Linux 5.17 debuts after 'very calm' extra week of work (2022/03/20) Linus Torvalds suggests version 5.18 will be a little larger, hopefully also warm, fuzzy, low-drama
Linux Mint Debian Edition 5 is here (2022/03/19) Whether it's Mint-flavoured Debian or Debian-flavoured Mint, it's tasty
Google Maps just got lost for a few hours (2022/03/18) Outage tripped up web, native apps while cloud had a wobble
Take this $715,000 and find security gaps in quantum computers, says NSF (2022/03/18) Yes, the ones that don't exist yet
Equinix cuts $705m check for Chilean, Peruvian datacenters (2022/03/18) Colocation giant goes on a Santiago shopping spree
This browser-in-browser attack is perfect for phishing (2022/03/18) If you're involved in malvertising, please don't read this. We don't want to give you ideas
Cyclops Blink malware sets up shop in ASUS routers (2022/03/18) Kremlin-backed Sandworm has its VPNFilter replacement, it seems
AlmaLinux OS Foundation welcomes AMD to the fold (2022/03/18) New signups bring skills in mainframes, IT services, hosting in quest for RHEL parity
Devs of bcachefs try to get filesystem into Linux again (2022/03/18) Maturity and merging: Manageable for bcachefs?
Exotic Lily is a business-like access broker for ransomware gangs (2022/03/18) Google's TAG details operations of prolific group, including 9-to-5 workdays
Microsoft Visual Studio: Cluttering up developer disks for 25 years (2022/03/18) A quarter of a century can put a fair few inches on the waistline, am I right, devs?
ITC judge recommends banning toner imports that infringe Canon's IP (2022/03/18) Can the US market manage without them? Commission wants to know
AI drug algorithms can be flipped to invent bioweapons (2022/03/18) Our model took mere hours to suggest 40,000 potentially lethal compounds, says startup
CISOs face 'perfect storm' of ransomware and state-supported cybercrime (2022/03/18) As some nations turn a blind eye, defense becomes life-or-death matter
Europe, US warn of fake-chip danger to national security, critical systems (2022/03/18) Scammers exploit global supply-chain crunch
SAP community website leaks member data to savvy users (2022/03/18) Database dump accessible via the OData protocol, but software giant says it's working as intended
Amazon to spend £1.8bn on UK infrastructure over next 2 years (2022/03/18) Won't reveal how much of that is actually being spent on data centers, though
Northwest England councils in £31m SaaS HR system tender (2022/03/18) Procurement comes as Manchester City Council looks for SAP next steps
Unable to write 'Amusing Weekly Column'. Abort, Retry, Fail? (2022/03/18) Don't fret, we're just having a technical