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)

Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty-bitty nuke reactors that don't exist yet

(2025/02/07)

Looking forward to someone putting the new into nuclear



Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker

(2025/02/06)

Fourth time’s the harm?



Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access

(2025/02/06)

Updated Lawsuit: 'Scale of intrusion into individuals' privacy is massive and unprecedented'



Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE probes

(2025/02/06)

Updated Are cybersecurity roles included? Are Elon's enforcers vetted? Inquiring minds want to know



When it comes to AI ROI, IT decision-makers not convinced

(2025/02/06)

Proof of concept projects stuck in pilot phase as investors get itchy feet



Eggheads crack the code for the perfect soft boil

(2025/02/06)

For those for whom a runny white or a hard yolk is just not good un œuf



Google exec sees enterprise quantum app on closer horizon

(2025/02/06)

20 years? More like five for real-world workloads, says q-AI lead



Veterans Affairs reboots Oracle health records project for $330M

(2025/02/06)

Concerns around unfixed problems remain after system resulted in harm to some 150 patients



Microsoft makes sweet, sweet music with Windows MIDI Services

(2025/02/06)

Preview arrives in Canary Channel, release planned for Windows 10 and 11



Uber CEO warns robotaxis can't find a fast route to commercial viability

(2025/02/06)

Fleets built to handle peak demand will lose money, leaving humans driving to the rescue



Copilot+ PCs? Customers just aren't buying it – yet

(2025/02/06)

57% higher price point and app compatibility issues aren't helping



Agent P waxes lyrical about 14 years of systemd

(2025/02/06)

FOSDEM 2025 Lennart Poettering gave packed-out keynote talk. Jack Dorsey … didn't



Robot dogs learn bomb disposal tricks in trials

(2025/02/06)

'Fetch' just got a lot more interesting



Openreach tests 50 Gbps broadband – don’t expect it anytime soon

(2025/02/06)

Download speeds of 41.9 Gbps and upload speeds of 20.6 Gbps achieved, claims BT division



Why UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers

(2025/02/06)

Updated Individual publishers could be held liable for visitors' off-topic posts, legal eagle argues



Tesla sales crash in Europe, UK. We can only wonder why

(2025/02/06)

Somewhat stale range of Muskmobiles, competition from China, Elon being Elon, or all of the above?



Arm gives up on killing off Qualcomm's vital chip license

(2025/02/06)

The British are coming, the British are coming ... to terms with their loss



Democrats demand to know WTF is up with that DOGE server on OPM's network

(2025/02/06)

Are you trying to make this easy for China and Russia?



Robocallers who phoned the FCC pretending to be from the FCC land telco in trouble

(2025/02/06)

Don't laugh: The $4.5m fine proposed for carrier Telnyx shows how the Trump administration will run its comms regulator



Mixing Rust and C in Linux likened to cancer by kernel maintainer

(2025/02/06)

Updated Some worry multiple languages will make it harder to maintain this open source uber-project, others disagree



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