Scientists use supercritical carbon dioxide to power the grid
Sandia has been working on the project for more than a decade – now comes scaling
Science19 Aug 2022 | 18
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GitHub Copilot may be perfect for cheating CompSci programming exercises
Shakeup in teaching looms as code-completion tool lets students 'bring an Uzi to a knife fight'
AI + ML19 Aug 2022 | 14
Ex-HP finance manager jailed after going on $5m spending spree using company plastic
Tesla sedan, 46 Chanel bags, 16 Rolexes, and more equals three years behind bars
Cyber-crime19 Aug 2022 | 13
Microsoft looks beyond the US with Windows Subsystem for Android
Realizes there's a big beautiful world out there and sets sail for Japan
Devops19 Aug 2022 | 5
Russian cosmonauts abort ISS spacewalk after suit power fluctuates
Imagine how much Apple would charge for a power lead that long
Science19 Aug 2022 | 1
Weighing the less mainstream Ubuntu remixes: Including China's Kylin
We look at the official flavors, but there are more out there
Applications19 Aug 2022 | 1
Qualcomm readying new Arm server chip based on Nuvia acquisition
AWS said to be taking an interest in homegrown silicon, meaning chipmaker must have a functional demo
Systems19 Aug 2022 |
Google shuts off IoT Core services shortly after announcing API stability commitments
Customers could be better off with specialist providers and service partners, Chocolate Factory decides
Applications19 Aug 2022 | 12
LibreOffice improves Microsoft compatibility with version 7.4
If you absolutely must keep using those proprietary formats, walk this way
Applications19 Aug 2022 | 32
Is storage scuppering your AI infrastructure? Time to disaggregate
Open your mind to the options at the Open Storage Summit
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UK blocks sale of chip design software company to China
Trail from Super Orange HK Holding Ltd leads back to National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund
Systems19 Aug 2022 | 20
Google promises to adjust search algorithm to favor 'people-first content'
Well now there's an idea
Personal Tech19 Aug 2022 | 28
MariaDB buys geospacial specialist CubeWerx
Long list of open standards contributions part of journey to REST-based GIS stack, companies say
Applications19 Aug 2022 |
We were promised integrated packages. Instead we got disintegrated apps
Something for the Weekend Not to mention the severely disadvantageous subscription model
Columnists19 Aug 2022 | 83
Mouse hiding in cable tray cheesed off its bemused user
On Call Who knows where all those cables go anyway?
Systems19 Aug 2022 | 87
Two years on, Apple iOS VPNs still leak IP addresses
Privacy, it's a useful marketing term. *Offer does not apply in China
Research19 Aug 2022 | 13
Australian wasps threaten another passenger plane, with help from COVID-19
A350 saved from peril by sharp-eyed ground crew
Offbeat19 Aug 2022 | 81
NASA selects 'full force' for probe into UFOs
'We're placing a high priority on it'
Science19 Aug 2022 | 61
Red Hat OpenShift adds heterogenous clusters mixing x86, Arm
Tech preview is Azure-only for now, adding to previous AWS Arm adventures
Software19 Aug 2022 |
Vietnam demands Big Tech localize data storage and offices
Mandate goes into effect October 1, but industry players will have a year to comply
Legal19 Aug 2022 | 4
Solaris is in maintenance mode – but Oracle added a significant feature anyway
Don’t Panic if you run terabytes of RAM and need to understand a dumped snapshot
OSes19 Aug 2022 | 14
The truth about that draft law banning Uncle Sam buying insecure software
There's always a get-out clause
CSO19 Aug 2022 | 32
$2.8m gene therapy treatment is America's most expensive drug ever
Sure, it's pricey, but not using it would be more expensive, says drug maker
Science18 Aug 2022 | 47
Googlers demand abortion searches ‘never be saved or treated as a crime’
Staff remind CEO 'don't be evil' and treat workers equally
Personal Tech18 Aug 2022 | 77
DIY 5G specialist FreedomFi acquired by Nova Labs
Aiming to make Helium the standard for decentralized networks
Networks18 Aug 2022 | 1
Tesla expands Powerwall-to-grid program to cover most of California
Utility companies are offering $2 per kWh for power stored in battery tech
Personal Tech18 Aug 2022 | 41
Microsoft brings more Arm64 support and an updated expiry date to Dev Channel Windows
Best before September 15, 2023
OSes18 Aug 2022 | 12
China, US relations further soured by CHIPS Act
Beijing says legislation designed to interfere with its own efforts to build homegrown semiconductor industry
Systems18 Aug 2022 | 18
Keeping the keys to the kingdom secure
Learn how you can improve your password security and keep your organization's data safe
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Google blocks third record-breaking DDoS attack in as many months
46 million requests per second network flood comes as attacks increase by more than 200% compared to last year
CSO18 Aug 2022 | 10
Quantum computing startup IonQ lands on Microsoft's Azure
Yep, that’s the same company a short-seller is alleging is a ‘useless toy’
PaaS + IaaS18 Aug 2022 | 3
Google Workspace Individual arrives in Europe
It's taken Mountain View a year to refine the service for the Continent
Personal Tech18 Aug 2022 | 1
Tech analyst Forrester finds enterprise software is recession-proof
As mission-critical nature of software supports prices, users also find reason to invest
Applications18 Aug 2022 | 1
The CHIPS Act won't end US reliance on foreign foundries
Analysis For all the billions poured in, is a 'Made in America' sticker worth it?
