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We challenged you to come up with tech predictions for 2024 (wrong answers only) – here are some favorites so far
Kettle Plus some of our own and the ugly Microsoft sweater one of you will win. Please take it off our hands...
Bootnotes30 Nov 2023 |
Honda cooks up an electric motorbike menu, with sides of connectivity
Plans buffet of components you can assemble into a dream machine
Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 |
Weak session keys let snoops take a byte out of your Bluetooth traffic
BLUFFS spying flaw present in iPhones, ThinkPad, plenty of chipsets
Research30 Nov 2023 |
AI offers some novel crystal materials that could form future chips, batteries, more
What's more, a robot managed to cook some of them up. So, y'know, it might not be entirely science fiction
AI + ML30 Nov 2023 | 1
OpenAI makes it official: Sam Altman is back as CEO
Microsoft joins the board in non-voting role
AI + ML30 Nov 2023 | 7
NASA tech reveals he crashed Spirit Mars rover two weeks before vital deadline
'A large pulse of electricity had gone somewhere other than intended, and telemetry stopped coming from the spacecraft'
Science30 Nov 2023 | 2
China's Loongson debuts processor that 'matches Intel silicon circa 2020'
Best not to dismiss it, as Asus looks to be onboard and advances are promised
On-Prem30 Nov 2023 | 3
US lawmakers have Chinese LiDAR on their threat-detection radar
Amid fears Beijing could harvest spatial data, letter suggests Huawei-style bans may be needed
Security30 Nov 2023 | 1
Rogue ex-Motorola techie admits cyberattack on former employer, passport fraud
Pro tip: Don't use your new work email to phish your old firm
Cyber-crime30 Nov 2023 | 3
Meta yanks VR headset's strap-on booster battery after charging bricks it
A misbehaving Li-ion on your noggin - what could possibly go wrong?
Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 1
Meta: If you're in our house running AI-massaged political ads, you need to 'fess up
Facebook titan vows to protect two billion voters ... but US gets more protection than India, Indonesia, Mexico, EU
AI + ML29 Nov 2023 | 2
Goldman sacked: Apple 'wants out' of credit card collab
Don't be too shocked: Financial giant has been fleeing normie banking lately after failing to find footing
Personal Tech29 Nov 2023 | 12
Car dealers openly beg Biden to put brakes on electric vehicle drive
No one's buying these things. Just, uh, ignore the massive markups
Personal Tech29 Nov 2023 | 31
Uncle Sam probes cyberattack on Pennsylvania water system by suspected Iranian crew
CISA calls for stronger IT defenses as Texas district also hit by ransomware crew
Cyber-crime29 Nov 2023 | 5
Time to take action: Google's inactive account purge begins Friday
You should've received an email if you're affected, but here's a reminder just in case
Networks29 Nov 2023 | 5
Dragonfly delayed – formal confirmation of journey to Saturn's moon slips into 2024
Titan trip postponed while NASA awaits the FY 2025 budget request
Science29 Nov 2023 |
IBM's vintage Db2 database jumps on AWS's cloud bandwagon
Users on the mainframe will have to wait for their system to become available in the cloud service, though
Databases29 Nov 2023 | 1
Okta data breach dilemma dwarfs earlier estimates
All customer support users told their info was accessed after analysis oversight
Security29 Nov 2023 | 8
That time a JPL engineer almost killed a Mars Rover before it left Earth
Forget Martian dust devils, it's the peril of the blue smoke you have to worry about
Science29 Nov 2023 | 28
Wayland takes the wheel as Red Hat bids farewell to X.org
Firefox 121, freshly in beta test, will default to the protocol too
OSes29 Nov 2023 | 31
Server sales down 31% at HPE as enterprises hack spending
Customers still 'digesting' shipments bought in 2022, says exec in mixed fiscal year for hardware biz
On-Prem29 Nov 2023 | 8
Microsoft .NET MAUI devs vent over bugs backlog, response times
New features are great and all, but maybe fix some of the issues too?
Software29 Nov 2023 | 9
AI threatens to automate away the clergy
Is divine intervention next on the tech to-do list?
Bootnotes29 Nov 2023 | 63
British Library begins contacting customers as Rhysida leaks data dump
CRM databases were accessed and library users are advised to change passwords
Cyber-crime29 Nov 2023 | 2
Google goes geothermal to power some bitbarns
Search giant exploring more locations to squeeze watts from rocks
On-Prem29 Nov 2023 | 24
UK government rings the death knell for SIM farms
Acts under the guise of protecting the public from fraud, yet history suggests Home Office has other motives
Security29 Nov 2023 | 59
Adobe's buy of Figma is 'likely' bad for developers, rules UK regulator
Competition Markets Authority claims merger will reduce innovation for designers and other creative types
Software29 Nov 2023 | 9
Brit borough council apologizes for telling website users to disable HTTPS
Planning portal back online with a more secure connection
Security29 Nov 2023 | 23
Digital transformation in the age of uncertainty
Two businesses reveal how they respond to today’s commercial challenges.
