And now for something completely different: Python 3.12 Nobody expects more flexible string parsing Devops03 Oct 2023 | 18
Microsoft kills classic Azure DaaS, because it isn't really Azure Users get three-year deprecation and migration warning On-Prem03 Oct 2023 | 11
Human knocks down woman in hit-and-run. Then driverless Cruise car parks on top of her Victim in critical condition AI + ML04 Oct 2023 | 102
5G satellite briefly becomes brightest object in night sky With more constellations on the horizon, scientists call for better approval of launches Science03 Oct 2023 | 32
Apple blames iOS 17 bug for overheating iPhone 15 woes Updated Fixes about to flow, perhaps along with an iSearch engine Personal Tech03 Oct 2023 | 42
From vacuum tubes to qubits – is quantum computing destined to repeat history? Analysis Having seen how conventional computers changed the world, can you really afford to bet against it? HPC03 Oct 2023 | 31
CISA adds latest Chrome zero-day to Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog Chrome’s second zero-day of the month puts fed security at 'significant risk' Security03 Oct 2023 |
Ex-Microsoft maverick takes us on a trip through vintage Task Manager code Plus: Have you updated to the latest version of Bloated Fetal Sacs? OSes04 Oct 2023 | 16
Microsoft CEO whinges about Google's default search deals Alleges it achieved dominance through nefarious means – but who would do such a thing? Software03 Oct 2023 | 23
$17k solid gold Apple Watch goes from Beyoncé's wrist to the obsolete list You can't bling out the inevitable Personal Tech03 Oct 2023 | 49
DISH must pay for bungled orbit change in landmark space debris penalty FCC wants $150K after EchoStar-7 missed its orbital graveyard Networks03 Oct 2023 | 10
X Social Media sues Twitter 2.0 over alphabet soup branding spidermanpointingmeme.jpg Personal Tech03 Oct 2023 | 29
Co-founder of collapsed crypto biz Three Arrows cuffed at airport Asia in brief Plus: Philippine state health insurance knocked offline by ransomware, China relaxes data export laws, and more Security03 Oct 2023 | 3
Trio of TorchServe flaws means PyTorch users need an urgent upgrade Meta, the project's maintainer, shrugs: We fixed it, let's move on Security04 Oct 2023 | 2
AMD graphics card users report gremlins with Windows 11 It looks like you spent hours tuning your settings – shall I reset them for you? OSes03 Oct 2023 | 6
City council Oracle megaproject got a code red – and they went live anyway Poor security and segregation of duties also worry auditors Databases04 Oct 2023 | 32
US v Sam Bankman-Fried trial begins ... as imploded crypto-biz boss sues his insurer After people's funds go up in smoke, ex-CEO seeks cash to foot legal bills Cyber-crime03 Oct 2023 | 13
MongoDB promises to keep its hands off application building Yet history tells us it's an ever present temptation to grab greater chunks of the stack Databases03 Oct 2023 | 1
Mint freshens up its Linux garden for Ubuntu and Debian fans One version's edgier than the other OSes04 Oct 2023 | 7
Intel spins off FPGA biz with DC boss Sandra Rivera at the helm x86 giant eyes outside cash injections, IPO for Programmable Systems Group within three years Systems03 Oct 2023 | 2
Microsoft Defender 'finally' stops flagging Tor Browser as malware Just because you're paranoid… Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2023 | 8
Google doubles minimum RAM and disk in 'Chromebook Plus' spec Some may be made in India, where the Big G has teamed to make kit with HP Personal Tech03 Oct 2023 | 24
ChattyG takes a college freshman C/C++ programming exam Compiles learning and code to pass – but not necessarily with flying colors AI + ML03 Oct 2023 | 16
Russia to ban all VPNs – again – says senator Putin Zuck out of business is one goal of this repeat effort to close off internet tunnels Cybersecurity Month04 Oct 2023 | 34
Arm patches GPU driver bug exploited by spyware to snoop on targets As Qualcomm warns of similar fixes coming for its chips Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2023 | 4
Big Brother is coming to a workplace near you, and the privacy regulator wants a word Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? Legal04 Oct 2023 | 32
Uncle Sam to tighten chip export chokehold on China... again Red dragon's semiconductor market share continues to grow Systems03 Oct 2023 | 47
UK splashes £4B to dive into next-gen nuclear submarines Detailed design and long lead contracts signed off for SSN-AUKUS project Public Sector03 Oct 2023 | 21
Supreme Court doesn't want to hear union's beef about STEM grad work visas End of the road for those hoping to cut 3-year permit back down to 12 months CxO03 Oct 2023 | 6
