US curbs HBM exports to China – more for the rest of us Commerce Department has finally figured out that high bandwidth memory, not compute engines, is the linchpin of AI and a lot of HPC
Oracle's Java price hikes push CIOs to brew new licensing strategies Users could save 50% with open source alternatives, says expert
Cost of Gelsinger's ambition proves too much for Intel Comment At least he'll have company as he joins 15K colleagues headed for the door
Data on 760K workers from Xerox, Nokia, BofA, Morgan Stanley and more dumped online Yet another result of the MOVEit mess
Outlook is poor for those still on Windows Mail, Calendar, People apps by end of year We're sure you'll learn to love the new Outlook for Windows app Applications03 Dec 2024 | 5
SOHO, the two-year mission that forgot to retire, finally faces sunset Probe may not make it to 30 as funding runs out and replacement is launched Science03 Dec 2024 | 2
Major energy contractor reports 'limited' access to IT after ransomware locks files ENGlobal customers include the Pentagon as well as major oil and gas producers Security03 Dec 2024 | 2
Amazon promises 4x faster AI silicon in 2025, turns Trainium2 loose on the net Re:Invent Tens of thousands of AWS’ Trn2 instances to fuel Anthropic's next-gen models Systems03 Dec 2024 | 2
AWS introduces S3 Tables, a new bucket type for data analytics Re:Invent Most significant API changes since S3 was launched, AWS VP tells us Storage03 Dec 2024 |
Judge again cans Musk's record-setting $56B Tesla package 'Even if a stockholder vote could have a ratifying effect, it could not do so here,' says Delaware Chancellor Bootnotes03 Dec 2024 | 7
Are Copilot+ PCs really the fastest Windows PCs? X and Copilot don't think so Opinion Microsoft marketing skewered by X platform users... and its own chatbot AI + ML03 Dec 2024 | 14
Gelsinger departs Intel with $9.7M handshake CEO's severance pales in comparison to Musk's billion-dollar Tesla battle Systems03 Dec 2024 | 6
$373M ASML chipmaker shrinks to $228 – but it's made of Lego What to buy the techie who has everything? Offbeat03 Dec 2024 | 18
Severity of the risk facing the UK is widely underestimated, NCSC annual review warns National cyber emergencies increased threefold this year Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 12
UK government spends another £1B on cloud migration and services New framework set to help public sector orgs move on amid lock-in fears PaaS + IaaS03 Dec 2024 | 11
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Both KDE and GNOME to offer official distros FYI Leading Linux desktops boldly address the 'not enough distros' non-problem
Asda hits the brakes on tech tweaks to avoid festive fiasco Stability essential ahead of Christmas trading amid ongoing Walmart divorce On-Prem03 Dec 2024 | 20
GitHub's boast that Copilot produces high-quality code challenged We're shocked – shocked – that Microsoft's study of its own tools might not be super-rigorous AI + ML03 Dec 2024 | 32
Russia gives life sentence to Hydra dark web kingpin after seizing a ton of drugs No exaggeration – literally a ton. Plus, 15 co-conspirators also put behind bars Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 22
Ten years under Dr Su: How AMD went from budget Intel alternative to x86 contender ICYMI From post-Athlon 64 dive into near obscurity to chip market stalwart
GenAI comes for jobs once considered 'safe' from automation Specialty in cognitive non-routine tasks means high-skilled city workers affected HPC03 Dec 2024 | 39
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory datacenter flooded, offline until 2025 Burst water pipe blots out the Sun – or at least the data about it collected from two probes On-Prem03 Dec 2024 | 15
Data on 760K workers from Xerox, Nokia, BofA, Morgan Stanley and more dumped online Yet another result of the MOVEit mess Cyber-crime03 Dec 2024 | 3
AWS unveils cloud security IR service for a mere $7K a month Re:Invent Tap into the infinite scalability... of pricing Security03 Dec 2024 | 5
Biden administration bars China from buying HBM chips critical for AI accelerators Updated 140 Middle Kingdom firms added to US trade blacklist Storage03 Dec 2024 | 5
Cost of Gelsinger's ambition proves too much for Intel Comment At least he'll have company as he joins 15K colleagues headed for the door Systems02 Dec 2024 | 20
Oh, good. Supermicro board probe clears server slinger of misconduct claims But hunts for a fresh CFO 'in light of rapid recent growth' Systems02 Dec 2024 | 1
After ditching .NET Foundation, Avalonia UI project will add more paid-only features to sustain funding
Bluesky keeps growing, and so do its problems Impersonators, harmful content and AI scraping are up, too Software02 Dec 2024 | 67
