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)

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Google backs down after locking out Nextcloud Files app

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Search giant to restore critical Android permission after user outcry



Fired US govt workers, Uncle Xi wants you! – to apply for this fake consulting gig

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Phony LinkedIn recruitment ads? Groundbreaking



America’s consumer watchdog drops leash on proposed data broker crackdown

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Crooks must be licking their lips at the possibilities



Whodunit? 'Unauthorized' change to Grok made it blather on about 'White genocide'

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Microsoft winnows: Layoffs hit software engineers hard

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Python, TypeScript, Azure SDK devs among those let go



CoreWeave may have built a house of (graphics) cards

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Comment An overdependence on hyperscalers and a mountain of debt could pull the rug out



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Apple slams door on Fortnite's stateside iOS comeback

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Microsoft pulls MS365 Business Premium from nonprofits

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Defamation case against DEF CON terminated with prejudice

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'We hope it makes attendees feel safe reporting violations'



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Broadcom employee data stolen by ransomware crooks following hit on payroll provider

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Updated Tech giant was in process of dropping payroll biz as it learned of breach



Microsoft proposes sweeping global concessions to Teams for up to a decade

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Beast of Redmond runs scared from EC antitrust cops half decade after rivals complained



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CEO warns energy demands will overwhelm grid without extra generation capacity



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UK government overrules local council’s datacenter refusal on Green Belt land

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DPM signs off 96MW bit barn, citing national policy shift



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In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really
good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they actually change
their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really
do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are
human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot
recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
-- Carl Sagan, 1987 CSICOP keynote address