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)

We can unify HPC and AI software environments, just not at the source code level

(2021/12/08)

Compute graphs are the way forward



But why that VPN? How WireGuard made it into Linux

(2021/12/08)

Even the best of ideas can take their own sweet time making it into the kernel



Boffins demonstrate a different kind of floppy disk: A legless robot that hops along a surface

(2021/12/08)

This is fine



What’s the right amount of trust to build into your network? Less than Zero

(2021/12/08)

It’s tricky but manageable, says Iomart



Intel updates mysterious 'software-defined silicon' code in the Linux kernel

(2021/12/08)

Yeah, right, Chipzilla: we totally believe your line this isn't a real plan, even though PCI supports it



South Korea sets site reliability engineering standards for Big Tech

(2021/12/08)

Wants Google, Meta, Netflix and locals to work harder on uptime, warn locals of outages in Korean



Microsoft extends Secured-core concept to servers

(2021/12/08)

Certifies hardware with malware-crimping spec, already common in PCs, for Azure Stack and Windows Server



Microsoft gives Notepad a minimalist makeover to match Windows 11 style

(2021/12/08)

Adds fun for CTRL-Z freaks, Dark Mode, improved Find and Replace



Alibaba teases a breakthrough chip, merging processor and memory

(2021/12/08)

And open sources Yun on Chip IoT silicon and ecosystem



NASA installs a new and improved algorithm to better track near-Earth asteroids

(2021/12/08)

Nearly 20 year-old software used to protect humanity gets an upgrade



Facebook slapped with an eyepopping $150B lawsuit for spreading hate speech against Rohingya refugees

(2021/12/08)

Lawsuit claims social media giant's algos helped Myanmar military crackdown on the Rohingya



Power management IC shortage holding cars, laptops, hostage

(2021/12/07)

Couple of cents-worth of kit causing big problems for the year to come



MongoDB logs 50% hike in Q4 sales, beats analysts forecasts for next quarter

(2021/12/07)

Yet losses grow at NoSQL database biz



Rusty Linux kernel draws closer with new patch adding support for Rust as second language

(2021/12/07)

Experimental – but good enough to start writing 'drivers and other modules'



AWS wobbles in US East region causing widespread outages

(2021/12/07)

'We have identified the root cause and we are actively working towards recovery' - which now appears almost complete



Hubble Space Telescope restored to service: No repeat of those missing messages, but here's a software patch anyway

(2021/12/07)

They went full science. Always go full science



The secret ingredient to digital transformation? Not having to worry about your digital devices

(2021/12/07)

Learn how DaaS can clean up your IT lifecycle



Cryptominers aren't just a headache – they're a big neon sign that Bad Things are on your network

(2021/12/07)

So says Sophos in warning about Tor2Mine Monero malware



Shocking: UK electricity tariffs are among world's most expensive

(2021/12/07)

And the cheapest? Libya



The (IT capacity) testing times we live in: Survey's in – and my, how some of you have grown

(2021/12/07)

Only one respondent 'noticeably reduced the capacity of their systems'



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Under the wide and heavy VAX
Dig my grave and let me relax
Long have I lived, and many my hacks
And I lay me down with a will.
These be the words that tell the way:
"Here he lies who piped 64K,
Brought down the machine for nearly a day,
And Rogue playing to an awful standstill."