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)

Google files first ever complaint with European Commission against Microsoft

(2024/09/25)

Mountain View versus Redmond: Fight over cloud software licensing policies gets formal



Northern Ireland cops whose info was leaked in 2023 may get £240M+ damages

(2024/09/25)

Officers put in danger when republican dissidents grabbed hold of their names and details



Hyperscalers are carving up the ocean floor into private internet highways

(2024/09/25)

Think tank warns of sovereignty risks from subsea cable consolidation



Messaging app makers' dilemma: Keeping comms private and funding open source

(2024/09/25)

Interview After Telegram CEO was charged in France, Element bosses mull the challenges



Fujitsu wins spot on £600M framework after vowing to sit out public sector

(2024/09/25)

Post Office scandal? What scandal?



AI PCs will dominate shipments by 2026, but not because of demand

(2024/09/25)

Buying computers without the tech to get harder as chipmakers compete for cash, say analysts



NASA, IBM just open sourced an AI climate model so you can fine-tune your own

(2024/09/25)

Prithvi, Prithvi, Prithvi good



VMware reportedly probed by Japanese anti-monopoly cops

(2024/09/25)

Updated Broadcom's software bundles under scrutiny after perhaps irking Fujitsu



India funds Moon lander, space station module, and Venus orbiter

(2024/09/25)

Wants lunar sample return within three years, Venus launch in 2028, orbiting hab in 2035, boots on Luna five years later



Samsung and pals Hyundai, Kia team for software-defined cars, IoT integration

(2024/09/25)

Turn on home aircon and maybe peer inside the fridge or oven – all from behind the wheel



AI chatbot gets green light to hallucinate your investment portfolio

(2024/09/25)

Service due to roll out later this month, despite fears AI will crash the market



SBF's right-hand woman praised for testimony – and jailed for two years

(2024/09/25)

Caroline Ellison thanked for helping take down FTX supremo, ordered to surrender her own billions



China claims Taiwan, not civilians, behind web vandalism

(2024/09/25)

Taipei laughs it off – and so does Beijing, which says political slurs hit sites nobody reads anyway



CrowdStrike apologizes to Congress for 'perfect storm' that caused global IT outage

(2024/09/25)

Argues worse could happen if it loses kernel access



WP Engine hits back after Automattic CEO calls it 'cancer'

(2024/09/25)

Updated Cease'n'desist letter claims top boss demanded tens of millions for trademark license



FBI raids HQ of US govt IT giant Carahsoft

(2024/09/24)

Still business as usual, we're told



Who’s watching you the closest online? Google, duh

(2024/09/24)

Four Chocolate Factory trackers cracked the Top 25 in all regions



Russia's digital warfare on Ukraine shows no signs of slowing: Malware hits surge

(2024/09/24)

Severe incidents may be down, but Putin had to throw one in for good measure



Ancient US air traffic control systems won't get a tech refresh before 2030

(2024/09/24)

Updated If they don't crash first, say government auditors



Snowflake seeks to raise funds with $2B bond sale

(2024/09/24)

Poorly received by investors, the moves comes in a difficult year



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