New York again mulls letting people pay the state in crypto
Ah, the 2020s, in which we fund public roads and schools with Dogecoin
Personal Tech30 Jan 2023 |
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Killed EU antitrust fine could still come back to haunt Intel
European Commission says findings about payments intended to prevent sales of rival products still stand
Systems30 Jan 2023 |
WAN router IP address change blamed for global Microsoft 365 outage
Command line not vetted using full qualification process, says Redmond. We think it involved chewing gum somewhere
Networks30 Jan 2023 | 33
Labyrinth of 371 legacy systems hindered hospital's IT meltdown recovery
Guy's and St Thomas' in London spent two months getting back on its feet after heatwave fried datacenter
Systems30 Jan 2023 | 25
Shag pile PC earned techies a carpeting from HR
Who, Me? Thankfully a veep with a sense of humor pulled the rug out
Personal Tech30 Jan 2023 | 37
Oh, 07734! Internet Archive debuts vintage calculator emulator
MAME adapted to bring your favorite TI and HP graphing machines back to life
Personal Tech30 Jan 2023 | 39
Japan, Netherlands reportedly join US in China tech export ban
But the first rule of Chip Fight Club must be observed. Meanwhile Beijing may have its own shadow bans
Systems30 Jan 2023 | 16
China stops recognizing online study, orders kids back to foreign unis
Asia In Brief PLUS: NTT’s haptics advance; Australia cracks down on influencers; Korean Uni websites hit by Chinese protestors; and more
On-Prem30 Jan 2023 | 4
Apple sued for promising privacy, failing at it
What's allowed for Cupertino is verboten for everyone else
Personal Tech28 Jan 2023 | 38
California toys with digital vehicle titles on private DMV blockchain
Because this is necessary, definitely can't go wrong
On-Prem28 Jan 2023 | 35
You there, boffins and tech giants, take this $50m and figure out better chips
Yes, the Chinese will never think of doing something like this, muhaha
Systems27 Jan 2023 | 16
Home Depot sent my email, details of stuff I bought to Meta, customer complains
DIY store didn't get 'valid consent,' says Canada's regulator
Personal Tech27 Jan 2023 | 68
US in talks with critical chip tech countries Netherlands, Japan. Topic? China sanctions
Uncle Sam well aware of strategic importance of lithography industry crucial to production nodes
Systems27 Jan 2023 | 14
AWS, Microsoft, Google among businesses owed money after FTX collapse
Join the queue, eh?
Personal Tech27 Jan 2023 | 5
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 | 41
Have we hit a climate tipping point? Green power attracts big money
As much cash went into low-carbon as fossil fuels last year, apparently
Systems27 Jan 2023 | 19
US ban on China chip exports rebounds, causes 2,700 job losses
California-based chipmaking kit-maker Lam hit by DRAM decline, inability to export to Middle Kingdom
Systems27 Jan 2023 | 14
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 | 60
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 | 161
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 | 16
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WAN router IP address change blamed for global Microsoft 365 outage
Command line not vetted using full qualification process, says Redmond. We think it involved chewing gum somewhere
So you want to replace workers with AI? Watch out for retraining fees, they're a killer
Comment Who said workforce development was just for humans?
Chrome bug bedevils file storage in the cloud
'I'm sorry, Dave. I can't do that'
Gee, tanks: Russian hackers DDoS Germany for aiding Ukraine
in brief Also: a week of leaks; Riot Games says 'LoL' to source code ransom demands; and Yandex source also appears online
Shag pile PC earned techies a carpeting from HR
Who, Me? Thankfully a veep with a sense of humor pulled the rug out
After less than half a year, Intel quietly kills RISC-V dev environment
Did Pathfinder get lost in sea of red ink? Or is Chipzilla becoming RISC averse?
FOSS could be an unintended victim of EU crusade to make software more secure
Opinion Don't throw the open source baby out with the bathwater
China stops recognizing online study, orders kids back to foreign unis
Asia In Brief PLUS: NTT’s haptics advance; Australia cracks down on influencers; Korean Uni websites hit by Chinese protestors; and more
Labyrinth of 371 legacy systems hindered hospital's IT meltdown recovery
Guy's and St Thomas' in London spent two months getting back on its feet after heatwave fried datacenter
Tech CEO nixes AI lawyer stunt after being threatened with jail time
In brief Plus: Google builds text-to-music model but won't release it, and more
STORIES
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 | 3
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 | 24
ASML forecasts growth this year, but chipmakers expect pain
Netherlands still facing pressure from US to ban exports to China
Systems25 Jan 2023 | 1
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 | 56
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 | 114
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
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
Intel chairman exits just ahead of next financial report
Comment And within days of scrapping about a billion dollars in projects
Systems24 Jan 2023 | 12
Break up Google now, says US govt in ad monopoly lawsuit
I'm feeling yucky
Personal Tech24 Jan 2023 | 18
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
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 | 29
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
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 | 11
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
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 | 6
Intel kills $700M liquid cooling lab amid chip slump
Someone's got no chill
Systems23 Jan 2023 | 5
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
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 | 30
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 | 62
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 | 52
Ericsson's earnings slip as telcos rein in 5G spending
Oh, snap... next gen networks suddenly not a must-have in this economic climate
Networks20 Jan 2023 | 6
Intel casts doubt on Italy for chip factory location
What is this... the Eurovision chip contest?