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AI won't take your job, might shrink your wages, European Central Bank reckons
In the US, however, folks are ready and willing to bin you for a bot
AI + ML29 Nov 2023 | 17
No link between internet use and poor mental health, according to Oxford boffins
'We looked very hard for a smoking gun linking technology and well-being and we didn't find it'
Science29 Nov 2023 | 26
Japan's space agency suffers cyber attack, points finger at Active Directory
JAXA is having a tough time in cyberspace and outer space, the latter thanks to an electrical glitch
Cyber-crime29 Nov 2023 | 4
Good luck finding competent Copilot help, warns Microsoft MVP
Almost nobody has used it, or knows it well, so beware of consultants bearing cred
AI + ML29 Nov 2023 | 27
Two sats, one customer: Japan's NTT signs up for Amazon's space internet
Take that, Elon
Off-Prem29 Nov 2023 | 1
VMware president Sumit Dhawan out – scores gig as CEO of infosec vendor Proofpoint
Amid accounts of wider layoffs and Broadcom doing a 'strategic review' of end-user compute and Carbon Black products
Virtualization29 Nov 2023 |
Japan's digital minister flamed and shamed for using his smartphone in Parliament
His job is to modernise Japan but Googling electoral trivia to ensure accurate answers is not allowed
Offbeat29 Nov 2023 | 9
Zuckerberg accused of OK'ing Insta plastic surgery filters despite fears of harm to kids
'Meta knows what it is doing is bad for children ... it is now there in black and white'
Bootnotes29 Nov 2023 | 15
Someone else has a go at reforming US Section 702 spying powers – and nope, no warrant requirement
Back to plan A, then, eh?
Public Sector29 Nov 2023 | 5
Either the FBI is recruiting in Iran – or some govt Google ad buyers are getting a lousy deal
Advertisers may be surprised to find where their banners appear
Bootnotes29 Nov 2023 | 5
Now AWS gets a ChatGPT-style Copilot: Amazon Q to be your cloud chat assistant
Re:Invent Anthropic CEO also rocks up on stage for reasons
Devops28 Nov 2023 | 4
Plex gives fans a privacy complex after sharing viewing habits with friends by default
Updated Grandma is watching what?!
Security28 Nov 2023 | 46
Virgin Atlantic flies 'world's first fossil-fuel free' transatlantic commercial flight
Sustainable kerosene-alt is hot right now as low-emission aviation takes off
Bootnotes28 Nov 2023 | 34
AWS unveils core-packed Graviton4 and beefier Trainium accelerators for AI
Re:Invent Also hedging its bets with a healthy dose of Nvidia chips too
Systems28 Nov 2023 | 2
Vertiv goes against the grain with wooden datacenters for greener bytes
Will timber tech take root or just go up in flames?
On-Prem28 Nov 2023 | 15
They did it for science: 40 years since Spacelab module first launched
The legacy lives on, but best not mention that landing, eh?
Science28 Nov 2023 | 1
AI agents can copy humans to get closer to artificial general intelligence, DeepMind finds
Google’s AI offshoot finds copy-cat robots capable of aping living mentors
AI + ML28 Nov 2023 | 33
Activist Investor Elliott calls for a management reboot at Crown Castle
Urges US cell tower giant to reverse 'value-destructive strategy'
Networks28 Nov 2023 | 13
Meta sued by privacy group over pay up or click OK model
Scrolling through endless humblebrags without targeted ads is a fundamental right, according to privacy expert
Legal28 Nov 2023 | 83
Helping companies defend what attackers want most - their data
Varonis introduces Athena AI to transform data security and incident response
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Europol shutters ransomware operation with kingpin arrests
A few low-level stragglers remain on the loose, but biggest fish have been hooked
Cyber-crime28 Nov 2023 | 3
Brits turn off Twitter, although teens and tweens keen on generative AI
Bing grows but Google remains top dog, according to Ofcom report
Networks28 Nov 2023 | 72
Couchbase takes fight to MongoDB with columnar side store upgrade
DBaaS update aimed at customers looking for live analytics on apps
Databases28 Nov 2023 |
Microsoft opens sources ThreadX under MIT license
The 'Azure RTOS' used in millions of Raspberry Pis is now FOSS
OSes28 Nov 2023 | 19
Share your 2024 tech forecasts (wrong answers only) to win a terrible sweater
Competition OpenAI led by the Swedish Chef? Musk aims for Mars and hits Venus instead? What are your predictions?
