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)

Scientists strangely unable to follow recipe for holy grail room-temp superconductor

(2023/08/08)

Race to replicate LK-99, and the process used to create it, hits plenty of hurdles



ChatGPT's odds of getting code questions correct are worse than a coin flip

(2023/08/08)

But its suggestions are so annoyingly plausible



Stalkerware slinger LetMeSpy shuts down for good after database robbery

(2023/08/07)

If you can't trust a spyware developer with your info, who can you trust?



Boffins say they can turn typing sounds into text with 95% accuracy

(2023/08/07)

Your neighbor's clacking keys aren't just annoying - they're also exploitable



RIP Bram Moolenaar: Coding world mourns Vim creator

(2023/08/07)

Obit :wq buddy



Lawrence Livermore lab repeats fusion breakthrough – yep, still kinda works

(2023/08/07)

Greater yield than last year, but don't ditch your solar panels just yet



Graphene foam is the future of IoT power, maybe

(2023/08/07)

An electrically charged spring in your step



TV and film extras fear generative AI will copy their faces and bodies to take their jobs

(2023/08/07)

AI in brief Plus: Apple has spent $22.1B on research for generative AI, and Kickstarter introduces new AI policies



Another thing you can blame AI for: Cloud grows but server shipments are down

(2023/08/07)

Investment shifts to meet demand, say analysts. And demand is based on FOMO. WCGW?



We'd pay good money to see... oh dear, Elon Musk 'needs an MRI scan'

(2023/08/07)

Opinion What does this mean for his cage fight against Zuck? YOU DECIDE



Google launches $99 a night Hotel Mountain View for hybrid workers

(2023/08/07)

And pandemic video conferencing poster child Zoom ushers staff back into the office for two days a week



Fujitsu pulls the plug on European client PC sales

(2023/08/07)

Clock is ticking on April 2024 withdrawal



Tesla hackers turn to voltage glitching to unlock paywalled features

(2023/08/07)

Black Hat Oh, this old thing? Yeah, it's got an AMD processor. Why?



Asahi Linux project hooks up with Fedora: Remix that's not a remix coming soon

(2023/08/07)

FAR out, man: first build for Apple Silicon Macs might make it out this month



Hide and seek in outer space highlights a battle here on Earth

(2023/08/07)

Opinion Voyager's mix of tenacity and discovery should worry its science icon competitors



Techie's quick cure for a curious conflict caused a huge headache

(2023/08/07)

Who, Me? A PC is a PC is a PC, and by any other name would not have taken down the intranet



One weekend's TwitX chaos brings threats from Japan; indemnity promises for users; prominent account seizures

(2023/08/07)

Plus: Musk in 'we will fund your legal bill' promise



Microsoft hits back at Tenable criticism of its infosec practices

(2023/08/07)

'Not all fixes are equal,' argues Redmond, and this one for the Power Platform didn't need to be rushed



Five Eyes nations detail dirty dozen most exploited vulnerabilities

(2023/08/07)

Infosec in brief PLUS: FBI admits buying NSO spyware; "IT" company busted for drugs 'n guns biz; this week's critical vulns



India hits pause on import ban after Apple and Samsung pull out

(2023/08/07)

Asia in brief ALSO: That's not a limp, that's 68 iPhones strapped to your body; Malaysia scores giant fab; Phishing phlops in Hong Kong; and more



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Sometimes even to live is an act of courage.
-- Seneca