Systems18 Aug 2022 | 28
AI chip adds artificial neurons to resistive RAM for use in wearables, drones
'Even on a small coin battery, it could run for more than 10 years' claims researcher
AI + ML18 Aug 2022 | 12
South Korea cracks down on unlicensed foreign crypto businesses
Financial Services Commission also creates a digital assets task force
Legal18 Aug 2022 | 2
Skyrora fires up second stage of XL rocket
First stage hot fire and launch from UK soil in 2023
Science18 Aug 2022 | 12
Cloudera launches SaaS platform for the lakehouse crowd
And it IS a crowd – marketplace is busy, so it's hoping open approach sets it apart
Databases18 Aug 2022 |
Google teaches robots to serve humans – with large language models the key
Video Is this it? The robo-butler dream is coming true?
AI + ML18 Aug 2022 | 24
We tested all the Ubuntu remixes for resource usage so you don't have to
Which flavors are the lightest and the heaviest disk and memory-wise?
OSes18 Aug 2022 | 44
NASA has MOXIE, but rivals reckon they can do better for oxygen on Mars
Food and fuels, too? Totally not sounding like a Star Trek replicator
Science18 Aug 2022 | 33
Microsoft to drop price for Teams Rooms, add free Basic tier for SMBs
Hardware still required – plus tolerance for visiting the office and remote collaboration
On-Prem18 Aug 2022 | 8
Ransomware attack on UK water company clouded by confusion
Clop gang thought it hit Thames Water – but real victim was elsewhere
Cyber-crime18 Aug 2022 | 38
Deluge of of entries to Spamhaus blocklists includes 'various household names'
Nastymail tracking service blames sloppy sending practices for swelling lists of dangerous mailers
Security18 Aug 2022 | 105
Janet Jackson music video declared a cybersecurity exploit
Another reason not to play 1989's Rhythm Nation – it may mess with some hard disk drives
Security18 Aug 2022 | 119
Two thirds of DNS queries for IPv6 hosts sent to Chinese resolvers fail, researchers find
Network boffins can't say why, suggest not using the worst providers
Off-Prem18 Aug 2022 | 7
That was fast: MetaGuard emerges as an 'incognito mode' for the metaverse
As if the VR giants will let that stand – worth a try, though
Personal Tech18 Aug 2022 | 25
Google, Apple squash exploitable browser bugs
Chrome flaw has public exploit, WebKit hole actively abused along with kernel escalation
Patches17 Aug 2022 | 6
Airbnb turns its anti-partying tech on American lodgers
Looking to book a large house on a weekend? You'll have to clear a few hurdles
Personal Tech17 Aug 2022 | 19
Software developer cracks Hyundai car security with Google search
Top tip: Your RSA private key should not be copied from a public code tutorial
Research17 Aug 2022 | 72
After 7 years, long-term threat DarkTortilla crypter is still evolving
.NET-based malware can push wide range of malicious payloads, and evades detection, Secureworks says
CSO17 Aug 2022 | 2
Rocket Lab to search for signs of life in the clouds of Venus
As promised, Peter Beck is sending a Photon next year. Because he can
Science17 Aug 2022 | 14
How to stop the evil lurking in the shadows
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Attention Microsoft-oriented Linux devs: .NET 6 is on Ubuntu 22.04
Linux distro announces the availability of Microsoft tooling on Jammy Jellyfish
Devops17 Aug 2022 | 18
TikTok wants your trust around US midterm elections data
Misinformation's a concern, but Chinese media giant's own data privacy practices also have people worried
CSO17 Aug 2022 | 4
SOFIA observatory's last hurrah set back by damage from high winds
Boeing 747-based platform now back in California with almost a month to go before science operations end
Science17 Aug 2022 | 8
Cloud and datacenters start to feel the slowdown amid spiking energy costs
While enterprises are spending more on infrastructure than ever before, what goes up must come down
PaaS + IaaS17 Aug 2022 | 5
Excel @ mentions approach general availability on the desktop
@CEO, that macro looks sus, amirite?
