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FYI: Faking court orders to take down Google reviews is super illegal
NYC biz boss gets nine months in the clink for profound idiocy
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London flatmate (Julian Assange) sues landlord (government of Ecuador) in human rights spat
WikiLeaks overlord challenges housemate rules in court
19 Oct 22:08 |
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Science
Core-blimey! Riddle of Earth's mysterious center finally 'solved' by smarty seismologists
So solid crew confirm old idea by spotting tiny waves
19 Oct 21:09 |
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Security
Spotted: Miscreants use pilfered NSA hacking tools to pwn boxes in nuke, aerospace worlds
High-value servers targeted by cyber-weapons dumped online by Shadow Brokers
19 Oct 20:39 |
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Pull request accepted: You want to buy GitHub, Microsoft? Go for it – EU
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Atlassian: Look at our ginormous Jira revenues!
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European Commission: We've called off the lawyers over Ireland's late collection of Apple back taxes
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Ex-Huawei man claims Chinese giant is suing his startup to 'surpass' US tech dominance
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From dank memes to Krispy Kremes: British uni eggheads claim viral lol pics make kids fat
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19 Oct 05:08 |
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Artificial Intelligence
Finally, a use for AI and good old-fashioned simulations: Hunting down E.T. in outer space
Targeted ads, coming to a galaxy nowhere near you
19 Oct 02:30 |
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F5: Don't panic but folks can slip past vulnerable firewall servers, thanks to libssh's credentials-optional 'security'
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Personal Tech
Oz to turn pirates into vampires: You won't see their images in mirrors
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19 Oct 00:00 |
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Science
Good news: Largest, most ancient known galaxy supercluster is spotted. Bad news: It's collapsing on itself
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Insider threat
Talk about a curveball: Microsoft director of sports marketing fired, charged with fraud over 'fake' invoices
He tells investigators: 'I was hacked!'
18 Oct 20:05 |
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Insider threat
Equifax exec's inside trade shame: Software boss sentenced for mega-hack stock profit
Thrown in the small house rather than the big house
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Business
SAP: We're all about the cloud – never mind those stagnating software numbers
German ERP giant's revenues up, operating profits down
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Apple to dump Intel CPUs from Macs for Arm – yup, the rumor that just won't die is back
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Storage
WD shoots out 96-layer embedded flash chips
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Policy
Brace yourself, Britain: Health minister shares 'vision' for NHS 'tech revolution'
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SCISYS sidesteps Brexit: Proposes Irish listing to keep EU space work rolling in
Irish eyes won't be smiling that much – operations and taxes are staying in Blighty
18 Oct 11:32 |
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Policy
Ding ding! Round Two: Second annual review for transatlantic data flow deal Privacy Shield
Talks to cover oversight, enforcement, US surveillance
18 Oct 11:04 |
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UK defence secretary ponders £50m hit to terminate Capita recruiting contract
Army short of 5,000 grunts, MPs warned
18 Oct 10:17 |
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Software
Microsoft points to a golden future where you can make Windows 10 your own
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Arm cozies up to Intel for second time in a week – this time to borrow tools from Yocto Project for Mbed Linux
Aww, ain't that sweet
18 Oct 08:58 |
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Networks
UK Home Office admits £200m Emergency Services Network savings 'delayed'
Oh, and the £1.1bn Airwave extension hasn't yet been triggered
18 Oct 08:15 |
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Come on, Cisco bug-hunters: No terrifying critical vulns? Are you saving for Halloween?
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Software
Enterprise Java caretakers float new rules of engagement for future feature updates
Eclipse Foundation seeks to replace the Java Community Process for Jakarta EE
18 Oct 05:56 |
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