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)

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Microsoft's attention has moved on, but flame still alive


Microsoft promises it's made Teams less confusing and resource hungry

(2023/03/28)

Aimed to make it twice as fast, more consistent and happy running on more hardware


Lebanon's IT folks face double trouble as leaders delayed Daylight Savings Time

(2023/03/28)

Planes are taking off before check in time, healthcare and finance sectors also in a mess


Jack Ma is back, and he has some feelpinions to share

(2023/03/28)

Offering wisdom on AI signals the Alibaba boss is in Beijing's good books again


Ammo-maker says TikTok's datacenter site could deprive it of electricity

(2023/03/28)

'Our future growth is challenged by the storage of cat videos'


APNIC backed off naming naughty nominees after injunction threat

(2023/03/28)

Code of conduct complaints were not publicized in case it disrupted voting


President Biden kind of mostly bans commercial spyware from US govt

(2023/03/28)

Executive order has loopholes for Uncle Sam's snoop tools and American-made code


Europol warns ChatGPT already helping folks commit crimes

(2023/03/28)

There is no honor among chatbots


Lawyers cough up $200k after health data stolen in Microsoft Exchange pillaging

(2023/03/28)

In addition to $100k given to LockBit


Is Neuralink ready for human brain implants? Allegedly so

(2023/03/27)

We're sure Elon will be first in line as a test subject


Publishers land killer punch on Internet Archive in book copyright court battle

(2023/03/27)

Analysis Dot-org vows to appeal after judge decides digitizing printed titles and lending them out isn't fair use


Amtrak back on track after server breakdown forces dozens of cancellations

(2023/03/27)

Sounds like some IT teams are due for some training


Outage rates fall, but major ones will cost more. Oh and don't bank on SLAs

(2023/03/27)

Not what cost-cutting companies want to hear right now. Maybe they should hang onto those engineers?


Fresh models of Framework modular laptops in the works

(2023/03/27)

What to expect? 16 inch model, a desktop case, and both Intel and AMD variants


OneWeb lofts last batch of satellites to enable global internet service

(2023/03/27)

Mission accomplished? Meanwhile Musk's Starlink's V2 sats experience de-orbit-worthy 'issues'


India-based cybergang busted for selling fake KFC franchises

(2023/03/27)

It's finger-licking.... what happened to my $$$?


Activist investor Elliott holds off board-level influence at Salesforce

(2023/03/27)

Benioff gets a pat on the head and an undefined reprieve


The most bizarre online replacement items in your delivered shopping?

(2023/03/27)

A consumer campaign group's food hall of shame: sticky tape instead of loo rolls, dog chews for chicken breasts


Gone in 120 seconds: Tesla Model 3 child's play for hackers

(2023/03/27)

In brief Plus OIG finds Uncle Sam fibbed over Login.gov


When it comes to database security it's down to people, not tech fixes, to save the day

(2023/03/27)

Interview Get your staff and processes lined up and ready to go


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I sent a letter to the fish, I said it very loud and clear,
I told them, "This is what I wish." I went and shouted in his ear.
The little fishes of the sea, But he was very stiff and proud,
They sent an answer back to me. He said "You needn't shout so loud."
The little fishes' answer was And he was very proud and stiff,
"We cannot do it, sir, because..." He said "I'll go and wake them if..."
I sent a letter back to say I took a kettle from the shelf,
It would be better to obey. I went to wake them up myself.
But someone came to me and said But when I found the door was locked
"The little fishes are in bed." I pulled and pushed and kicked and
knocked,
I said to him, and I said it plain And when I found the door was shut,
"Then you must wake them up again." I tried to turn the handle, But...

"Is that all?" asked Alice.
"That is all." said Humpty Dumpty. "Goodbye."