Intel inside a world of pain as revenue plunges by a third U OK Pat? Asking cos client sales are down, server sales are down, and your forecasts are grim Systems27 Jan 2023 |
Google slays thousands of fake news vids posted by pro-China group Dragonbridge If you yell 'death to America' and no one watches the video, does it make a sound? Security27 Jan 2023 |
Have we hit a climate tipping point? Green power is in 2022 supposedly first year on record global low-carbon investments matched fossil fuels Systems27 Jan 2023 |
US ban on China chip exports rebounds, causes 2,700 American job losses California-based chipmaking kit-maker Lam hit by DRAM decline, inability to export to Middle Kingdom Systems27 Jan 2023 |
Disaster recovery blunder broke New York Stock Exchange this week The irony, it burns Devops26 Jan 2023 |
Musk: Tesla's doing great. I mean, have you seen my Twitter follower count? Elon conflates 'popularity' on unrelated platform with successful year for EV maker Personal Tech26 Jan 2023 | 10
How to shave years off the journey from military lab to real-world use Interview DARPA's Blake Bextine talks us through taking inventions commercial Government Tech Week26 Jan 2023 |
Smart ovens do really dumb stuff to check for Wi-Fi Pinging search services in the US, China, Russia perhaps not ideal for privacy Personal Tech26 Jan 2023 | 17
FBI smokes ransomware Hive after secretly buzzing around gang's network for months Uncle Sam doles out decryption keys to 300+ victims amid sting op Government Tech Week26 Jan 2023 | 2
VMwhat? Dell snaps up Cloudify for multi-cloud orchestration Intriguing move – just look at the software companies it has ditched... PaaS + IaaS26 Jan 2023 |
Aviation overhaul bill passes US House... for the third time Maybe it'll be different this year as clamors of 'I told you so' accompany the proposal Networks26 Jan 2023 | 8
Automotive industry is driving revenue for at least one chip company: STMicroelectronics Look, a semiconductor manufacturer that isn't whining about weak demand Systems26 Jan 2023 | 2
Broadcom's $61b VMWare merger faces another hurdle: UK's competition watchdog Nobody expects the British Inquisition. (Except everybody. Everybody expected it) PaaS + IaaS26 Jan 2023 | 2
Memory safety is the new black, fashionable and fit for any occasion Calls to avoid C/C++ and embrace Rust grow louder Software26 Jan 2023 | 34
Google gives in to India Android antitrust verdict, kinda Tech behemoth says it will appeal 'certain aspects' of the decision Legal26 Jan 2023 | 3
SAP culls 3,000 jobs from CRM business and its results weren't even that bad 'Targeted restructuring' could have been worse, analyst points out Software26 Jan 2023 | 1
Space mining startup prepping to launch 'demo' refinery... this April Last (failed) attempts at such an endeavor happened a decade ago, but AstroForge thinks it can do better Science26 Jan 2023 | 30
UK govt Matrix has unenviable task of consolidating several different ERP systems Software to support 46,000 users as group part of £900m program to simplify central government back end Government Tech Week26 Jan 2023 | 12
Tech job bloodbath comes to IBM, CFO links layoffs to Kyndryl, Watson Health Human Capital leaves the building Off-Prem26 Jan 2023 | 17
Techies ask PM to 'prepare UK chip strategy as a matter of urgency' Yeah, and make it something better than just asking Arm to dual-list in London... Government Tech Week26 Jan 2023 | 46
Lockheed Martin demos 50kW anti-aircraft frickin' laser beam Updated Looks like a reboot of SWIV Science26 Jan 2023 | 87
Bloke allegedly stole, sold private info belonging to 'tens of millions' globally If true, was it worth the $500k and prison jumpsuit? Cyber-crime26 Jan 2023 | 7
Microsoft shells out for 2.5GW of solar. Not that it'll make a big dent in its emissions Unless it's hooking up all those panels to your PCs and servers Systems26 Jan 2023 | 16
James Webb Space Telescope suffers another hitch: Instrument down Second system to be knocked offline Science26 Jan 2023 | 39
NIST dreams of cellular networks free from 5G vendor lock in, supply chain pain Nokia radio units working with Ericsson distribute units? What's next? Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria! Government Tech Week26 Jan 2023 | 4
Months after NSA disclosed Microsoft cert bug, datacenters remain unpatched You know when we all said quit using MD5? We really meant it CSO26 Jan 2023 | 2
Watch Rocket Lab lift off from US for first time, put radio-sniffing sats into orbit Video Nice of someone to give SpaceX a little competition Science26 Jan 2023 | 4
