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)

A practical demonstration of the difference between 'resilient' and 'redundant'

(2021/09/06)

Bump and grind in the server racks



BRICS bloc deepens collaboration on e-commerce and selling services across borders

(2021/09/06)

Good news for consumers, exporters, and outsourcers



VMware shreds planned support for 'cheese grater' Mac Pro

(2021/09/06)

Sorry, vAdmins, you probably don't have an excuse to buy Apple's $699 wheels



Indonesian President's COVID jab cert leaks – authorities argue that's perfectly reasonable

(2021/09/06)

It's not as if politicians' birthdays aren't well known, and they get jabbed on live TV



Virginia school board learns a hard lesson... and other stories

(2021/09/05)

A confluence of recent confusion from around the world that you may have missed



Only 'natural persons' can be recognized as patent inventors, not AI systems, US judge rules

(2021/09/04)

This isn't over says man pushing for neural networks' rights



Norwegian student tracks Bluetooth headset wearers by wardriving around Oslo on a bicycle

(2021/09/04)

Address randomisation not implemented on some, it seems



Software piracy pushes companies to be more competitive, study claims

(2021/09/04)

So, do copy that floppy?



Lenovo pops up tips on its tablets. And by tips, Lenovo means: Unacceptable ads

(2021/09/04)

Amid customer fury, PC maker says it has 'no plans to add any further push notifications' to its stealth adware



Alpha adds to tally of exploding rockets, takes out space sail prototype with it

(2021/09/03)

Firefly Aerospace rounds out a wobbly week for rocket fanciers



Apple stalls CSAM auto-scan on devices after 'feedback' from everyone on Earth

(2021/09/03)

Critics celebrate reconsideration of 'spyPhone' regime



Apple engineers complain of hostile work environment to US labor watchdog

(2021/09/03)

Harassment, bans on discussing pay, responsibilities slashed, and more alleged



US Air Force chief software officer quits after launching Hellfire missile of a LinkedIn post at his former bosses

(2021/09/03)

Too many inexperienced project managers and not enough DevSecOps



Don't like the new Windows 11 Start or Taskbar? Don't worry – Microsoft's got your back

(2021/09/03)

Insiders, they don't like it. Bork the Taskbar, bork the Taskbar



Component shortages: HPE pushes up some hardware prices and as if by magic, reports 'record' gross margin in Q3

(2021/09/03)

Average unit prices climbed mid-to-high single digits, confirms chief beanie



Rapid7 says Computer Misuse Act should include 'good faith' infosec research exemption

(2021/09/03)

Security biz publishes plans for law reforms



Big data means big money for the UK government as £2bn tender mooted

(2021/09/03)

Central procurement team tickles the market with tantalising offer... but what for?



New Zealand internet outage blamed on DDoS attack on nation's third largest internet provider

(2021/09/03)

Here in the UK, Sky broadband users back online



Give us a CLU: Object Oriented Programming pioneer arrives on GitHub

(2021/09/03)

No, not the 1980s TV show where Lionel Blair attempted to mime data abstraction to Una Stubbs



Crypto-coin startup said its bot could generate huge profits from your Bitcoin. It was a scam, says SEC

(2021/09/03)

Founder and promoter accused of running 'Ponzi-like scheme'



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