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Keep it Together, Microsoft: New mode for vid-chat app Teams reminds everyone why Zoom rules the roost

If you have to play by Redmond's strict rules, people are likely to go elsewhere

08 Jul 20:54 | 18

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Google forges Open Usage Commons to manage open-source project trademarks, lobs hot-potato Istio at it

Marks for Angular and Gerrit also handled by org designed to provide 'guidance' to industry

08 Jul 20:12 | 2

Software

Go on, devs, have a Flutter on Linux desktop apps: Google and Canonical launch alpha SDK

App framework extends its reach to Canonical's Snap Store

08 Jul 15:35 | 4

Software

You know what would look great on our database? Your machine learning model: GPUs and unstructured data on the menu for Exasol as it tries to unify BI and ML

Keeping up in performance stakes vital as data science sector explodes, says analyst

08 Jul 12:55 |

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LibreOffice community protests at promotion of paid-for editions, board says: 'LibreOffice will always be free software'

Enterprise edition ahoy as project tries to puzzle out its business model

07 Jul 18:19 | 140

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Micro Focus COVID-19 costs: Carry the one, decimal 9 places to the right... hmm. Holy cow, it's a $1bn+ loss

Customers' decision to hit pause on spending compounds HP Software indigestion woes

07 Jul 15:45 | 6

In Brief

Microsoft to take a break from Edge releases: Hits pause button to align with Chromium

Plus: A release candidate for Azure DevOps, Pylance gallops into VS Code and hairdressing in Teams

07 Jul 10:00 | 6

Software

Linux kernel coders propose inclusive terminology coding guidelines, note: 'Arguments about why people should not be offended do not scale'

Move won't fix 'brutal system of human misery' but aims to encourage participation

06 Jul 13:30 | 291

Who, Me?

When a deleted primary device file only takes 20 mins out of your maintenance window, but a whole year off your lifespan

In praise of UNIX and knowing when to deliberately drive a server off a cliff

06 Jul 07:15 | 126

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Microsoft takes tweaking tongs to Windows 10's Start Menu once again

Icon backgrounds banished, but some Insiders may have to wait for new toys

02 Jul 11:30 | 56

Open Source Summit

Scala contributor: Open source and diversity key to tackling dev skills shortage

'If diversity is not important to you, then at least you might care about the bottom line'

02 Jul 09:15 | 27

Software

'90s retro resurrection PowerToys hits 0.19, bringing raft of fixes and a final flash from the desktop

Stability gains for Windows-fiddling throwback

01 Jul 19:01 | 3

Software

Firefox 78: Protections dashboard, new developer features... and the end of the line for older macOS versions

New Regular Expression evaluator borrowed from Chromium V8 – a sign of more collaboration to come?

01 Jul 17:02 | 19

Software

UK lawmakers welcome Microsoft's sack of training pressies for hard-pressed Brits as jobs searches spike

New skills aplenty and Teams tweaks from Uncles Brad and Satya

01 Jul 15:28 | 1

Software

Germany is helping the UK develop its COVID-19 contact-tracing app, says ambassador

Deutschland, uber alle allies

01 Jul 11:29 | 97

Software

One map to rule them all: UK's Ordnance Survey rolls out its Data Hub and the juicy API goodness that lies therein

It's free too – until you've burned through £1,000 worth of data, that is

01 Jul 10:01 | 35

Software

Linux Mint 20 isn't exactly bursting with freshness but, hey, there's kernel 5.4 and it's a long-term support release

Oh Snap: Based on Ubuntu but without package manager. Warpinator anyone?

01 Jul 08:03 | 86

Software

Database maestro Antirez says arrivederci to Redis: Seems he wants an unstructured life writing code, not a structured one managing software

Open-source database project gets new heads, inclusive code of conduct

30 Jun 20:49 | 2

Software

'It's really hard to find maintainers...' Linus Torvalds ponders the future of Linux

Will code move on to a language such as Rust? 'I'm convinced it's going to happen' says kernel colonel

30 Jun 11:36 | 163

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You've accused Apple of patent infringement. You want to probe the iOS source in a closed-room environment. What to do in a pandemic?

