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)

Microsoft's end-of-summer software security cleanse crushes more than 80 bugs

(2021/09/15)

Hole in Azure Linux guest agent, MSHTML exploit tackled, and much more – Plus: Adobe and SAP issue updates



Cryptocurrency world must protect itself from 'low-quality patents' says Square lawyer as biz joins Open Invention Network

(2021/09/15)

'I think the legislative framework around patents needs a deep examination, and I don’t think I'm alone in saying that'



Activision Blizzard accused of union busting, intimidating staff in complaint to watchdog

(2021/09/15)

CWA, employees file lawsuit on same day HR head ejects



UK gives military's frikkin' laser cannon project a second roll of the dice

(2021/09/14)

First try had a habit of melting its mirrors, apparently



Apple debuts iPhone 13 with 1TB option, two iPad models, Series 7 Watch

(2021/09/14)

Come for superlatives and executive enthusiasm, stay for the photographic enhancements



Krita art app users targeted by ransomware posing as paid 'collaboration' opportunities

(2021/09/14)

Artists advised to delete emails asking them to download 'media bundle'



Future of Jekyll project (engine behind GitHub Pages) in doubt?

(2021/09/14)

Some development continues (or maybe it's just feature complete)



Boffins say Martian colonists could pee in buckets, give blood if they want shelter

(2021/09/14)

In terms of building materials, Mars has nothing to offer but blood, soil, sweat and tears. And urine. Lots of urine



Security bods boost Apple iPhone hardware attack research with iTimed toolkit

(2021/09/14)

'The first complete infrastructure to enable general-purpose hardware security experiments on the Apple iPhone SoCs,' they claim



US Air Force puts Godzilla in charge of autonomous warfare effort with Project Kaiju

(2021/09/14)

Pulls Mothra, Mecha Rodan, King Ghidorah, Kumonga, and even King Kong along for the $150m ride



Brits open doors for tech-enabled fraudsters because they 'don't want to seem rude'

(2021/09/14)

Impersonation scams and smishing rocket, say UK Finance and Which?



Java 17 arrives with long-term support: What's new, and is it falling behind Kotlin?

(2021/09/14)

Text blocks, sealed classes, switch expressions, records, and more



Cloud is fundamentally more profitable than on-prem, says Oracle's Safra Catz as revenue misses mark for investors

(2021/09/14)

In case you were wondering why vendors are so excited about it



G7 countries outgun UK in worldwide broadband speed test

(2021/09/14)

Ofcom: You know, superfast broadband is available if you'd care to take it up



Intuit branches out into email marketing by splashing $12bn on Mailchimp acquisition

(2021/09/14)

Part of a planned assault on the 'small business mid-market'



Thousands of internet-connected databases contain high or critical CVEs, says report by cloud security biz

(2021/09/14)

Put your data on someone else's computer to keep it safe, urges Imperva



Technology has the potential to close the education divide. Key word: Potential

(2021/09/14)

Quieter kids can speak up in chat, students can record lessons to watch again, and more, says professor



Ignore politics of whitebox radio: Mix and match OpenRAN tech will be 10% of market in 2025, claims analyst

(2021/09/14)

Critics say the post-Huawei world of telco networking increases complexity but it has legs



When ERP migrations go bad: Games Workshop says project issues are delaying refresh of 'dated' online store

(2021/09/14)

Commissar Yarrick's bale eye focuses on company's web retail presence as 'long and complex' saga continues



Running on empty, out of battery, power draining... three things the UK government definitely isn't. Oh no

(2021/09/14)

Video connected – check. Plugged into the mains? Er...



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Q: What's tiny and yellow and very, very, dangerous?
A: A canary with the super-user password.