ARM Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life (Terry Pratchett, Jingo)

Apollo-Soyuz at 50: The Cold War space hug that nearly ended in gasping horror

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Stopping the rot when good software goes bad means new rules from the start

(2025/07/14)

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GPS on the fritz? Britain and France plot a backup plan

(2025/07/14)

Cross-Channel pact aims to bolster navigation and timing tech as satellite signals face growing jamming threats



UK's NCA disputes claim it's nearly three times less efficient than the FBI

(2025/07/14)

Report on serious organized crime fails to account for differences, agency says



Junior developer's code worked in tests, destroyed data in production

(2025/07/14)

Who, Me? For the lack of a little documentation, two techies did a lot of accidental damage



Google’s Gemini refuses to play Chess against the mighty Atari 2600 after realizing it can't match ancient console

(2025/07/14)

Warned that ChatGPT and Copilot had already lost, it stopped boasting and packed up its pawns



Iran seeks at least three cloud providers to power its government

(2025/07/14)

Despite loathing the USA, Iran wants providers who match NIST’s definition of cloud computing



Google Indonesia tangled up in $600 million Chromebook corruption probe

(2025/07/14)

Asia In Brief PLUS: China’s massive lithium find; Cisco’s new Asia boss; Japan and EU plan satcomms collab; and more



Nvidia warns its GPUs – even Blackwells – need protection against Rowhammer attacks

(2025/07/14)

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You have a fake North Korean IT worker problem – here's how to stop it

(2025/07/13)

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The price of software freedom is eternal politics

(2025/07/12)

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Looks like 1,300 Indeed and Glassdoor staffers will need their former employer's websites

(2025/07/12)

No reason given for the 6% cull, but the CEO has previously talked up AI taking jobs



AI coding tools make developers slower but they think they're faster, study finds

(2025/07/12)

Predicted a 24% boost, but clocked a 19% drag



Hegseth signs flying memo to expand military use of cheap drones in oddball video

(2025/07/11)

video An announcement so weird it could only come from the Trump administration



Tech to protect images against AI scrapers can be beaten, researchers show

(2025/07/11)

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ICANN fumes as AFRINIC offers no explanation for annulled election

(2025/07/11)

As allegations fly regarding fraudulent powers of attorney, one member wants to wind up AFRINIC and start again



CVSS 10 RCE in Wing FTP exploited within 24 hours, security researchers warn

(2025/07/11)

Intruders looked up how to use curl mid-attack - rookie errors kept damage minimal



Rimini Street, Oracle edge toward truce after years of legal warfare

(2025/07/11)

Hush-hush settlement follows decision to wind down PeopleSoft support



British Perl guru Matt Trout dead at 42

(2025/07/11)

obituary A controversial and polarizing figure, but also widely hailed



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Microsoft Mandatory Survey (#15)

Customers who want to upgrade to Windows 98 Second Edition must now fill
out a Microsoft survey online before they can order the bugfix/upgrade.

Question 15: In your opinion, what companies should Microsoft seek to
acquire in the coming year?

A. Disney. I'd like to see a cute animated movie starring Clippit the
Office Assistant.

B. CBS. I'd like to see a new line-up featuring must-watch shows like
"Touched by a Microserf", "Redmond Hope", "Everybody Loves Bill", "The
Late Show With Steve Ballmer", and "60 Minutes... of Microsoft
Infomercials",

C. Google. Microsoft could drastically improve the quality and performance
of this search engine by migrating it from Linux to Windows NT
servers.

D. Lowes Hardware Stores. Every copy of Windows 2000 could come bundled
with a coupon for a free kitchen sink or a free window!