Google delays execution of doomed Chrome extensions
Busineses get a little longer with Manifest v2, everyone else... it depends
Applications30 Sep 2022 | 3
Software
Amazon lets you rent Ubuntu Pro. Yes, it's Linux on the virtual desktop
Insert your Year of Linux joke here, we dare you
Virtualization30 Sep 2022 |
Here's OpenStack Platform 17 – aka what Red Hat hopes your network operator will one day use
The project with the thumbs up from CERN ... and China
OSes30 Sep 2022 |
Information is power, data is omnipotent
Webinar Real time data can be a win-win for any business when smartly employed
Webinar
How Citrix dropped the ball on Xen ... according to Citrix
Open Source Summit How to win friends and admit how you lost them earlier?
Virtualization30 Sep 2022 | 11
Atlassian smartens up security, licensing admin tools
And bundles its best bits at bargain price in case someone wants you to work their way for a while
Devops29 Sep 2022 | 1
Upcoming Outlook for Windows app opens to more testers
Office Insider? You might want to check refreshed email client
Applications29 Sep 2022 | 6
Cockroach Labs CTO: Google became too comfortable, I wasn't being challenged
Interview Peter Mattis on starting a multibillion-dollar company as serverless database hits GA
Databases29 Sep 2022 | 4
Europe just might make it easier for people to sue for damage caused by AI tech
Imagine the lawyer infomercials – Did a computer hurt you? Call (30) 555 1234...
AI + ML29 Sep 2022 | 17
UK, US slip down World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Denmark takes top spot, Croatia improves fastest, Hong Kong flops
Software29 Sep 2022 | 12
Tencent has its Meta moment as CEO Pony Ma outlines 'immersive convergence'
Video confs to add multi-sensory interaction and by 2040 maybe even brain/machine interfaces
Software29 Sep 2022 | 5
OpenAI opens doors to DALL-E after the horse has bolted to Midjourney and others
Ironic that an ML lab with so many accelerators is such a slowpoke
AI + ML29 Sep 2022 | 7
Cloudflare's invisible CAPTCHA works by probing browsers with JavaScript
Beta-grade widget respects your privacy, we're promised
Software28 Sep 2022 | 31
Uncle Sam to unmask anonymous writers using AI
Along with revealing authors, IARPA also wants bot to disguise scribes
AI + ML28 Sep 2022 | 49
Late but lustrous, a fresh remix of Ubuntu emerges
UbuntuDDE 22.04 is colorful, and with slightly less Chinese flavor than Ubuntu Kylin
OSes28 Sep 2022 | 10
Russia's Facebook-like VK removed from Apple App Store
Apps still available on Google Play, digital ministry says it's investigating
Applications28 Sep 2022 | 1
Is it time to retire C and C++ for Rust in new programs?
Column Mark Russinovich, Microsoft Azure CTO, thinks so
Software28 Sep 2022 | 187
Save the whales – with, uh, artificial intelligence?
When a Klingon Bird-of-Prey just won't cut it
AI + ML28 Sep 2022 | 10
Ford buys into Middle Kingdom market with China EV subsidiary
As Intel expands its collaboration with Chinese car-maker Geely
AI + ML28 Sep 2022 | 4
China's central bank declares victory over online lenders, Bitcoin speculators
Just in time for the Party Congress, whatever the reality of the situation
Software28 Sep 2022 | 3
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Intel accidentally leaked its 34-core Raptor Lake chip. What do the dies tell us?
