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 | 10
+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 | 11
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 | 15
Virtualization Windows comes to Apple M1 silicon as Parallels delivers native desktop hypervisor Meanwhile, ESXi on Arm spotted booting Windows 15 Apr 04:04 | 16
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 | 80
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 | 71
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 | 2
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 | 38
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 | 39
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 | 6
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 | 2
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 | 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 | 93
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 | 86
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 | 38
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 | 43
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 | 27
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 | 50
Security It was Russia wot did it: SolarWinds hack was done by Kremlin's APT29 crew, say UK and US And Positive Technologies has been slapped with American sanctions 15 Apr 15:49 | 62
Bootnotes Pigeon fanciers in a flap over Brexit quarantine flock-up, seek exemption from EU laws It won't fly. 'We are collateral damage' 15 Apr 16:33 | 179
Databases Oracle pumps $1.2bn into Nashville campus as search for southern comfort goes on Mayor thrilled with $175m up front for Guitar Town infrastructure projects 15 Apr 17:19 | 2
Software Deno 1.9 update includes proposal cold-shouldered in February, now hyped as '3x faster' performance bump Plus HTTP/2 web server written in Rust 15 Apr 18:08 | 3
Software Ever wondered what it's like working for Microsoft? Leaked survey shines a light on how those at the code coalface feel Lowest scoring sections were 'performance' and 'deal', but it looks like it could be a lot worse 15 Apr 19:02 | 50
OSes Zorin OS 16 beta claims largest built-in app library 'of any open source desktop ever' Linux for Windows switchers: smooth user experience, if users steer clear of Windows apps on Wine 15 Apr 20:15 | 63
Security Mobile app security standard for IoT, VPNs proposed by group backed by Big Tech ioXt Alliance aims to bring 'transparency and visibility' 15 Apr 21:42 | 10