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Court papers indicate text messages from HMRC's 60886 number could snoop on Brit taxpayers' locations

Bitter contract dispute revealed HLR lookup capability baked into agreement

27 Jan 11:59 | 69

HPC

Hardware boffin starts work on simulation of an entire IBM S/360 Model 50 mainframe

With microcode intact so it can talk to an original operator's console

27 Jan 10:13 | 42

On-Prem

5nm? Pah. Texas Instruments focuses on 45nm+ analog, embedded electronics – and makes bank

Most electronics in the things you use are on old-school-gen process nodes, after all

26 Jan 23:32 | 16

Personal Tech

Imagination GPU cleared for RISC-V CPU compatibility, licensed to chip designers

We love it when a plan comes together

27 Jan 11:03 | 20

OSes

For first time in nearly 17 years, stable Linux kernel version has over 999 commits – but not everyone heard about it

'Script was adding the cc: to msg.000 not msg.0000'

27 Jan 17:13 | 11

Networks

Toaster-friendly alternative web protocol Gemini attracts criticism for becoming exclusive clique

While creators were stripping away annoying styling, users started to make Geminispace a bunker, says engineer

27 Jan 14:50 | 34

Science

Something 4,000 light years away emitted strange radio bursts. This is where we talk to scientists for actual info

'This experience has taught me that it's worth trying out looking at the sky in entirely new ways'

27 Jan 08:24 | 49

In brief

US DoD staffer with top-secret clearance stole identities from work systems to apply for loans

Plus: Apple patches exploited-in-the-wild bug, White House zero-trust order, and more

27 Jan 23:41 | 13

Personal Tech

In a first, FTC extracts millions of dollars from online store accused of blocking bad reviews on its website

Glad rags merchandiser denies wrongdoing, says it coughed up $4.2m to 'avoid distraction'

27 Jan 00:28 | 28

Updated

Instant Ump: HP Inc's subscription ink services hiking prices from next month

Customers in mid-tier band facing up to 50% higher fees... and they're delighted

27 Jan 15:34 | 44

On-Prem

Twelve years after Intel was fined $1.2bn for unfairly running over rivals, an EU court says: No need to pay

Ah, y'know what, maybe those rebates for not using AMD chips weren't so anti-competitive after all, eh?

27 Jan 06:40 | 42

Edge + IoT

January edition of Azure Sphere OS cancelled after Microsoft actually listens to customer's complaint

Wait – is this the same company that gave us Windows?

27 Jan 14:05 | 6

Science

Burning plasma signals step forward in race for nuclear fusion as researchers get bigger capsule for their 192-laser experiment

But work at US security-linked lab falls short of true ignition. 'This is physics,' they say

27 Jan 12:32 | 37

Security

China orders web operators to spring clean its entire internet

Purveyors of rumours, flirty teens, dodgy infomercials, or bloody violence all told to get in the bin – yet again

27 Jan 03:01 | 21

Episode 2

BOFH: On Wednesdays, we wear gloves

In which Simon meets the new accountant

28 Jan 09:30 | 49

Security

Intel fails to get Spectre, Meltdown chip flaw class-action super-suit tossed out

Cheesed-off customers have 'alleged enough facts at this stage' to allow legal battle to continue, says judge

28 Jan 01:18 | 23

Security

Indonesia bars financial institutions from offering crypto services

Advises citizens to avoid 'Ponzi schemes'

27 Jan 07:13 | 17

On Call

Bouncing cheques or a bouncy landing? All in a day's work for the expert pilot

Sure, you can program an autopilot but will you be defeated by a Dell?

28 Jan 08:31 | 80

Updated

HPE has 'substantially succeeded' in its £3.3bn fraud trial against Autonomy's Mike Lynch – judge

All eyes turn to Priti Patel as midnight extradition deadline looms

28 Jan 11:50 | 65

SaaS

Targeted ransomware takes aim at QNAP NAS drives, warns vendor: Get your updates done pronto

Nasty demands hefty Bitcoin ransom

27 Jan 16:19 | 8

Software

How can we recruit for the future if it takes an hour to send an email, asks Air Force AI bigwig in plea for better IT

Billions spent on weapons and boondoggles while service members battle away on cheapo PCs

28 Jan 02:28 | 46

Something for the Weekend, Sir?

