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Tesla, Musk likely aware of Autopilot deficiencies behind Florida fatality, says judge Decision means family of man killed in 2019 cross-traffic collision can take carmaker to trial Personal Tech22 Nov 2023 | 31
Cisco whips up modded switch to secure Ukraine grid against Russian cyberattacks GPS-jamming tactics were doing much more than simply scrambling missile guidance systems Networks22 Nov 2023 | 6
HP chief throws about AI fairy dust in hopes of reviving slumbering PC giant What is double of 15% sales shrinkage? Personal Tech22 Nov 2023 | 5
Robocar tech biz sues Nvidia, claims stolen code shared in Teams meeting blunder Two companies both online when slide was viewed at presentation Systems22 Nov 2023 | 17
Arm's tiny Cortex-M52 packs AI punch for small devices Helium tech to end up on $1-$2 SoCs claimed to bring big performance gains for ML workloads Systems22 Nov 2023 | 3
Meeting the global need for greener data How new server CPUs have been optimised for performance per watt to improve datacenter sustainability metrics Sponsored Feature
Nvidia revenue explodes, led by datacenter products and … InfiniBand? A certain Big Red Communist country looms as a dampener – but not a big one On-Prem22 Nov 2023 | 6
Lenovo sues Asus for patent infringement, seeks US ZenBook ban Updated Why can't we be FRANDS? Personal Tech22 Nov 2023 | 11
US govt pays AT&T to let cops search Americans' phone records – 'usually' without a warrant At least get a court order before mining Hemisphere Project data, says Senator Public Sector22 Nov 2023 | 12
Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another front in Google's war on ad blockers Search giant says delays not specific to any browser – just those evading advert breaks. YMMV Personal Tech21 Nov 2023 | 95
X's legal eagles swoop on Media Matters over antisemitic content row Case filed in Texas, where anti-SLAPP provisions don't apply in federal court Personal Tech21 Nov 2023 | 67
Washington pours $3B into silicon smackdown to outpackage Asia Uncle Sam rolls up sleeves to onshore work and protect supply chain Systems21 Nov 2023 | 6
Nvidia intros the 'SuperNIC' – it's like a SmartNIC, DPU or IPU, but more super If you're doing AI but would rather not do InfiniBand, this NIC is for you Networks21 Nov 2023 | 6
Capita scores £239M contract to manage mega public sector pension scheme Cabinet Office clearly over Capita's breach in March that saw pension data exposed to criminals Public Sector21 Nov 2023 | 33
Top Ukrainian cyber officials fired after allegedly pocketing kickbacks from govt IT deals Duo probed over alleged $2M embezzlement plot Public Sector21 Nov 2023 | 1
Microsoft pushes Azure Government Cloud as homefront defender All your national security are belong to us! Public Sector20 Nov 2023 | 5
IBM-led advertising X-odus gains steam as more flee Musk's platform Ad execs have reportedly urged CEO Yaccarino to step down in protest to save her reputation Personal Tech20 Nov 2023 | 81
Researchers weigh new benchmarks for Green500 amid shifting workload priorities SC23 Just because it's super efficient at Linpack doesn't mean it'll be in everything HPC20 Nov 2023 |
Net privacy wars will be with us always. Let's set some rules Opinion Size matters, and what you do with it. But keep it safe Networks20 Nov 2023 | 27
US nuke reactor lab hit by 'gay furry hackers' demanding cat-human mutants Staff records swiped, leaked by gang who probably read one too many comics, sorry, graphic novels
Firefox slow to load YouTube? Just another front in Google's war on ad blockers Search giant says delays not specific to any browser – just those evading advert breaks. YMMV
US govt pays AT&T to let cops search Americans' phone records – 'usually' without a warrant At least get a court order before mining Hemisphere Project data, says Senator
How to give Windows Hello the finger and login as someone on their stolen laptop Not that we're encouraging anyone to defeat this fingerprint authentication
FAA stays grounded in reality as SpaceX preps for takeoff Ready to launch not the same as licensed to launch
Sam Altman set to rejoin OpenAI as CEO – seemingly with Microsoft's blessing New board includes former Salesforce boss and Treasury Secretary
Third-party data breach affecting Canadian government could involve data from 1999 Any govt staffers who used relocation services over past 24 years could be at risk
Three quarters of software engineers face retaliation for whistleblowing Staff afraid to raise alarm when they see negligence, discrimination and more
Robocar tech biz sues Nvidia, claims stolen code shared in Teams meeting blunder Two companies both online when slide was viewed at presentation
