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)

Waymo self-driving robotaxi goes rogue with passenger inside, escapes support staff

(2021/05/17)

We speak to man who experienced and recorded wild ride first hand

Eufycam Wi-Fi security cameras streamed video feeds from other people's homes

(2021/05/17)

Plus: Biden's order on security, US govt acquiring data on citizens, and more

Apple announces lossless HD audio at no extra cost, then Amazon Music does too. The ball is now in Spotify's court

(2021/05/17)

You can't hear the difference anyway

Fleet would Mac? Microsoft's Azure VPN Client for Apple machines hits public preview

(2021/05/17)

Azure Active Directory's tentacles wriggle into ever stranger places

Microsoft sheds some light on perplexing Outlook blank email incident: Word was to blame

(2021/05/17)

Office 365 users learn that Microsoft can make or break their productivity every 4 hours

Axa insurance offshoots pwned as Ireland reveals second ransomware hit

(2021/05/17)

Dept of Health unsuccessfully targeted in same attack against hospitals

LG intranet leaks suggest internal firesale of unsold, unreleased smartphones as biz exits the mobile market

(2021/05/17)

Staff offered doomed handsets at knockdown prices in move reminiscent of HP's Palm episode

Reports link Bill Gates' departure from Microsoft board in 2020 with probe into employee affair

(2021/05/17)

Gates denies connection

Oracle sues Envisage claiming unauthorized database use amid licensing crackdown

(2021/05/17)

Fiscal year end forecast: Cloudy with a chance of litigation

Space is hard: Rocket Lab's 20th Electron launch fails

(2021/05/17)

Firm working with FAA to 'investigate the anomaly' after second stage sputters

Staying in the UK this summer? Good news: Temples of IT nerdery are reopening

(2021/05/17)

Computer museums set to be unbolted again

We'd love to report on the outcome of the CREST exam cheatsheet probe, but UK infosec body won't publish it

(2021/05/17)

Why? It might reveal whistleblowers' names...

Are you ready to take a stand? Flexispot E7 motorised desk should handle whatever you dump on it – but it's not cheap

(2021/05/17)

Sitting is as bad for you as smoking, and doesn't look nearly as cool

Mammoth grab of GP patient data in the UK set to benefit private-sector market access as rules remain unchanged

(2021/05/17)

No policy shakeup to deal with snatch of info from primary physicians

When the chips are down, Intel's biggest gamble isn't what to do – it's whom to do it with

(2021/05/17)

Trade you architecture and production tricks for lithography and yield plans?

Apple sent my data to the FBI, says boss of controversial research paper trove Sci-Hub

(2021/05/17)

Former Sun boss Scott McNealy offers interesting response

The future is now, old man: Let the young guns show how to properly cock things up

(2021/05/17)

Phoning it in?

Indonesian web giants Gojek and Tokopedia merge to create Asian super-app

(2021/05/17)

Combine as ‘GoTo Group’, will represent two percent of GDP and say scale will help them grow

Campaigns propose new rules to protect contractors from rogue umbrella companies

(2021/05/17)

Sharp practices can leave temp tech workers with nowhere to turn

Indian telcos giving away services as customers fear going outside to top up their accounts

(2021/05/17)

Over 150 million people given freebies or generous top-up deals

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