How to get banned from social media without posting a thing

Mme D finally takes to the Web 2.0 stage and becomes a bad actor

28 Jan 10:17 | 77

Personal Tech

How US sanctions slugged Huawei and helped Apple top China's Q4 smartphone sales

Cupertino cut prices and cleaned up

27 Jan 04:45 | 7

Personal Tech

Apple Mac sales break records amid ex-86-odus to Arm-compatible M1 silicon

Cook & Co made $384M profit per day during latest quarter

28 Jan 07:28 | 44

Updated

FCC pulls the plug on China Unicom's permission to provide telecoms in the US

As commissioner suggests watchdog gets ability to crack down further on China-controlled data centers

28 Jan 00:32 | 5

Off-Prem

Regulations and compliance are 'a curate's egg' for digital transformation, say IT pros in finance, telecoms and public sector

Hurdle or driver for modernisation? A bit of both, apparently

27 Jan 09:30 | 7

OSes

Indian government floats idea of home-grown challenger for Android and iOS

May not be the smartest move seeing as alternative OSes crater – and Google promised to spend billions in India

27 Jan 01:19 | 10

Storage

Thanks for the memory: Samsung says DRAM, NAND profits up Q-on-Q, sales down as global supply chain bites

Expects more stability but warns of potential fab lockdowns on road ahead

27 Jan 18:37 |

Bootnotes

Carked it, Diem? Zuckerberg's grand cryptocurrency thing may sell off assets for $200m

Facebook-born blockchain payment system's day well and truly seized

27 Jan 21:48 | 18

Virtualization

VMware fixes vSphere release it pulled, sorts out Log4j while it's at it

Driver drama is done, new dev practices should prevent repeats, says Virtzilla

28 Jan 03:27 | 2

Science

UK government responds to post-Brexit concerns and of course it's all the fault of those pesky EU negotiators

'Incalculable cost' of non-participation in Horizon programme 'continues to rise'

28 Jan 11:45 | 93

Networks

Bonus features: Sony uses Blu-ray tech to simulate 466Mbps laser link from the stratosphere to space

Together with Japanese space agency, now imagining optical comms terminals on sats

28 Jan 06:33 | 5

Security

Internet Society condemns UK's Online Safety Bill for demonising encryption using 'think of the children' tactic

Plus: Cops' surveillance is used against drug gangs and not child abusers, says Tutanota

28 Jan 12:56 | 41

Poll

Crack team of boffins hash out how e-scooters should sound – but they need your help*

*They're probably fine

28 Jan 11:03 | 100

Off-Prem

ISO.org outage hits day 3: Still in the dark as the important matter of bunk bed standards enters discussion

Time to get out ISO 22300:2021, Security and resilience – Vocabulary

28 Jan 14:16 | 9

OSes

New tools to simplify wrapping your head around Kubernetes

Where to begin when you're ready to get your K8s on

28 Jan 15:15 |

Channel

Capita offloads Microsoft licensing biz Trustmarque to private equity for £110m

Remainder of Capita's Portfolio of unwanted businesses to be expunged by year end, says CEO

28 Jan 13:45 | 1

Databases

Despite growth, questions remain over whether SAP can get customers off-prem fast enough to appease investors

€500m cloud investments drag on profit

28 Jan 16:47 | 3

Storage

Blistering bandwidth: JEDEC pushes out HBM3 memory specs

All that and improved energy efficiency

28 Jan 17:28 |

Networks

Not Azure thing: Using MS's Quantum to schedule chats with spacecraft on the DSN

Oh boy

28 Jan 18:13 | 1

Offbeat

Joe Danger rides to the rescue as ageing title tugs at the heartstrings

Hobby project sees Hello Games' first baby return at the request of a dedicated dad

28 Jan 19:02 | 1

Networks

California's net neutrality law dodges Big Telecom bullet

Federal appeals court upholds decision not to block connection protection rules

28 Jan 20:06 | 2

Paid Feature

Shooting for the cloud? Make sure you're squeezing the right trigger

Here are the new rules for data centre consolidation

27 Jan 07:30 |

OSes

Microsoft brings Jenny, Aria, and more interface tweaks to new Windows 11 Insider build