Bootnotes28 Nov 2023 | 194
Logitech's Wave Keys tries to bend ergonomics without breaking tradition
Review Or your wallet
Personal Tech28 Nov 2023 | 40
Finding sustainable strategies that work
How to meet the need for ESG and the demands of living with economic volatility
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A bird’s eye view of your global attack surface
Get to know your external attack surface before the cyber criminals map it first
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Ukraine cyber spies claim Putin's planes are in peril as sanctions bite
Aeroflot fleet still has a smoking section, but not for tobacco
Public Sector28 Nov 2023 | 101
Samsung creates a group dedicated to inventing whatever comes next
Exec who led memory and battery businesses to global dominance gets the job of defining Chaebol's future
Personal Tech28 Nov 2023 | 2
After bashing Nvidia for ‘arming’ China, Cerebras's backer G42 alarms US govt with suspected Beijing ties
What was it they say about folks in silicon houses?
HPC28 Nov 2023 | 5
India's CERT given exemption from Right To Information requests
Activists worry investigations may stay secret, and then there's those odd incident reporting requirements
Security28 Nov 2023 | 4
AWS previews AppFabric for productivity – pitched as AI-powered glue between apps
Re:Invent Park user data in Amazon's servers for ML-generated insights and actions – yea or nay for you?
Devops28 Nov 2023 | 1
X/Twitter booted out of Australia's disinformation-fighting club
Ghosted authorities after complaint during hotly contested referendum
Legal28 Nov 2023 | 59
DevTernity conference collapses amid claims women speakers were faked
Anna? Oh, she was just a demo persona, says organizer
Devops28 Nov 2023 | 20
'Serial cybercriminal and scammer' jailed for 8 years, told to pay back $1.2M
Crook did everything from SIM swaps to fake verified badge scams
Cyber-crime28 Nov 2023 | 3
Game over for ByteDance's big video game studio dream?
TikTok parent reportedly gives hundreds the tintack
Personal Tech27 Nov 2023 | 1
Nvidia’s China-market H20 chips hit another speed bump
Integration woes delay Nvidia's hopes of maintaining grip on Middle Kingdom
Systems27 Nov 2023 | 2
Tesla sues Swedish government after worker rebellion cripples car biz
Updated Sparks fly as Elon's Musketeers sue for license plate liberation
Offbeat27 Nov 2023 | 150
Trio of major holes in ownCloud expose admin passwords, allow unauthenticated file mods
Mitigations require mix of updating libraries and manual customer action
Patches27 Nov 2023 | 8
Server shipments to fall 20% this year, but AI means vendors still raking it in
Less is more, as hyper heterogeneous computing heats up
On-Prem27 Nov 2023 | 1
Japanese tech startups testing cash incentives for office return
Bonuses for bums on seats is a new one for us at Vulture Towers
Offbeat27 Nov 2023 | 23
UK and US lead international efforts to raise AI security standards
17 countries agree to adopt vision for artificial intelligence security as fears mount over pace of development
AI + ML27 Nov 2023 | 14
Neuralink pockets extra VC cash in computer-brain interface quest
Funding follows FDA approval for human trial
Science27 Nov 2023 | 2
Tiny11 shrinks Windows 11 23H2 down to pocket size
An option when sun sets on Windows 10, but Microsoft might have a problem
OSes27 Nov 2023 | 52
Alibaba shuts down quantum lab, donates it to university
Three guesses where DAMO plans to focus research from now on. Yep, you guessed it...AI
HPC27 Nov 2023 | 2
DBaaS takes the trouble out of cloud databases
How open-source databases operating in the cloud can deliver performance, flexibility, scalability and cost savings
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Why an SBOM needs the X factor
How an eXtended Software Bill of Materials (XBOM) protects against cyber attacks
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Data-destroying defect found after OpenZFS 2.2.0 release
Updated Earlier and later versions may be affected – worth your while reading the advisories
OSes27 Nov 2023 | 30
Google Drive misplaces months' worth of customer files
Updated The horror of logging in only to find everything since May has vanished
Storage27 Nov 2023 | 98
Microsoft, Databricks double act tries to sew up the data platform market
Analysis But the one-stop shop vision fails to take it far beyond the competition
Databases27 Nov 2023 | 2
Leader of pro-Russia DDoS crew Killnet 'unmasked' by Russian state media
Infosec in Brief Also: NXP China attack, Australia can't deliver on ransom payment ban (yet), and Justin Sun's very bad month
Security27 Nov 2023 | 11
Amazon says it's ready to train future AI workforce
AI in Brief Plus: Russia will soon be Putin up with lagging West, fake influencers and more
AI + ML27 Nov 2023 | 5
Education is the foundation of modern cyber defence
How to enhance employee career development and retain skilled staff with SANS cyber training
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Ransomware-hit British Library: Too open for business, or not open enough?
