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 to cough $75B on capex in 2024, more next year

(2024/11/01)

Despite extending server lifespans, AI's power demands drive more datacenter builds



Reaction Engines' hypersonic hopes stall as funding fizzles out

(2024/11/01)

Updated 173 jobs gone after air-breathing rocket project loses lift



UK councils bat away DDoS barrage from pro-Russia keyboard warriors

(2024/11/01)

Local authority websites downed in response to renewed support for Ukraine



An awful lot of FOSS should thank the Academy

(2024/11/01)

Ubuntu Summit 2024 ASWF is the open source foundation run by the folks who give out Oscars, and you've probably seen the results



Hack Nintendo's alarm clock to show cat pics? Let's-a-go!

(2024/11/01)

How 'Gary' defeated Bowser broke into the interactive alarm clock



Hide the keyboard – it's the only way to keep this software running

(2024/11/01)

On Call Lunch can be surprisingly dangerous. So can tea



Apple beats expectations, but drops in China

(2024/11/01)

India saw an all-time revenue record and is poised for four more physical stores



Japan's space agency to build a digital twin of its ISS module – right before it retires

(2024/11/01)

It's the space economy, stupid



Intel losses hit $16.6B in Q3 and Wall Street is … loving it?

(2024/11/01)

Improving revenue outlook has Chipzilla's shares back on a positive trajectory – for the moment anyway.



Gang gobbles 15K credentials from cloud and email providers' garbage Git configs

(2024/11/01)

Emeraldwhale looked sharp – until it made a common S3 bucket mistake



Dropbox to shed another 500 staff, CEO takes 'full responsibility'

(2024/11/01)

Cloudy concern has also spent over $500M buying back its own shares amid multiple rounds of layoffs



Windows 10 given an extra year of supported life, for $30

(2024/10/31)

MIcrosoft extends its Extended Security Updates club to consumers, at last



Microsoft accused of 'greenwashing' as AI used in fossil fuel exploration

(2024/10/31)

Activists press Redmond to come clean on ‘material reputational, legal, and operational risks’



Amazon adds MFA to its enterprise email service ... eight years after launch

(2024/10/31)

No rush, guys



Uncle Sam lays out plans for $825M EUV R&D site in New York

(2024/10/31)

Given the cost of EUV litho machines, the Netherlands' ASML might be the real winner here



Samsung blames 'one-off costs' as Q3 chip profits plummet 40%

(2024/10/31)

Unexpected expenses in semiconductor division overshadow revenue gains



VMware by Broadcom lifts storage allowances and prices for vSphere Foundation

(2024/10/31)

This will both ease and exacerbate price concerns and competitive sniping



We know what Musk will probably dress up as this year: A victim

(2024/10/31)

Updated Mr X ordered to show at Halloween hearing over election lottery as his lawyers file docs to dodge it



LottieFiles supply chain attack exposes users to malicious crypto wallet drainer

(2024/10/31)

A scary few Halloween hours for team behind hugely popular web plugin



UK gov report to propose special zones for datacenters, 'AI visas'

(2024/10/31)

Vendors not keen on 'lengthy bureaucracy,' and cost when they try to hire skilled foreigners



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