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)

Broker-dealers can stop burning records to CD, but they don’t have to, says SEC

(2022/10/14)

New-fangled cloud storage now an option. What's that internet app the kids are all using again? Whatsupp?



Bitcoin energy consumption a feature, not a bug, says crypto-miner

(2022/10/14)

But it's OK because we use non-carbon energy, argues CEO



Boffins grow human brain cells to play Pong

(2022/10/14)

Now let’s see what happens when we get it drunk, say researchers



Junk cellphones on Earth would stack higher than the International Space Station

(2022/10/14)

Happy International E-waste Day!



NIST thinks US public should weigh in on CHIPS Act programs

(2022/10/14)

What should R&D focus on, and how should we structure grants so they're not just a swap for private sector cash?



The Metaverse is the internet no one wants

(2022/10/14)

Comment Meta's push to put computing into a headset will end in tears



Aerobot designed for hell-world Venus first braves something worse: Nevada

(2022/10/14)

And by worse, we mean: The endless casinos



Laugh all you want. There will be a year of the Linux desktop

(2022/10/14)

Opinion But, it won't play out the way you think it will



BOFH: The Boss has a new watch – move readiness to DEFCON 2

(2022/10/14)

Episode 19 Let us show you some pointless technology of our own



SAP's German-speaking heartlands still struggling with ERP vendor's cloud vision

(2022/10/14)

'Customers will not – at least not in the short term – move exclusively to cloud scenarios'



LockBit 3.0 malware forced NHS tech supplier to shut down hosted sites

(2022/10/14)

Managed software provider Advanced admits some customer data 'exfiltrated' in August ransomware attack



Now you can't even scale Mount Everest without a drone buzzing overhead

(2022/10/14)

Video No chance of any peace, not even at 8,900 metres



Microsoft extends deadline for partners to improve their clients' security with unauthorised AD tweaks

(2022/10/14)

Partners may be dragging the chain a little – perhaps you'd like to hurry them up?



Senior engineer reported to management for failing to fix a stapler

(2022/10/14)

On Call The demarcation line between IT and stationery is not electricity, but the line between dumb and nasty clearly starts at staplers



American techies in China may be breaking the law by showing up to work

(2022/10/14)

Pundit tips next wave of bans will target foreign investment in Chinese tech



Japan space agency blows up eight satellites aboard Epsilon rocket

(2022/10/14)

This is not why this mission was dubbed the 'Innovative Satellite Technology Demonstration'



Fujitsu and Japanese Uni propose 'endorsement layer' to make the internet trustable

(2022/10/14)

Hope to combat misinformation with graph of observations that prove what you’re reading is reliable



India set to extend deadline for absurd infosec reporting requirements

(2022/10/14)

60 days becomes five months and counting, without any indication government can process or learn from flood of trivial incident reports



Mormon Church IT ransacked, data stolen by 'state-sponsored' cyber-thieves

(2022/10/14)

Don't get your underwear in a twist



Banks face their 'darkest hour' as malware steps up, maker of antivirus says

(2022/10/14)

Interview When I saw it, I had to reverse engineer it, Kaspersky's lead security researcher tells us



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