Judge lays out rules from one-time passwords to window snooping

30 Jun 10:08 | 23

Google Cloud cancels planned Chinese venture

Oracle tempts users to run its cloud in their own data centres – for a mere '$6 million' commitment

Don't make any sudden moves: Huawei urges UK government to wait before declaring it 'unreliable'

GCHQ's cyber arm report on Huawei said to be burning hole through UK.gov desks

Keep it Together, Microsoft: New mode for vid-chat app Teams reminds everyone why Zoom rules the roost

Google forges Open Usage Commons to manage open-source project trademarks, lobs hot-potato Istio at it

Go on, devs, have a Flutter on Linux desktop apps: Google and Canonical launch alpha SDK

You know what would look great on our database? Your machine learning model: GPUs and unstructured data on the menu for Exasol as it tries to unify BI and ML

Microsoft sues coronavirus phishing spammers to seize their domains amid web app attacks against Office 354.5

One surefire way to get the boss's attention on network security is to get hacked. But there must be a better way?

Criminals auction off stolen domain admin credentials for up to £95k. Your bank account details? Barely get £50

Citrix tells everyone not to worry too much about its latest security patches. NSA's former top hacker disagrees

Microsoft integrates Azure Functions with Dapr – for when you run Azure Functions outside Azure. Confused yet?

Grappling with mixed infra, container security, service meshes? Our DevOps conf has practical help for you

Languishing lodash library loophole finally fitted for a fix: It's only taken since October to address security bug

Containers to capture 15% of all enterprise apps across 75% of business by 2024

Manchester, UK seeks IT-slinger: £235m for number-plate-and-fines system to clean up vehicle emissions

When Facebook says you're not a good 'culture fit', it means you're not White or Asian enough – complaint

Baroness Dido Harding lifts the lid on the NHS's manual contact tracing performance: 'We contact them up to 10 times over a 36-hour period'

Oracle sued by a shareholder who alleges its lack of progress in diversity amounts to 'dishonesty'

Civil-rights probe: Facebook has completely failed to… Zuck: Look over here! We’ve banned four groups! Go me!

No more Genius Bar bottlenecks for you, Mr Customer? Apple exports independent repair provider program to Europe and Canada

UK advertising watchdog raps ruler on O2's hand over misleading ads for iPad and Surface Pro deals

Fast as a motorbike, subtle as a brick: Motorola pushes out new Moto G 5G Plus mid-ranger

Captain, the computer has identified 250 alien stars that infiltrated our galaxy – actual science, not science-fiction

NASA trusted 'traditional' Boeing to program its Starliner without close supervision... It failed to dock due to bugs

Trump's bright idea of kicking out foreign students unless unis resume in-person classes stuns tech, science world

Psst: Want to know who else has their snout in the Copernicus trough? (spoiler: it's not the UK)

High-flying Microsoft exec jumps to Magic Leap as CEO. No, we haven't got that the wrong way round

Did you know Arm has an Internet-of-Things cloud? Yeah, not no more it ain't. Wants to offload it to Softbank

Detroit cops employed facial recognition algos that only misidentifies suspects 96 per cent of the time

If you wanna make your own open-source chip, just Google it. Literally. Web giant says it'll fab them for free

Cereal Killer Cafe enters hipster heaven, heads online: Coronavirus blamed for shutters being pulled down

Boolean bafflement at British Airways' Executive Club: Sneaky little Avioses - Wicked, Tricksy, False!

