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Boss helped sysadmin take down horrible client with swift kick to the nether regions

On-CallDirty doctor’s dodgy diagnosis defeated. Plus a new chapter for On-Call

Fake prudes: Catholic uni AI bot taught to daub bikinis on naked chicks

NSFWSend nudes plz... for the purposes of training this machine-learning software

Crypto gripes, election security, and mandatory cybersec school: Uncle Sam's cyber task force emits todo list for govt

In detail: The threats facing America's computer networks

Why Google won't break a sweat about EU ruling

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Software

Microsoft Visual Studio Code replumbed for better Python taming

Python Language Server an option for those that code
20 Jul 23:19
Artificial Intelligence

Fake prudes: Catholic uni AI bot taught to daub bikinis on naked chicks

NSFWSend nudes plz... for the purposes of training this machine-learning software
20 Jul 22:01
Insider threat

Microsoft: The Kremlin's hackers are already sniffing, probing around America's 2018 elections

Russia's Fancy Bear crew caught gearing up for mid-terms
20 Jul 21:04
Insider threat

Friday FYI: 9 out of 10 of website login attempts? Yeah, that'll be hackers

Credential stuffing is rampant – so try not to reuse the same password on every site, eh?
11 Comments
20 Jul 20:18
Personal Tech

Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter make it easier to download your info and upload to, er, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Twitter etc...

GDPR put a gun to their heads
20 Jul 19:43
Security

Crypto gripes, election security, and mandatory cybersec school: Uncle Sam's cyber task force emits todo list for govt

In detail: The threats facing America's computer networks
20 Jul 19:12

Don't miss Either my name, my password or my soul is invalid – but which?

Artificial Intelligence

What does AI and machine learning mean for finance, security, energy?

EventsFind out at Mcubed...and save cash now
20 Jul 08:45
Security

Doctor, doctor, I feel like my IoT-enabled vacuum cleaner is spying on me

Snooping on the built-in cam? Remotely controlling it? Well, that sucks *ba-dum tsh*
24 Comments
20 Jul 16:31
Software

Microsoft still longs to be a 'lifestyle' brand, but the cupboard looks bare

CommentIt's make-your-mind-up time
47 Comments
20 Jul 15:27
Security

Cybercrooks slurp nearly $1m from Russian bank after pwning router at regional branch

MoneyTaker lives up to its name
20 Jul 14:30
Data Centre
sale

Accounting software biz Intuit flogging bit barn to throw its lot in with AWS

Most of their core apps were already in the cloud anyway
20 Jul 13:30
Personal Tech
smashed windscreen

As Corning unveils its latest Gorilla Glass, we ask: What happened to sapphire mobe screens?

He who controls supplies controls... eh, not much
43 Comments
20 Jul 12:45
Security
China selfie revolution

UK's Huawei handler dials back support for Chinese giant's kit in critical infrastructure

'Limited assurance' that there is no risk to national security
10 Comments
20 Jul 12:17
Personal Tech

♫ The Core i9 clock cycles go up. Who cares where they come down?

That's not my department say, er... Intel, Apple and Dell ♫
51 Comments
20 Jul 11:50
Emergent Tech

If only 3D desktop printers could 3D print sales! Units crash in Q1

Fewer desktop versions shifted but industrial devices fly
19 Comments
20 Jul 11:21
Software

Why Google won't break a sweat about EU ruling

CommentIf you're expecting Tizens, Fires or alt-droids to flower, don't hold your breath
61 Comments
20 Jul 10:53
Bootnotes

What if tech moguls brewed real ale?

CompetitionHow to get in free – or for cheap – at the Great British Beer Festival
60 Comments
20 Jul 10:23
Security

Either my name, my password or my soul is invalid – but which?

