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)

NortonLifeLock and Avast $8.6b deal gets provisional yes from UK regulator

(2022/08/03)

Plus: Even market authorities can't seem to keep up with Microsoft's Defender branding



China's Xiaomi teases tech to control smart homes with brain waves

(2022/08/03)

You'd wear a big clunky headband instead of invoking an assistant … why exactly?



Raspberry Pi 4 takes a trip to Vulkan, sharpens 3D vision

(2022/08/03)

Updated Eben Upton talks to The Reg about the little computer gaining version 1.2 conformance



Microsoft thinks there are people on 2G networks who want to use Outlook

(2022/08/03)

Offers 5MB Outlook Lite App that works on phones with only 1GB RAM



We'll get you that Wi-Fi 7 laptop by 2024, Intel says

(2022/08/03)

Because if there's one thing you can trust with this x86 giant, it's deadlines and roadmaps



NASA to send prototype robot surgeon into space

(2022/08/03)

Dammit Jim, I'm a piece of autonomous equipment, not a doctor



Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon

(2022/08/03)

NIST's nifty new algorithm looks like it's in trouble



Boffins put supercomputer on the scent of a perfect landfill deodorizer

(2022/08/03)

Is this what they mean by garbage collection?



Windows 11 comes to AWS EC2 as a VM import option

(2022/08/03)

UEFI is sorted, but BYO licenses are required



Toyota's truck brand Hino admits faking and fudging emissions data for 20 years

(2022/08/03)

Oh what a failing!



Nancy Pelosi ties Chinese cyber-attacks to need for Taiwan visit

(2022/08/03)

And as if to confirm the link, a DDoS takes out Taiwan's presidential website ahead of senior politico's arrival



AMD boasts of record sales, says 5nm Zen 4 Ryzen 7000 coming this quarter

(2022/08/03)

When Intel said demand was down, did it mean just for its chips?



VMware patches critical 'make me admin' auth bypass bug, plus nine other flaws

(2022/08/03)

Meanwhile, a security update for rsync



How a crypto bridge bug led to a $200m 'decentralized crowd looting'

(2022/08/03)

Flash mob exploits Nomad's validation code blunder



AI-friendly patent law needed 'as a matter of national security', ex-USPTO boss says

(2022/08/03)

Neural network training and whatnot didn't occur to 18th century founders



Robinhood's crypto unit hit with $30m fine over security, anti-crime misses

(2022/08/02)

Updated And just lays off about a quarter of staff



Anti-piracy messaging may just encourage more piracy

(2022/08/02)

Behavioral economics study suggests rights holders don't understand psychology



How cybercrims embrace messaging apps to spread malware, communicate

(2022/08/02)

Underground forums are so last year. Telegram, Discord offer better privacy, functionality to criminals, says Intel 471



Apple ends corporate COVID mask mandate

(2022/08/02)

Now will you all please return to our $5b headquarters?



Lockheed Martin wins $213m contract to update F-35 datacenter

(2022/08/02)

Includes 'engineering, maintenance, logistics, and material support' under Joint Strike Fighter program



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The more laws and order are made prominent, the more thieves and
robbers there will be.
-- Lao Tsu