Applications17 Aug 2022 | 40
UK launches 'consultation' with EU over exclusion from science programs
Billions in funding at stake as PM hopeful Liz Truss says bloc 'in breach of agreement'
Science17 Aug 2022 | 280
NASA uses occult means to spot tiny moon orbiting asteroid
Lucy probe is five years away from getting a closeup of Polymele's satellite
Science17 Aug 2022 | 12
There's no place like GNOME: Project hits 25, going on 43
Desktop environment celebrates milestone birthday with a beta
Applications17 Aug 2022 | 37
Modeling software spins up plans for floating wind turbines
Saaaaandia, where the wind comes sweeping 'cross the sea …
Science17 Aug 2022 | 35
Mozilla finds 18 of 25 popular reproductive health apps share your data
Scary in post-Roe America, and Poland, and far too many other places
Research17 Aug 2022 | 43
Australian court overturns 'Google is a publisher' decision
Precedent essentially meant that search results could be considered defamatory, which is dumb
Personal Tech17 Aug 2022 | 43
UK hospitals lose millions after AI startup valuation collapses
Updated Two trusts saw nearly $18 million go up in smoke when Sensyne Health was delisted from AIM
AI + ML17 Aug 2022 | 72
NASA wants a hundredfold upgrade for space computers
Does it hope to run Doom on the Moon or something?
Science17 Aug 2022 | 34
Russian military uses Chinese drones and bots in combat, over manufacturers' protests
Testimonials from Russian generals not welcomed by DJI or Unitree Robotics
Security17 Aug 2022 | 45
Elon Musk 'buying Manchester United' football club
Results are rubbish on Earth, but Mars United could be undisputed champions
Bootnotes17 Aug 2022 | 54
Open source VideoLAN media player asks why it's blocked in India
Rubbishes suggestions poisoned clones or ancient malware are worthy reasons for ban
Software17 Aug 2022 | 28
DARPA seeks a few good AI coders to help America find its own rare minerals
There's some pocket change in it for you, if you can crack this nut
AI + ML17 Aug 2022 | 12
The trade ban that wasn't: US allows 94% of restricted tech exports to China anyway
谢谢 美国!
On-Prem17 Aug 2022 | 24
RubyGems now requires multi-factor auth for top package maintainers
Sign-on you crazy diamond
Security16 Aug 2022 | 1
SEC says brokerage accounts hijacked for $1.3m pump-and-dump scam
18 people and businesses charged, one giant web of connections
Cyber-crime16 Aug 2022 | 3
Dinobabies latest: IBM settles with widow of exec who killed himself after layoff
Big Blue certainly seems blue about letting any of these claims go to trial
On-Prem16 Aug 2022 | 54
AMD has a lot riding on its 5nm Ryzen 7000 CPUs. And so here begins the hype
You'll need a new motherboard, RAM, beefier PSU. But hey, at least GPUs are cheap again
Personal Tech16 Aug 2022 | 15
Apple to compel workers to spend '3 days a week' in the office
Mandate starts in September, staff say its about 'fear of worker autonomy'
On-Prem16 Aug 2022 | 66
Talking about an AI revolution? Don't forget the storage
Here's how you'll be keeping the data flowing into your AI and HPC systems in future
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Discord details how it dodged latency with a super-disk made in the cloud
For when a GCP Local SSD is just not quite reliable enough
Systems16 Aug 2022 | 10
PC store told it can't claim full cyber-crime insurance after social-engineering attack
Two different kinds of fraud, says judge while throwing out lawsuit against insurer
CSO16 Aug 2022 | 3
Microsoft tests new features in last year’s Windows 10
Still waiting for 22H2? Have a 21H2 release preview to tide you over
OSes16 Aug 2022 |
Inflation worries push PC and mobile DRAM demand down, with pricing to follow
Samsung, SK hynix, Micron are in for some pain, claims analyst, plus signs point to stockpiled customer inventory
Storage16 Aug 2022 |
Do you know what’s happening on your users’ devices?
