Amid drama at .NET Foundation, Microsoft's De Icaza reveals it was meant to be like GNOME Foundation
(2021/10/18)
Which it isn't, as illustrated by exec director of the F# Foundation
Arm puts virtual hardware in the cloud so you won't have to wait for the actual chips
(2021/10/18)
Developers, start your engines
Facebook posts job ad for 10,000 'high-skilled' roles to 'build the metaverse' – and they'll all be based in the EU
(2021/10/18)
Announcement uses the phrase 'world-leading' without referring to UK once
EasyJet flight loadsheet snafu caused by software 'code errors' says UK safety agency
(2021/10/18)
System 'operating outside of the original design specification' said AAIB
Microsoft admits to yet more printing problems in Windows as back-at-the-office folks asked for admin credentials
(2021/10/18)
Saving the forests by making printing even harder
Give us your biometric data to get your lunch in 5 seconds, UK schools tell children
(2021/10/18)
Facial recognition for meal payment system works for kids, supplier says
There are 875 million good reasons why the paperless office won't happen soon
(2021/10/18)
UK Cabinet Office organises latest print hardware and supplies mega framework
Ubuntu 21.10: Plan to do yourself an Indri? Here's what's inside... including a bit of GNOME schooling
(2021/10/18)
Plus: Rounded corners make GNOME 40 look like Windows 11
Heart FM's borkfast show – a fine way to start your day
(2021/10/18)
Jamie and Amanda have a new co-presenter to contend with
Think your phone is snooping on you? Hold my beer, says basic physics
(2021/10/18)
Information wants to be free, and it's making its escape
What do you mean you gave the boss THAT version of the report? Oh, ****ing ****balls
(2021/10/18)
Say what you mean
Chinese tech minister says he's 'dealt with' 73,000 sites that breached the law
(2021/10/18)
Ongoing crackdown saw apps 1.83 million apps tested, 4,200 told to clean up their act, pop-up ads popped
Whatever sort of disaster we’re talking about, if your backups are fried, you’re not going to recover
(2021/10/18)
Here’s how zero trust and immutability can save you
Chinese developers rebel against long working hours with crowdsourced tell-all on employers
(2021/10/18)
Despite modern labour laws, 72-hour work weeks are still common
US gov claims ransomware 'earned' $590m in the first half of 2021 alone – mostly in Bitcoin
(2021/10/18)
Names and bars crypto exchange SUEX, warns paying ransoms could spell trouble
Oops, they did it again – rogue Soyuz spurt gave ISS an attitude problem
(2021/10/18)
Crew successfully de-orbited on Sunday carrying vital payload: footage for a movie shot in space
NFTs not annoying enough? Now they come with wallet-emptying malware
(2021/10/17)
Plus rifle-toting robot dogs, but makers insist they're really dumb
Bank manager tricked into handing $35m to scammers using fake 'deep voice' tech
(2021/10/16)
Plus: Microsoft Translator machine learning software now supports over 100 languages
Amazon textbook rental service scammed for $1.5m
(2021/10/16)
Michigan man arrested for borrowing costly textbooks and selling them
Computer scientists at University of Edinburgh contemplate courses without 'Alice' and 'Bob'
(2021/10/15)
Academics advised to consider excluding certain terminology for the sake of inclusivity