Analyse this: Microsoft promises OLAP-OLTP 'Link' with new CosmosDB features Ignite Azure SQL Data Warehouse 03 Mar 2021 |
Google's multi-platform app framework Flutter reaches version 2, expands to the web The same tech inside Google Pay, Shopping, Analytics, Ads, etc 03 Mar 2021 | 6
Qualys hit with ransomware: Customer invoices leaked on extortionists' Tor blog Updated Ace infosec biz aware and investigating, we're told 03 Mar 2021 | 15
Proof of concept code published for latest Saltstack CVE: Don't be an update laggard Any user could become root, warns Immersive Labs researcher 03 Mar 2021 | 3
Cybersecurity threats aren't getting any smaller. Could big data help? Webcast Spend a little time with our Tim and Nutanix’s Kong Yang – and learn how to crack the conundrum 03 Mar 2021 |
Microsoft celebrates Ignite by ramming 21H1 down the throats of Windows Insiders Ready or not, here I come! 03 Mar 2021 | 3
Nvidia exec love-bombs Arm's licensing model, almost protests too much 'Their open licensing model is absolutely one of the greatest licensing models out there' 03 Mar 2021 | 26
Brave buys a search engine, promises no tracking, no profiling – and may even offer a paid-for, no-ad version Pitches pro-privacy platform with customizable results filter dubbed Goggles 03 Mar 2021 | 28
9 years after SpaceX strode into Texas village, Elon Musk floats name change for Boca Chica: 'Starbase' If he said it on Twitter it must be all above board, right? 03 Mar 2021 | 34
Equinix prepping to unleash 128-core Ampere Arm silicon in its 'Metal' not-quite-cloud For now, you get Dell and Pure Storage-as-a-service and more metallic locations 03 Mar 2021 |
The wrong guy: Backup outfit Spanning deleted my personal data, claims Cohesity field CTO One warning email.... then three years of backup gone in a flash, says storage exec 03 Mar 2021 | 72
It's not easy being green: EV HTTPS cert seller Sectigo questions Chrome's logic in burying EV HTTPS cert info Seeing as Google thinks no one cares about location records, we'll remove street addresses from all our sites, says compliance chief 03 Mar 2021 | 23
Hacking is not a crime – and the media should stop using 'hacker' as a pejorative Register debate Hackers are friends not foes, says Alyssa Miller in this opening argument for our latest debate 03 Mar 2021 | 123
Telecoms shack in the middle of Scotland put up for auction at £7,500 No broadband or bedroom though, so you'll have to sign up for sats or build your own 03 Mar 2021 | 66
IBM settles £36m Direct Line insurance platform project lawsuit, after claiming Teradata tried to usurp its spot Terms of deal not disclosed as Big Blue insists it wasn't wrong, but merely didn't follow design standards 03 Mar 2021 | 16
Google has arranged special insurance for its cloud – if you share some data with Allianz and Munich Re Pitches 'shared fate' scheme as an upgrade to current convention of cloud sec being your problem 03 Mar 2021 | 7
TPG buys Thycotic, immediately merges it with Centrify to create ~$230m access management monster Product consolidation roadmap? Not yet. But all involved say the combo will work out just fine 03 Mar 2021 | 1
Microsoft promises end-to-end encrypted Teams calls for some, invites you to go passwordless with Azure AD Ignite When there are passphrases, there is inherent risk, says Redmond 03 Mar 2021 | 19
Eugene Kaspersky says cyber-crooks coined it during COVID and will take a break to spend their loot Not so fast, says infosec boffin, because crims know returning workers will be easy prey 03 Mar 2021 | 3
The classic hits keep coming from IBM: z/OS set for big update in September Mainframe operating system to get more AI, hybrid cloud cred, expanded coprocessor support 03 Mar 2021 | 10
ASEAN bloc's five-year ICT Masterplan was too big to be a winner, says final report Good tech policy vital as Asian states climb out of the COVID-19 crunch 03 Mar 2021 | 1
Intel told by jury to pay $2.18bn to VLSI for ripping off two semiconductor patents Chipzilla vows to appeal verdict 03 Mar 2021 | 12
Microsoft fixes four zero-day flaws in Exchange Server exploited by China's ‘Hafnium’ spies to steal victims' data Patch ASAP: Holes used to raid top-tier targets and stash info in Kim Dotcom's old cloud file locker 03 Mar 2021 | 8
Microsoft touts Azure Percept development kits to those toying with AI on the edge Ignite Full stack means fully locked in – oh shoot, did we say that out loud? 02 Mar 2021 | 3
It’s back: America's net neutrality advocates begin push to return to pre-Trump internet protections Lawmakers look to FCC to become a 'cop on the beat' 02 Mar 2021 | 15
Python Package Index nukes 3,653 malicious libraries uploaded soon after security shortcoming highlighted Unauthorized versions of CuPy and other projects flood PyPI 02 Mar 2021 | 10
Apple faces app store payments fight in Arizona, Throttlegate suit in Portugal Beachheads open up on both sides of the Atlantic 02 Mar 2021 | 5
Excel-lent: Microsoft debuts low-code Power Fx language... but it is not really new Ignite Citizen development platform where everything looks like Excel 02 Mar 2021 | 30
SAP tells investors it plans to make €5bn RISE up into its clouds with lift and shift push You may be interested in tech, but backers want to know about revenue 'multipliers' 02 Mar 2021 | 4
Reasons to be appy: Huawei flashes figures for its App Gallery platform Ok, so you have 2.7 million developers.... one for every phone you might sell in 2025? 02 Mar 2021 | 3
Microsoft previews Windows Server 2022: Someone took a spanner to core plumbing features Ignite New Windows Server ahoy - but the company would rather talk about Azure 02 Mar 2021 | 26
Homo sapiens: Hey you, Neanderthals! Neanderthals: We heard that Neanderthal ear scans support idea they could hear us and had a 'type of human language' 02 Mar 2021 | 38
That's a bit harsh: Lenovo adds 2 new toughened boxen to ThinkEdge edge computing line Feeds growing market for edge kit with gear rated for temps below freezing 02 Mar 2021 | 9
The Great Borkish Breakfast: I'll have a cup of tea, a sausage roll and a side of bork, please Bork!Bork!Bork! Microsoft's OS might be time-expired, but the pastry is, well, far too edible 02 Mar 2021 | 26
Linux Mint emits fix for memory-gobbling Cinnamon – and future version may insist on some updates It's your computer, not ours – but we may go ahead and update it for you, says team 02 Mar 2021 | 67
Gootkit malware crew using SEO to get pwned websites in front of unwitting marks And they're getting into the ransomware game too, warns Sophos 02 Mar 2021 | 3