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)

Enthusiasts dash for RISC-V computer with GPU

(2021/10/15)

Want one? Too late


TSMC's post-pandemic future in a world short of chips? New factories, more revenue

(2021/10/15)

It's not all bad news for some


LinkedIn shutting down in China after mounting government pressure to censor social media content

(2021/10/15)

Try InJobs instead! All the fun of a résumé and no comments allowed


WhatsApp's got your back(ups) with encryption for stored messages

(2021/10/14)

Global messaging giant extends security and privacy to Google Drive and Apple iCloud


Google's VirusTotal reports that 95% of ransomware spotted targets Windows

(2021/10/14)

Criminals follow the money, code flaws


Looking to modernize your architecture? Just remember, it’s about more than tools…

(2021/10/14)

Start right at AWS’ Application Modernization Day


Ubuntu 21.10 brings GNOME 40 debut and a focus on devs

(2021/10/14)

Also: Why Canonical thinks Ubuntu GUI on Windows 11 matters


3D printing site Thingiverse suffers breach of 228,000 email addresses amid sluggish disclosure

(2021/10/14)

So says Have I Been Pwned's maintainer - but site claims breach only impacted 'handful of users'


Azure Emissions Dashboard shows how you and Microsoft are slowly killing the planet with your cloud workloads

(2021/10/14)

Here's an even cheerier thought – it requires a Power BI Pro subscription


FTC carpet bombs industry with letters warning that fake reviews will be punished

(2021/10/14)

The Register is an amazing website, simply one of the very best out there. Extremely cool people. 10/10


Bad news, AMD fans: This week's Windows 11 update didn't fix your performance woes (they may be worse)

(2021/10/14)

A new patch next week might


Want a piece of GitLab? It's going to cost you: IPO price per share settles at $77

(2021/10/14)

One-stop shop all the way to the bank


Nine floors underground, Oracle's Israel data centre can 'withstand a rocket, a missile or even a car bomb'

(2021/10/14)

New cloud region able to hold out against attacks due to regional instability


'Father of the Xbox' Seamus Blackley issues Twitter apology to AMD over last-minute switch to Intel CPUs

(2021/10/14)

AMD had the last laugh – their kit is in both PlayStation and Xbox these days


Sharing medical records with researchers: Assumed consent works in theory – just not yet in practice

(2021/10/14)

The UK shows us how not to run an opt-out approach


As UK-based Civo's Kubernetes service goes live, boss claims the big cloud rivals are overpriced

(2021/10/14)

'There's a misconception in the industry that hyperscalers are cheap'


Mind your Ps and queues: Bork makes a visit to the A&E

(2021/10/14)

Thanks Windows! Now this is the kind of hospital data-sharing we like to see...


LAN cables can be sniffed to reveal network traffic with a $30 setup, says researcher

(2021/10/14)

What's a long length of electrical wire? A transmitter, of course


Google adds VM support to Anthos, admits not everyone is ready for containerised everything

(2021/10/14)

VMware will love this – it works by connecting to vSphere or by managing VMs with Anthos


Acer expands its antimicrobial PC offerings – with caveat they may not offer any protection

(2021/10/14)

Because digital viruses aren't the only ones we're worried about right now


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