Systems20 Jan 2023 | 20
As wafer demand dries up, foundry revenues head for a cliff, we all celebrate
Some potential good news for those unhappy with pandemic-era lead times, prices
Personal Tech20 Jan 2023 | 11
Tales from four decades in the Sinclair aftermarket: Parts, upgrades and party tricks
Retro Tech Week RWAP Software owner Rich Mellor talks ZX81 sound cards and linking USB printers to parallel ports
Personal Tech20 Jan 2023 | 14
New IT boss decided to 'audit everything you guys are doing wrong'. Which went wrong
On Call Pet consultant took down the datacenter in attempt to find other people's errors
Systems20 Jan 2023 | 173
Netflix changes CEO-sharing arrangement, teases paid password-sharing
Reed Hastings steps down as joint boss to become board chair
Personal Tech20 Jan 2023 | 29
Hey, online pharmacies: Quit spreading around everyone's data already
Google says don't worry, EFF warns of 'potentially horrific outcome'
Personal Tech20 Jan 2023 | 20
We blew too much money hiring like crazy so we gave you the boot – Amazon
Meanwhile, layoffs continue at Twitter, Meta, WeWork, many others
On-Prem20 Jan 2023 | 13
Activision prevails as court tosses 'frat house' culture lawsuit
Investors use up all their continues, game over
Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 4
Warehouse safety citations could cost Amazon seconds in revenue
That'll definitely teach them to look out for their workers
Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 7
Nuclear-powered datacenter throws open doors to tenants this year
Hit up Cumulus Data if you want your racks running on low-cost, zero-carbon energy
On-Prem19 Jan 2023 | 20
LUMI supercomputer puts GPU partition through its paces with hardcore science
Simulates the Sun's atmosphere, peers deep into Earth's interior, and can probably run Crysis
HPC19 Jan 2023 | 6
Intel, AMD just created a headache for datacenters
Server silos didn't see today's watt-gobbling, space-heater chips coming
HPC19 Jan 2023 | 29
Time to buy a phone as shops use discounts to clear out inventories
More stock is NOT wanted as shipments plunge to lowest point in decade, Apple floats to top
Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 52
If your DNS queries LoOk liKE tHIs, it's not a ransom note, it's a security improvement
It’s not Google's plan. There’s no way it’s Google's plan. It was Google's plan
Networks19 Jan 2023 | 83
Like Uber, but for China: Beijing creates state-owned meta rideshare service
Private services smeared for 'disorderly expansion and data security problems'
Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 6
FTX audit finds $415m in crypto mysteriously vanished
Meanwhile SBF proclaims he's both innocent and solvent
Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 43
As if Elon didn't have enough problems – Twitter sued over leaky servers
Damages and security improvements? Or maybe settle for a neon bird light
Personal Tech19 Jan 2023 | 5
Seriously, what's with FBI, DEA vacuuming up people's money transfer records?
Warrantless surveillance branded illegal, said to unfairly target the poor, immigrants, minorities
Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 3
Intel cans luxury R&D center, promises parking lot instead
x86 giant wants to sub [spending], 10 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000
Systems18 Jan 2023 | 4
Enterprise IT giant layoffs happened because 'some CEOs got ahead of their skis'
Spending still rosy despite job loss clouds, market seers say
On-Prem18 Jan 2023 | 5
Intel angles for more subsidies to build German mega-fab
Still no date for breaking ground, as chip giant reportedly confirms it will build once 'funding' worked out
Systems18 Jan 2023 | 4
Biden seeks out Dutch support for blockade on Chinese chip industry
Cooperation could cost Netherland's ASML a billion + in sales
Systems18 Jan 2023 | 8
Dell rolls out 4th-Gen Xeon PowerEdge servers for cloud builders
They gotta keep the fluffy white stuff running, right?
On-Prem18 Jan 2023 | 1
UK Online Safety law threatens Big Tech bosses with jail
Two years in the clink proposed for not thinking of the children
Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 85
US chip ban left back door in Beijing-controlled Macau for months
Until Tuesday, when the former Portuguese colony was added to the 'You Shall Not Pass' list
Systems18 Jan 2023 | 5
Oh, WoW: Chinese gamers to be cut off from Blizzard games next week
Contractual mess has players wondering if preserving progress in Warcraft, Overwatch, and StarCraft will be possible
Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 7
You can't handle the truth! Indian government suggests its own fact checkers judge what's right on social media
Classy: slips obviously conflicted idea in alongside changed gaming rules on last day of consultation period
Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 2
Shot down: Google's grand fancy plan for pro-privacy targeted ads
W3C's techies have a few choice words for the Chocolate Factory
Personal Tech18 Jan 2023 | 22
Apple's M2 MacBook Pros, Mac Mini boast more cores, higher clocks and bigger GPUs
Still waiting for that Ultra...
