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)

Ex-Twitter Brits launch legal challenge against dismissal

(2023/01/13)

How to conduct a UK redundancy process: Not the way the US social media company is doing it, say sacked employees



Long data privacy notices aren't foolproof, Euro watchdog tells Meta

(2023/01/13)

As Meta reels from €390 million EU fine, the 'personalized ads' case might not be over, Max Schrem’s legal group says



HPE to face lawsuit for allegedly misleading DXC investors

(2023/01/13)

Failed to persuade a judge to ditch legal spat this week



BOFH: It's 4ft tall, heavyset, has optional fax. No they didn't take the toner!

(2023/01/13)

Episode 1 PFY and Simon do some of their best work: outsmarting thieves, drinking beer and reading the fine print



Surely you can't be serious: Airbus close to landing fully automated passenger jets

(2023/01/13)

DragonFly designed to land and taxi when the pilot is incapacitated, or just busy



This can’t be a real bomb threat: You've called a modem, not a phone

(2023/01/13)

On-Call Security was nonetheless very, very, interested in hearing this comms engineer tell his tale



Euro-cops shut down crypto scam that bilked millions from unwitting punters

(2023/01/13)

If the investment opportunity sounds too good to be true …



Microsoft fumbles zero trust upgrade for some Asian customers

(2023/01/13)

Enhanced access privileges for partners choke on double-byte characters, contribute to global delays



Twitter's Singapore landlord says avian network still a tenant, despite eviction reports

(2023/01/13)

This time last year the plan was for lots more hires. Then came Elon



Cisco warns it won't fix critical flaw in small business routers despite known exploit

(2023/01/13)

Software support ended in 2021, so we’re relying on SMBs knowing how to block ports



NASA overspent $15m on Oracle software because it was afraid an audit could cost more

(2023/01/13)

Houston, we have a problem: Millions wasted on license penalties



Intel offers desktop chip that can hit 6GHz if everything goes right, you can keep it cool, stars align, pigs fly

(2023/01/13)

It'll do 8GHz when overclocked, if Chipzilla is to be believed



Amazon's attempt to crush New York union slapped down

(2023/01/13)

Wouldn't it be a terrible shame if other warehouses now followed JFK8's footsteps



Google polishes Chromium code with a layer of Rust

(2023/01/12)

Mozilla-incubated systems language should make Chrome shine



US blocks $400m Army HoloLens orders, Microsoft left with a tenth for R&D

(2023/01/12)

Nausea and headaches do not a fit fighting force make, so back to the lab for version 1.2



Lawyers slam SEC for 'blatant fishing expedition' after Exchange mega-attack

(2023/01/12)

Not a 'whiff of wrongdoing' here, says attorney now fighting off Uncle Sam



Fat EVs may cause 'more death on our roads' – watchdog

(2023/01/12)

Is there a weight watchers for Hummers?



Version 5 of the Endless OS enters testing

(2023/01/12)

This may show a future direction for Linux desktops



The years fly by on first exoplanet confirmed by James Webb Space Telescope

(2023/01/12)

LHS 475 b same size as Earth, rocky, but hotter, and so close to its star it orbits in 2 days



What goes up must come down: Logitech sales tumble amid PC slump

(2023/01/12)

CEO 'disappointed' by prelim top and bottom lines for latest full quarter



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