Japanese boffins build solar-powered, remote-controlled cyborg cockroach (2022/09/22) Neat idea until you remember that roaches and sunlight, not a good mix
Equinix tests out fuel cells as alternative for datacenter power (2022/09/22) Teams up with National University of Singapore on proof-of-concept designs
Meta told to pay $175m to walkie-talkie techies for infringing IP (2022/09/22) Facebook and Instagram Live use same programming described in Voxer patents, says jury
Satellite operators want option to exceed deorbiting rules (2022/09/22) The sky is getting crowded, but some think the FCC is moving too fast to clean it up
GNOME hits 43: Welcome To Guadalajara (2022/09/22) Love it or loathe it? Plus: KDE 5.26 here soon, and both desktops still working on mobile support
Cambodian authorities crack down on cyber slavery amid international pressure (2022/09/22) Lured by fake jobs, victims are isolated abroad and forced to carry out crypto and romance scams, and more
Larry Page's flying taxi startup Kittyhawk calls it a day (2022/09/22) More proof, if it were needed, that not everything connected to Google is gold
DXC Technology linked with private equity takeover talks (2022/09/22) The cloud has forever changed infrastructure services landscape – just ask IBM, HPE, CSC and Atos
IT services giant Wipro fires 300 for moonlighting (2022/09/22) Labor org points out hypocrisy of chairman with multiple directorships sacking workers for similar
UK launches competition probe into cloud giants in digital services (2022/09/22) All right, what's all this, then? Three of you, are there?
You've heard of the cost-of-living crisis, now get ready for the cost-of-working crisis (2022/09/22) As employers herd staff back to the office with few perks, workers are concerned about what it'll cost them
Bank of England seeks partner to support Oracle Cloud implementation (2022/09/22) After venturing into HCM, UK's central bank embarks on finance and procurement journey with Big Red
Another UK tech company bought out: Schneider Electric grabs rest of Aveva (2022/09/22) Analysis French industrial conglomerate pays $10.75b, but already owned lion's share of industrial software specialist
The years were worth the wait. JWST gives us an amazing view of Neptune's rings (2022/09/22) Pic But uh-oh, friction faults already starting on distant probe
Alert: 15-year-old Python tarfile flaw lurks in 'over 350,000' code projects (2022/09/22) Oh cool, a 5,500-day security hole
San Francisco cops can use private cameras to live-monitor 'significant events' (2022/09/22) All eyes on you, and you, and you
Meta, Google learn the art of the quiet layoff (2022/09/22) You're not being fired, we're just unable to facilitate your sustained employment
Tongues wag that Softbank's Son may sell Arm to Samsung (2022/09/21) Japanese super-tycoon to discuss 'stategic alliance' with electronics chaebol