Systems17 Jan 2023 | 23
2022 started with a bang but ended with a whimper for semiconductor companies
Global revenues grew just 1.1% compared to 25% the year before
Systems17 Jan 2023 | 1
What's called Grogu but isn't that cute? Google's leaked answer to Apple AirTags
Rumored product looks like part of a larger effort to compete with Cupertino's Find My network
Personal Tech17 Jan 2023 | 13
Wyoming's would-be ban on sale of electric vehicles veers off road
Like crude oil and water, cowboys and EVs don't mix
Personal Tech17 Jan 2023 | 130
Twitter 2.0 signal boosts Taliban 2.0 through Blue subscriptions
Comment Well well well, if it isn't the consequences of your actions
Networks17 Jan 2023 | 131
JEDEC reportedly set to formalize Dell laptop memory standard
So long, SODIMM – or that's the idea, anyway
Storage17 Jan 2023 | 37
Taiwan's chip exports rose as China's imports fell in 2022
US export controls having an effect, but semi industry in for a rough ride everywhere
Systems16 Jan 2023 | 2
Powering up the servers of today and tomorrow
How next generation workload accelerators boost data center throughput
Webinar
Nice smart device – how long does it get software updates?
Though a household appliance should have a useful lifetime of 5-10 years, vendor support tends to be shorter... much shorter
Personal Tech16 Jan 2023 | 208
Sysadmin infected bank with 'alien virus' that sucked CPUs dry
who, me? No good deed escapes scripting SNAFUs
On-Prem16 Jan 2023 | 68
Asia rules the mobile world: more users, more often, generating more cash
Chinese developers are cashing in as the region buys in to TikTok and games
Personal Tech16 Jan 2023 | 2
Apple just cut Tim Cook's pay by 40%. How ever will he get by on that $50m?
Something something shareholders unhappy with the heft of CEO's package
Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 34
Self-driving car computers may be 'as bad' for emissions as datacenters
Oh, great – another source of carbon fumes we forgot to factor in
Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 79
SpaceX tells astronomers: Fine, we'll try to stop Starlink spoiling stargazing sessions
Agrees measures to prevent streaks of light across the night sky in time-lapse observations
Networks13 Jan 2023 | 50
Half of environmental claims about products are full of crap, says EU
Draft paper calls out businesses for vagueness
Personal Tech13 Jan 2023 | 40
HPE to face lawsuit for allegedly misleading DXC investors
Failed to persuade a judge to ditch legal spat this week
On-Prem13 Jan 2023 | 16
Cisco warns it won't fix critical flaw in small business routers despite known exploit
Software support ended in 2021, so we’re relying on SMBs knowing how to block ports
Networks13 Jan 2023 | 42
Intel offers desktop chip that can hit 6GHz if everything goes right, you can keep it cool, stars align, pigs fly
It'll do 8GHz when overclocked, if Chipzilla is to be believed
Systems13 Jan 2023 | 33
Amazon's attempt to crush New York union slapped down
Wouldn't it be a terrible shame if other warehouses now followed JFK8's footsteps
On-Prem12 Jan 2023 | 15
US blocks $400m Army HoloLens orders, Microsoft left with a tenth for R&D
Nausea and headaches do not a fit fighting force make, so back to the lab for version 1.2
Personal Tech12 Jan 2023 | 6
What goes up must come down: Logitech sales tumble amid PC slump
CEO 'disappointed' by prelim top and bottom lines for latest full quarter
Personal Tech12 Jan 2023 | 22
TSMC bucks chip biz trend with Q4 sales lift, but will cut spending in 2023
Advanced chipmaking lifts world's biggest chipmaker, but softer demand, US trade issues lie ahead
Systems12 Jan 2023 |
EU plan to make big tech pay 'fair share' of telco fees reportedly weeks away
All traffic is equal but some traffic is more equal than others
Networks12 Jan 2023 | 30
Years late and 36 cores short of AMD, who are Intel’s 4th-gen Xeons even for?
Analysis Here's what $17,000 of silicon gets you
Systems12 Jan 2023 | 33
Questions asked about Chinese takeover of UK tech company
Are flow sensors such a big deal? In any case, MP invokes National Security and Investment Act
Systems12 Jan 2023 | 15
Heata offers free hot water by mounting servers on people's water tanks
Novel use of waste heat by UK company – but it's still in trial
On-Prem12 Jan 2023 | 51
Flaming USB battery halts flight from Taiwan to Singapore
And that’s why aviation authorities don’t allow power banks in checked luggage
Personal Tech12 Jan 2023 | 32
Draft climate law threatens fines for datacenters that don't cut their carbon count
Legislation also puts cryptocurrency farms in the crosshairs
On-Prem12 Jan 2023 | 15
FAA grounds all US departures after NOTAM goes down
Updated 'Damaged database file' blamed, no evidence of cyberattack found, as air travel chaos continues
Networks11 Jan 2023 | 55
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