possible impact of erased DNA and fingerprint data on live police investigations? Nope, doesn't know that either
21 Jan 09:30 | 1
Personal Tech
Chip fab Intel said to be using better chip fab TSMC to make 5nm Core i3 processors, 20% of its non-CPU parts
And 3nm mid-to-high-end silicon to follow, claims analyst house
21 Jan 08:14 | 3
Personal Tech
Raspberry Pi Foundation moves into microcontrollers with the $4 Pi Pico using homegrown silicon
Dual-core Arm Cortex-M0+ board for hobbyists and power users alike
21 Jan 07:00 | 15
Personal Tech
So what can we expect from a Joe Biden White House when it comes to tech? We'll try to answer that right now
As Amazon tells the President: Vaccinate our staff, and we'll help you distribute it to everyone else
21 Jan 03:55 | 6
Software
Maker of crowd-sourced coronavirus spread tracker app sues Apple for 'arbitrary and capricious' iOS store snub
Offer to challenge rules a 'scam', too, we're told
21 Jan 02:07 | 3
Analysis
With depressing predictability, FCC boss leaves office with a list of his deeds... and a giant middle finger to America
A last gasp for the era of alternate facts
20 Jan 23:52 | 24
Sponsored
The next-generation data center is here today
Look to the future or your past will drag you down, says Huawei
20 Jan 23:00 |
GraalVM 21 serves up Espresso for speed and isolation
Well you look different: Apache CloudStack 4.15 lands with new UI, improved access control
Sick of K8s yet? Good, Engine Yard and Hitachi also offer Kubernetes services now
SQL Server temporal tables and JSON columns: Entity Framework Core 6.0 plans laid bare
Cloud
On his way out, Trump emits exec order suggesting US cloud giants must verify ID of all foreign customers
Know-your-client demand may just be ignored by incoming Biden admin
20 Jan 21:58 | 12
Personal Tech
Leaked memo suggests LG is thinking about quitting the smartphone biz in 2021
'The employment will be maintained, so there is no need to worry,' says CEO
20 Jan 21:09 | 8
Software
To plug gap left by CentOS, Red Hat amends RHEL dev subscription to allow up to 16 systems in production
'First of many new programs,' says biz, but it is no substitute for free CentOS
20 Jan 20:04 | 18
Networks
US comms regulator slaps down petition to block Ligado's nationwide L-band 5G network by 3 to 2
We must put long-underused spectrum to its best use, says outgoing chairman
20 Jan 19:17 | 4
Artificial Intelligence
Top engineer who stole trade secrets from Google's self-driving division pardoned on Trump's last day as president
As recommended by Peter Thiel
20 Jan 18:30 | 67
Science
SpaceX powers through bad case of wind to nail Falcon 9's eighth droneship landing
Rapid reuse in sight, as are yet another batch of Starlink satellites
20 Jan 17:46 | 12
Webcast
Wherever your apps, users and data are heading, is your backup keeping up?
Let’s think about what data management should look like in the future – tune in here next week
20 Jan 17:00 |
Storage
OVH rises to Europe data sovereignty challenge (and AWS) with tape-as-a-service
Storage cost saver combines IBM tape, Atempo software and OVH data centres
20 Jan 16:17 | 2
Security
Malwarebytes says its Office 365, Azure tenancies invaded by SolarWinds hackers, insists its tools are still safe to use
Points finger at privilege escalation via application rights in Azure AD, which Microsoft says is as designed
20 Jan 14:44 | 7
Personal Tech
One minute you're a peripheral maker chugging along nicely, the next the world can't seem to get enough of Logitech's kit
Nearly every division enjoyed double or triple-digit growth for Q3 '21
20 Jan 14:01 | 6
In brief
Virgin Orbit finally lives up to its name after second attempt with LauncherOne rocket
Also: Qualifying Starliner and Blue Origin gets ready for humans
20 Jan 13:15 | 27
Security
Slack has entered the Matrix: Element builds a bridge to realm of encrypted, decentralised comms
Element Matrix Services adds to the messaging interoperability toolbox
20 Jan 12:29 | 9
Networks
Former NCSC chief says US sanctions made Britain strip Huawei from mobe networks
Scrutiny system worked OK until firm was forced off western chip tech
20 Jan 11:47 | 21
Software