Analysis Where we're going, we don't need efficiency cores. But we may need 1.21 jiggawatts
Covert malware targets VMware shops for hypervisor-level espionage
Mandiant tracks back operators, finds ties to China
How CIA betrayed informants with shoddy front websites built for covert comms
Top tip, don't give your secret login box the HTML form type 'password'
Arm founder says the UK has no chance of tech sovereignty
Government fritters away homegrown technologies and has no strategy to lessen reliance on other countries
Fixing an upside-down USB plug: A case of supporting the insupportable
On Call Support chap braved fire and a mile-long run, only to find Windows 95 was the final hurdle
Scientists, why not simply invent a working fusion plant using $50m from Uncle Sam
You even have until the end of the 2030s to get it done
Stop us if you've heard this one before: Exchange Server zero-days actively exploited
Updated Remember this next time Microsoft talks about how seriously it takes security
Wind, solar fulfill 10% of global electricity demand for first time
Curb your enthusiasm – coal-fired power went up too
Microsoft warns of North Korean crew posing as LinkedIn recruiters
State-sponsored ZINC allegedly passes on malware-laden open source apps
UK, US slip down World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Denmark takes top spot, Croatia improves fastest, Hong Kong flops
STORIES
SAS puts ML and analytics suite on Azure Marketplace
50-year-old software project provides a button the boss can click
Databases27 Sep 2022 |
Oracle pays $23 million to SEC to settle bribery charges
India, Turkey, UAE subsidiaries set up slush funds to bribe 'foreign officials' says watchdog
Databases27 Sep 2022 | 8
Removing an obsolete AMD fix makes Linux kernel 6 quicker
Performance-killing workaround rediscovered after 20 years
OSes27 Sep 2022 | 76
Grab – Asia's Uber – knows customers and drivers so well it can vet them for loans
Understands income streams, seasonality of sales, how hard drivers work, and safety records
Applications27 Sep 2022 | 4
Is it a bird? Is it Microsoft Office? No, it's Onlyoffice: Version 7.2 released
The other open-source productivity suite gets a version bump
Applications27 Sep 2022 | 65
Microsoft China turns 30, gives nation the gift of jobs and export promotion
Including assistance for the kind of companies the US is keen to contain
Software27 Sep 2022 | 4
City isn't keen on 5,000 erratic, traffic-jam-causing GM robo-cars on its streets
Analysis 'Cruise AV automated driving system is still under development' is putting it politely after vehicles block roads
AI + ML27 Sep 2022 | 63
Oracle extends share options plans, no bumper payday for execs... yet
Not all investors happy that suits get more time to earn significant stock-option awards
Databases26 Sep 2022 | 4
Serious surfer? How to browse like a pro on Firefox
Mozilla may seem like it has forgotten, but this is the most customizable browser going
Software26 Sep 2022 | 95
Oracle verifies Java licensing tools from Flexera and Lime Software
While one vendor says they help prepare for audit, expert warns they don't defend compliance
Databases26 Sep 2022 | 4
AI won't take coders' jobs. Humans still rule for now
In brief Plus: ML career help, OpenAI releases free speech-recognition model, and more news
AI + ML26 Sep 2022 | 23
Girls Who Code books 'banned' in some US classrooms
Updated Culture wars may have come to gentle tales of tweens enjoying friends, fun, programming
Software26 Sep 2022 | 369
Darth Vader voice actor James Earl Jones allows AI to take over the role
Ukrainian outfit Respeecher's GAN-based neural audio enhancer embraces The Dark Side
AI + ML26 Sep 2022 | 41
Linus Torvalds predicts Linux Kernel 6.0 debut next week, dispels fear of delays
Hails unusually smooth development process despite travel complications
OSes26 Sep 2022 |
A match made in heaven: systemd comes to Windows Subsystem for Linux
Has someone been Poettering about?
OSes24 Sep 2022 | 115
Mozilla drags Microsoft, Google, Apple for obliterating any form of browser choice
If you've got no OS of your own, you've got little chance to compete, Firefox maker sighs
Applications23 Sep 2022 | 131
SiFive RISC-V cores picked for Google AI compute nodes
Cor, that's a shot in the arm for this upstart CPU ISA
AI + ML23 Sep 2022 | 13
Boeing to pay SEC $200m to settle charges it misled investors over 737 MAX safety
Ex-CEO also on the hook for $1m after skipping over known software issues
Software23 Sep 2022 | 41
Businesses can halve 'megavendor' software costs with third-party support
COVID-19, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, growing inflation, and the threat of recession driving adoption
Software23 Sep 2022 |
The secret to Sparrow, DeepMind's latest Q&A chatbot: Human feedback
Thanks for the advice
AI + ML23 Sep 2022 | 20
GNOME hits 43: Welcome To Guadalajara
Love it or loathe it? Plus: KDE 5.26 here soon, and both desktops still working on mobile support
OSes22 Sep 2022 | 35
Harnessing data at the speed of thought
Learn how to benefit from data driven business growth
Webinar
Bank of England seeks partner to support Oracle Cloud implementation
After venturing into HCM, UK's central bank embarks on finance and procurement journey with Big Red
Applications22 Sep 2022 | 6
Another UK tech company bought out: Schneider Electric grabs rest of Aveva
Analysis French industrial conglomerate pays $10.75b, but already owned lion's share of industrial software specialist
Software22 Sep 2022 | 15
Getty bans AI-generated art due to copyright concerns
You boffins need to figure out who owns what before someone gets sued
AI + ML21 Sep 2022 | 8
Firefox 105 is here, and it's faster and more memory-frugal
If you love having thousands of tabs open, this might be one for you
Software21 Sep 2022 | 48
Now's your chance, AI, to do good. Protect endangered eagles from wind turbines
(But wot about us vultures, sniff)
AI + ML21 Sep 2022 | 89
Microsoft debuts Windows 11 2022 Update – now with features added monthly
Oh. Joy.
