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)

IBM Japan and NTT think they can make datacenter aircon adjust to different workloads

(2024/02/07)

They're measuring server exhaust temperatures to detect power consumption



India to launch android into space to test crewed launch capability

(2024/02/07)

Vyommitra, your multitasking, bilingual, female space friend, will fly before the long-delayed Gaganyaan launch in 2025



India probes SAP and IBM over ancient Air India ERP tender

(2024/02/07)

Procurement process in 2011 deal raises suspicions



Republican senators try to outlaw rules that restrict Wall Street’s use of AI

(2024/02/07)

Everyone should be free to trust AI to make their financial decisions, without knowing if it's also used against them



DEF CON is canceled! No, really this time – but the show will go on

(2024/02/07)

Longtime host Caesars ends relationship at short notice



Think tank funded by Big Tech argues AI’s climate impact is nothing to worry about

(2024/02/07)

Sure, datacenters consume lots of energy. But maybe they'll invent stuff that helps



Twitter spinout Bluesky ends invite-only phase and opens its doors to all comers

(2024/02/07)

Dorsey-backed federated social media alternative promises custom feed algos, and more



America's broadband bill subsidy runs out of money and halts enrollments

(2024/02/06)

Program that gets the hard-up online needs money by May



Mozilla adds paid-for data-deletion tier to Monitor, its privacy-breach radar

(2024/02/06)

Firefox maker promises to lean on personal info brokers to scrub records



Meta to try 'cutting edge' AI detection on its platforms - asking people to add labels

(2024/02/06)

Will apply 'penalties if they fail to do so'



Verizon says 63K employees' info fell into the wrong hands – an insider this time

(2024/02/06)

Telco says it's a private matter, data 'not shared externally'



Apple Vision Pro is creating a new generation of glassholes

(2024/02/06)

Comment They're back – and more oblivious than ever



IBM pitches bite-sized $135k LinuxONE box for smaller biz types

(2024/02/06)

Fancy a mainframe that runs Linux? You'll need deep pockets



Chinese Coathanger malware hung out to dry by Dutch defense department

(2024/02/06)

Attack happened in 2023 using a bespoke backdoor, confirming year-old suspicions



SAP hits brakes on Tesla company car deal

(2024/02/06)

Despite EV commitment, German giant tells Musk marque to buzz off



EquiLend back in the saddle as ransom payment rumors swirl

(2024/02/06)

Still no word on how the intruders broke in or the full extent of any possible data compromise



You could have heard a pin drop: Virgin Galactic reports itself to the FAA

(2024/02/06)

Updated Everything's fine, but a fastening fell off when it shouldn't have



Japan stumps up more cash for Kioxia and Western Digital to make memory chips

(2024/02/06)

Pair still looking to merge after SK hynix blocked deal



Double trouble replay for Fortinet as it reissues critical FortiSIEM vulns

(2024/02/06)

Updated So good it posted them twice



Oracle partner gets multimillion top-up after Edinburgh Uni disaster

(2024/02/06)

More changes required in wake of ERP go-live that left staff and suppliers waiting for payment



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The face of war has never changed. Surely it is more logical to heal
than to kill.
-- Surak of Vulcan, "The Savage Curtain", stardate 5906.5