Binance and CEO admit financial crimes, billions coughed up to US govt Chief quits, pays own penalty after helping crooks launder cash, aiding sanctions evaders
Why have just one firewall when you can fire all the walls? Who, Me? 'Support monkey' turned network isolation job into a banana skin Networks20 Nov 2023 | 86
Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo sign up for $42 billion scheme to make kit in India ASIA IN BRIEF PLUS: Tata orders staff to move cities; Singapore okays stablecoins; Australia trials CoPilot; and more Systems20 Nov 2023 | 4
Ex-IBM sales veteran sues for access to health benefits Complaint alleges age discrimination harms certain retirees On-Prem19 Nov 2023 | 20
What's really going on with Chrome's June crackdown on extensions – and why your ad blocker may or may not work Special report Manifest V3 transition deemed 'far from terrible' and yet not great for content filters Personal Tech18 Nov 2023 | 96
Is America's chip blockade working against China? So far, our survey says: No Kettle Middle Kingdom can get its hands on hardware now – and still make better stuff later Public Sector18 Nov 2023 | 28
What do Apple, Meta, TikTok have in common? Fighting off Europe's stiff antitrust rules Gatekeeper status under DMA? Don't you know who I am? Personal Tech17 Nov 2023 | 11
Apple's quest for modem independence from Qualcomm is going nowhere fast iPhones could still be running Snapdragons into 2026 Personal Tech17 Nov 2023 | 26
Scaleway Ampere servers promise AI smarts without breaking the bank We'll see when they reveal the prices Systems17 Nov 2023 | 2
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites nail online orders from orbit Late-stage capitalism ... in spaaace Networks17 Nov 2023 | 22
Watchdog bites back against blockage of $9M fine on US selfie-scraper Clearview AI Updated Britain's ICO claims tribunal misinterpreted law, wants case revisited Personal Tech17 Nov 2023 | 11
Britain proposes 'super-complaints' to help keep the internet safe More Online Safety Act shenanigans as it urges nation to think of the children ... and free speech groups Networks17 Nov 2023 | 52
Francis Maude mulls mulligan on muddled merger of UK govt tech services Former Whitehall axe wielder wants Cabinet Office to undo his great work Public Sector17 Nov 2023 | 21
Lawyer guilty of arrogance after ignoring tech support On Call When users decline to answer 'have you tried turning it on?' surely no judge would fail to convict? On-Prem17 Nov 2023 | 209
UK won't rush to regulate AI, says first-ever minister for digital brainboxes One does not wish to slow innovation, Viscount Jonathan Camrose opines Public Sector17 Nov 2023 | 31
Qualcomm promises 'premium performance' in Gen 3 Snapdragon 7 phone chips Higher end SoCs for midrange mobes as Honor and Vivo sink it into their next devices Personal Tech17 Nov 2023 | 6
Tencent shrugs off effect of US sanctions and says Chinese suppliers will fill GPU gap Ordered enough Nvidia kit to keep evolving its AI and has plans to work around bans On-Prem17 Nov 2023 |
South Korea opens the door for robots to roam among pedestrians They'll have a top speed of 15km/h and need insurance before they roll Personal Tech17 Nov 2023 | 27
Amazon bankrolling industry lobbying against Microsoft Azure should surprise no one Updated Coalitions battling Windows giant's software licensing are funded by AWS, report indicates Public Sector17 Nov 2023 | 11
HP sued over use of forfeited 401(k) retirement contributions If IT giant loses this lawsuit, it might just upset every plan in America On-Prem16 Nov 2023 | 46
White House hopes to power up American battery factories with $3.5B fund Now that's the kind of current affairs we're into Public Sector16 Nov 2023 | 18
Databricks' lakehouse becomes foundation under fresh layer of AI dreams Mega startup serves slice of GenAI with data engineering main as it tries to upstage Microsoft’s Fabric showpiece Storage16 Nov 2023 |
NASA geeks code new tricks to model rocket plumes and avoid a lunar dust-up Supersonic hot gas not that awesome for rocky, dusty surface HPC16 Nov 2023 | 5
Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA telescope data Sneakernet for the stars? Storage16 Nov 2023 | 35
Rights warriors claim online ad auction data a danger to national security 'The industry can not be allowed to put elected leaders, military personnel at risk' Personal Tech16 Nov 2023 | 18
Cisco has a new problem: You take too long to implement its products and stop buying more kit Supply chain is back to pre-COVID normal, just in time for big clouds to spend $1 billion on networks for AI Networks16 Nov 2023 | 8
