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)

AI inventors may find it difficult to patent their tech under today's laws

(2022/07/09)

Comment Why newfangled algorithms could be a headache for examiners



Broadcom's VMware buy got you worried? Give these 5 FOSS hypervisors a spin

(2022/07/09)

Comment These suggestions are like our principles. If you don't like 'em ... we have others



Russian Debian-derivative Linux slinger plans IPO

(2022/07/09)

There is always money to be made from war



Now-frozen crypto-lending biz Celsius accused of devolving into a Ponzi scheme

(2022/07/09)

That's stone cold



Florida man accused of selling fake, broken Cisco devices from China to hospitals, schools, military

(2022/07/08)

Plus, Oracle reportedly mulling laying off staff to cut costs by up to $1b



Microsoft delays controversial ban on paid-for open source, WebKit in app store

(2022/07/08)

Embrace, extend, excuses



Canadian ISP Rogers falls over for hours, takes out broadband, cable, cellphones

(2022/07/08)

Updated ATMs, 911 calls, and more hit by networking snafu



America's chip land has another potential shortage: Electronics engineers

(2022/07/08)

Why screw around writing Verilog when you can earn tons more with Python, Java or Go?



SAP unlikely to see most customers move from ECC before support ends

(2022/07/08)

But those who show willing in S/4HANA upgrade might see existing ERP support extended, says Gartner



Visual Studio Code Server untethers developers from their workstations

(2022/07/08)

Install here, write code there without getting bogged down with SSH or HTTPS



Microsoft's Dublin datacenter to help take pressure off Ireland's renewable energy

(2022/07/08)

Grid-interactive UPS tech to feed some power back to the grid from backup energy storage systems... for a price



NASA's CAPSTONE silence down to a software flaw

(2022/07/08)

There's a code nasty on a spacecraft in deep space... not the first mission to suffer and won't be the last



Elon Musk considering 'drastic action' as Twitter takeover in 'jeopardy'

(2022/07/08)

Updated Though it's not clear what tech mogul might do seeing that he has committed to completing the transaction



Oracle 12.1 users warned as mainstream support ends in July

(2022/07/08)

12.1 friends without benefits as database pros question LTR with Oracle 12.2



IBM wants to simplify 3D stacked chip manufacturing

(2022/07/08)

Big Blue reckons it may be a way to side-step the end of Moore's Law



Apple's new MacBook Air: Is the jump to M2 silicon worth another $200?

(2022/07/08)

Comment The faithful won't care either way but advances aren't earth-shattering



Judge rejects another Microsoft appeal against surplus license reseller suit

(2022/07/08)

Windows giant's UK tentacle still on the hook over pre-owned on-prem software market dominance



Union tells BT: Commit to pay rise talks next week or else

(2022/07/08)

Exclusive First nationwide strikes since 1987 edging closer, warns CWU



Tech professionals pour cold water on UK crypto hub plans

(2022/07/08)

Government proposals unlikely to outlast the new Chancellor anyway



This is the military – you can't just delete your history like you're 15

(2022/07/08)

On Call Not all tracks can be hidden and some things can't be unseen



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