Two new versions of OpenZFS fix long-hidden corruption bug Version 2.2.2 and also 2.1.14, showing that this wasn't a new issue in the latest release Security04 Dec 2023 | 4
Now is a good time to buy memory because prices rise next year, Gartner predicts To blame? The usual suspect – AI's appetite for chips Systems04 Dec 2023 | 7
Tech renders iconic rockers Kiss genuinely immortal Final farewell show unveils the band's digital form Offbeat04 Dec 2023 | 49
Exposed Hugging Face API tokens offered full access to Meta's Llama 2 Updated With more than 1,500 tokens exposed, research highlights importance of securing supply chains in AI and ML Research04 Dec 2023 | 6
Amazon hitches a ride with SpaceX for Project Kuiper launches Working rockets are needed, and only a direct rival can provide for now Science04 Dec 2023 | 9
AWS exec: 'Our understanding of open source has started to change' Interview Apache Foundation president David Nalley on Amazon Linux 2023, Free software, and more PaaS + IaaS04 Dec 2023 | 22
You can't deepfake diversity, and that's a good thing Opinion Fresh thinking and new approaches can only come from varied cohorts of people Devops04 Dec 2023 | 26
Steam client drops support on macOS, but adds it on Linux Signs of the times: Linux's compatibility improves, while x86-32 recedes from Apple OSes04 Dec 2023 | 26
HP exec says quiet part out loud when it comes to locking in print customers Funny how marketing messages change depending on the audience Personal Tech04 Dec 2023 | 148
40 years of Turbo Pascal, the coding dinosaur that revolutionized IDEs The legacy can still be felt today Software04 Dec 2023 | 105
World's largest nuclear fusion reactor comes online in Japan JT-60SA produces largest volume of plasma ever made by humans, paves way for ITER Science04 Dec 2023 | 125
Sysadmin's favorite collection of infallible utilities failed … foully who, me? Unnecessary 'maintenance' turned into a fragging foul-up Storage04 Dec 2023 | 55
EU lawmakers finalize cyber security rules that panicked open source devs Infosec in brief PLUS: Montana TikTok ban ruled unconstitutional; Dollar Tree employee data stolen; critical vulnerabilities Security04 Dec 2023 | 17
New Relic's cyber-something revealed as attack on staging systems, some users Ongoing investigation found evidence of stolen employee creds and social engineering Cyber-crime04 Dec 2023 | 1
Linus Torvalds flags holiday-mode changes to next kernel merge window Penguin emperor ponders whether kernel contributors will code across the festive season, or humbug it OSes04 Dec 2023 |
Creating a single AI-generated image needs as much power as charging your smartphone AI in brief PLUS: Microsoft to invest £2.5B in UK datacenters to power AI, and more AI + ML04 Dec 2023 | 15
China's first undersea datacenter sinks – as planned Asia In Brief PLUS: India's landmark digital law delayed; Singaporean banks de-digitize some accounts; AUKUS to unleash AI Off-Prem03 Dec 2023 | 2
'Return to Office' declared dead Remote work is here to stay despite in-person mandates, this economist says On-Prem03 Dec 2023 | 234
Law secretly drafted by ChatGPT makes it onto the books 'Unfortunately or fortunately, this is going to be a trend' AI + ML02 Dec 2023 | 53
Elon is the bakery owner swearing in the street about Yelp critics canceling him Kettle First he was speed-running moderation, now internet advertising. Welcome to the party, pal Personal Tech02 Dec 2023 | 174
UK competition watchdog wins appeal – investigation into Apple will go on iPhone maker tried to legally kill mobile browser, gaming probe by CMA Personal Tech02 Dec 2023 | 9
From Joaquin Phoenix to Rowan Atkinson, we enjoyed your Musk movie casting calls Although since it's the height of ridiculousness why not just Will Farrell? Bootnotes02 Dec 2023 | 20
No new top boss at NSA until it answers questions about buying up location, browsing data Senator Ron Wyden puts his foot down – for as long as he can Public Sector02 Dec 2023 | 36
Scores of US credit unions offline after ransomware infects backend cloud outfit Supply chain attacks: The gift that keeps on giving Cyber-crime02 Dec 2023 | 16
Duke Uni libraries decamp from 37Signals' Basecamp over CTO's blogs We're canceling our subscriptions, say librarians citing co-founder's views SaaS01 Dec 2023 | 43
Senate bill aims to stop Uncle Sam using facial recognition at airports Legislation would eliminate TSA permission to use the tech, require database purge in 90 days Public Sector01 Dec 2023 | 40
Apple slaps patch on WebKit holes in iPhones and Macs amid fears of active attacks Two CVEs can be abused to steal sensitive info or execute code Patches01 Dec 2023 | 2
HPE says impact of AI on enterprise not 'overstated.' It must be hoping so HPE Discover EMEA Company counting on widespread business adoption to counter server declines AI + ML01 Dec 2023 | 1
UEFI flaws allow bootkits to pwn potentially hundreds of devices using images Exploits bypass most secure boot solutions from the biggest chip vendors Research01 Dec 2023 | 31
Electric vehicles earn shocking report card for reliability Legacy auto makers struggle with new tech, and upstarts suffer teething problems with first cars Personal Tech01 Dec 2023 | 148