Google, Amazon, Microsoft make the Mozilla naughty list for Christmas shopping Big Tech's toys have privacy problems. Why not buy utterly unconnected dead-tree books instead? Personal Tech15 Nov 2023 | 10
Meta's fix for teen online mental health? Hold Apple and Google responsible Facebook: If only we had a national law to ensure kids get parental permission to indulge in damaging social media Personal Tech15 Nov 2023 | 31
Cruise parks entire US fleet over safety fears Roadblocks ahead as external watchdog hired for full audit of self-driving biz Personal Tech15 Nov 2023 | 15
Right-to-repair fight going national as FTC asked to lay down the law Why shouldn't you be able to fix your own kit? Clue: Profit is involved Public Sector15 Nov 2023 | 20
Amazon to staff: Come into the office – it'd be a shame if something happened to your promotion We know who's been naughty and who's been nice, says box-shifting-cum-cloud-computing biz On-Prem15 Nov 2023 | 32
Intel chips away at carbon footprint but skims over thirst for water, chemicals Semiconductors are a dirty business Systems15 Nov 2023 | 3
Banned US chipmaking equipment still ending up in China, says report Plus: US execs line up to dine with President Xi Systems15 Nov 2023 | 6
Fujitsu-backed FDK claims nickel zinc batteries ready for use in UPSes Might be great for the datacenter, but not likely to be in EVs anytime soon On-Prem15 Nov 2023 | 25
Google Chrome coders really, truly, absolutely ready to cull third-party cookies from 2024 Bonfire of the web trackers is coming, industry ready or not Personal Tech14 Nov 2023 | 18
X fails to remove hate speech over Israel-Gaza conflict 98% of posts reported stay up, and Musk's response is to sue the messenger Personal Tech14 Nov 2023 | 84
Washington plans overhaul of wireless spectrum allocation One person's garbage band is another person's treasure, right Citizen’s Broadband Radio Service? Networks14 Nov 2023 | 4
Surviving a cyberattack? It ain’t what you store, it’s the way you restore it ExaGrid explains why backup and storage tiers can prevent cyber security tears Sponsored Feature
Backblaze starts tracking hot drives as world preps for rising global temperatures Quarterly stats to show when units exceed manufacturer max temp Storage14 Nov 2023 | 4
As the Top500 celebrates its 30th year, with a $5 VM you too can get into the top 10 ... of 1993 SC23 But if you really care about performance, there are better options out there, natch HPC14 Nov 2023 | 24
NTT and NEC use vibrating optic fibres to figure out if there's snow on the road Japan’s short of workers and limiting overtime, so it needs stuff like this – and remote-controlled excavators Networks14 Nov 2023 | 1
Intel drops the deets on UK's Dawn AI supercomputer SC23 Phase one packs 512 Xeons, 1,024 Ponte Vecchio GPUs. Phase two: 10x that HPC13 Nov 2023 | 6
When it comes to personal data, we're on a highway to hell Kettle Register journos tackle cars harvesting info, Meta and YouTube being taken to task over privacy, and more Personal Tech13 Nov 2023 | 16
Your online store down? Can't get to your fave web shop? Maybe blame Shopify Biz races to fix broken systems Personal Tech13 Nov 2023 | 11
Aurora dawns late: Half-baked entry secures second in supercomputer stakes SC23 Half the machine, quadruple the anticipation for all-Intel super HPC13 Nov 2023 | 2
HPE and Nvidia offer 'turnkey' supercomputer for AI training SC23 If you can afford it – pricing's not out yet HPC13 Nov 2023 |
YMTC accuses Micron of 'freeriding' on its 3D NAND patents Comes after US memory maker labeled security threat by China Storage13 Nov 2023 | 2
Amazon's retail wing tops list of take-down demands from Europe under new DSA law Box shifter says it caught millions of miscreants with its own systems though Personal Tech13 Nov 2023 | 5
Fujitsu says it can optimize CPU and GPU use to minimize execution time SC23 Demos its Adaptive GPU Allocator as global shortage of geepies grinds on Systems13 Nov 2023 | 4
Bright spark techie knew the drill and used it to install a power line, but couldn't outsmart an odd electrician Who, Me? Shocking problem turned out to be a frame-up On-Prem13 Nov 2023 | 109
Apple might have to pay that €13B EU tax bill after all Also, the US DoJ says iMaker owes $25M for years of hiring discrimination Public Sector11 Nov 2023 | 57
Google dragged to UK watchdog over Chrome's upcoming IP address cloaking Exclusive Marketers tell antitrust cops privacy proxy will make it harder to protect kids online, etc etc Personal Tech11 Nov 2023 | 95
Meta, YouTube face criminal spying complaints in Ireland Exclusive Tracking code and ad-block blocking breaks Euro computer law, privacy advocate claims Personal Tech11 Nov 2023 | 44
