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)

BOFH: Tech helps HR investigate the Boss's devices

(2022/06/17)

Episode 11 We're going to need a corkboard, push pins, red yarn and emails dating back to 2003



Password recovery from beyond the grave

(2022/06/17)

On Call Does your disaster recovery plan include a mysterious missive at a funeral?



Ubuntu releases Core 22: Its IoT and edge distro

(2022/06/17)

A tougher nut to crack than the regular flavor, some will find it very tasty



Big Tech falls in line with Euro demands to fight bots, deepfakes, disinformation

(2022/06/17)

Six percent of revenues at risk if Code of Practice broken



Former chip research professor jailed for not disclosing Chinese patents

(2022/06/17)

This is how Beijing illegally accesses US tech, say Feds



Tencent completes 50 million core migration of its own apps to its own clouds

(2022/06/17)

Pockets plenty of savings and illustrates success with the cutest cartoon sysadmin ever



Interpol anti-fraud operation busts call centers behind business email scams

(2022/06/17)

1,770 premises raided, 2,000 arrested, $50m seized



Brave roasts DuckDuckGo over Bing privacy exception

(2022/06/17)

Search biz hits back at 'misleading' claims, saga lifts lid on Microsoft's web tracking advice



Apple may have to cough up $1bn to Brits in latest iPhone Batterygate claim

(2022/06/17)

Lawsuit took its time, just like your older iOS handset



I was fired for blowing the whistle on cult's status in Google unit, says contractor

(2022/06/17)

The internet giant, a doomsday religious sect, and a lawsuit in Silicon Valley



RSAC branded a 'super spreader event' as attendees share COVID-19 test results

(2022/06/16)

RSA Conference That, and Black Hat, are about to reveal risk assessment skills of our cyber-risk experts



If you're using older, vulnerable Cisco small biz routers, throw them out

(2022/06/16)

Severe security flaw won't be fixed – as patches released this week for other bugs



Oracle sued by one of its own gold-level Partners of the Year over government IT contract

(2022/06/16)

We want $56 million, systems integrator tells court



D-Wave opens up access to small-scale Advantage2 quantum computer

(2022/06/16)

Via a cloud subscription, natch – this is the 2020s



Price hikes, cloud expansion drive record datacenter spending

(2022/06/16)

High unit costs and fixed capex budgets propelling enterprises cloudwards



SpaceX staff condemn Musk's behavior in open letter

(2022/06/16)

Well, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see why



McKinsey thinks quantum computing could create $80b in revenue ... eventually

(2022/06/16)

Figure is 'value at stake' but 'not the actual value' which itself is a quantum statement



How did you mourn Internet Explorer's passing?

(2022/06/16)

Tombstones, memes, Clippy, and probably a cat or two. The web pays its respects



Bill Gates says NFTs '100% based on greater fool theory' amid crypto cataclysm

(2022/06/16)

Comment Plus: Non-fungible tokens for dummies



FCC: Applications for funds to replace Chinese comms kit lack evidence

(2022/06/16)

Well you told us to rip and ... hang on, we're not getting any money?



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