Protip: If Joe Public reports that your kit is broken, maybe check that it is actually broken
(2021/05/14)
Because now you have a bill to replace all these perfectly functional devices
South Korea creates $451bn semiconductor stimulus package
(2021/05/14)
Samsung and SK Hynix singled out as nation tries to become a titan
An actress, an internet billionaire, and Tom Cruise walk into a space station ... not necessarily at the same time
(2021/05/14)
It's Space Race 2 for Russia and America
RIP Spencer Silver: Inventor of the Post-it Note, aka the office password reminder, dies
(2021/05/14)
Pen and sticky paper still a great analog productivity hack
Cloudflare launches campaign to ‘end the madness’ of CAPTCHAs
(2021/05/14)
Testing dongle-driven ‘Cryptographic Attestation of Personhood’ and WebAuthn as alternative
Alibaba Cloud growth slows after mystery international customer - maybe ByteDance - quits over ‘non-product related’ factors
(2021/05/14)
First loss as a listed company thanks to Beijing’s $2.8bn antitrust fine
Italian monopoly watchdog asks Google to cough up a few euros for illegally blocking an Android Auto app
(2021/05/14)
Web giant tells us it's considering its response to €100m fine demand
Guy who wrote women are 'soft, weak, cosseted, naive' lasted about a month at Apple until internal revolt
(2021/05/13)
Ad tech engineer out after autobiography sparks protest – and what does this say about iGiant's hiring process?
Open-source developers under corporate pressure to adopt less-permissive licenses, Percona CEO says
(2021/05/13)
Cloud hyperscalers drive projects to slap restrictions on code use
You’re heading to the cloud – congratulations. Now, where’s your data?
(2021/05/13)
It’s the one lever you really need to get a grip on
Microsoft's cloud gets JAMstacked: Azure Static Web Apps greenlit for production
(2021/05/13)
JAM with a distinct whiff of Redmond, as you would expect
Ransomware victim Colonial Pipeline paid $5m to get oil pumping again, restored from backups anyway – report
(2021/05/13)
Anonymous sources get into war-by-media counterbriefing
Google Cloud and SpaceX buddy up to fling edgy data and cloud services via Starlink
(2021/05/13)
Sign-ups open in second half of 2021
Guido van Rossum aiming to make CPython 2x faster in 3.11
(2021/05/13)
'I got bored sitting at home while retired ... I chose to go back to my roots'
Take-home salary pay cut in 2021? Billionaire Michael Dell feels you, slices off most of own yearly pay
(2021/05/13)
Paid fraction of his fellow execs, though he is worth $50+bn (just don't mention tax)
Openreach slaps another 5 million premises on top of FTTP connection target, expects to pay 'minimal tax in the UK' over next few years
(2021/05/13)
We'll hire 7,000 to get it done by 2026, says boss
As Samsung breaks ground on new EUV semi foundry, SK Hynix mulls expanding its logic and contract fab businesses
(2021/05/13)
Analyst: 'Company may need to license 7nm and below process tech'
Colonial Pipeline was looking to hire cybersecurity manager before ransomware attack shut down operations
(2021/05/13)
Good luck to whoever got that gig
James Webb Space Telescope runs one last dress rehearsal for its massive golden mirrors before heading to launchpad
(2021/05/13)
A few final tests then it's bags packed for French Guiana – and about time too
Man paralyzed from neck down uses AI brain implants to write out text messages
(2021/05/13)
Read my blips
XXI:
It's easy to get a loan unless you need it.
XXII:
If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock,
not selling advice.
XXIII:
Any task can be completed in only one-third more time than is
currently estimated.
XXIV:
The only thing more costly than stretching the schedule of an
established project is accelerating it, which is itself the most
costly action known to man.
XXV:
A revised schedule is to business what a new season is to an athlete
or a new canvas to an artist.
-- Norman Augustine