Boehringer Ingelheim swaps lab coats for AI algorithms in search for new drugs Mixing IBM's foundation models and proprietary data to discover novel antibodies AI + ML01 Dec 2023 | 2
HPE to start pumping AI capabilities into Greenlake under Project Ethan HPE Discover EMEA OpsRamp now natively available through IT-as-a-service platform On-Prem01 Dec 2023 |
Google submits complaints about Microsoft licensing to UK competition regulator Now Microsoft has regulator breathing down its neck in three regions PaaS + IaaS01 Dec 2023 | 7
US readies prison cell for another Russian Trickbot developer Hunt continues for the other elusive high-ranking members Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 3
Health crusaders prep legal challenge over NHS mega contract with Palantir Updated Groups claim Federated Data Platform requires new legislation to go ahead Databases01 Dec 2023 | 8
AWS rakes in half a billion pounds from UK Home Office Someone has to top up the Bezos rocket fund, like British taxpayers PaaS + IaaS01 Dec 2023 | 35
Cinnamon and KDE sync version numbers in desktop sibling rivalry Expect the former in a Linux Mint point release later this year OSes01 Dec 2023 | 9
Boffins find asking ChatGPT to repeat key words can expose its training data This one weird trick will blow the large language model's artificial mind AI + ML01 Dec 2023 | 46
Regulator says stranger entered hospital, treated a patient, took a document ... then vanished Scottish health group to tweak security checks, access authorization to avoid a repeat Security01 Dec 2023 | 95
Small but mighty, 9Front's 'Humanbiologics' is here for the truly curious Programmers developing what is essentially UNIX 2.0 are still busy bunnies OSes01 Dec 2023 | 46
Bank boss hated IT, loved the beach, was clueless about ports and politeness On Call At the dawn of the dialup age, making a connection could be complicated Networks01 Dec 2023 | 177
Interpol makes first border arrest using Biometric Hub to ID suspect Global database of faces and fingerprints proves its worth Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 8
Thirty-nine weeks: That's how long you'll be waiting for an AI server from Dell Revenue and net income down, server market flickers, PCs fail to ignite On-Prem01 Dec 2023 | 19
You're so worried about AWS reliability, the cloud giant now lets you simulate major outages re:Invent Fake it 'til you break it, for a whole availability zone or WAN FAIL Off-Prem01 Dec 2023 | 9
Today's 'China is misbehaving online' allegations come from Google, Meta Zuck boots propagandists, Big G finds surge of action directed at Taiwan Cyber-crime01 Dec 2023 | 9
Ex-school IT admin binned student, staff accounts and trashed phone system After getting the tintack, IRL BOFH went rogue Public Sector01 Dec 2023 | 56
Potential sat-bothering cannibal coronal mass ejection slams into Earth's atmo tonight And where folks are likely to see a light show Science01 Dec 2023 | 9
Watchdog claims retaliation from military after questioning cushy federal IT contracts Special report IT-AAC had a hand in scrutinizing JEDI, now faces probe for challenging $300M+ single-source deals Public Sector30 Nov 2023 | 12
America's ambitious Artemis III likely to miss 2025 Moon landing date, auditors sigh Updated 'SpaceX has made limited progress maturing the technologies needed' Science30 Nov 2023 | 54
Meta goes to war with FTC over right to profit from kids' personal data Awkward hill to die on, but OK Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 22
Uh-oh, update Google Chrome – exploit already out there for one of these 6 security holes Plus: 3 critical CVEs in Zyxel NAS devices Security30 Nov 2023 | 2
Bitcoin's thirst for water is just as troubling as its energy appetite A single transaction chugs 6.2 million times more than a credit card swipe Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 41
Scribbling limits in free version of Evernote set to test users' patience Deckchairs continue to be rearranged on the jotting platform? Applications30 Nov 2023 | 27
Admin of $19M marketplace that sold social security numbers gets 8 years in jail 24 million Americans thought to have had their personal data stolen and sold for pennies Cyber-crime30 Nov 2023 | 12
Musk tells advertisers to 'go f**k' themselves as $44B X gamble spirals into chaos Comment Hello, police? I'd like to report a murder Personal Tech30 Nov 2023 | 334
HP printer software turns up uninvited on Windows systems No escape from bloat, even without relevant hardware attached OSes30 Nov 2023 | 59
Broadcom's latest Trident switch silicon packs neural net processor to terminate congestion Chip promises better telemetry, security, and traffic engineering, vendor claims Systems30 Nov 2023 |
The AI everything show continues at AWS: Generate SQL from text, vector search, and more re:Invent Invisible watermarks on AI-generated images? Sure. But major tools in the stack matter most Databases30 Nov 2023 | 6
Roblox investor plays hardball over 'weak' parental controls Shareholder claims company should have 'warned' about issue before stock price plunge Legal30 Nov 2023 | 10
Hubble science instruments still out after going down 3 times in a week Oh no, errant gyro! Science30 Nov 2023 | 47