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Oh no I didn't, says disgraced ex-Kaspersky guy
Class-action lawsuit claims DXC 'selectively timed' job cuts to inflate short-term profit target
And alleges outsourcing giant then struggled to deliver contracted services
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If you have enough of this type of gut microbe, you can get drunk for free after eating carbs
Well we say for free... but having too much of it means you prob have fatty liver disease
23 Sep 11:00 |
Personal Tech
Gearheads get their spudgers into an iPhone 11 Pro Max: Bi-lateral charging, anyone?
Plus: Start the week right by watching Apple's latest being dropped repeatedly
23 Sep 10:20 |
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Security
Pizza prankster's prisoner plea plot perturbs police, Norks invading and Uber woes
Security roundupPlus, a Windows NTSF flaw, Fortnite hacking, and much, much more
23 Sep 09:37 |
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Policy
It's ace that UK.gov 'in 2030 will be joined up, trusted and responsive' – but what about now?
AnalysisA week of 'big-picture thinking' surprisingly small in detail
23 Sep 09:00 |
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Networks
Switch about to get real: Openreach bod on the challenge of shuttering UK's copper phone lines
InterviewWith 2025 deadline, potential for disruption is huge
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Software
Calling all the Visual Basic snitches: Keep quiet about it and so will he...
Who, Me?Regulatory compliance? We've heard of it
23 Sep 07:32 |
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Cloud
When modernising your data warehouse and analytics, trust is everything – learn more from Google this week
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Artificial Intelligence
Where can you learn the limits and abilities of artificial intelligence? Try Westminster
EventMCubed doors open in just over a week
22 Sep 07:00 |
Bootnotes
Emergency button saves gamers from sudden death... of starvation
Free burritos keep the action going but, jeez, open a window would ya?
21 Sep 12:02 |
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Software
Good old Auntie Beeb's mobile app berates kids for being rubbish online
TMI, luv. TMI. No, please don't look at Goatse. Stop. STOOOP
21 Sep 11:11 |
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Software
The '$4.4m a year' bug: Chipotle online orders swallowed by JavaScript credit-card form blunder
Taco titan's e-ordering fails when browser autofill takes over
20 Sep 23:00 |
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Business
Class-action lawsuit claims DXC 'selectively timed' job cuts to inflate short-term profit target
And alleges outsourcing giant then struggled to deliver contracted services
20 Sep 22:00 |
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Security
Disgraced ex-Kaspersky guy made me do it, says bloke in Russian court on hacking charges
Oh no I didn't, says disgraced ex-Kaspersky guy
20 Sep 21:00 |
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Cloud
We sense a great disturbance in the Salesforce: File-slinging feature breaks down for more than 12 hours
It felt as if millions of SaaS customers suddenly cried out in frustration, then headed off for the weekend early
20 Sep 20:18 |
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DevOps
Hey, NPM. How do you like your Bogensberger? He's, well, done: CEO Bryan ejects from biz
JavaScript packager seeks new boss amid internal friction, firings, unionization attempts
20 Sep 19:00 |
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Storage
Western Digital: We're just about DDN with these data centre systems
IntelliFlash flogged to big data storage firm, ActiveScale on the block
20 Sep 18:00 |
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Personal Tech
My Little Bromium: HP Inc inks security deal to slurp micro-VM slinger
Tech runs browsers in sandbox to humiliate malware
20 Sep 17:00 |
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Security
Bulgarian phishing gang member who lived with his parents jailed for part in £40m fraud ring
37-year-old was extradited to Blighty to stand trial
20 Sep 16:00 |
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Scotiabank slammed for 'muppet-grade security' after internal source code and credentials spill onto open internet
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Stallman's final interview as FSF president: Last week we quizzed him over Microsoft visit. Now he quits top roles amid rape remarks outcry
InterviewGNU man resigns after Minsky email defense 'the final straw' for dev world
Bootnotes
Call-center scammer loses $9m appeal in stunning moment of poetic justice
But I only expected to pay $250,000, wails scumbag to wall of blank faces
Personal Tech
Gasp! Google Chrome kills uBlock, Adblock ad filters – grab the pitchfo- no wait, it's OK: They were evil fraud clones
Extensions used by nearly 2m people a week pretend to be legit add-ons, stuff cookies to make bank
Data Centre
Tesco parking app hauled offline after exposing 10s of millions of Automatic Number Plate Recognition images
ExclusiveRanger Services goes to ground over unsecured Azure blob
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Exploding super-prang asteroid to pepper Earth, trigger deadly ice age – no, wait, it happened 466 million years ago
Aww, shucks. Cancel the End of the World party
Cloud
Open-source companies gather to gripe: Cloud giants sell our code as a service – and we get the square root of nothing
AnalysisBiz bods head to Open Core Summit to ponder how to, you know, get paid
Security
HP printer small print says kit phones home data on whatever you print – and then some
Security engineer actually reads privacy policy to his horror
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You know SAP's doing a great job when a third of German users say they 'have no confidence in it'
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DevOps
Chef roasted for tech contract with family-separating US immigration, forks up attempt to quash protest
Software house hits nuclear option after Ruby Gems yanked for moral reasons
Security
Supply chain actors agree that everyone's a security risk – except themselves, of course
Perception is an illusion, grasshopper
20 Sep 15:00 |
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Internet of Things
Those furious gun-toting Aussies were just a glitch. Let's try US drone deliveries, says Wing
UpdatedPrepare for aerial droppings, Virginians
20 Sep 14:20 |
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Business
In the bag: Serco 'delighted' to grab £450m ferry and freight deal between Scotland and Northern Isles
Payday landing for grandson of Churchill, chief exec Rupert Soames
20 Sep 13:42 |
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Personal Tech
Apple's looking at you, kid: Fanbois froth over AR patent docs for gaze tracking headset
Lighter, flatter and forveal – ooh yes, forrrveeeeal
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World's largest heap of untreated nuclear waste needs more bots to cart around irradiated crap
Chernobyl? That's cute
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Data Centre
Google spaffs €3bn on power-grubbin' Euro bit barns while boasting of its 'biggest renewable energy purchase ever'
Oh shoot, Climate Day. Quick everyone, look green!
