Qualcomm demos sub-700MHz 5G data calls via Chinese telco upstart
(2020/08/17)
Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you
Just like many of us during lockdown, Arianespace has bulked up payload capacity on its heavy lifter by 85kg
(2020/08/17)
Also: NASA and SpaceX name the date for Crew-1, Orion assembly almost done, and more
Psst, you want us to design you an Arm chip? 'Cause we can do that, says RISC-V processor darling SiFive
(2020/08/17)
ISA-agnostic OpenFive unit will focus on custom SoCs while parent will crack on with CPU blueprints
Red Hat Kubernetes shuffles towards the edge with 4.5 release of OpenShift
(2020/08/17)
Why? It's all about DevOps, says CTO Chris Wright
Microsoft adds 'Here's what we may have broken' screen to Windows 10 Insider PCs
(2020/08/17)
Also: Visual Studio Code update, new toys for Kubecon, and 25 years of the Start Button
I can see my house from here! Microsoft Flight Simulator has laid strong foundations for the nerdy scene's next generation
(2020/08/17)
Age-old franchise gets new lease of life, albeit with rough edges
Want to hear our beloved David Attenborough narrate your life? Thanks to the power of machine learning, you can
(2020/08/17)
Plus: AI app for the visually impaired – and Clearview lawyers up
ANPR maker Neology sues Newcastle City Council after failing to win 'air quality' snoopcam project bid
(2020/08/17)
Two other councils named in suit say: Not us, guv
Reply-All storm sparked by student smut sees school system shut down Google Classroom for up to a week
(2020/08/17)
Astoundingly naughty students are your new case study on how not to manage personal device access to SaaS
How do you feel about single-use plastics? OK, interesting. Now tell us your views on surprise Windows updates
(2020/08/17)
But please be aware this is a family museum
SAP blogger reveals top tips for keeping clients happy: Don’t swear, remember to write a pithy subject line, and TURN OFF CAPS LOCK
(2020/08/17)
Did you know email can reach almost anyone in the world instantly and is great for marketers? Huge if true
Sun welcomes vampire dating website company: Arrgh! No! It burns! It buuuuuurrrrrnsss!
(2020/08/17)
Cookies? Check. Coffee? Check. Warned security that the cast of The Matrix is on their way up? Er...
Feds seize 'largest ever' haul of crypto-dosh from terrorists – including coins from 'fake' pandemic mask web store
(2020/08/17)
Plus: Someone's gunning for Mac developers
IBM takes Power10 processors down to 7nm with Samsung, due to ship by end of 2021
(2020/08/17)
Up to 15 SMT8 CPU cores per socket, Power ISA 3.1 support, and other bits and bytes
Donald Trump thought-bubbles an Alibaba ban as Chinese clouds clam up about Clean Cloud plan
(2020/08/17)
President says ‘other’ Chinese companies could feel the ban-hammer
Facebook to take board seat at Linux Foundation after signing as Platinum member
(2020/08/17)
Already a big mover in Foundation projects like Presto, GraphQL, Osquery and ONNX, so why not go all-in?
Pot, meet kettle: Google claims Australia's pay-for-news plan could see personal data put to nefarious uses
(2020/08/17)
YouTubers advised of opportunity to ‘get involved’ in some kind of push-back
India to run optic fibre to 450,000 villages in 1,000 days and give 1.3bn a digital Health ID
(2020/08/17)
Which may be why PM Narendra Modi has also announced a cyber security policy
ICE to see you: Homeland Security's immigration cops tap up Clearview AI to probe child exploitation, cyber-crime
(2020/08/15)
One-year deal worth quarter of a million dollars
Where there's a .mil, there's Huawei: Pentagon allowed to keep using Chinese tech deemed too dangerous for everyone else – report
(2020/08/15)
DoD said to get extension to avoid crackdown on Chinese comms kit
I did some heavy research so as to be prepared for "Mommy, why is
the sky blue?"
HE asked me about black holes in space.
(There's a hole *where*?)
I boned up to be ready for, "Why is the grass green?"
HE wanted to discuss nature's food chains.
(Well, let's see, there's ShopRite, Pathmark...)
I talked about Choo-Choo trains.
HE talked internal combustion engines.
(The INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE said, "I think I can, I think I can.")
I was delighted with the video game craze, thinking we could compete
as equals.
HE described the complexities of the microchips required to create
the graphics.
Then puberty struck. Ah, adolescence.
HE said, "Mom, I just don't understand women."
(Gotcha!)
-- Betty LiBrizzi, "The Care and Feeding of a Gifted Child"