Intel chases after Bitcoin miners with dedicated chip (2022/02/11) Silicon giant thinks there's real money to be made in the web metaverse 3.0 chain hype
UK regulators accept Google's Privacy Sandbox promises (2022/02/11) ICO and CMA say they will oversee cookie-free adtech product
'Boombox' function sparks Tesla recall (2022/02/11) Pedestrian warning systems in 578,607 cars affected, including model S, X and Y
RAID expansion comes to OpenZFS at last (2022/02/11) Don't get too excited, filesystem fans – there are limits
No help for IT contractors on IR35 tax errors (2022/02/11) NAO says £263m in IR35 tax mistakes is just the start...
Ransomware crew dumps stolen Optionis files online (2022/02/11) Suggests accounting'n'umbrella firm didn't pay ransom
UK government's chief digital officer departs (2022/02/11) Ex-IBMer leaves behind no clear plan for sprawling legacy estate
Make assistive driving safe: Eliminate pedestrians (2022/02/11) It’s amazing [thud] I don’t even [thud] have to watch the road [thud]
BOFH: The Geek's Countergambit – outwitted at an electronics store (2022/02/11) So top secret even the manufacturer doesn't know about it
Real-time software? How about real-time patching? (2022/02/11) For those times when being On Call means more than just cycling the power
Singapore signs for Azure-hued sovereign cloud from Microsoft (2022/02/11) Neither party is willing to talk about the operating model
CIA illegally harvested US citizens' data, senators assert (2022/02/11) We're shocked, shocked to find unjustified collection and access is going on in here
India bans drone imports to help local manufacturers take off (2022/02/11) Amid much droning on about self-sufficiency, components will still be able to cross the border
World's top chipmaking equipment maker claims Chinese rival may infringe IP (2022/02/11) Lithography titan ASML names DongFang JingYuan Electron as a worry
Indonesia's new mega-telco to build 18,000km submarine cable to the US (2022/02/11) Coming out party for Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison
Apple tweaks AirTags to be less useful for stalkers, thieves (2022/02/11) 'Privacy is built in' was more an aspiration until now
This malware gang plants incriminating evidence on PCs, gets victims arrested (2022/02/10) A whole different kettle of phish
AMD confirms Xilinx merger approved by regulators (2022/02/10) While Nvidia loses an Arm, this acquisition has legs