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)

IBM's z/OS update for mainframes about to land – on last day of predicted launch window

(2021/07/28)

Version 2.5 adds lots of love for hybrid cloud, Linux containers, and even a COBOL/Java combo



Looks like we all can't stop pouring billions of dollars into AMD, Google, Apple, Microsoft

(2021/07/28)

iPhones, iPads about to hit global chip supply wall others have felt, though



Tencent suspends signups to WeChat, citing 'security upgrade' and need to comply with Chinese laws

(2021/07/28)

Promises everything will be back to normal sometime in early August



eBay ex-security boss sent down for 18 months for cyber-stalking, witness tampering

(2021/07/28)

Four others at online tat bazaar admit trying to silence newsletter couple, two senior execs fight charges



GitHub stuffs $1m in Stanford Law School's pocket to provide free legal advice to DMCA-hit developers

(2021/07/28)

Fellowship funding comes in the wake of Youtube-DL fiasco



Microsoft made $167m a day in profit, every day, over the past 12 months

(2021/07/28)

Robust cloud, business not enough to overcome concerns about decline in Windows hardware maker revenue



Misconfigured Azure Blob at Raven Hengelsport exposed records of 246,000 anglers – and took months to tackle, claim infosec researchers

(2021/07/27)

18GB of Dutch fishing supplier's data left in unsecured server



Scam-baiting YouTube channel Tech Support Scams taken offline by tech support scam

(2021/07/27)

'It was pretty convincing until the very end,' says host Jim Browning



Facebook tries to save face by recalling itch-inducing Oculus Quest 2 VR headset foam

(2021/07/27)

Reports of skin problems and a recall in Australia move social ad biz to action



Tech biz must tell us about more security breaches, says UK.gov as it ponders lowering report thresholds

(2021/07/27)

Breach reporting law might have effect on overseas operators too



Cassandra 4.0 finally out of the gates after being delayed for last-minute bug swat

(2021/07/27)

Speed and stability top list of NoSQL database's features, Netflix dev says



Remember when Microsoft devs got so excited about Windows 8 features, Twitter thought it was under attack?

(2021/07/27)

Microblogging site turned off its website for Build 2011 attendees



A bunch of apps will be able to bypass Microsoft's new store and use own update methods

(2021/07/27)

Risky and annoying?



UK regulator Ofcom seeks more powers to deal with mega constellations

(2021/07/27)

Operator shall talk unto operator or the big stick will be wielded



SK Hynix hits 3-year revenue high as extreme ultraviolet production kicks off in earnest

(2021/07/27)

Commercial EUV LPDDR4 modules in the works now, but the 1anm node is still being treated as a test-bed



'Login infrastructure issue' blamed as sustained Xero outage threatens payrolls

(2021/07/27)

Accountancy software goes TITSUP* as biz users can't invoice customers nor see who's paid their bills



UK's National Museum of Computing asks tunesmiths to recreate bleeps, bloops, and parps of retro game music

(2021/07/27)

Competition in celebration of the BBC Micro's 40th anniversary



Compsci student walks off with $50,000 after bug bounty report blows gaping hole in Shopify software repos

(2021/07/27)

First-timer wins maximum payout through HackerOne programme



Samsung confirms no new Note this year, but does have a pen for foldables up its sleeve

(2021/07/27)

Hints at new Galaxy Z Fold and Z Flip models too



North Wales Police seek IT services partners in deals worth up to £41.6m

(2021/07/27)

Force still stinging after CGI fiasco ended up costing more than hoped for



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There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom.
-- Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923