OSes21 Sep 2022 | 64
In Rust We Trust: Microsoft Azure CTO shuns C and C++
Updated Mark Russinovich goes hardcore against old languages
Software20 Sep 2022 | 143
Apple to raise App Store prices in 28 countries
No reason given, but inflation and app tracking changes may both factor
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 8
Nvidia sets out timeline for H100 GPUs – now for HGX, next year for DGX
GTC It's called Hopper because most of the chips announced today skipped it
AI + ML20 Sep 2022 | 1
Admins run into Group Policy problems after Win10 update
Scratch Patch ... it's Rip Tuesday: Users complain that Microsoft’s KB5017308 breaks desktop shortcuts
OSes20 Sep 2022 | 18
Oracle brews Java 19. Mmmm, kinda tastes like RISC-V
Upstart CPU integration, incremental improvements – just the way cautious corporate customers like it
Software20 Sep 2022 | 1
Microsoft low code branches into lightweight GUI widgets
Building features into Teams, Outlook without JSON coding possible with new Cards play
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 8
SETI seeks amateur astronomers to find hot Jupiter-like exoplanets
Much better use of time than 'hot singles in your area'
AI + ML20 Sep 2022 | 2
Excel's comedy of errors needs a new script, not new scripting
Opinion Microsoft reanimates the wrong corpse
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 109
Linux Foundation launches European division
Open Source Summit Plans to drive more open source – and more transparency – into public sector
Software20 Sep 2022 | 9
Creatives up in arms over claim that AI is killing human art
In brief Plus: Cruise expanding self-driving robotaxi operations, and more
AI + ML20 Sep 2022 | 25
Document Foundation starts charging €8.99 for 'free' LibreOffice
Only in the Mac App Store, as part of FOSS-for-biz strategy software org admits may not quickly deliver results
Applications20 Sep 2022 | 96
Google says some AI call center agents took the morning off
Updated Replace unreliable people with tireless cloudy software, they said …
AI + ML20 Sep 2022 | 8
Getting from A to B with modernization
Join us for best practice advice on migrating OpenShift applications and workloads to AWS
Webinar
Linux luminaries discuss efforts to bring Rust to the kernel
Open Source Summit After 31 years, a second programming language will be allowed in
OSes16 Sep 2022 | 63
Researchers build ML models to forecast food shortages
Secondary data in weather, macro-economics to help governments and orgs figure out where to focus their aid
AI + ML16 Sep 2022 | 3
Google previews streaming connector for BigQuery
All your data on one platform, opines the Chocolate Factory
Databases16 Sep 2022 | 2
The next deep magic Linux program to change the world? Io_uring
Column Even Torvalds pronounces it 'fairly sane'
Software16 Sep 2022 | 52
Upstart claims its chips beat Nvidia's A100 on AI oomph
That's nice, but what about Nv's H100?
AI + ML15 Sep 2022 | 2
Food security group, Linux Foundation working on crop data standard
'Sharing of agricultural data can help develop solutions to some of the food system's most pressing challenges'
Software15 Sep 2022 | 9
Microsoft rolls out stealthy updates for 365 Apps
Good thing Redmond has a brilliant track record with patches
Applications15 Sep 2022 | 49
SAP user group questions value for money amid plans to increase support fees
Unbundling of products, cloud shift, support for older ERP products make customers query inflation-based rise
Applications15 Sep 2022 | 3
NHS data platform procurement delayed for a second time
Questions remain over Palantir's influence after consultancy role for former NHS England director revealed
Databases15 Sep 2022 | 29
SWIFT to trial blockchain – but not for its core payment service
Hopes to streamline market data movements, but as 11,000 institutions use SWIFT this is a bit of a moment
Software15 Sep 2022 | 24
Chinese court OKs trading crypto, if it's considered a virtual asset
This may not be in the spirit of Beijing's many bans on blockheads
Software15 Sep 2022 |
Twilio more than decimates staff, CEO says it grew too fast
As Patreon ditches nearly a fifth of its workforce
Software14 Sep 2022 | 17
Fedora 37 beta: Hints of what's to come in Red Hat's free flagship
Text Editor replaces GEdit for starters, though it's still very early days
OSes14 Sep 2022 | 18
Linux kernel's eBPF feature put to unexpected new uses
Linux Plumbers Conference The internal traffic-filtering tool can be used for much more than firewalls
Software14 Sep 2022 | 19
To preserve Earth's treasures, digital silence is golden
Column There are beautiful, undisturbed places in the world. You do not have to catch 'em all
Software14 Sep 2022 | 56
Ex-Googler Eric Schmidt's think tank warns China could win global tech race
USA told to sort itself out in 5G, AI, and microelectronics by 2025 – or things could get mighty grim
AI + ML14 Sep 2022 | 39
VMware teases replacement for so-insecure-it-was-retired P2V migration tool
vCenter Converter will make a comeback
Virtualization14 Sep 2022 | 10
US throws millions at AI to diagnose diseases by the sound of your voice
Speech can be impacted by cancer, Parkinson's, depression, and more
AI + ML13 Sep 2022 | 7
Automating Excel tasks to come to Windows and Mac
Not just for the web anymore: Microsoft Office Scripts coming for the macro-managers among us
Applications13 Sep 2022 | 42
SEC charges VMware with hiding slowing sales from investors
Virtualization giant pays $8m to settle claims it pushed revenue into later quarter... without admitting liability
Virtualization13 Sep 2022 | 9
When DevOps and cyber security collide
How can the IT industry stop the CVE rot and get software bug numbers down?
