After a clean and inclusive Ubuntu-based desktop? Elementary, dear user (2023/10/05) iPadOS-like distro reaches 7.1 and talks to you on installation
Lorenz ransomware crew bungles blackmail blueprint by leaking two years of contacts (2023/10/05) Data leakers become data leakees
Intel's Gelsinger grades his chip flip a hit, but AMD exec thinks it's more silicon slip (2023/10/05) Canalys EMEA Forum Exiting fab biz was 'turning point' for House of Zen, claims Darren Grasby
DuckDB shuns VC breadcrumbs so support isn't all it's quacked up to be (2023/10/05) Company behind popular in-process OLAP system feels weight of success
NASA taking its time unboxing asteroid sample because it grabbed too much stuff (2023/10/05) Dirty deed, done in deep space
Canva creates $200M kitty to pay creators for stuff they feed its design-bot (2023/10/05) Maybe this being-ethical-with-creators-and-not-just-ripping-off-their-stuff thing is gathering steam
South Korea accuses North of Phish and Ships attack (2023/10/05) Kim Jong-un looks at industry's progress with green eyes, says South Korea's spy agency
BlackBerry to split into two companies, foraging for tastier fare for shareholders (2023/10/05) Hopes to float IoT biz and keep infosec ops, then make a second pressing
Microsoft delays debut of IoT security offer due to 'unexpected system challenges' (2023/10/05) Updated Software giant tells partners not to sell it but also happy to take your cash now
Pacific telco backed by Australia, Japan, US bins Huawei (2023/10/05) Nokia looks a more diplomatic choice at Digicel
Microsoft rolls OpenAI's text-to-pic DALL-E 3 into Bing (2023/10/05) AI-made images invisibly watermarked – as academics warn that kind of measure is pointless
Amazon had secret algorithm to hike prices, claims FTC (2023/10/05) Project Nessie named in the antitrust suit, alleging Bezos's bunch pulled in an extra billion-plus
IT networks under attack via critical Confluence zero-day. Patch now (2023/10/05) 'Handful' of customers hit so far, public-facing instances at risk
Make-me-root 'Looney Tunables' security hole on Linux needs your attention (2023/10/04) What's up, Doc? Try elevated permissions
'Gay furry hackers' brag of second NATO break-in, steal and leak more data (2023/10/04) 'No impact on missions,' military powerhouse insists
Google introduces phone-shaped housing for its AI tech (2023/10/04) Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro out, Chrome goliath ups support to seven years
Red Cross lays down hacktivism law as Ukraine war rages on (2023/10/04) Rules apply to cyber vigilantes and their home nations, but experts cast doubt over potential benefits
CISA barred from coordinating with social media sites to police misinformation (2023/10/04) The 5th Circuit's re-ruling adds CISA to a list of alleged first-amendment violators. Next stop: Supreme Court
FEMA to test emergency alert system US-wide today (2023/10/04) Updated Americans are used to drills :(
Atos subsidiary Eviden scores contract win in Europe's first exascale system (2023/10/04) $526M Jupiter set to rule EU's tech orbit by 2024