Head this way to find if your strategy’s on (end) point
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Microsoft's macOS Tamper Protection hits general availability
A boon for administrators having to deal with Apple hardware while also keeping everything secure
CSO16 Aug 2022 | 5
Broadcom challenges Nvidia's Spectrum-4 with 51.2T switch silicon
Double the bandwidth of previous gen and 6x reduction in power consumption
Networks16 Aug 2022 | 1
1,900 Signal users exposed: Twilio attacker 'explicitly' looked for certain numbers
Updated Bad guy also got SMS verification codes, and re-registered one of the numbers they searched for
Cyber-crime16 Aug 2022 | 40
Ryugu asteroid: It came from the outer solar system, say scientists
Japanese Hayabusa-2 probe samples reveal coarse-grained phyllosilicates that may have served as 'cradles' for organics and water
Science16 Aug 2022 | 16
Microsoft Azure cloud region settles over desert in Doha, Qatar
Opening was delayed during that pandemic thing
Systems16 Aug 2022 | 13
Reckon Russian spies are lurking in your inbox? Check for these IOCs, Microsoft says
Seaborgium targeted dozens of orgs this year alone
CSO16 Aug 2022 | 7
UK government lines up billions to refresh legacy tech in 600-system tax dept
Let's hope DALAS procurement is a tad more sensible than its soap opera namesake
Systems16 Aug 2022 | 19
Ninefold increase in startup layoffs in Q2 follows economic uncertainty
Industry set to readjust to new realities of raising cash
Legal16 Aug 2022 |
This tiny Intel Xeon-toting PC board can take your Raspberry Pi any day
Did someone say ECC on an SBC?
Personal Tech16 Aug 2022 | 54
Philippines orders fraud probe after paying MacBook prices for slow Celeron laptops
Education Department planned to buy 70,000 laptops, blew its budget and bought just 40,000
Personal Tech16 Aug 2022 | 61
World record for strongest steady magnetic field 'broken' by Chinese team
Superconductive hybrid magnet claimed to be 4,500 times stronger than a fridge stick-on
Science16 Aug 2022 | 27
Supply chain worries heat up again as China shuts down factories to cool its citizens
Scorching weather sees scarce juice diverted to aircon instead of laptops and lithium
Personal Tech16 Aug 2022 | 13
Digital Ocean dumps Mailchimp after attack leaked customer email addresses
Somebody went after crypto-centric companies’ outsourced email but the damage was felt in the cloud
Cyber-crime16 Aug 2022 | 19
Ant Group’s in-house DB set for global release, including Raspberry Pi edition
OceanBase 4.0 is derived from tech behind Alipay and is MySQL compatible
Databases16 Aug 2022 | 5
After suffering $1b subsidy snub, Starlink lands $2m US Air Force deal
Always look on the bright (oh God, they are so bright) side of life
Networks16 Aug 2022 | 6
It's 2022 and there are still thousands of public systems using password-less VNC
Let alone the ones with 123456 to login. How sophisticated do attackers really need to be?