If your Start menu or apps are freezing up on Windows, Microsoft has a suggestion No, it's not install Fedora Linux, sadly OSes26 Jan 2023 | 63
Tesla's Autopilot is losing out to Ford, GM in self-driving tech Life in the fast lane, surely make you lose your mind AI + ML25 Jan 2023 | 40
Microsoft closes another door to attackers by blocking Excel XLL files from the internet More of them used by baddies since Redmond blocked VBA macros Research25 Jan 2023 | 3
Walmart runs creepy 'advergame' on Roblox, where kids can make toy wish lists Toys that can then be purchased at... you guessed it, say critics in letter to watchdog Offbeat25 Jan 2023 | 2
Oracle engineering exec quits after tryst with health division Reports suggest Don Johnson left after 6 months in charge of strategic unit Databases25 Jan 2023 | 4
Tesla eyes Nevada for Semi electric truck plant, battery factory Two facilities to cost $3.6B, some truckers unimpressed with the machines Offbeat25 Jan 2023 | 21
Developers: What if someone said you’d never have to meet with marketing again? Atlassian thinks it’s made that possible by extending automation from Jira to Confluence Devops25 Jan 2023 | 7
ASML forecasts growth this year, but chipmakers expect pain Netherlands still facing pressure from US to ban exports to China Systems25 Jan 2023 | 1
Software glitch revokes copyright protection for AI-generated comic book So is AI artwork copyrightable? Not quite as case remains up in the air AI + ML25 Jan 2023 | 16
Flutter now has less stutter and plays nicer with the web Version 3.7 shows Google's cross-platform, Dart-based UI framework maturing Software25 Jan 2023 |
Amazon warehouse workers 'make history' with first official UK strike GMB union demands 45% pay rise as members struggle with cost of living Personal Tech25 Jan 2023 | 55
Google institutional investor calls for wider cuts: 30k jobs TCI Fund run by Brit billionaire Chris Hohn also wants ad biz to slash salaries Off-Prem25 Jan 2023 | 52
NASA, DARPA to go nuclear in hopes of putting boots on Mars Fission reactor rocket should get them going quite fast Science25 Jan 2023 | 43
Global network outage hits Microsoft: Azure, Teams, Outlook all down Redmond rolls back network change after cloud services dip in sympathy with profits Networks25 Jan 2023 | 108
IPv6 for Dummies: NSA pushes security manual on DoD admins There's good advice here for any IT pro dealing with the transition Networks25 Jan 2023 | 26
Defra 'confident' it has 'handle' on risk for 30% of apps out of support UK government applies 'hypercare' to applications to try to avoid security and stability risks Government Tech Week25 Jan 2023 | 9
Cybersecurity professionals upskill in Brazil and Mexico SANS Institute meets fast-growing demand for cyber security training in Latin America Sponsored Post
Go to security school, GoTo – theft of encryption keys shows you need it Ongoing probe into cloud storage attack finds customer data exfiltrated Security25 Jan 2023 | 47
Microsoft: You're not out of love with cloud, you're just 'optimizing' it for a bit Q2 results include modest revenue increase, steep consumer and net income decrease Software25 Jan 2023 | 8
Space dust reveals Earth-killer asteroids tough to destroy Good luck blowing up a pile of rubble. Boffins suggest we'll need to create a diversion instead Science25 Jan 2023 | 49
SK hynix debuts 'world's fastest mobile DRAM', predicts it will move to power AI/ML and AR/VR Something to keep manufacturers happy while they wait for the joy of LPDDR6 Systems25 Jan 2023 | 3
Well that escalated quickly: India demos homebrew mobile OS BharOS is based on the Linux kernel and is apparently incapable of running malware OSes25 Jan 2023 | 37
Logfile management is no fun. Now it's a nightmare thanks to critical-rated VMware flaws You know the drill: patch before criminals use these bugs in vRealize to sniff your systems Patches25 Jan 2023 |
FBI catches up with infosec and crypto communities, blames Lazarus Group for $100 million heist Well played, feds. What's next? Ransomware is rampant? Strong passwords are important? Government Tech Week25 Jan 2023 | 3
CISA sends schools back to the classroom on security Oy, teacher, protect those kids online Government Tech Week25 Jan 2023 | 1
Intel chairman exits just ahead of next financial report Comment And within days of scrapping about a billion dollars in projects Systems24 Jan 2023 | 10
Uncle Sam greenlights first commercial nuclear small modular reactor design NuScale plants could begin construction as soon as February 21, when new rule goes into effect Science24 Jan 2023 | 31
Break up Google now, says US govt in ad monopoly lawsuit I'm feeling yucky Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 18