OpenAI denies it is building ad biz model into its platform Chief financial officer admits 'we're open to exploring other revenue streams in the future' AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 11
Apple's backwards design mistake and the reversed capacitor It's true – the Mac LC III really did have it installed the wrong way round Personal Tech02 Dec 2024 | 25
Musk seeks injunction to stop OpenAI morphing into for-profit company Politics, electric cars, rockets, and social media not enough to keep some individuals busy AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 16
Discover the future of Linux security Explore open source strategies to safeguard critical systems and data Webinar
Who had Pat Gelsinger retires from Intel on their bingo card? 80486 processor lead architect leaves x86 giant after largest quarterly loss in its history Systems02 Dec 2024 | 108
Windows 11 market share falls despite Microsoft ad blitz Only 10 months left until Windows 10 end of support and people still seem to prefer it OSes02 Dec 2024 | 73
Russia arrests one of its own – a cybercrime suspect on FBI's most wanted list The latest in an unusual change of fortune for group once protected by the Kremlin Cyber-crime02 Dec 2024 | 32
Oracle's Java price hikes push CIOs to brew new licensing strategies Users could save 50% with open source alternatives, says expert Software02 Dec 2024 | 22
Win a slice of XP cheese if you tell us where Microsoft should put Copilot next Competition What's that coming over the hill, is it an AI? Bootnotes02 Dec 2024 | 194
Telco security is a dumpster fire and everyone's getting burned Opinion The politics of cybersecurity are too important to be left to the politicians Security02 Dec 2024 | 51
Broadcom loses another big VMware customer: UK fintech cloud Beeks Group, and most of its 20,000 VMs A massively increased bill was one motive, but customers went cold on Virtzilla, and OpenNebula proved more efficient Virtualization02 Dec 2024 | 28
NetAdmin learns that wooden chocks, unlike swipe cards, open doors when networks can't Who, Me? Burglary skills are surprisingly important when building networks Networks02 Dec 2024 | 83
Claims of 'open' AIs are often open lies, research argues 'When policy is being shaped, definitions matter' AI + ML02 Dec 2024 | 8
Submarine cable resilience board announced on same day maybe-cut-by-China Baltic cable repaired ITU thinks time is now for more talk about how to keep data moving beneath the waves Networks02 Dec 2024 | 20
Fighting cybercrime with actionable knowledge A reason to celebrate SANS and its 35 years of cyber security training Sponsored Post
Open source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardware 'Forever unbrickable' Wi-Fi 6 box from Banana Pi comes packaged or in kit form Networks02 Dec 2024 | 45
China launches first next-gen Long March 12 rocket, christens private spaceport Won't scare SpaceX as it's not reusable, but will help Beijing do things like launch broadband sats Science02 Dec 2024 | 2
Google India probed after driver fatally followed Maps route over unfinished bridge Asia in Brief Plus: 95 percent of Chinese broadband tops 100 megabits; Yahoo Japan photo album privacy breach; and more Software01 Dec 2024 | 33
Interpol nabs thousands, seizes millions in global cybercrime-busting op Infosec in brief Also, script kiddies still a threat, Tornado Cash is back, UK firms lose billions to avoidable attacks, and more Security01 Dec 2024 | 6
Brits think AI in the workplace is all chat, no bot for now Despite hype, most UK workers see more discussions than implementations
Cryptocurrency policy under Trump: Lots of promises, few concrete plans Analysis Pro-crypto lawmakers are in, but will that translate to action? Doubt it
NASA's X-59 plane is aiming for a sonic thump, not a boom Feature Pilot James 'Clue' Less is ready to take to the skies
RansomHub claims to net data hat-trick against Bologna FC Crooks say they have stolen sensitive files on managers and players
SpaceX hits 400 launches of Falcon 9 rocket Yet another batch of Starlink satellites mark the milestone
Zabbix urges upgrades after critical SQL injection bug disclosure US agencies blasted 'unforgivable' SQLi flaws earlier this year
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
Arch Linux installer now slightly less masochistic 'BTW I use Arch' runway greased, plus clarification around package licensing OSes29 Nov 2024 | 34
Cloudy with a chance of GPU bills: AI's energy appetite has CIOs sweating Canalys Forums EMEA Public cloud expenses have businesses scrambling for alternatives that won't melt the budget AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 11
