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 Chrome gets a mind of its own for some security fixes

(2024/09/12)

Browser becomes more proactive about trimming unneeded permissions and deceptive notifications



Transport for London confirms 5,000 users' bank data exposed, pulls large chunks of IT infra offline

(2024/09/12)

NCA confirms arrest of 17-year-old 'on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences' – now bailed



AMD sharpens silicon swords to take on chip and AI rivals

(2024/09/12)

Comment CEO Lisa Su sets sights on being best in GPUs, CPUs, FPGAs, everything... as Intel struggles



Major ISP bungles settings, causing Microsoft 365, Azure outage

(2024/09/12)

updated AT&T confirms 'brief disruption,' no indication of foul play



SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission completes first commercial spacewalk

(2024/09/12)

More cautious than 1960s efforts, EVA goes off without a hitch



Redis justifies open source shift with fresh hardware, LLM cost-saving features

(2024/09/12)

Interview CEO argues more restrictive licensing was key to DB refresh, and says team 'expected' the fork



EU kicks off an inquiry into Google's AI model

(2024/09/12)

Privacy regulator taking a closer look at data privacy and PaLM 2



About that Windows Installer 'make me admin' security hole. Here's how it's exploited

(2024/09/12)

What kind of OS can be hijacked by clicking a link at just the right time? Microsoft's



UK elevates datacenters to critical national infrastructure status

(2024/09/12)

Dedicated support to be assembled to prevent cyberattacks, IT outages, and bad weather from affecting availability



NASA engineers play space surgeon in bid to unclog Voyager 1's arteries

(2024/09/12)

'Brilliant' team performs electrical balancing act to keep probe pointed at Earth



Mind your header! There's nothing refreshing about phishers' latest tactic

(2024/09/12)

It could lead to a costly BEC situation



Pop!_OS 24.04 and new COSMIC desktop reach alpha

(2024/09/12)

It's quite a long way from ready – but it's clearly visible in the distance



If HDMI screen rips aren't good enough for you pirates, DeCENC is another way to beat web video DRM

(2024/09/12)

Academically interesting technique for poking holes in paywalled tech specs



Pokémon GO was an intelligence tool, claims Belarus military official

(2024/09/12)

Augmented reality meets warped reality



Domo arigato, Mr Roboto: Japan's bullet trains to ditch drivers

(2024/09/12)

The Shinkansen have operated without fatalities for sixty years – how hard can it be?



Samsung faces strikes in India, amid reports of global layoffs

(2024/09/12)

Union alleges work conditions are like solitary confinement and violence is common at Tamil Nadu plant



Healthcare giant to pay $65M settlement after crooks stole and leaked nude patient pics

(2024/09/12)

Would paying a ransom – or better security – have been cheaper and safer?



Nvidia CEO to nervous buyers and investors: Chill out, Blackwell production is heating up

(2024/09/12)

AI ROI? Jensen Huang claims infra providers make $5 for every dollar spent on GPUs



Cyber crooks shut down UK, US schools, thousands of kids affected

(2024/09/12)

No class: Black Suit ransomware gang boasts of 200GB haul from one raid



Google bets on carbon capture tech to clean up its mess – in the 2030s

(2024/09/11)

Mountain View backs startup Holocene, hoping to slash emissions costs



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