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)

Everyone cites that 'bugs are 100x more expensive to fix in production' research, but the study might not even exist

(2021/07/22)

It's probably still true, though, says formal methods expert



In the '80s, satellite comms showed promise – soon it'll be a viable means to punt internet services at anyone anywhere

(2021/07/22)

We've come a long way from Terry Wogan's celeb interviews



Thales launches payment card with onboard fingerprint scanner

(2021/07/22)

Would you like to pay with a poke?



Brain-computer interface researchers warn of a 'bleak' cyberpunk future – unless we tread carefully

(2021/07/22)

Commercial exploitation of a person's inner thoughts 'particularly worrisome'



China pushes back against Exchange attack sponsorship claims

(2021/07/22)

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says 53 per cent of cyber attacks on China come from the US



Europe mulls anonymous crypto-wallet ban, rules to make transfers more traceable

(2021/07/22)

Won't someone please think of the ch, er, money laundering



NASA warns Mars: We're about to laser your rocks and start stealing them

(2021/07/22)

Perseverance prepares to snaffle first sample for eventual retrieval



Troll jailed for 5 years after swatting of Twitter handle owner ends in death

(2021/07/22)

Creator of QWK format suffered fatal heart attack as cops surrounded home



NSO Group 'will no longer be responding to inquiries' about misuse of its software

(2021/07/22)

Denies everything, as governments open probes into the company and its wares



US senators warn China's Digital Yuan could compromise Olympic athletes

(2021/07/22)

Meanwhile, Tokyo games ticket holder data leaks, and those affected can't even use their seats



NPM is Now Providing Malware – or was until recently

(2021/07/22)

Password-stealing package outed by security firm evokes sense of déjà vu



Money can't buy you love: Huawei continues to throw fistfuls of dollars at US lobbying efforts

(2021/07/22)

Another year, and Chinese tech bogeyman is still on the blocklist



Gloom-dwelling subterranean robots battle for million-dollar DARPA prize

(2021/07/21)

SubT Challenge pits high-tech rescue drones against one another in upsettingly non-violent combat



Spanish cops cuff Brit bloke accused of playing role in 2020 celeb Twitter hijacking

(2021/07/21)

'PlugWalkJoe' also said to have meddled with TikTok, SnapChat



The old New: Windows veteran explains that menu item

(2021/07/21)

'Maybe that's what you do, but that's not what everybody does'



Hijacked, rampaging infrastructure will kill humans by 2025 – Gartner

(2021/07/21)

Ransomware efforts will inevitably lead to threats to life as attacks on OT go OTT



How does SAP know business travel is back? Its expenses software unit is still breathing

(2021/07/21)

Want to dust off that flash luggage set? We Concur, says German giant



Google Cloud's Intrusion Detection Service attempts to make security 'invisible' but cost will be the big giveaway

(2021/07/21)

Fancy new system shown off at online summit



Former ad exec sticks Steve Jobs' 1973 job application in a scanner for physical-versus-digital NFT auction

(2021/07/21)

Olly Joshi talks environmental issues, fundraising, and whether he'd hire '70s Jobs himself



Will it bend? That is the question: Arm boffins boast of first flexible 32-bit chip

(2021/07/21)

Plastic-backed TFT part positioned as perfect for the Internet of Things



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