20 Sep 12:05 |
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Artificial Intelligence
It's possible to reverse-engineer AI chatbots to spout nonsense, smut or sensitive information
Pick one trained with salacious conversations for maximum fun
20 Sep 11:30 |
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Data Centre
Tesco parking app hauled offline after exposing 10s of millions of Automatic Number Plate Recognition images
ExclusiveRanger Services goes to ground over unsecured Azure blob
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'Ridiculous, rubbish, outrageous, complete bollocks': Just some reviews for Amazon's corporate contribution to Blighty's coffers
InterviewThe Reg chats to Dame Margaret Hodge MP about box slinger's tax affairs
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Personal Tech
Google: Read my lips. You cannot link up a G Suite account with Nest smart home gizmos
'Aggravating and alarming!'
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BOFH
BOFH: What's the Gnasher? Why, it's our heavy-duty macerator sewage pump
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Imagine if Facebook could read your mind: Er, I have some bad news for you...
Something for the Weekend, Sir?These things can mess with your brain
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Networks
Three UK slammed for 'ripping off' loyal mobile customers by £32.4m per year
Operator refusing to apply automatic discounts next year
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Personal Tech
That time Windows got blindsided by a ball of plasma, 150 million kilometres away
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Calling all data-hungry disruptive orgs. It's time to disrupt the bugbears holding back your biz
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20 Sep 07:00 |
DevOps
Chef roasted for tech contract with family-separating US immigration, forks up attempt to quash protest
Software house hits nuclear option after Ruby Gems yanked for moral reasons
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Science
Exploding super-prang asteroid to pepper Earth, trigger deadly ice age – no, wait, it happened 466 million years ago
Aww, shucks. Cancel the End of the World party
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Security
Nice work if you can grift it: Two blokes accused of swindling $10m from the elderly with bogus virus infection alerts
~~~WaRNiG!! Ur PC has THe Da Vinci m4Lw4rez!! CaLL 1-555-NOSCAM 2 f!x it~~~
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Cloud
Open-source companies gather to gripe: Cloud giants sell our code as a service – and we get the square root of nothing
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Security
If you're using Harbor as your container registry, bear in mind it can be hijacked with has_admin_role = True
VideoPatch now before miscreants sail off with your apps, data
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Personal Tech
Facebook campus death plunge: Cops say man jumped from 4th floor in apparent suicide
Foul play ruled out at Menlo Park headquarters
19 Sep 22:40 |
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Security
FedEx execs: We had no idea cyberattack would be so bad. Investors: Is that why you sold $40m+ of your own shares?
Shareholders NotHappy stock offloaded in NotPetya aftermath
19 Sep 22:08 |
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Bootnotes
Call-center scammer loses $9m appeal in stunning moment of poetic justice
But I only expected to pay $250,000, wails scumbag to wall of blank faces
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Policy
Google engineering boss sues web giant over sex discrim: I was paid less than men, snubbed for promotion
Filing alleges less-qualified blokes given all the jobs, too
19 Sep 17:15 |
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Software
German ministry hellbent on taking back control of 'digital sovereignty', cutting dependency on Microsoft
'Pain points' include data collection, lock-in and uncontrollable costs
19 Sep 16:40 |
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Hard luck, Claranet. You managed to go 29 whole days without an incident
UpdatedFive hours and counting – this does not look good for UK hoster
19 Sep 16:10 |
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Artificial Intelligence
Five NHS trusts do DeepMind data deal with Google. One says no
Delicious data hoard handed over from UK contracts
19 Sep 15:37 |
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Networks
You better get a wiggle on then: BT said to be mulling switching off UK's copper internets by 2027
Would that be the 'secret talks' Openreach is consulting on?
19 Sep 15:00 |
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Security
Chinese students in UK ripe target for scammers exploiting visa concerns
Add in Brexit outsourcing mess and it's plain to see why young international scholars get duped
19 Sep 14:20 |
Cloud
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