Linux kernel Spectre V2 defense fingered for massively slowing down unlucky apps on Intel Hyper-Thread CPUs
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We don't think so either, but config file format is getting harder to avoid
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Azure, Office 365 go super-secure: Multi-factor auth borked in Europe, Asia, USA
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Using a free VPN? Why not skip the middleman and just send your data to President Xi?
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Joe Public wants NHS to spend its cash on cancer, mental health, not digital services
Sorry Matt, looks like the app revolution takes a backseat to quality health care
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Capita, Serco, Sopra Steria to write cheat-sheets for UK.gov in case they collapse
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A 5G day may come when the courage of cable and DSL fails ... but it is not this day
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Busy week for ISS as Russia resumes flights and vies for parking spaces with NASA
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Windows 10 goes into the Light and Cortana MIA as Microsoft buys chatbot bods XOXCO
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TalkTalk hackhack duoduo thrownthrown in the coolercooler: 'Talented' pair sentenced for ransacking ISP
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Microsoft confirms: We fixed Azure by turning it off and on again. PS: Office 362 is still borked
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Symantec execs cooked the books to protect their fat bonuses, investor lawsuit alleges
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Using a free VPN? Why not skip the middleman and just send your data to President Xi?
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Business
China examines antitrust probe thrust into Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron: Claims to see 'massive evidence'
We'll thrust it even deeper into chipmakers, vow investigators
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Security
Britain may not be able to fend off a determined cyber-attack, MPs warn
And those utility price controls? Er, not helpful
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Data Centre
Hortonworks faces sueball over Cloudera merger
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Vision Direct 'fesses up to hack that exposed customer names, payment cards
Data including CVV numbers slurped up as customers submitted it to website
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Personal Tech
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Scumbags cram Make-A-Wish website with coin-mining malware
Do they accept Monero in Hell?
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Bootnotes
Finally a platform for train puns: IBM Halt station derailed
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Washington Post offers invalid cookie consent under EU rules – ICO
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Microsoft sysadmin hired for fake NetWare skills keeps job despite twitchy trigger finger
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Personal Tech
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Microsoft slips ads into Windows 10 Mail client – then U-turns so hard, it warps fabric of reality
We never meant to make that widely public which is why we made a public FAQ for it
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We asked the US military for its 'do not buy' list of Russian, Chinese gear. Surprise: It doesn't exist
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Amazon tries to ruin infosec world's fastest-growing cottage industry (finding data-spaffing S3 storage buckets)
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