Elon Musk's new idea is to hook your noggin up to an AI – but is he just insane about the brain?
AnalysisWe ask top boffins if the plan is good enough for skull drilling
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Rust in peace: Memory bugs in C and C++ code cause security issues so Microsoft is considering alternatives once again
Redmond engineer hints at taking super-lang for a spin
Don't give it away, give it away, give it away now, bot busting biz tells reCAPTCHA data serfs
AnalysisInstead of enriching Google, try making a market for click work
Those facial recognition trials in the UK? They should be banned, warns Parliamentary committee
UpdatedLatest call to halt creepy tech likely to fall on deaf ears
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Artificial Intelligence
Arrested development: Cops dump Amazon's facial-recognition API after struggling to make the thing work properly
15 months of wrangling and Orlando couldn't even begin testing AI cloud tech for population surveillance
19 Jul 00:38 |
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Cloud
Cloud makes it rain for Microsoft: IT giant turns green with Azure, cash poured all over investors
Record revenue reaches Redmond, the result of a booming as-a-service business
18 Jul 23:04 |
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Personal Tech
The pro-privacy Browser Act has re-appeared in US Congress. But why does everyone except right-wing trolls hate it?
CommentMartha Blackburn's bill is everything wrong with 2019 in 13 pages
18 Jul 21:54 |
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Security
It's never good when 'Magecart' and 'bulletproof' appear in the same sentence, but here we are
Ukrainian civil war a bonanza for dodgy malware hosting firms
18 Jul 20:57 |
Software
npm uninstall co-founder --global: Laurie Voss rides off into the sunset waving goodbye
Co-founder and chief data officer at NPM Inc, moves on
18 Jul 20:03 |
Internet of Things
We don't mean to poo-poo this, but... The Internet of S**t has literally arrived thanks to Pampers smart diapers
You can monitor your child – and their bowels - 24 hours a day! Which is… great?
18 Jul 19:09 |
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Software
We need citizen devs, cries Microsoft – but pricey new licensing plans for PowerApps might put paid to that
'Empowering' if you've got $$$
18 Jul 17:30 |
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Data Centre
Soon Google will have more bit barns in Texas than you can shake a stick at: Second facility planned for Ellis County
'Alamo Mission LLC' to splash $600m on city of Red Oak
18 Jul 16:33 |
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Data Centre
DRAM, is it cold in here? Semiconductor market expected to shrink 12% in 2019
Device numbers growing, but manufacturers are using fewer/cheaper chips per device
18 Jul 15:52 |
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Security
Bulgaria hack: 20-year-old infosec whizz cuffed after 'adult population's' finance deets nicked
Bosses stick up for suspect, claim he's being framed for pinching 5m folks' data
18 Jul 14:58 |
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Cloud
Hip and modern IBM can't beat legacy kit and services IBM: That's four consecutive quarters of revenue decline now
8% cloud biz growth in 12 months. Where is Red Hat when you need it?
18 Jul 14:27 |
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Policy
Big fat doubt hovers over UK.gov's Making Tax Digital, customs declaration IT projects
Plus: Delivery on 9 more projects at 'major risk'
18 Jul 13:54 |
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Security
Those facial recognition trials in the UK? They should be banned, warns Parliamentary committee
UpdatedLatest call to halt creepy tech likely to fall on deaf ears
18 Jul 12:59 |
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Policy
Qualcomm fined €242m over 'predatory pricing' that helped to knock off British competitor Icera
Too late for chip flinger, but a win for the EU taxpayer
18 Jul 12:45 |
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Bootnotes
Japan and Greece collide as Toshiba's storage biz spinoff reborn as Kioxia
LogowatchKioku (memory) + axia (value) = $$$
18 Jul 11:59 |
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Ex-Microsoft dev used test account to swipe $10m in tech giant's own store credits, live life of luxury, Feds allege
Bad news: Earth is not going to be walloped by asteroid 2006 QV89. Good news: Boffins have lost sight of it, so all hope is not yet lost
The Empire Strikes Back: Trump discovers $10bn JEDI cloud deal may go to nemesis Jeff Bezos, demands probe
Chrome on, baby, don't fear The Reaper: Plugin sends CPU-hogging browser processes to hell where they belong
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Security
Microsoft demos end-to-end voting verification system ElectionGuard, code will be on GitHub
'Defending democracy' initiative to resist nation-state attacks
18 Jul 11:34 |
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Security
'Member Ke3chang? They're still at it, you know. Euro diplomats targeted by 'China-based' hacker crew
Click your mouse three times... there's no place like a back door to your machine - ESET
18 Jul 10:52 |
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Business
Red flag: Verify to be marked 'undeliverable' by gov projects watchdog
Exclusive*Digital identity crisis intensifies*
18 Jul 10:20 |
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Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk's new idea is to hook your noggin up to an AI – but is he just insane about the brain?