Windows Product Activation – or just how many numbers we could get a user to tell us down the telephone
A confession from ex-Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer. Also: WPA fun in the Registry
20 Jan 11:02 | 86
Cloud
Google's cloud pulls out in front for best performance overall, while AWS remains most cost-efficient – report
Azure wins on Ultra Disk storage but it's expensive, says Cockroach Labs
20 Jan 10:15 | 7
Personal Tech
Screw you, gadget-menders! No really, you'll need loads of screwdrivers to fix Apple's AirPods Max headphones
Surprisingly fixable... with a bulging toolbox
20 Jan 09:30 | 44
Sponsored
Open banking is the future, so let’s secure the APIs
Equinix levels the playing field for all fintechs
20 Jan 08:30 |
Personal Tech
MediaTek's latest Dimensity phone chippery is 25 per cent faster than its predecessor, supports 200MP cameras
But remember – more pixels doesn't automatically mean better pictures
20 Jan 07:20 | 19
Science
You look for the largest objects in the universe and two come along at once: Astroboffins spot mega radio galaxies dwarfing Milky Way
These things could be more common than first thought
20 Jan 06:32 | 16
Personal Tech
Qualcomm crosses '865 Plus' from its Snapdragon chips, scribbles on '870', pushes in a few more MHz
Expect it in handsets from Motorola, iQOO, OnePlus, OPPO, Xiaomi
20 Jan 05:20 |
Security
Dnsmasq, used in only a million or more internet-facing devices globally, patches not-so-secret seven spoofing, hijacking flaws
Get your updates when you can for gear from scores of manufacturers
20 Jan 01:49 | 12
Updated
Indian government slams Facebook over WhatsApp 'privacy' update, wants its own Europe-style opt-out switch
Nation's IT ministry wants what Brussels is having
19 Jan 23:57 | 27
DevOps
Over long US weekend, GitHub HR boss quit after firing Jewish staffer who warned Nazis were at the Capitol
Microsoft-owned code silo admits 'significant errors of judgment and procedure'
19 Jan 22:56 | 67
Software
If my calculations are correct, when Google Chrome hits version 88, you're gonna see some serious... security
Manifest v3 plus JavaScript timer throttling, vuln fixes, FTP killed off, etc
19 Jan 22:01 | 10
Security
FireEye publishes details of SolarWinds hacking techniques, gives out free tool to detect signs of intrusion
Instructions for spotting and keeping suspected Russians out of systems
19 Jan 20:42 | 17
Science
Engineers blame 'intentionally conservative' test parameters for premature end to Space Launch System hotfire
'If this scenario occurred during a flight, the rocket would have continued to fly'
19 Jan 18:35 | 58
Cloud
Citrix must Wrike what it sees because it's buying project management outfit for $2.25bn
No longer a corpo behemoth holdout
19 Jan 17:45 |
Personal Tech
Brave bets on the decentralized web with IPFS browser support for a more peer-to-peer approach
Peer-to-peer protocol promises availability and resilience, but awaits proof of speed and resource thrift
19 Jan 17:00 | 16
Software
Microsoft claims to have 200 million education users as it pushes new hardware and updated Classroom Pen
Stop sniggering at the back! Today's lesson: Actually getting Teams working – aye, Scotland?
19 Jan 15:50 | 12
Software
Plans for Entity Framework Core 6.0 revealed as Microsoft admits it is unlikely to match Dapper for performance
Redmond wants to improve key database library, but then why not just use Dapper?
19 Jan 15:05 | 13
Personal Tech
Samsung tones down sticky stuff in the Galaxy S21 series, simplifying repairs massively
Glue you! Well not anymore. Early signs are positive ahead of launch, but it's not without issues
19 Jan 13:31 | 20
Updated
Barbs exchanged over Linux for M1 Silicon ... lest Apple's lawyers lie in wait
DMs at dawn
19 Jan 11:48 | 29
Bootnotes
Looking for something on which to spend all that bonus Bitcoin? How about The Hoff's very own KITT?
Back when AI meant William Daniels behind the dashboard
19 Jan 11:05 | 35
Updated
Police drone plunged 70ft into pond after operator mashed pop-up that was actually the emergency cut-out button
Another unfortunate UAV episode for Sussex cops
19 Jan 10:20 | 115