Apple emits emergency patch for older iPhones after snoops pounce on WebKit hole Also: Yay for Data Privacy Day! Security24 Jan 2023 | 13
Fujitsu: Quantum computers no threat to encryption just yet Heavily hyped tech bound for some sort of milestone by decade end Security24 Jan 2023 |
World of Warcraft Classic lead dev resigns to protest 'stack ranking' Brian Birmingham claims he walked after refusing to give team member a 'low' rating Software24 Jan 2023 | 58
US Cyber Command, DARPA ink cyberwar R&D pact Interview Out of the valley of death and into operational use, ideally Government Tech Week24 Jan 2023 | 3
Germany probes PayPal over cartel claims Bundeskartellamt already had a bite at FAANG firms, now former Musk co is starting to look appetizing Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 1
There are plenty of reasons why government tech is stuck in the Stone Age Interview We unpack a few and look at which nations have it together with IDC research boss Government Tech Week24 Jan 2023 | 6
British monarchy goes after Twitter, alleges rent not paid for UK base One appears to not have been remunerated, Crown Estate tells High Court Legal24 Jan 2023 | 83
Google's Pichai tells underlings exec bonuses will be clipped Staff in Q&A session yesterday to discuss 12,000 job cuts Off-Prem24 Jan 2023 | 12
WFH can get you 40% salary boost in UK and US tech jobs Web developer is the most likely role to be offered the arrangement On-Prem24 Jan 2023 | 27
The world is 'clearly' not prepared for cyberwarfare 6,000 netizens can't be wrong Government Tech Week24 Jan 2023 | 15
Lucy asteroid probe forced to limp on without full solar array Attempts to fix glitch ditched – but never give up, never surrender Science24 Jan 2023 | 2
EU infrastructure risk project to address potential climate, 'resource' shortage catastrophes Atos-led group to protect European infrastructure from impact of future pandemics – using Horizon cash Government Tech Week24 Jan 2023 | 21
Public sector shifts: from legacy tech to long-lasting latitude In-depth on challenges and opportunities in government IT with HPE Sponsored Post
Live Nation CFO on Taylor Swift ticket chaos: Don't blame me, bots made me crazy Attack was three times the size of anything company had seen – they couldn't shake it off Offbeat24 Jan 2023 | 20
Seattle: Home of grunge, Starbucks… and now, a quantum computer manufacturing plant Unclear where IonQ’s funding for its $1 billion investment plans will come from Systems24 Jan 2023 | 7
Scaling up impossible heights Successfully using serverless SaaS to reap the value of transactional data Webinar
Ukraine slides closer to NATO with buckets of experience fending off Moscow's cyberattacks 'Now Russia will have to play defense' Government Tech Week24 Jan 2023 | 59
India uses emergency powers to order takedown of BBC documentary Is a critical account of PM's past actions a real emergency, a political emergency, or a free speech emergency? Legal24 Jan 2023 | 51
8K? That’s cute. This display has 600 million pixels My god, it's full of TVs Systems24 Jan 2023 | 36
Apple wants a quarter of its products manufactured in India, claims minister Take that, China Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 10
Chinese mobe-makers play a long game with homebrew chips Modest, low-volume chips will pay off over time, apparently Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 14
Windows 10 paid downloads end but buyers need not fear ISO-lation Microsoft pulls the plug as of January 31, alternatives are easy to find OSes24 Jan 2023 | 77
ChatGPT talks its way through Wharton MBA, medical exams This perhaps says more about the tests than the artificial intelligence on display AI + ML24 Jan 2023 | 39
We're just shouting into the void, says US watchdog offering cybersecurity advice Federal depts ignore almost 60% of IT defense recommendations Government Tech Week24 Jan 2023 | 14
Microsoft’s mixed reality dream meets harsh reality of job cuts Updated Just so, so much enthusiasm for Second Life 2.0 right now Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 5
DARPA wants to upgrade the way we make chips. How exactly will that work? Interview Dr Dev Palmer talks us through a JUMP in materials, algorithms, tools Government Tech Week23 Jan 2023 | 4
Microsoft can't stop itself blowing billions on OpenAI Embrace, extend ... extinguish, but whom or what this time? AI + ML23 Jan 2023 | 9
Hundreds of Spotify staff stream out the door in latest layoffs CEO Ek admits he never stopped to consider whether pandemic boom was temporary Personal Tech23 Jan 2023 | 19