CSO16 Aug 2022 | 8
Oh Deere: Farm hardware jailbroken to run Doom
Corn-y demo heralded as right-to-repair win
Research16 Aug 2022 | 50
Warning: Apple 'could very easily' cripple Jamf
Tech watchdog group worries iGiant will 'Sherlock' device manager
OSes15 Aug 2022 | 25
Sony camera feature hopes to make digital images immune to secret manipulation
Cryptographically signs pics – but you'll pay $2,500 before you've bought a lens
Personal Tech15 Aug 2022 | 18
CIA accused of illegally spying on Americans visiting Assange in embassy
Lawyers, journalists sue super-snoop agency and Spanish security biz
Security15 Aug 2022 | 20
Artemis I will get 3 launch attempts after termination system extension agreed
Rolling back to the pad tomorrow, the SLS might finally take flight in August
Science15 Aug 2022 | 17
Dutch authorities arrest 29-year-old dev with suspected ties to Tornado Cash
The arrest comes days after US Treasury levies sanctions against the crypto mixing service
Cyber-crime15 Aug 2022 | 20
US bans export of tech used in 3nm chip production on security grounds
Not mentioned: China. Obvious target: China – even if the country hasn't designed advanced chips
Personal Tech15 Aug 2022 | 6
More datacenters coming to Ireland, despite energy concerns
South Dublin County Council ban on buildouts set to be overturned by government
PaaS + IaaS15 Aug 2022 | 27
Microsoft's Secure Boot fix sends some PCs into BitLocker Recovery
Have your BitLocker key handy when updating, but maybe not on a Post-it stuck to the screen, OK?
OSes15 Aug 2022 | 43
US CHIPS Act: Getting the funding is just the start
Analysis Plan to regain semiconductor production market share may be a case of too little, too late
Systems15 Aug 2022 | 12
Intel hands over nearly 5,000 patents in deal with IP management outfit
Newly formed Tahoe Research Limited will seek to license them to third parties
Legal15 Aug 2022 | 11
Epson says ink pad saturation behind 'end of service life' warning on inkjet printers
Directs customers to Maintenance Reset Utility so they can continue to print
Personal Tech15 Aug 2022 | 68
Virgin Orbit trims losses, eyes two final launches for the year
Second quarter revenues at zero, though should jump to $12m following successful flights from Cornwall
Science15 Aug 2022 | 21
When will the UK take another giant leap into space?
Feature Tim Peake set to return to ESA as the race to first vertical launch from British soil continues
Science15 Aug 2022 | 41
Nuclear power is the climate superhero too nervous to wear its cape
Opinion Of all the non-carbon energy options we have, this is the only one which can keep the lights on
Science15 Aug 2022 | 481
Containers make sense for software, but what do they mean for storage?
Dell's PowerStore OS is even more agile as it hits the big 3.0
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Keep your cables tidy. You never know when someone might need some wine
Who, Me? Brute force and ignorance does not win the day
On-Prem15 Aug 2022 | 86
China's internet regulator details algorithms used by local Big Tech players
Beijing lifts the lid on how Alibaba, Douyin, Tencent, Baidu do business – and censor content
Software15 Aug 2022 | 5
Samsung heir pardoned after doing time for bribery
Government said they need the Samsung boss back at work to deal with South Korea’s looming economic crisis
Legal15 Aug 2022 | 14
Indian military ready to put long-range quantum key distribution on the line
Local startup can make it happen over 150km
Security15 Aug 2022 | 2
Apple says 2017 MacBooks don't have FlexGate defect. Aussie tribunal orders a fix anyway
Presiding officer was not impressed by Cupertino's arguments or behavior
Legal15 Aug 2022 | 68
Black Hat and DEF CON visitors differ on physical risk management
Black Hat COVID, flood surfing, crowds – what to pick?
Security15 Aug 2022 | 17
Linux 6.0 debuts, missing some Rusty bits and a magic mushroom reference
Don't read the diffstat too closely, says Linus Torvalds – it's mostly another massive AMD update
OSes15 Aug 2022 | 15
Elon Musk wrote article for China's internet regulator, hinted at aged care robots
Asia in Brief PLUS Vietnam's massive infosec push; Philippines telco fight; Australia dumps COVID app; and more
Security14 Aug 2022 | 34
AI could save future firefighters from deadly flashover explosions
NIST-led engineers are working on building a real-time alert system
AI + ML14 Aug 2022 | 7
Your AI-generated digital artwork may not be protected by US copyright
Do we want to recognise machines as authors?
AI + ML14 Aug 2022 | 52