Something for the Weekend, Sir?Devising complex new passwords is character-building
103 Comments
20 Jul 09:46
Policy

You're burning £1.2bn for what? UK spending watchdog gives digital court plans a kicking

Concerns whether legal system will be fair after reforms
16 Comments
20 Jul 09:16
Business

Boss helped sysadmin take down horrible client with swift kick to the nether regions

On-CallDirty doctor’s dodgy diagnosis defeated. Plus a new chapter for On-Call
84 Comments
20 Jul 08:11
Science

Alien sun has smashing time sucking up planets

First case of solar suckage
17 Comments
20 Jul 06:01
Software

Get rich with Firefox or *(int *)NULL = 0 trying: Automated bug-bounty hunter build touted

Earn $$$s reporting flaws even if you're too busy or bored
19 Comments
20 Jul 00:57
Cloud
Satya Nadella

Bonkers Azure bookings give Microsoft a record-breaking $110bn year

Satya's got sunshine on a cloudy day
30 Comments
19 Jul 23:50
Artificial Intelligence
chemists

Boffins mix AI and chemicals to create super-fast lab assistant

Faster than human boffins, and hopefully more reliable
11 Comments
19 Jul 23:01
DevOps
code on-screen

Acquisition Galvanize'd: Code bootcamp Hack Reactor eyed up by hungry tech trainers

Enterprise is the new green among programming retreats
19 Jul 22:16
Science

Fukushima reactors lend exotic nuclear finish to California's wines

Smooth body with a perky top note and a hint of cesium-137 for post-2011 vintages
95 Comments
19 Jul 20:00
Storage

Mmm, yes. 11-nines data durability? Mmmm, that sounds good. Except it's virtually meaningless

AnalysisNo one can agree on how it's calculated
32 Comments
19 Jul 19:21
Security

Declassified files reveal how pre-WW2 Brits smashed Russian crypto

Moscow's agents used one-time pads, er, two times – ой!
64 Comments
19 Jul 18:35
Personal Tech

Architects? Power-hungry GPU fiends? HP has something for you

Venerable PC maker emits bunch of graphics powerhouses
19 Jul 16:29
Security

Brit tech forges alliance to improve cyber security as MPs moan over 'acute scarcity' of experts

We're even short 'moderately specialist' types ...
44 Comments
19 Jul 15:41
Security

Adobe on internal systems security hole: Panic not. It isn't critical

Researcher: Well, I think you'll find....
19 Jul 14:19
Networks

Spooked Cisco chief phoned AWS, asked: You're not making a switch, are you?

Switchzilla's share price dipped following rumor of direct rivalry
15 Comments
19 Jul 13:20
Data Centre

Ah, British summer. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the internet is on the fritz

Sky, TalkTalk and M24Seven all withered in the heat this week
54 Comments
19 Jul 12:40
Storage

Liquidators appointed for Tintri UK as DDN bids to become reseller

Unpaid former staff will get something... eventually
19 Jul 12:10
Cloud

Azure running out of internets in UK South, starts rationing VMs

Stop me if you've heard this one before
17 Comments
19 Jul 11:46
Software

British Airways' latest Total Inability To Support Upwardness of Planes* caused by Amadeus system outage

ExclusiveStuck on the ground awaiting a load sheet? Here's why
101 Comments
19 Jul 11:16
Business

Taps running dry for Capita? Southern Water pens 5-year managed service

Phew! Water shortage scare not so, er, scary now it is?
53 Comments
19 Jul 10:45
Networks
Burning 5G against dark background

5G whizz: Ericsson just turned in first profit since 2016

Networks the wind beneath Börje Ekholm's wings
19 Jul 10:18
Cloud
dog and cat cuddle up

Azure promises to keep your backups safe and snug for up to 10 years

Auto-failover for Azure SQL Database when things wobble
19 Jul 09:52
DevOps
serverless computing london logo

Want to save more on Serverless Computing? You’ve gotta be FaaS

Earlybird tickets take off in August
19 Jul 09:27
Business

Why why why Di Data? Brit limb Advanced Infrastructure has date with administrators

Has loss-making UK arm plumbed its final network?
19 Jul 09:20
Security

Airbus UK infosec gros fromage: Yep, we work with arch-rivals Boeing

Says firm's airliners designed with security foremost in mind
19 Jul 08:49
Software

Oldest swinger in town, Slackware, notches up a quarter of a century

Venerable Linux distro still keeping it clean, after all these years
55 Comments
19 Jul 08:18

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