There's no place like GNOME: System 76 introduces COSMIC desktop GUI for its Pop!_OS Linux
Private preview for now, Windows and macOS users sought for testing
Updated
What the FLoC? Browser makers queue up to decry Google's latest ad-targeting initiative as invasive tracking
'Federated Learning of Cohorts' groups users together and is already being tested in Chrome
Security
Chrome and Chromium updated after yet another exploit is found in browser's V8 JavaScript engine
JS component seems to be focus of researchers and miscreants alike
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Element rolls out bridge for Microsoft Teams to cross into Matrix's encrypted comms land
For a small fee, of course – and no video or voice yet
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IBM signs up to Eclipse Foundation's Adoptium working group to push out free, certified JDK binaries
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On-Prem
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Legal
Jackie 'You have no authority here' Weaver calls on the UK to extend Coronavirus Act provisions for online meetings
Because local democracy is hilarious – oh, and transparency's good too
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Personal Tech
Irish privacy watchdog sticks GDPR probe into Facebook after that online giveaway of 533 million profiles
Oh, you mean the 'features that make it easier for people to find and connect with friends on our services'?
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Off-Prem
Azure adds programmatic pricing API to help you sniff out global deals
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Networks
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Personal Tech
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Virtualization
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Video
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Security
Is it still possible to run malware in a browser using JavaScript and Rowhammer? Yes, yes it is (slowly)
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15 Apr 00:18 | 5
Security
Nigerian email scammer sent down for 40 months in the US, ordered to pay back $2.7m to victims
Among the victims: the United Nations
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Security
Report: Aussie biz Azimuth cracked San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, ending Apple-FBI privacy standoff
Mozilla-authored code in iOS exploited, since patched, it is claimed
14 Apr 21:37 | 7
Science
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Updated
What the FLoC? Browser makers queue up to decry Google's latest ad-targeting initiative as invasive tracking
'Federated Learning of Cohorts' groups users together and is already being tested in Chrome
14 Apr 19:33 | 17
Networks
Huawei tells the FCC it can't force US carriers to scrap its gear – that's Congress's job
We're sure the comms watchdog will take that on board
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Sponsored
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Security
Chrome and Chromium updated after yet another exploit is found in browser's V8 JavaScript engine
JS component seems to be focus of researchers and miscreants alike
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Databases
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AI + ML
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Networks
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There's no place like GNOME: System 76 introduces COSMIC desktop GUI for its Pop!_OS Linux
Private preview for now, Windows and macOS users sought for testing
14 Apr 13:03 | 30
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AI + ML
US Homeland Security sued for 'stonewalling' over use of Clearview facial recognition
Potential surveillance nightmare could be unfolding in secret, civil-rights warriors fear
14 Apr 12:15 | 10
Exclusive
Element rolls out bridge for Microsoft Teams to cross into Matrix's encrypted comms land
For a small fee, of course – and no video or voice yet
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SaaS
State of Maine says Workday has shown 'no accountability' for farcical $56.4m HR upgrade
It takes two to tango, says SaaS vendor
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Personal Tech
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Security
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Keep using the provided tools, NCSC says
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Networks
Telecoms Diversification Task Force urges UK government to give smaller hardware vendors a bigger slice of the 5G pie
Filling the void left by Huawei
14 Apr 08:30 | 2
Off-Prem
OVH services still not fully restored as boss rates ongoing recovery efforts a 'real nightmare'
'A huge Tetris' as biz struggles prepping kit for relocation under renewed COVID lockdown
14 Apr 07:58 | 23
AI + ML
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AI algorithms in large-scale astronomy are mandatory, study says
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Software
Grab, the superapp that made Uber quit Southeast Asia, to go public through controversial 'SPAC'
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14 Apr 07:01 | 5
Legal
China requires 'self-correction' of monopolistic behaviour by 34 local web giants
Alibaba was just the beginning, says regulator, as it forbids western web titans' favourite bullying behaviours
14 Apr 06:02 | 13
Off-Prem
Tata Consultancy Services added just 7 customers in FY21 ... and 40,000 staff as revenue, profit flattened
IT giant is learning to live with repeated sprints rather than mega-deals
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Networks
COVID-19 kicks mobile giant CK Hutchison's '3' twice: Robs operator of roaming revenue, sends data use soaring
Many European customers flee, Asia signs up in big numbers
14 Apr 03:58 |
Security
FBI deletes web shells from hundreds of compromised Microsoft Exchange servers before alerting admins
Remote-control malware wiped, deployments must still be patched
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Security
Google Sites blight: Over 100,000 web pages for business form searches overrun with backdoor RATs
eSentire warns of remote-access trojans masquerading as PDFs
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Personal Tech
After years of dragging its feet, FCC finally starts tackling America's robocall scourge
New law implementation, cease-and-desist letters, and mobile companies asked to detail free blocking tools
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Legal
Who'd have thought the US senator who fist pumped Jan 6 insurrectionists would propose totally unworkable anti-Big Tech law?
This one seems as well thought-out as his Capitol rally salute
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Security
1Password targets developers with Secrets Automation, acquisition of SecretHub
Existing users covered until 2022
13 Apr 20:53 | 2
Patch Tuesday
NSA helps out Microsoft with critical Exchange Server vulnerability disclosures in an April shower of patches
100+ fixes for the Windows world – plus holes in SAP, Adobe, FreeBSD, etc
13 Apr 19:47 | 20
Networks
What's Red and scale-y and shacked up with NEC? A new Red Hat network function virtualization solution, apparently
Living on the Edge as SA networks roll out
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