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Beijing signals Digital Yuan will integrate with existing payment schemes
It needs to, because the likes of Alipay are already ubiquitous – and already used overseas
Software13 Sep 2022 | 3
PyTorch gets lit under The Linux Foundation
Independent management aims to ensure openness and transparency
Software12 Sep 2022 | 1
SAP to increase support fees in January to offset inflation costs
Maintenance and software installation prices heading north for range of agreements
Applications12 Sep 2022 | 3
Software fees to make up 10% of John Deere's revenues by 2030
1.5 million machines and half a billion acres of land connected to the John Deere Operations Center within a matter of years
Software12 Sep 2022 | 89
Academic publishers turn to AI software to catch bad scientists doctoring data
Analysis High level of image duplication in a single paper is a sign of cheating
AI + ML12 Sep 2022 | 17
Brain-inspired chips promise ultra-efficient AI, so why aren’t they everywhere?
Interview It's not because our AI overlords aren't keen on the idea
AI + ML12 Sep 2022 | 25
Want to know the future of FOSS? You can look it up in a database
Opinion If you make it here, you can make it anywhere
Databases12 Sep 2022 | 10
Hybrid work not working? Try building an 'intraverse' to fix it, says Gartner
It’s the mutant offspring of an intranet and a metaverse and even if it flops, you'll get some kudos
Software12 Sep 2022 | 25
India's IT services exports top $150 billion for the first time, US and UK are biggest buyers
Asia In Brief PLUS: APAC IT spend grows at over 5 percent; China's pop-up clampdown; Pakistan VPN exemptions; and more!
Software11 Sep 2022 | 9
VMware has clouded the SmartNIC market, not created it
Analysis Virtzilla has built itself an island. Important players aren't welcome to visit and might go elsewhere
Virtualization11 Sep 2022 | 5
Draft EU AI Act regulations could have a chilling effect on open source software
In brief Plus: New MLPerf inference results, and artists finds terrifying AI-generated face haunting images
AI + ML11 Sep 2022 | 38
Windows 11 update blocking some users from logging in
And on new accounts as Microsoft tries to drive big adoption
OSes09 Sep 2022 | 52
DuckDB, database wrangler used by Google, Facebook, and Airbnb, hits 0.5.0
System look well suited to fill gaps in traditional OLAP market
Databases09 Sep 2022 | 11
Google allows test of real-money gambling apps in India, but without its billing systems
Local regulators think such apps should be banned because of incidents including suicides
Software09 Sep 2022 | 2
Microsoft offers SQL Server 2022 release candidate to Linux world
Redmond loves open source so much, it keeps most of its stuff closed
Databases08 Sep 2022 | 16
Ad blockers struggle under Chrome's new rules
Analysis As deadline for mandatory code rewrite approaches, Manifest v3 still looks like a step backward
Software08 Sep 2022 | 149
Open source biz sick of FOSS community exploitation overhauls software rights
Lightbend's Akka shifts from Apache 2.0 license to BSL 1.1 – but critics not pleased about pricing
Applications08 Sep 2022 | 41
Hype versus reality: What you can't do with DeepMind's AlphaFold in drug discovery
Analysis Protein prediction it can do, the next steps not so much – not that it was trained for this
AI + ML08 Sep 2022 | 7
