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)

Researchers warn of unpatched remote code execution flaws in Schneider Electric industrial gear

(2021/07/13)

ModiPwn attack gives full control over Modicon programmable logic controllers



Paper Tiger Lake? El Reg gets its talons on the first Intel Core i7 Honor MagicBook 14

(2021/07/13)

Impressive Chipzilla-powered ultrabook has plenty going for it



We're terrified of sharing information, but the benefits of talking about IT and infosec outweigh the negatives

(2021/07/13)

You may find that gaffe isn't so embarrassing after all



Who needs 'Bliss' in Teams when you can have the real thing on a Bristol bus?

(2021/07/13)

If it ever escapes the boot loop, that is



Google killed desktop Drive and replaced it with two apps. Now it’s killing those, and Drive for desktop is returning

(2021/07/13)

Sync'n'store users have forced migration to conduct within 80 days – enjoy yourselves, Workspaces admins!



Biden takes another step to discard Trump-era Chinese social media app ban

(2021/07/13)

Seeks end to TikTok ban appeal, but this by no means ends US/China worries about citizen data



Kaseya restores SaaS, then 'performance issues' force a do-over

(2021/07/13)

What’s another 20 minutes of sudden unplanned downtime between friends?



XCP-NG project teases DPU-as-a-Service on Scaleway cloud

(2021/07/13)

Open-source revival of Xen Server will target hardware from fabless French manycore kit-maker Kalray



Lenovo says it’s crammed a workstation into a litre of space – less than three cans of beer

(2021/07/13)

Can a Core i9 machine be a workstation? If you think not, Lenovo also has tiny Xeons



Twitter U-turns after conferring society's highest honor – a blue check mark – on very obvious bot accounts

(2021/07/13)

Inside job? Human error? Social network says it made a mistake



Amazon will know when its business, privacy practices keep you up at night – it has an FCC-approved sleep radar

(2021/07/13)

Every breath you take, every move you make ...



As Europe hopes to double its share of global chip production, Intel comes along with $20bn, plans for fabs

(2021/07/13)

France, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands ... but not Brexit Britain?



With a straight face, Putin agrees to do something about ransomware coming out of Russia, apparently

(2021/07/12)

Plus: Beware bogus crypto-mining phone apps, and more



SolarWinds issues software update – one it wrote for a change – to patch hole exploited in the wild

(2021/07/12)

'Single threat actor' already abusing RCE flaw, Microsoft reports



Linux Mint 20.2 is a bit more insistent about updating but not as annoying as Windows or Mac, team promises

(2021/07/12)

New release also brings a few refreshed apps and refinements



South Korean uni installs lavatory that pays out when you spend a penny

(2021/07/12)

Eco-friendly convenience repays deposits using world's first craptocurrency



It's all in the mind: Thought-command slot car racing in the city of the future

(2021/07/12)

Controlling a Scalextric car with the mighty power of the Vulture brain



Looking for hands on, in-person cybersecurity training? Well, look to London

(2021/07/12)

SANS Institute touches down for August and September visits



Lightweight VS Code is only getting heftier with addition of official web server extension

(2021/07/12)

v1.58 is a sizeable update that also brings terminals in the editor



NASA signs $1bn deal with Northrop Grumman to build studio apartment in lunar orbit with room for 3 vehicles

(2021/07/12)

HALO to form the crew habitat module of the Gateway outpost



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