Intel CPU interconnects can be exploited by malware to leak encryption keys and other info, academic study finds
(2021/03/08)
Side-channel ring race 'hard to mitigate with existing defenses'
Linus Torvalds issues early Linux Kernel update to fix swapfile SNAFU
(2021/03/08)
‘Subtle and very nasty bug’ meant 5.12 rc1 could trash entire filesystems
Facebook uses one billion Instagram photos to build massive object-recognition AI that partly trained itself
(2021/03/06)
Proof-of-concept SEER taught over eight days using 512 GPUs
You only need pen and paper to fool this OpenAI computer vision code. Just write down what you want it to see
(2021/03/06)
Trick future robot overlords by scribbling 'superuser' on your forehead
EFF urges Google to ground its FLoC: 'Pro-privacy' third-party cookie replacement not actually great for privacy
(2021/03/05)
'That is not the world we want, nor the one users deserve'
First Verizon, now T-Mobile: US carrier suggests folks use 2G to save battery
(2021/03/05)
Why are cellular networks so worried about batt life during lockdown?
Hacked LinkedIn post puts further pressure on Salesforce over attitudes to race in the workplace
(2021/03/05)
SaaS pusher says it has locked up social media account after 'unauthorised access'
Soft-shell robot uses snailfish features to sail though Mariana Trench stress test
(2021/03/05)
Deep sea submersible may help humans explore deepest oceans
The Document Foundation updates LibreOffice Community to 7.1.1
(2021/03/05)
Ninth anniversary celebrated with bug fixes for enthusiasts and power users
Oh SITA: Airline IT provider confirms passenger data leaked after major 'cyber-attack'
(2021/03/05)
Data from multiple aviation giants hit
Wipro buys London-based banking and tech consultant Capco for US$1.45B
(2021/03/05)
'Bold play by Wipro, but one not without risk' - analyst
'Screen access technology has existed for decades': Visually impaired man sues Dell over 'inaccessible' website
(2021/03/05)
Suit says he couldn't tell 'old' price from 'new', nor perceive pop-up window
The 40-Year-Old Version: ZX81's sleek plastic case shows no sign of middle-aged spread
(2021/03/05)
'You'll be surprised at how much you can do with a personal computer'
Day 5 of Openreach strikes: No use of tech company toilets. No water. Fresh dates outlined
(2021/03/05)
'No access to buildings' for striking Repayment Project engineers, confirms company
GPS jamming around Cyprus gives our air traffic controllers a headache, says Eurocontrol
(2021/03/05)
One-fifth of all flights in a 3 hour period were affected
While Reg readers know the difference between a true hacker and cyber-crook, for everyone else, hacking means illegal activity
(2021/03/05)
Our vulture Iain argues against this week's motion
Dutch government: Did we say 10 'high data protection risks' in Google Workspace block adoption? Make that 8
(2021/03/05)
Untangling privacy implications of using Google's productivity suite not easy
The sooner AI stops trying to mimic human intelligence, the better – as there isn't any
(2021/03/05)
Still waiting for neuroscientists to work out why
I haven't bought new pants for years, why do I have to keep buying new PCs?
(2021/03/05)
Friends and family tech support meets steam-powered computing
UK monopoly watchdog launches probe after iOS app makers slam Apple software store's draconian T&Cs
(2021/03/05)
The walls are closing in on the iGiant
It is no wonder that people are so horrible when they start life as children.
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