Universities offered software to sniff out ChatGPT-written essays Feature Teachers hopefully get their hands on the tool within months AI + ML23 Jan 2023 | 36
It's not Google's 12,000, but Intel plans to prune California headcount by 544 $20b investment in Ohio semiconductor fabs is all go, though Systems23 Jan 2023 | 1
Twitter stiffed us on $2m bill, claim consultants in lawsuit These are the litigation specialists hired to get Musk to acquire the platform Personal Tech23 Jan 2023 | 29
Sorry seems to be tech execs' favorite word as DB player Aiven lays off 1 in 5 Finnish open source biz joins elite in correcting pandemic hiring frenzy Databases23 Jan 2023 | 3
Rentokil uses AI rat recognition to plot extermination in real time You know where they eat, where they sleep, where they live... then figure out how to whack them AI + ML23 Jan 2023 | 25
Changes afoot at Salesforce after activist investor Elliott takes a decisive slice It is 'never a good sign when Elliott shows up' says analyst of fund manager whose reputation precedes it SaaS23 Jan 2023 | 12
Microsoft took its macros and went home, so miscreants turned to Windows LNK files Adapt or die Research23 Jan 2023 | 5
XenServer, split from Citrix, promises per-socket prices 'unlike certain other hypervisors' Yeah, we know: Cost alone won't lead to success. But it may be hiring, unlike certain other tech giants Virtualization23 Jan 2023 | 9
City council cans ERP project, keeps details of replacement supplier secret New system 'commercially sensitive' but set to go live in October Government Tech Week23 Jan 2023 | 22
Software devs targeted as British tax authority makes fraud allegations Exclusive R&D tax relief campaign snares companies claiming in good faith Government Tech Week23 Jan 2023 | 72
Bill shock? The red ink of web services doesn’t come out of the blue Opinion To avoid cloudy judgement, heed the weather forecast PaaS + IaaS23 Jan 2023 | 29
Dear Stupid, I write with news I did not check the content of the [Name] field before sending this letter Who, Me? This is what happens when database field names are changed without proper documentation Software23 Jan 2023 | 100
Polish for Windows Spotlight and tabs for Notepad in latest Insiders build You will soon know more about what your PC lockscreen is showing you OSes23 Jan 2023 | 20
India's Supreme Court finds Google's appeal against monopoly fines unappealing Vast and unpleasant – for Google – changes to the Android ecosystem remain a possibility OSes23 Jan 2023 | 4
AWS expands footprint at site of infamously flaky US-EAST-1 region Virginia welcomes $35 billion investment plan with $140 million grant to help things along Off-Prem23 Jan 2023 | 3
US authorities release asylum seekers after leaking their data online In brief Also: US terrorist no-fly list found left on unsecured server, Russian dark web drug markets go to war Security23 Jan 2023 | 4
India floats plan to make big tech pay for news, walks back government censorship Asia In Brief PLUS: Taiwan’s new supercomputer; China-linked cybercrims strike; Australian content clampdown; and more Security23 Jan 2023 | 2
Publisher halts AI article assembly line after probe In brief Plus: Academics debate citing ChatGPT as research co-author; Getty Images sues Stability AI AI + ML23 Jan 2023 | 12
Atlassian CEO's bonkers scheme to pipe electricity from Australia to Singapore collapses Analysis 4,000km extension cords are hard to build On-Prem22 Jan 2023 | 59
What keeps this FBI director up at night? China’s AI work, for one Hacking the world with ML is Uncle Sam's job, buddy Government Tech Week22 Jan 2023 | 7
It's been 230 years since British pirates robbed the US of the metric system Feature How did the world's largest economy get stuck with retro measurement? Science22 Jan 2023 | 647
Microsoft is checking everyone's bags for unsupported Office installs Please, sir. I don't want a 365 subscription OSes21 Jan 2023 | 146
Apple releases Lisa source code on landmark machine's 40th birthday Retro Tech Week 26 megabytes of history are yours for the downloading Personal Tech21 Jan 2023 | 51
If we have self-healing bio robots in 2053, it started here with mouse muscle cyborgs Updated Light-powered droids are coming, one fraction of a millimetre at a time Science21 Jan 2023 | 3
Twitter tweaks third-party app rules to ban third-party apps Setting fire to an ecosystem like it's a spliff on a credulous podcast Applications21 Jan 2023 | 84
Massive outage grounded US flights because someone accidentally deleted a file Our lives are in your hands, and you have butterfingers? Software21 Jan 2023 | 41