Another anti-immigrant rant goes viral in America – and this time it's by a British, er, immigrant tech CEO

We'll pay £400k for a depth charge-proof robot submarine, says UK's Ministry of Defence

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Keep it Together, Microsoft: New mode for vid-chat app Teams reminds everyone why Zoom rules the roost

Google forges Open Usage Commons to manage open-source project trademarks, lobs hot-potato Istio at it

Go on, devs, have a Flutter on Linux desktop apps: Google and Canonical launch alpha SDK

You know what would look great on our database? Your machine learning model: GPUs and unstructured data on the menu for Exasol as it tries to unify BI and ML

LibreOffice community protests at promotion of paid-for editions, board says: 'LibreOffice will always be free software'

Micro Focus COVID-19 costs: Carry the one, decimal 9 places to the right... hmm. Holy cow, it's a $1bn+ loss

Microsoft to take a break from Edge releases: Hits pause button to align with Chromium

Linux kernel coders propose inclusive terminology coding guidelines, note: 'Arguments about why people should not be offended do not scale'

When a deleted primary device file only takes 20 mins out of your maintenance window, but a whole year off your lifespan

Microsoft takes tweaking tongs to Windows 10's Start Menu once again

Scala contributor: Open source and diversity key to tackling dev skills shortage

'90s retro resurrection PowerToys hits 0.19, bringing raft of fixes and a final flash from the desktop

Firefox 78: Protections dashboard, new developer features... and the end of the line for older macOS versions

UK lawmakers welcome Microsoft's sack of training pressies for hard-pressed Brits as jobs searches spike

Germany is helping the UK develop its COVID-19 contact-tracing app, says ambassador

One map to rule them all: UK's Ordnance Survey rolls out its Data Hub and the juicy API goodness that lies therein

Linux Mint 20 isn't exactly bursting with freshness but, hey, there's kernel 5.4 and it's a long-term support release

Database maestro Antirez says arrivederci to Redis: Seems he wants an unstructured life writing code, not a structured one managing software

'It's really hard to find maintainers...' Linus Torvalds ponders the future of Linux

You've accused Apple of patent infringement. You want to probe the iOS source in a closed-room environment. What to do in a pandemic?

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LibreOffice community protests at promotion of paid-for editions, board says: 'LibreOffice will always be free software'

Hundreds of forgotten corners of mega-corp websites fall into the hands of spammers and malware slingers

NASA trusted 'traditional' Boeing to program its Starliner without close supervision... It failed to dock due to bugs

Utilitarian, long-bodied Nokia 5.3 has budget basic specs - but it does cost £150

Mind the airgap: Why nothing focuses the mind like a bit of tech antiquing

Shopped recently in a small online store? Check this list to see if it was one of 570 websites infected with card-skimming Magecart

Another anti-immigrant rant goes viral in America – and this time it's by a British, er, immigrant tech CEO

Trump's bright idea of kicking out foreign students unless unis resume in-person classes stuns tech, science world

University ordered to stop running women-only job ads

GCHQ's cyber arm report on Huawei said to be burning hole through UK.gov desks

LibreOffice slips out another 7.0 beta: Spreadsheets close gap with Excel while macOS users treated to new icons

India bans 59 apps it says have privacy, national security problems. In a massive coincidence, they’re all Chinese

Apple: We're defending your privacy by nixing 16 browser APIs. Rivals: You mean defending your bottom line

Poetry in lockdown: hiQ to Supremes / Please leave LinkedIn scrape ruling / well enough alone

Microsoft has a cure for data nuked by fat fingers if you're not afraid of the command line

Finding SAP hard to swallow? ERP giant says it's working on something more bite-sized

Unfortunately for SAP, major ERP upgrade projects are the last thing customers want to think about right now

Apple gives Boot Camp the boot, banishes native Windows support from Arm-compatible Macs

OpenJDK lands on Windows 10 for Arm: Not 100% there yet but enough to start tinkering

Windows 10 Insider wondering where Notepad has gone? Fear not, Microsoft found it down the back of Dev Channel

One year ago, Apple promised breakthrough features to help iPhone, iPad, Mac owners with disabilities. It failed them

Apple's new WidgetKit: Windows Phone Live Tiles done right?