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)

Chancellor launches £500m business software subsidy in the UK. What's 'approved' software then?

(2021/03/04)

UK targets 100,000 small businesses with up to £5,000 boost

If Google and Apple won't help us, we'll sort it out the Linux way: 21 companies form Mobile Native Foundation

(2021/03/04)

Lyft, Microsoft, Slack, Capital One, Airbnb become bedfellows

Facebook decommissions 185 accounts run by Thai military

(2021/03/04)

It’s not that they lied (which looks likely), it's that they all lied together, says spokesperson

Hong Kong teases tech to track residents as they move past QR codes

(2021/03/04)

In response to complaints about the time taken to scan, not concerns about privacy

It only took four years and thousands of complaints but ICANN finally kills off rogue Indian domain registrar

(2021/03/04)

DNS oversight body accused again and again of chronic foot-dragging

China to detail tech self-sufficiency plan at showcase ‘Two Sessions’ meetings

(2021/03/04)

14th five-year plan to be revealed, national digital currency also makes the agenda

Shelter for internet outcasts Parler slaps Amazon with fresh lawsuit after abandoning first attempt

(2021/03/04)

Far-right sanctuary sues cloud giant for breach of contract after plug pulled on its server hosting

Japanese billionaire invites y'all to apply for an all-expenses-paid Moon trip in a SpaceX Starship – like the one that blew up today

(2021/03/04)

Eight plucky applicants will be picked for journey of a lifetime

What happens when cancel culture meets Adolf Hitler pareidolia? Amazon decides it needs a new app icon

(2021/03/04)

Dodgy doppelganger not the first, won’t be the last

How green is your data centre?

(2021/03/04)

Huawei's iCooling@AI and Smart Data Centre solutions offer long-term sustainable growth

Google says once third-party cookies are toast, Chrome won't help ad networks track individuals around the web

(2021/03/03)

Notes an 'erosion of trust' – gee, wonder who could be responsible for that...

Now that we're emerging from COVID-19 hell, who's ready for some on-prem IT, asks on-prem IT giant HPE

(2021/03/03)

Demand will increase, says CEO, as HPC chief heads for the exit

Hidden text in MacOS 11.3 beta suggests removal of Rosetta 2 compatibility layer in some countries

(2021/03/03)

Time to go down to Memphis, er, Cupertino, to check for a decree

Analyse this: Microsoft promises OLAP-OLTP 'Link' with new CosmosDB features

(2021/03/03)

Azure SQL Data Warehouse

Google's multi-platform app framework Flutter reaches version 2, expands to the web

(2021/03/03)

The same tech inside Google Pay, Shopping, Analytics, Ads, etc

Qualys hit with ransomware: Customer invoices leaked on extortionists' Tor blog

(2021/03/03)

Ace infosec biz aware and investigating, we're told

Proof of concept code published for latest Saltstack CVE: Don't be an update laggard

(2021/03/03)

Any user could become root, warns Immersive Labs researcher

Cybersecurity threats aren't getting any smaller. Could big data help?

(2021/03/03)

Spend a little time with our Tim and Nutanix’s Kong Yang – and learn how to crack the conundrum

Microsoft celebrates Ignite by ramming 21H1 down the throats of Windows Insiders

(2021/03/03)

Ready or not, here I come!

Nvidia exec love-bombs Arm's licensing model, almost protests too much

(2021/03/03)

'Their open licensing model is absolutely one of the greatest licensing models out there'

Never argue with a fool -- people might not be able to tell the difference.