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)

A quarter of 5-7 year olds now use smartphones, says regulator

(2024/04/19)

Social media use and gaming show steep increases within the age group, after UK comms watchdog given new powers



Cybercriminals threaten to leak all 5 million records from stolen database of high-risk individuals

(2024/04/19)

It’s the second time the World-Check list has fallen into the wrong hands



Germany cuffs alleged Russian spies over plot to bomb industrial and military targets

(2024/04/19)

Apparently an attempt to damage Ukraine's war effort



Wing Commander III changed how the copy hotkey works in Windows 95

(2024/04/19)

No, boss, I'm not just playing a game. I'm testing compatibility. Honest



Some smart meters won't be smart at all once 2/3G networks mothballed

(2024/04/19)

UK reckoning with prospect of millions of homes with obsolete hardware



Your trainee just took down our business and has no idea how or why

(2024/04/19)

On Call Oh, to have been a fly on the wall in the debrief meeting



UK unions publish AI bill to protect workers from 'risks and harms' of tech

(2024/04/19)

TUC questions government's approach so far



Huawei's latest flagship smartphone contains no world-shaking silicon surprises

(2024/04/19)

Kirin 9010 SoC powering the Pura 70 is impressive, but doesn't indicate unforeseen prowess



Oracle scores big win with Fujitsu Japan for its Alloy partner cloud

(2024/04/19)

But Big Red's $8 billion investment plan may not be all it seems



Meta lets Llama 3 LLM out to graze, claims it can give Google and Anthropic a kicking

(2024/04/19)

Plans multilingual 400 billion parameter version, but starts with more modest fare



US Air Force says AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet has been dogfighting with humans

(2024/04/19)

Video Robo-plane was made to restrain itself so as not to harm pilot or airframe



Ransomware feared as IT 'issues' force Octapharma Plasma to close 150+ centers

(2024/04/19)

Updated Source blames BlackSuit infection – as separately ISP Frontier confirms cyberattack



Crooks exploit OpenMetadata holes to mine crypto – and leave a sob story for victims

(2024/04/18)

'I want to buy a car. That's all'



Stability AI decimates staff just weeks after CEO's exit

(2024/04/18)

More like Instability AI, right kids?



IBM accused of cheating its own executive assistants out of overtime pay

(2024/04/18)

Big Blue bosses retaliate against those seeking overtime, lawsuit claims



Google fires 28 staff after sit-in protest against Israeli cloud deal ends in arrests

(2024/04/18)

Alphabet Workers Union says bosses refuse to listen to concerns



Feds hit coding boot camp with big fine for allegedly conning students

(2024/04/18)

Do not pass go, do not collect $200, says government agency



Microsoft aims to triple datacenter capacity to fuel AI boom

(2024/04/18)

And it's far from the only hyperscaler getting in on the act



House passes bill banning Uncle Sam from snooping on citizens via data brokers

(2024/04/18)

Vote met strong opposition from Biden's office



October 2025 will be a support massacre for a bunch of Microsoft products

(2024/04/18)

Not just Windows 10. Don't forget about Exchange Server, Skype for Business, and all those Office installations



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