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)

Will Flatpak and Snap replace desktop Linux native apps?

(2023/06/09)

Opinion Actually, the better question is: When will they replace most desktop Linux programs?



BOFH: Good news, everyone – we're in the sausage business

(2023/06/09)

Episode 11 Contracts. Do you read them?



Boss put project on progress bar timeline: three months … four … actually NOW!

(2023/06/09)

On Call Change approval board signed off as soon as it heard it was BT's fault



Why can't Nvidia boss Jensen Huang escape the Uncanny Valley that makes AI feel icky?

(2023/06/09)

Opinion Is he human? Is he an avatar? Does it really even matter?



Chinese chipmaker insists it has Intel on-side, not inside

(2023/06/09)

Home-grown CPU looks suspiciously like a Core i3, but local firm insists it's a collab not a copy



Darkweb credit card marts in decline across Asia, researchers claim

(2023/06/09)

India tops the charts for document theft



Reddit cuts five percent of workers while API pricing shift sours developers

(2023/06/09)

Two third-party Reddit apps have thrown in the towel over increased expenses



Google changes email authentication after spoof shows a bad delivery for UPS

(2023/06/09)

Google's blue tick proves untrustworthy



Robot can rip the data out of RAM chips with chilling technology

(2023/06/09)

'The more important a thing is for the world, the less security it has' says inventor



North Korea's Lazarus Group linked to Atomic Wallet heist

(2023/06/09)

Users' cryptocurrency wallets look unlikely to be refilled



Microsoft injects ChatGPT into 'secure' US government Azure cloud

(2023/06/09)

What could possibly go wrong?



Barracuda tells its ESG owners to 'immediately' junk buggy kit

(2023/06/08)

That patch we issued? Yeah, it wasn't enough



File Explorer gets facelift in latest Windows 11 build

(2023/06/08)

Nips and tucks aim to give decades-old app a more modern vibe



FAA proposes air taxi pilot licensing plans, sans actual air taxis

(2023/06/08)

We're still a couple years out from eVTOLs picking you up for that red eye flight, and even that may be pushing it



Google HR hounds threaten 'next steps' for slackers not coming in 3 days a week

(2023/06/08)

'There's just no substitute for coming together in person'



Man sues OpenAI claiming ChatGPT 'hallucination' said he embezzled money

(2023/06/08)

Probably the first defamation suit involving an AI, but will it stick?



EU greenlights billions for microelectronics under Chips Act

(2023/06/08)

Pumps money into sensors, processors, actuators and comms across 56 companies



Google puts $1M behind its promise to detect cryptomining malware

(2023/06/08)

If the chocolate factory's scans don't stop the miners, customers don't foot the bill



New York City latest to sue Hyundai and Kia claiming their cars are too easy to steal

(2023/06/08)

What started as a TikTok craze has become a 'public nuisance'



Browser extension developers targeted with schemes and scams

(2023/06/08)

They're being asked to sell, or modify, their code – and trust in your favourite add-ons could be a casualty



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