Google, Amazon among big names in tech axing jobs this week Hiring boom followed by firing bust? On-Prem10 Nov 2023 | 20
US Air Force wants to see some atomic motors for future spacecraft Take this $34M, Lockheed Martin, and give us an uranium fission engine for electricity, heat, propulsion Public Sector10 Nov 2023 | 72
Amazon's Project Kuiper thrusters deliver Prime orbit adjustments Custom Hall-effect propulsion system makes sure satellites won't trip over space junk – like Starlink Networks10 Nov 2023 | 1
Qualcomm and Iridium's satellite link-up loses signal Updated Tech was proven, but nobody wanted to put it in their Snapdragon devices Personal Tech10 Nov 2023 | 9
Datacenter would spoil beautiful view ... of former industrial waste dump Not in my backyard, says Buckinghamshire Council Systems10 Nov 2023 | 53
Suits ignored IT's warnings, so the tech team went for the neck On Call Causing pain can be so much more effective than a rational explanation Networks10 Nov 2023 | 103
Microsoft: Iran's cybercrews got stuck into Israel days after Hamas attacked – not in tandem At least two destructive attacks, but – crucially – after deadly conflict erupted Public Sector10 Nov 2023 | 32
It's perfectly legal for cars to harvest your texts, call logs Just because they store messages in a way owners can't access doesn't mean it's a privacy violation, US court rules Storage09 Nov 2023 | 111
Arm flexes financial muscles post-IPO, but shares get a reality check Brit chip house now looking to cloud and automotive to grow revenues Systems09 Nov 2023 | 3
Enterprise wallets to sustain European IT growth as devices lag Software and services set to save continent's tech growth into 2024, says Gartner CxO09 Nov 2023 |
Gauss we've all got a fresh option for a gen AI handheld: A Samsung device Vendor promises ChatGPT and DALL•E-esque products in the near future Personal Tech09 Nov 2023 | 9
Nexperia sells Newport Wafer Fab to American chipmaker for $177M Good news for skilled workers with new owner aiming to 'safeguard positions' Systems09 Nov 2023 | 11
EU lawmakers scolded for concealing identities of privacy-busting content-scanning 'experts' Names of consultants on encryption bypass plan leaked anyway Public Sector09 Nov 2023 | 54
Apple exec defends 8GB $1,599 MacBook Pro, claims it's like 16GB in a PC 8,388,608KB ought to be enough for anybody, huh? Personal Tech09 Nov 2023 | 182
Google mulled offering paid-for no-logging private Search subscription Also: Antitrust trial exhibits signals Incognito mode isn't truly private and 100M users may be underage Personal Tech08 Nov 2023 | 24
Digital democracy or IT anarchy? Gartner flags the low-code revolution Without strong governance, incoming tools will wreak havoc for CIOs CxO08 Nov 2023 | 17
Sales bonanza at ASML as China stockpiles chipmaking kit Dutch exports skyrocket thanks to Washington restrictions Systems08 Nov 2023 | 4
Wipro: Get back to the office for three days a week or else Still, at least it isn't forcing everyone to wear smart casuals... On-Prem08 Nov 2023 | 19
Major telco outage leaves millions of Australians disconnected Communication minister advises businesses to “keep receipts” Networks08 Nov 2023 | 36
Uncle Sam snooping on US folks? Not without a warrant, lawmakers agree Proposed Section 702 overhaul bill rolls in as expiration date looms Public Sector08 Nov 2023 | 37
Quantum computing next (very) cold war? US House reps want to blow billions to outrun China House reps hope to jumpstart qubit race with R&D Public Sector07 Nov 2023 | 5
Ventana bumps performance on Veyron RISC-V silicon to surely speed up servers Bugatti ain't got nothing on this V2 Systems07 Nov 2023 | 2
WeBroke WeWork, WePromise WeFix it: How subleasing giant hopes to survive bankruptcy Coworking gambit divided office space – and got conquered On-Prem07 Nov 2023 | 27
Intel to build hush-hush fabs to bake chips for US military 'Secure enclave' reports point to separate production line with blocked off access Public Sector07 Nov 2023 | 6
UK may demand tech world tell it about upcoming security features Campaigners say proposals to reform laws are 'dangerous' and an attack on safety Public Sector07 Nov 2023 | 150
Synopsys joins RISC-V party with trio of embedded core designs Recent industry support a game-changer, especially in the software sector Systems07 Nov 2023 |
Epyc 3 ain't done yet – AMD extends availability to 2026, unleashes six more SKUs Three-year-old cores, but hey – they're cheap, relatively speaking Systems07 Nov 2023 | 2
Overheating datacenter stopped 2.5 million bank transactions Running infrastructure in the tropics has its challenges – but so do failed disaster recovery plans On-Prem07 Nov 2023 | 20