Opinion Unique institutions need unique security. Instead, they're fobbed off with the same old, same old
Cyber-crime27 Nov 2023 | 24
Videoconferencing fatigue is real, study finds
Your brain and heart do not enjoy Zooming, Teamsing, or Webexing
Personal Tech27 Nov 2023 | 34
IT sent the intern to sort out the nasty VP who was too important to bother with backups
Who, Me? Kid escaped from the executive suite without screwing things up
Personal Tech27 Nov 2023 | 87
Datacenter architect creates bonkers designs to illustrate the craft, and quirks, of building bit barns
They’re basically skyscrapers, says Charles Fortin. But they could be ships, cars, or rocks
On-Prem27 Nov 2023 | 36
Crypto crasher Do Kwon's extradition approved, but destination is unclear
Hey Google, are the jails nicer in South Korea or the US?
Cyber-crime27 Nov 2023 | 4
AWS plays with Fire TV Cube, turns it into a thin client for cloudy desktops
re:Invent $195 a pop, delivered, pre-provisioned ready to stream desktops or apps
Off-Prem27 Nov 2023 | 25
Beijing fosters foreign influencers to spread its propaganda
They get access to both China's internet and global platforms, and cash in on both
Security27 Nov 2023 | 16
Foxconn founder Terry Gou quits Taiwan presidential race
Asia In Brief PLUS: Japan, UK, Italy, collab on new fighter jet; Korea's CBDC trial; Toshiba to delist
Offbeat27 Nov 2023 | 2
USB Cart of Death: The wheeled scourge that drove Windows devs to despair
Stout heart a requisite for software engineers in days of yore
Bootnotes25 Nov 2023 | 85
Surface Duo crashes the party as Doctor Who celebrates 60th birthday
Hey Cortana: Why is David Tennant back as the BBC's longest lived space alien?
Bootnotes25 Nov 2023 | 57
FFmpeg 6.1 drops a Heaviside dose of codec magic
You may never have heard of it, but you almost certainly use it, possibly many times a day
Software24 Nov 2023 | 48
Tata Consultancy Services ordered to cough up $210M in code theft trial
Naughty engineers + inability to work email = $$$
Legal24 Nov 2023 | 10
OpenCart owner turns air blue after researcher discloses serious vuln
Web storefront maker fixed the flaw, but not before blasting infoseccer
Patches24 Nov 2023 | 48
China lobs tech demo into orbit for People's Republic version of Starlink
Another mega-constellation incoming
Networks24 Nov 2023 | 3
Taxing times: UK missed out on £1.75B because of digitization delays
Public Accounts Committee slams progress and questions plans
Public Sector24 Nov 2023 | 25
Black Friday? More like Blackout Friday for HSBC's online and mobile banking
Updated Think of all the crap discounted things you won't need to buy now
Off-Prem24 Nov 2023 | 39
Do we really need another non-open source available license?
Opinion No, but here comes the Functional Source License to further muddy the open-source licensing waters
OSes24 Nov 2023 | 69
UKFast founder Lawrence Jones convicted of rape
Ex-hosting biz boss to be sentenced for historic offences after being found guilty of earlier sexual assault
Legal24 Nov 2023 |
German budget woes threaten chip fab funding for Intel and TSMC
Constitutional court tells govt: Er, about that €60B you handed out... it's not legal
Systems24 Nov 2023 | 38
Steering a steady tech course in choppy waters
How to digitally transform and future proof your business in challenging times
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BOFH: Groundbreaking discovery or patently obvious trolling?
Episode 22 Get off my intellectual property
BOFH24 Nov 2023 | 63
User read the manual, followed instructions, still couldn't make 'Excel' work
On Call When is a spreadsheet not a spreadsheet?
Software24 Nov 2023 | 132
Europe's Ariane 6 rocket rated 'ready to rumble' after passing hot fire test
Still not reusable, but at least it's getting closer to long-delayed launch
Science24 Nov 2023 | 43
Singapore to deter crypto investors with tactics like those used on smokers, gamblers
Buying on credit forbidden, affordability tests imposed, and accreditation required for big bets
Legal24 Nov 2023 | 13
India's space gatekeepers pick Eutelsat OneWeb to provide satellite broadband
Bharti Enterprises-backed outfit beats Kuiper and Starlink
Networks24 Nov 2023 | 1
Simplify and secure operations at the edge
The shift to decentralized IT environments and why only a dedicated edge management platform can solve it
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Stop shaming service providers for outages, argues APNIC chief scientist
Tech companies should behave like the aviation industry and detail failures to improve safety for all
Off-Prem24 Nov 2023 | 24
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