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)

HMRC launches £500M procurement for new ERP, though project's already a 'red' risk

(2023/12/19)

Rivals will need to dislodge incumbent SAP in competition for 5-year deal across three departments



Qakbot's backbot: FBI-led takedown keeps crims at bay for just 3 months

(2023/12/19)

Experts say malware strain make take years to die off completely



ValueLicensing tries to smack down Microsoft defenses in license reselling spat

(2023/12/19)

UK software reseller alleges 'no real prospect of success' of Windows giant's arguments



Japanese brewery using generative AI to dream up new beverages

(2023/12/19)

Maybe check the label before you next sip a Kirin alcopop?



VMware's end-user compute products are for sale. Who might buy 'em?

(2023/12/19)

Would you rather a cloud that not-so-gently migrates you, or a retirement home like HCL?



Pakistani politician deepfakes himself to deliver a speech from behind bars

(2023/12/19)

Grammar might be off, but use case remains groundbreaking



India's long-awaited telecoms bill drops language that would have regulated social media

(2023/12/19)

OTT apps in the clear. Indian citizens, not so much – law proposes registration, surveillance, and shutdown powers



Beijing demands government apps must shed their bureaucratic skins

(2023/12/19)

Its hard to disagree with a mandate to make government digital services fit for people, not box-tickers



Internet's deep-level architects slam US, UK, Europe for pushing device-side scanning

(2023/12/19)

Someone needs to think of the children ... and the consequences of breaking encryption and trashing privacy



Hacktivists boast: We shut down Iran's gas pumps today

(2023/12/18)

Predatory Sparrow previously knocked out railways and a steel plant



Apple pops blue bubbles of Beeper Mini's iMessage service again

(2023/12/18)

Anticompetitive ... or simply keeping iDevice users nice and safe?



Mr Cooper cyberattack laid bare: 14.7M people's info stolen, costs hit $25M

(2023/12/18)

Mortgage lender says no evidence of identity theft (yet) after SSNs, DoBs, addresses, more swiped



Southwest Airlines lands $140M fine for that Christmas IT meltdown

(2023/12/18)

Wrist, meet slap: Only a quarter will be paid to Treasury, the rest is vouchers and credits



Cyber-crooks slip into Vans, trample over operations

(2023/12/18)

IT systems encrypted, personal data pilfered from North Face parent, we're told



Adobe ditches $20B Figma takeover under pressure from monopoly cops

(2023/12/18)

Now Photoshop giant needs to cough up that $1B break-up fee



Zuckerberg hunkers down in Hawaii to wait out apocalypse

(2023/12/18)

$270M secret building project includes 5,000 sq ft bunker



Apple pulls Watch Series 9, Ultra 2 from shelves in US after Masimo patent brawl

(2023/12/18)

Get those holiday orders wrapped up now, because the bell tolls for iStrap



Facing stiff competition, Intel's Lisa Spelman reflects on Xeon hurdles, opportunities

(2023/12/18)

Interview With Emerald Rapids, Chipzilla's Xeon roadmap is back on track – now it just needs to stay there



EU launches investigation into X under Digital Services Act

(2023/12/18)

Musk-owned platform first to face freshly minted rules



Apple's easiest to replace battery is in... an iMac

(2023/12/18)

iFixit tears down the M3 workstation



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