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
+Analysis
Dell to spin out remaining VMware stake, cements Friends With Benefits status for at least five years
‘Market does not appreciate hardware/software combo’ says Big Mike. So virty giant gets freedom, customers are promised no change
Video
Blue Origin sends Mannequin Skywalker aloft again, testing out comfier capsule for future space tourists
One day you too can experience a few minutes of free fall with great visuals... if you can afford it
Virtualization
Windows comes to Apple M1 silicon as Parallels delivers native desktop hypervisor
Meanwhile, ESXi on Arm spotted booting Windows
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Security
University of Hertfordshire pulls the plug on, well, everything after cyber attack
Another UK institution topples at the hands of miscreants
15 Apr 15:04 |
Webcast
Vintage? Good for vinyl records, bad for systems of record
Emulation could make more sense than migration. Here’s why…
15 Apr 14:14 |
Personal Tech
Last chance to grab an iPhone Mini as savvy analyst reckons Apple will scrap it next year
Incoming iPhone 13 could be final slimline version
15 Apr 13:33 | 5
Storage
Microsoft OneDrive for Windows 7 drives off a cliff for Business users
Accidental borkage ... or a not-so-subtle hint that it really is time to move on?
15 Apr 12:47 | 10
Bootnotes
Listen, son... Monster trucks just aren't cool anymore. Real winners drive Tesla Roadsters
Matchbox goes green with sustainably produced toys based on electric cars
15 Apr 12:01 | 10
Legal
Docking £500k commission from top SAS salesman was perfectly legal, rules judge
Chap brought in $27m deal – so bosses withheld two-thirds of his pay
15 Apr 11:14 | 29
Databases
Google proposes Logica data language for building more manageable SQL code
COBOL-inspired caps lock English just don't add up when dealing with large SQL codebases
15 Apr 10:25 | 45
Applications
Microsoft calls time on Timeline: Don't worry, more features that nobody asked for coming your way
Activity history tracker over mobile devices set to become history
15 Apr 09:40 | 12
Software
IBM signs up to Eclipse Foundation's Adoptium working group to push out free, certified JDK binaries
Makes a change from the waves of redundancies
15 Apr 08:58 |
On-Prem
Infosys says staff are leaving it again – a sign COVID crunch is receding
Full year impact of the compensation hike of Q4 will be felt into FY 22, says Infosys
15 Apr 08:31 | 3
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
15 Apr 08:11 | 30
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'?
15 Apr 07:26 | 18
Off-Prem
Azure adds programmatic pricing API to help you sniff out global deals
Seventeen currencies - not just the Greenback - are now just an API call away
15 Apr 07:05 | 1
Networks
Vote to turf out remainder of Nominet board looks inevitable after .uk registry ignores reform demands
PublicBenefit.uk campaign reports 97 per cent of its supporters behind effort
15 Apr 06:32 | 46
Personal Tech
OMG! New free speech social network won’t allow members to take the Lord’s name in vain
‘Frank’ reckons it won’t follow Parler’s path to plug-pulling because it has its own servers and ‘the best security’ . But it also uses Cloudflare …
15 Apr 06:17 | 47
Virtualization
Windows comes to Apple M1 silicon as Parallels delivers native desktop hypervisor
Meanwhile, ESXi on Arm spotted booting Windows
15 Apr 04:04 | 14
Video
Blue Origin sends Mannequin Skywalker aloft again, testing out comfier capsule for future space tourists
One day you too can experience a few minutes of free fall with great visuals... if you can afford it
15 Apr 02:31 | 11
+Analysis
Dell to spin out remaining VMware stake, cements Friends With Benefits status for at least five years
‘Market does not appreciate hardware/software combo’ says Big Mike. So virty giant gets freedom, customers are promised no change
15 Apr 01:28 | 3
Security
Is it still possible to run malware in a browser using JavaScript and Rowhammer? Yes, yes it is (slowly)
Firefox 'fully compromised' in 15 minutes via SMASH attack
15 Apr 00:18 | 7
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
14 Apr 22:32 | 16
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 | 11
Science
Ice, ice maybe? Astrobotic will ride SpaceX's Falcon Heavy to the Moon in 2023 and drop off NASA's water-hunting rover
Firm's Griffin lander to do the honours
14 Apr 20:34 | 2
OpenStack Wallaby bounds ahead with security enhancements, integration with other projects
Cri-o genesis: Project bumps version up to 1.21, adds more customisation to the mix
Cloudflare goes live with Workers Unbound for serverless apps that need a little more time
One cloud to rule them: Informatica’s service will manage all your data, everywhere
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 | 24
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
14 Apr 18:45 | 6
Sponsored
Wish HCI could do more? Maybe it’s time for some disaggregation, says HPE
If you don't know what you'll need three to six months from now, 'disaggregated dHCI can be a better play'
14 Apr 18:00 |
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
14 Apr 17:02 | 6
Databases
SAP's operating profits might be down but cloud-fixated ERP biz thinks things are looking up enough to hike full-year guidance
Shrugs off 21% slump – that's just infra shift, share awards
14 Apr 16:01 | 2
AI + ML
A keyboard? How quaint: Logitech and Baidu link arms to make an AI-enabled, voice-transcribing mouse
Dictates 3 languages, translates into 6, available only in China
14 Apr 14:56 | 30
Networks
UK watchdog blesses Virgin Media and O2's union, says there's no risk of market distortion or competition loss
Hard luck, BT
14 Apr 13:55 | 22
OSes
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 | 34
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 | 13
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
14 Apr 11:30 | 1
SaaS
State of Maine says Workday has shown 'no accountability' for farcical $56.4m HR upgrade
It takes two to tango, says SaaS vendor
14 Apr 10:49 | 19
Personal Tech
Got $10k to burn? Ultra-rare Piet Mondrian-esque Apple laptop is up for grabs on eBay
Colourful PowerBook 170 was a one-off for Japanese women's golf tournament
14 Apr 10:02 | 23
Security
Spy agency GCHQ told me Gmail's more secure than Microsoft 365, insists British MP as facepalming security bods tell him to zip it
Keep using the provided tools, NCSC says
14 Apr 09:16 | 100
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 | 24
AI + ML
Neural networks give astronomers huge boost in identifying galaxies: 27 million done, 600 million to come
AI algorithms in large-scale astronomy are mandatory, study says
14 Apr 07:27 | 21
Software
Grab, the superapp that made Uber quit Southeast Asia, to go public through controversial 'SPAC'
Ride-sharing, food-delivering, payment-processing, home-insuring and money-lending org thanks COVID for pumping up its financials
14 Apr 07:01 | 6
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 | 16
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
14 Apr 05:01 | 6
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 |
