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)

Indonesia sparks outrage by blocking PayPal, gaming sites, for compliance oversight

(2022/08/01)

Yahoo ! was blocked too, but … meh



Samsung adds 'repair mode' that hides data on Galaxy smartphones in South Korea

(2022/08/01)

Something Hunter Biden probably wishes computers had ages ago



India signs local server-maker to build nodes for home-grown supercomputers

(2022/08/01)

Local manufacturer to build modest kit for modestly sized supers



Spyware developer charged by Australian Police after 14,500 sales

(2022/08/01)

Asia In Brief PLUS: India open to space tourism; China/Indonesia infosec pact; Paytm denies breach; Infosys dodges government again; and more



Linus Torvalds releases Linux 5.19 – using Asahi on an Arm-powered Mac

(2022/08/01)

Hails the combo as finally making Arm 'usable as a development platform'



Tim Hortons offers free coffee and donut to settle data privacy invasion claims

(2022/07/30)

In brief Also, malicious VBA macros are out and container files are in, Robin Banks helps criminals rob banks, and more



This is what to expect when a managed service provider gets popped

(2022/07/30)

MSP should just stand for My Server's Pwned!



Apple plays the supply-chain card to explain Mac, iPad revenue shrink

(2022/07/30)

Mom, what's an eye pad?



It's on: Twitter vs Elon Musk trial to start October 17

(2022/07/29)

Updated Popcorn stocks soar



Feds put $10m bounty on Putin pal accused of bankrolling US election troll farm

(2022/07/29)

Just in time for the midterms



Decentralized IPFS networks forming the 'hotbed of phishing'

(2022/07/29)

P2P file system makes it more difficult to detect and take down malicious content



Micron pledges US memory expansion after CHIPS Act passes

(2022/07/29)

With $52 billion on the table, everyone wants their fair share



The US's biggest datacenter market is short on electricity

(2022/07/29)

Updated Power transmission bottlenecks could delay Northern Virginia DC projects into 2026



Paper batteries on the cards to power IoT and smart labels

(2022/07/29)

Quest to reduce environmental impact finds pulp solution



Reg readers tell us what they wanted for SysAdmin Appreciation Day

(2022/07/29)

Chateau Lafite? Unexpected day off? Unplugging users phones?



AWS still growing amid talk of global economic woes

(2022/07/29)

No stopping the cloud computing division but losses mount on retail side as consumers catch a cold



US Department of Defense funds Google and SkyWater to enable open source chips

(2022/07/29)

Amazing how you find the money when military needs a reliable supply



Bill Gates venture backs effort to bring aircon startup to market

(2022/07/29)

Supports liquid desiccant tech to store energy to smooth bumps in demand, lower greenhouse gas impact



Preparing for Skylab: The separate 1972 experimental mission that never left the ground

(2022/07/29)

Feature Bags of splashy fun for astronauts in SMEAT's simulation



I paid for it, that makes it mine. Doesn’t it? No – and it never did

(2022/07/29)

Something for the Weekend A new generation learns the hard way that everything is ephemeral



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