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)

Windows 11 is a minefield of micro-aggressions in the shipping lane of progress

(2025/07/28)

A better minesweeper is needed. Time for an intervention to save Microsoft from itself



Elon outs $16.5B Samsung chip deal Tesla asked to keep secret

(2025/07/28)

Musk: 'I will walk the line personally to accelerate the pace of progress'



Aeroflot aeroflops over 'IT issues' after attackers claim year-long compromise

(2025/07/28)

Russia's top airline cancels 49 flights, delays affect many more



'Impossible hill to climb': US clouds crush European competition on their home turf

(2025/07/28)

Local providers squeezed out despite market growth, leaving sovereignty hopes in question



UK VPN demand soars after debut of Online Safety Act

(2025/07/28)

1,400% jump in sign-ups as users try to avoid age verification checks when surfing adult sites



Intel cutting cutting-edge node funds would mean no more Moore's Law

(2025/07/28)

At least at Chipzookie... TSMC and Global Foundaries may yet continue to try to defy physics



UK needs to pick up handsets for troubled Emergency Services Network project

(2025/07/28)

Up to £925M on table as government pushes ahead with project likely to be a decade late



Intern did exactly what he was told and turned off the wrong server

(2025/07/28)

Who, Me? And was then blamed for not knowing about inaccurate labels



US spy satellite agency breached, but insists no classified secrets spilled

(2025/07/28)

Infosec in brief Plus, leak site for BlackSuit seized, Tea spilt, and avoid crime if you've got a famous dad



'It looks sexy but it's wrong' – the problem with AI in biology and medicine

(2025/07/27)

The case of the improbably well-endowed rat



Congress tries to outlaw AI that jacks up prices based on what it knows about you

(2025/07/26)

Surveillance-based pricing? Two lawmakers say enough



Blame a leak for Microsoft SharePoint attacks, researcher insists

(2025/07/26)

Follow the MAPP



Intel to throw networking biz over the side of its rapidly shrinking ship

(2025/07/25)

Chipzilla hopes it can pull an Altera with its NEX division, and is now looking for buyers



Senator to Google: Give us info from telco Salt Typhoon probes

(2025/07/25)

AT&T and Verizon refused to hand over the security assessments, says Cantwell



First release candidate of systemd 258 is here

(2025/07/25)

The latest version of systemd looks to be a big one, with substantial new functionality. More to love – right?



Orbital datacenters subject to launch stress, nasty space weather, and expensive house calls

(2025/07/25)

opinion Space is hard, especially for racks of fragile computer equipment



How to find forgotten Wi-Fi passwords and SSIDs in Windows and Android

(2025/07/25)

hands-on If you've ever logged into a network on your laptop or phone, the password is still there



As AI becomes more popular, concerns grow over its effect on mental health

(2025/07/25)

Too much of anything is bad for you, including faux-magical statistical models



US DoE taps federal sites for fast-track AI datacenter and energy builds

(2025/07/25)

Private sector invited to colocate at legacy nuclear facilities



FreeBSD 15 installer to offer minimal KDE desktop

(2025/07/25)

The FreeBSD Laptop project continues – and plans to offer a very visible change



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