Exorcising the ghost of Windows past

28 Jan 21:01 |

On-Prem

You're fabbing it wrong: Chip shortages due to lack of investment in the right factories, says IDC

Not enough money going into 40nm+ process nodes

28 Jan 21:50 |

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Court papers indicate text messages from HMRC's 60886 number could snoop on Brit taxpayers' locations

Hardware boffin starts work on simulation of an entire IBM S/360 Model 50 mainframe

5nm? Pah. Texas Instruments focuses on 45nm+ analog, embedded electronics – and makes bank

Imagination GPU cleared for RISC-V CPU compatibility, licensed to chip designers

For first time in nearly 17 years, stable Linux kernel version has over 999 commits – but not everyone heard about it

Toaster-friendly alternative web protocol Gemini attracts criticism for becoming exclusive clique

Something 4,000 light years away emitted strange radio bursts. This is where we talk to scientists for actual info

US DoD staffer with top-secret clearance stole identities from work systems to apply for loans

In a first, FTC extracts millions of dollars from online store accused of blocking bad reviews on its website

Instant Ump: HP Inc's subscription ink services hiking prices from next month

Twelve years after Intel was fined $1.2bn for unfairly running over rivals, an EU court says: No need to pay

January edition of Azure Sphere OS cancelled after Microsoft actually listens to customer's complaint

Burning plasma signals step forward in race for nuclear fusion as researchers get bigger capsule for their 192-laser experiment

China orders web operators to spring clean its entire internet

BOFH: On Wednesdays, we wear gloves

Intel fails to get Spectre, Meltdown chip flaw class-action super-suit tossed out

Indonesia bars financial institutions from offering crypto services

Bouncing cheques or a bouncy landing? All in a day's work for the expert pilot

HPE has 'substantially succeeded' in its £3.3bn fraud trial against Autonomy's Mike Lynch – judge

ServiceNow CEO says mergers and acquisitions are off the table – too messy

Silk could tie up all-but-unbreakable encryption, say South Korean boffins

FPGA now means Finally, PRC Grants Approval: China OKs AMD's $35bn Xilinx buy

Targeted ransomware takes aim at QNAP NAS drives, warns vendor: Get your updates done pronto

How can we recruit for the future if it takes an hour to send an email, asks Air Force AI bigwig in plea for better IT

How to get banned from social media without posting a thing

How US sanctions slugged Huawei and helped Apple top China's Q4 smartphone sales

Apple Mac sales break records amid ex-86-odus to Arm-compatible M1 silicon

FCC pulls the plug on China Unicom's permission to provide telecoms in the US

Regulations and compliance are 'a curate's egg' for digital transformation, say IT pros in finance, telecoms and public sector

Indian government floats idea of home-grown challenger for Android and iOS

Thanks for the memory: Samsung says DRAM, NAND profits up Q-on-Q, sales down as global supply chain bites

Carked it, Diem? Zuckerberg's grand cryptocurrency thing may sell off assets for $200m

VMware fixes vSphere release it pulled, sorts out Log4j while it's at it

UK government responds to post-Brexit concerns and of course it's all the fault of those pesky EU negotiators

Bonus features: Sony uses Blu-ray tech to simulate 466Mbps laser link from the stratosphere to space

Internet Society condemns UK's Online Safety Bill for demonising encryption using 'think of the children' tactic

Crack team of boffins hash out how e-scooters should sound – but they need your help*

ISO.org outage hits day 3: Still in the dark as the important matter of bunk bed standards enters discussion

New tools to simplify wrapping your head around Kubernetes

Capita offloads Microsoft licensing biz Trustmarque to private equity for £110m

Despite growth, questions remain over whether SAP can get customers off-prem fast enough to appease investors

Blistering bandwidth: JEDEC pushes out HBM3 memory specs

Not Azure thing: Using MS's Quantum to schedule chats with spacecraft on the DSN

Joe Danger rides to the rescue as ageing title tugs at the heartstrings

California's net neutrality law dodges Big Telecom bullet

Shooting for the cloud? Make sure you're squeezing the right trigger

Microsoft brings Jenny, Aria, and more interface tweaks to new Windows 11 Insider build

You're fabbing it wrong: Chip shortages due to lack of investment in the right factories, says IDC

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