AnalysisWe ask top boffins if the plan is good enough for skull drilling
18 Jul 09:30 |
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Software
Rust in peace: Memory bugs in C and C++ code cause security issues so Microsoft is considering alternatives once again
Redmond engineer hints at taking super-lang for a spin
18 Jul 09:00 |
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Data Centre
Banks bid legacy tech farewell as they sail to the cloud – but now all that infrastructure is in hands of the big three
MPs hear how financial services are trying to improve stability in wake of TSB's meltdown
18 Jul 08:15 |
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Security
Dutch cops collar fella accused of crafting and flogging Office macro nasties to cyber-crooks
Accused bloke cuffed after plod swoop on home
18 Jul 07:04 |
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Security
Fresh stalkerware crop pops up on Google's Android Play Store, swiftly yanked offline
130,000 have already downloaded creepware
18 Jul 05:57 |
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Emergent Tech
Don't give it away, give it away, give it away now, bot busting biz tells reCAPTCHA data serfs
AnalysisInstead of enriching Google, try making a market for click work
18 Jul 05:34 |
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Cloud
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18 Jul 05:02 |
Cloud
The Empire Strikes Back: Trump discovers $10bn JEDI cloud deal may go to nemesis Jeff Bezos, demands probe
UpdatedBad news for AWS and Microsoft, who are vying for US govt's winner-takes-all IT super-contract
18 Jul 00:34 |
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Software
Hope to keep your H-1B visa? Don't become a QA analyst. Uncle Sam's not buying it: Techie's new job role rejected
Software testing just ain't that special, sniff immigration bods
17 Jul 23:08 |
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Personal Tech
Li-ion battery 'price-fixing' case settled with bonus fury over lawyers pocketing eight-figures
Judge green-lights $113m from Samsung, Sony, and others – but $34m in legal fees?!
17 Jul 21:25 |
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Software
Ex-Microsoft dev used test account to swipe $10m in tech giant's own store credits, live life of luxury, Feds allege
'No safeguards' on QA accounts, and suddenly this guy gets a Tesla and $1.6m home, say prosecutors
17 Jul 20:52 |
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Networks
Having flogged off its data centers, AT&T cozies up to Microsoft, IBM to keep it running
In a cloud war, the US telco opts for the Swiss model, stays neutral
17 Jul 19:29 |
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Security
For pity's sake, groans Mimecast, teach your workforce not to open obviously dodgy emails
JavaScript obfuscation finds its way into finance phishery
17 Jul 18:33 |
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Personal Tech
2019 set to be the worst year yet for smartphone market as lack of worthy upgrades dents demand
Here's Gartner with your latest dose of tech doom 'n' gloom
17 Jul 16:08 |
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Policy
You ain't getting around UK data laws on a technicality, top judge tells Google
Sod the law on compo payouts, says Vos, you still did wrong
17 Jul 15:00 |
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Security
Email scammers extract over $300m a month from American suits' pockets
FinCEN has recovered more than $500m to date
17 Jul 14:13 |
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Business
Euro Commish probes Amazon's marketplace, worries Bezos' beast is sniffing 'competitively sensitive' seller data
On same day Germany forces firm's Ts&Cs revamp
17 Jul 13:16 |
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Software
Microsoft adds Internet Explorer mode to Chromium Edge, announces roadmap
Enterprise features including support for hated ancient browser ready to evaluate
17 Jul 12:29 |
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Networks
Oh look. Vodafone has extended its ultrafast 5G network to deliver... Wi-Fi?
Hey, that's a real use case, you at the back, stop your sniggering
17 Jul 11:30 |
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Networks
Boris Johnson's promise of full fibre in the UK by 2025 is pie in the sky
AnalysisFrom the man who brought us the garden bridge and water cannons
17 Jul 11:00 |
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Software
Google's Go team decides not to give it a try
A key proposal for Go 1.14 – adding a built-in try keyword – has been declined
17 Jul 10:30 |
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Artificial Intelligence
Well I'm looking to AI to save me, looking 'cos it's my design: Could you make my drone learn to fly hybrid?
Pssst. You don't need to manually code it, neural networks will do it for you
17 Jul 09:50 |
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Networks
OK, it's fair to say UK's botched Emergency Services Network is an emergency now, right?
Home Office lacks plan, skills, budget control or achievable deadlines, says watchdog
17 Jul 09:20 |
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Science
Turning it off and on again IN SPAAACE! ISS animal-tracker kit needs oldest trick in the book
There's a bit more to it than leaning down and fumbling for reset switch, though
17 Jul 08:46 |
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Personal Tech
Brit consumers still holding off on buying new PCs until that Brexit thing is over and done with
Even businesses' attempts to destroy Windows 7 with firehose of cash fail to reverse sales droop
17 Jul 08:13 |
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DevOps
Share your story: Continuous Lifecycle 2020 call for papers is open NOW – what are you waiting for?
EventTransformed your software development and deployment? Tell us how
17 Jul 07:00 |
Science
Bad news: Earth is not going to be walloped by asteroid 2006 QV89. Good news: Boffins have lost sight of it, so all hope is not yet lost
PicWait, did we get that the right way around?
17 Jul 05:58 |
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Software
Chrome on, baby, don't fear The Reaper: Plugin sends CPU-hogging browser processes to hell where they belong
NIST boffin builds processor-busting buster
17 Jul 05:28 |
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Science
Experts: No need to worry about Europe's navigation sats going dark for days. Also: What the hell is going on with those satellites?!
Galileo, Galileo... time to stop doing the fandango and get on with the global positioning
17 Jul 04:53 |
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Servers
If malware wants to bury deep inside your Lenovo or Gigabyte servers, they can just ask Vertiv's insecure BMC firmware
Software nasties, hackers, rogue admins can exploit bug duo to hide in your systems
17 Jul 01:36 |
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Security
It was totally Samsung's fault that crims stole your personal info from a Samsung site, says Samsung-blaming Sprint
Just in case we've not made ourselves clear, Samsung screwed you over, adds Sprint
16 Jul 23:28 |
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Security
Let's open the Mystery Data Security Blunder box, and see what's inside today... Ah! Hotel reservations and more
UpdatedPublic-facing insecure ElasticSearch silo found, reported, hidden from view
16 Jul 22:34 |
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