Kaluma squeezes JavaScript onto the Raspberry Pi Pico Bringing the language of multi-gigabyte web browsers to a $4 computer Offbeat04 Oct 2023 | 19
Astronomers debate whether or not lightning strikes even once on Venus Where are the bolts of light? Why are the low-frequency radio waves lightning makes going backwards? Science04 Oct 2023 | 9
UK IaaS market: Deeper probe by competition regulator lands soon Updated Ofcom to refer findings to CMA – which insiders say will home in on egress fees, interoperability and licensing PaaS + IaaS03 Oct 2023 | 5
ESA delays Vega-C's return after nozzle design fails tests Eurolauncher won't fly again until 2024 as it awaits another redesign Science03 Oct 2023 | 7
Japan drives for infosec self-sufficiency – at least in one layer of deep defenses CYNEX Alliance brings industry, government, and academia together to share info and devise tools Cybersecurity Month03 Oct 2023 |
North Korea's Lazarus Group upgrades its main malware LightningCan evades infosec tools in new and interesting ways Cybersecurity Month04 Oct 2023 | 3
Samsung to fab chips for RISC-V processor world's Tenstorrent For now, chaebol will manufacture AI startup’s 4nm Quasar Systems04 Oct 2023 | 1
If you want to fund open source code via Patreon with GitHub, well now you can Exploited open source maintainers get broader payment pleading options Devops03 Oct 2023 | 3
Microsoft takes concrete steps (literally) toward greener datacenter construction Plan is to mix a dose of sustainability into bit barn foundations On-Prem03 Oct 2023 | 11
Nukes, schmukes – fuel cells could power future datacenters At least in the tropics, say Equinix and the National University of Singapore Off-Prem04 Oct 2023 | 18
CISA barred from coordinating with social media sites to police misinformation The 5th Circuit's re-ruling adds CISA to a list of alleged first-amendment violators. Next stop: Supreme Court Security04 Oct 2023 | 4
Tweaked Space Shuttle Main Engine gets ready for final testing NASA will run out of RS-25s to drop into the ocean unless the production line restarts Science04 Oct 2023 | 18
Airwave a 'license to print money' on legacy blue-light comms contract Updated Profits and revenue increase for Motorola subsidiary challenging regulator price cap ruling Networks04 Oct 2023 | 10
Microsoft introduces AI meddling to your files with Copilot in OneDrive We hope cloud storage service is ready for this web wingman PaaS + IaaS04 Oct 2023 | 12
Japan confirms ¥192 billion will flow to help Micron build Hiroshima plant That's $1.3 billion – pocket change compared to CHIPS Acts elsewhere On-Prem04 Oct 2023 | 1
Microsoft attempts to woo governments with Cloud for Sovereignty preview Sovereignty = you’ll run on Azure and you’ll be told when our engineers access your resources PaaS + IaaS04 Oct 2023 | 4
Red Planet roommates have been stuck on 'Mars' together for 100 days Simulation milestone coincides with NASA's 65th birthday – will it manage the real thing before its centenary? Science04 Oct 2023 | 8
Red Cross lays down hacktivism law as Ukraine war rages on Rules apply to cyber vigilantes and their home nations, but experts cast doubt over potential benefits CSO04 Oct 2023 | 1
Dell jumps on personalized GenAI biz wagon with 'customizable' pitch Flags up enterprise customer adoption 'hesitancy,' though, as data governance worries persist AI + ML04 Oct 2023 | 1
'Gay furry hackers' brag of second NATO break-in, steal and leak more data 'No impact on missions,' military powerhouse insists Cyber-crime04 Oct 2023 | 1
FEMA to test emergency alert system US-wide today Updated Americans are used to drills :( Cybersecurity Month04 Oct 2023 | 39
Make-me-root 'Looney Tunables' security hole on Linux needs your attention What's up, Doc? Try elevated permissions Patches04 Oct 2023 |
Atos subsidiary Eviden scores contract win in Europe's first exascale system $526M Jupiter set to rule EU's tech orbit by 2024 HPC04 Oct 2023 | 1
Google introduces phone-shaped housing for its AI tech Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro out, Chrome goliath ups support to seven years Personal Tech04 Oct 2023 | 1
IT networks under attack via critical Confluence zero-day. Patch now 'Handful' of customers hit so far, public-facing instances at risk Patches04 Oct 2023 |
Amazon had secret algorithm to hike prices, claims FTC Project Nessie named in the antitrust suit, alleging Bezos's bunch pulled in an extra billion-plus Personal Tech04 Oct 2023 | 1
Microsoft rolls OpenAI's text-to-pic DALL-E 3 into Bing AI-made images invisibly watermarked – as academics warn that kind of measure is pointless AI + ML04 Oct 2023 |