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)

TSMC halts advanced chip shipments to Chinese AI companies

(2024/11/08)

Move to suspend 7 nm and smaller processes follows US pressure



$50M semiconductor fraudster pleads guilty to Russian chip-exporting scheme

(2024/11/08)

And separately, alleged ex-military traitor also arrested in Frankfurt



The US government wants developers to stop using C and C++

(2024/11/08)

Opinion Does anyone want to tell Linus Torvalds? No? I didn't think so



Microsoft still not said anything about unexpected Windows Server 2025 installs

(2024/11/08)

Affected business calls situation 'mindbogglingly dangerous' as sysadmins reminded to check backup and restore strategies



Scattered Spider, BlackCat claw their way back from criminal underground

(2024/11/08)

We all know by now that monsters never die, right?



Former SK hynix chip engineer gets 1.5 years in prison for IP theft

(2024/11/08)

Printed around 4,000 pages of tech before leaving for a job at Huawei



Europe's largest local authority slammed for 'poorest' ERP rollout ever

(2024/11/08)

Government-appointed commissioners say Birmingham severely lacked Oracle skills during disastrous implementation



CISPE framework aids EU Data Act compliance, cloud switching

(2024/11/08)

'It helps Euro organizations to avoid lock-in and design the cloud strategy they want'



Watchdog finds AI tools can be used unlawfully to filter candidates by race, gender

(2024/11/08)

UK data regulator says some devs and providers are operating without a 'lawful basis'



BOFH: Don't threaten us with a good time – ensure it

(2024/11/08)

Episode 21 Enterprise-level insurance? What are we, Trekkies?



Tech support world record? 8.5 seconds from seeing to fixing

(2024/11/08)

On Call Your very fastest resolution, delivered in a flash – even in The Time Before Google



NHS to launch 'real-time surveillance system' to prevent future pandemics

(2024/11/08)

Nanopore DNA screening technology may identify novel pathogens, propose treatments in as little as six hours



NASA fires up super-quiet supersonic X-59 aircraft

(2024/11/08)

Vid A try called Quesst



Canada closes TikTok's offices but leaves using the app a matter of 'personal choice'

(2024/11/08)

Govt order destroys 'hundreds of well-paying local jobs', eh



Winos4.0 abuses gaming apps to infect, control Windows machines

(2024/11/08)

'Multiple' malware samples likely targeting education orgs



IBM sued again in storm over Weather Channel data sharing

(2024/11/08)

Privacy lawsuit blows this way alleging disclosure of names, email addresses, geo info, video titles without permission



Robots crush career opportunities for low-skilled workers

(2024/11/08)

They also boost support for populist politicians, study finds



Flanked by Palantir and AWS, Anthropic's Claude marches into US defense intelligence

(2024/11/08)

An emotionally manipulable AI in the hands of the Pentagon and CIA? Cool



Astroboffins tune into the wild origins of fast radio bursts

(2024/11/08)

Enigmatic cosmic signals from outside this galaxy could come from collapsed binary stars



Don't open that 'copyright infringement' email attachment – it's an infostealer

(2024/11/07)

Curiosity gives crims access to wallets and passwords



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