TSMC bets big on 2nm by 2025 – but can it deliver? analysis Ambition meets reality as geopolitical, technical, and logistical challenges loom Systems29 Nov 2024 | 12
Ransom gang claims attack on NHS Alder Hey Children's Hospital Second alleged intrusion on English NHS org systems this week Cyber-crime29 Nov 2024 | 20
Open source router firmware project OpenWrt ships its own entirely repairable hardware 'Forever unbrickable' Wi-Fi 6 box from Banana Pi comes packaged or in kit form
Broadcom loses another big VMware customer: UK fintech cloud Beeks Group, and most of its 20,000 VMs A massively increased bill was one motive, but customers went cold on Virtzilla, and OpenNebula proved more efficient
Who had Pat Gelsinger retires from Intel on their bingo card? 80486 processor lead architect leaves x86 giant after largest quarterly loss in its history
Telco security is a dumpster fire and everyone's getting burned Opinion The politics of cybersecurity are too important to be left to the politicians
Submarine cable resilience board announced on same day maybe-cut-by-China Baltic cable repaired ITU thinks time is now for more talk about how to keep data moving beneath the waves
Windows 11 market share falls despite Microsoft ad blitz Only 10 months left until Windows 10 end of support and people still seem to prefer it
NetAdmin learns that wooden chocks, unlike swipe cards, open doors when networks can't Who, Me? Burglary skills are surprisingly important when building networks
Oracle's Java price hikes push CIOs to brew new licensing strategies Users could save 50% with open source alternatives, says expert
Apple's backwards design mistake and the reversed capacitor It's true – the Mac LC III really did have it installed the wrong way round
Cost of Gelsinger's ambition proves too much for Intel Comment At least he'll have company as he joins 15K colleagues headed for the door
Brits are scrolling away from X and aren't that interested in AI Ofcom's Online Nation report drills into the UK's internet habits for 2024 Personal Tech29 Nov 2024 | 179
Microsoft preps big guns to shift Copilot software and PCs Canalys Forums EMEA IT admins be warned: 13,000 tech suppliers coming for your employer's checkbook AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 53
Chinese boffins find way to use diamonds as super-dense and durable storage medium Looks better on your beloved's finger than a Blu-ray, too Storage29 Nov 2024 | 54
Bolster resilience against 2025 cyber threats Watch this webinar to learn why cybersecurity leaders can trust the MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations Partner Content
Tech support chap showed boss how to use a browser for a year – he still didn't get it On Call Every time he needed help, he'd use a loudspeaker to ask for it Networks29 Nov 2024 | 198
Panasonic brings its founder back to life as an AI Digital clone of Kōnosuke Matsushita to dispense management advice to new generation AI + ML29 Nov 2024 | 17
Fine print in Intel's CHIPS Act deal includes requirement to keep control of its foundries That will limit Chipzilla's ability to cash in and bail itself out Public Sector29 Nov 2024 | 18
Google earns fresh competition scrutiny from two nations on a single day India unhappy about treatment of some games, Canada upset by adware monopoly Legal29 Nov 2024 | 13
Australia passes law to keep under-16s off social media – good luck with that, mate Also intros surveillance tweaks to protect very successful AN0M fake messaging app sting Legal28 Nov 2024 | 80
Microsoft patches the patch that broke Exchange Server If at first you don't succeed, you might be on the Microsoft Exchange team OSes28 Nov 2024 | 5
Yup, half of that thought-leader crap on LinkedIn is indeed AI scribbled Ten rules for maximizing your grindset! #1: Let a bot do your work for you Bootnotes28 Nov 2024 | 51
Google offered millions to ally itself with trade body fighting Microsoft Exclusive El Reg has seen the presentation to CISPE members which sources say was intended to keep the lawsuit over licensing alive PaaS + IaaS28 Nov 2024 | 12
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AI ambition is pushing copper to its breaking point SC24 Ayar Labs contends silicon photonics will be key to scaling beyond the rack and taming the heat Networks28 Nov 2024 | 6
NHS major 'cyber incident' forces hospitals to use pen and paper Systems are isolated and pulled offline, while scheduled procedures are canceled Cyber-crime28 Nov 2024 | 56
Abstract, theoretical computing qualifications are turning teens off BCS calls for digital literacy GCSE alongside Computer Science Personal Tech28 Nov 2024 | 145