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)

Congress told how Chinese attackers plan to incite 'societal chaos' in the US

(2024/02/01)

American public is way ahead of them



Cloud Software Group effectively snuffs open source XenCenter via a README file

(2024/02/01)

It's an interesting way to get the attention of VMware users feeling bruised by Broadcom



Dems and Repubs agree on something – a law to tackle unauthorized NSFW deepfakes

(2024/01/31)

You could say this was tailored for Swift



'I’m sorry for everything...' Facebook's Zuck apologizes to families at Senate hearing

(2024/01/31)

Meta boss told in social media safety probe: 'Your product is killing people'



DeepMind AI helps cook up 'novel' compounds – with sides of controversy

(2024/01/31)

Updated Published report 'should be retracted as the main claim of discovery is wrong', UCL chemistry professor tells us



FBI confirms it issued remote kill command to blow out Volt Typhoon's botnet

(2024/01/31)

Remotely disinfects Cisco and Netgear routers to block Chinese critters



Ransomware payment rates drop to new low – now 'only 29% of victims' fork over cash

(2024/01/31)

It's almost like years of false assurances have made people realize payments are pointless



Japanese space lasers aim to clean up orbital junk

(2024/01/31)

Zap it and trap it like a cosmic Marie Kondo, but will everyone approve?



Adobe has 'no plans' to invest in XD despite failed Figma buy

(2024/01/31)

Oh the bitter irony – now Figma can enjoy a monopoly in UX niche, say devs



Nearly 4-year-old Cisco vuln linked to recent Akira ransomware attacks

(2024/01/31)

Evidence mounts of an exploit gatekept within Russia's borders



We know nations are going after critical systems, but what happens when crims join in?

(2024/01/31)

This isn't going to end well



Microsoft seeks Rust developers to rewrite core C# code

(2024/01/31)

Embrace, extend, and ... port?



Ivanti releases patches for VPN zero-days, discloses two more high-severity vulns

(2024/01/31)

Many versions still without fixes while sophisticated attackers bypass mitigations



Samsung pins hopes on AI to return to growth this year

(2024/01/31)

Next generation of devices are going to be packed with it – requiring lots and lots of memory



Investors threw 50% less money at quantum last year

(2024/01/31)

Yep, you guessed it – at least some of them swapped investments out for gen AI



Microsoft posts another set of bumper results. Market's response? Meh

(2024/01/31)

Forecast worries or AI fatigue kicking in? Redmond has an important 12 months ahead



'Exemplar' digital hospitals trust hit by multiple tech-related traumas

(2024/01/31)

Retrieving electronic records takes 45 minutes and staff say they don't have time to use systems



Add bacteria to the list of things that can run Doom

(2024/01/31)

Frame rate would be even worse than the original, though. MUCH worse



Zen Internet warns customers of an impending IP address change

(2024/01/31)

Updated As if by magic, multiple IPv4s may be reduced to just one



Robots with a 'Berliner Schnauze' may appear more trustworthy to locals

(2024/01/31)

Dialect study a mixed bag when it comes to droids speaking highbrow German



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