QUIC, dig in: Microsoft open-sources MsQuic, its implementation of Google-spawned TCP-killer QUIC
(2020/05/04)
The sequel to Pac-Man was Ms. Pac-Man. And Microsoft’s QUIC library is called MsQuic
Singapore to require smartphone check-ins at all businesses and will log visitors' national identity numbers
(2020/05/04)
Even parks and train stations encouraged to use QR codes. Which may show the limits of Bluetooth contact-tracing!
Google Australia says government pulled pin on content-for-cash talks, hands in its homework anyway
(2020/05/04)
And fires back with 'we do for free what meatspace distributors charge for' argument
As Brit cyber-spies drop 'whitelist' and 'blacklist', tech boss says: If you’re thinking about getting in touch saying this is political correctness gone mad, don’t bother
(2020/05/02)
Whitehat and blackhat next?
Oracle faces claims of unequal pay from 4,000+ women after judge upgrades gender gap lawsuit to class action
(2020/05/02)
IT giant accused of paying women less than men doing exact same roles
Bye, Russia: NASA wheels out astronauts, describes plan for first all-American manned launch into orbit since 2011
(2020/05/01)
Demo-2 mission to send SpaceX capsule, rocket from Florida to the International Space Station this month
Spyware slinger NSO to Facebook: Pretty funny you're suing us in California when we have no US presence and use no American IT services...
(2020/05/01)
Malware maker urges judge to dump lawsuit over WhatsApp phone snooping
Amazon settles for $11m with workers in unpaid bag-search wait lawsuit
(2020/05/01)
Puts to rest claims staff should've been paid for time spent in security lines
Smartphone shipments plummet in Q1 as users, er, lock down their spending
(2020/05/01)
Coronavirus + entity lists + people not keen to upgrade = 13% dive
Browse mode: We're not goofing off on the Sidebar of Shame and online shopping sites, says UK's Ministry of Defence
(2020/05/01)
Its servers merely record more HTTPS requests to Mail Online and Amazon than anywhere else
Xiaomi what you're working with: Chinese mobe-flinger proffers two Redmi Note phablets for UK market
(2020/05/01)
IR blasters and headphone jacks, likely south of £350? Oh my
Brit magistrates' courts turn to video conferencing to keep wheels of justice turning
(2020/05/01)
It's not just Skype and Zoom cashing in on remote-working boom
Bezos to the Moon: Blue Origin joins SpaceX and Dynetics in a three-horse lunar lander race
(2020/05/01)
NASA selects three contenders for flag-in-Moon prize
$31bn spent on cloudy infrastructure in Q1 on back of employees' mass migration to home working
(2020/05/01)
Digital gold rush spurred by global pandemic: Big 4 bag 62% of market
Microsoft! Please, put down the rebrandogun. No one else needs to get hurt... But it's too late for Visual Studio Online
(2020/05/01)
Now 'Visual Studio Codespaces': Prices sliced, but won't somebody think of the branded swag?
Ride now, ride! Ride for ruin and the world's ending! Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord is here at last! Kind of
(2020/05/01)
The RPG Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of your partner
Three is the magic number, unless you're Apple. That's how many million iPad shipments it was down in Q1
(2020/05/01)
Cupertino hamstrung by Chinese factory closures, Samsung tabs up but wider market shrinks: IDC
The ultimate 4-wheel-drive: How ESA's keeping XMM-Newton alive after 20 years and beyond
(2020/05/01)
Space Extenders You thought that yoghurt in the back of fridge was time-expired? Behold X-ray boffinry YEARS past its design-life
Android trojan EventBot abuses accessibility services to clear out bank accounts – fortunately, it's 'in preview'
(2020/05/01)
Researchers analysing samples submitted to VirusTotal find new strain
Extra knobs and dials for Microsoft's Productivity Score while Azure Active Directory lays on the freebies
(2020/05/01)
I always feel like / somebody's watching me
Karl's version of Parkinson's Law: Work expands to exceed the time alloted it.