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'