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LinkedIn's turn to fall over: Outage hits thinkfluencer hub
What's not to like? At the moment, everything on Microsoft's social network Updated If you can't get into LinkedIn at the moment, you're not alone: The social network is unavailable due to an unexplained outage....
FBI: Critical infrastructure suffers spike in ransomware attacks
Jump in overall cybercrime reports, $60M-plus reportedly lost to extortionists alone, Feds reckon Digital crimes potentially cost victims more than $12.5 billion last year, according to the FBI's latest Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) annual report....
Copilot can't stop emitting violent, sexual images, says Microsoft whistleblower
AI tech loves picturing women in underwear, Windows giant won't do anything about it, watchdog told A machine-learning engineer at Microsoft, unhappy with what he claims is a lack of response to his serious safety concerns about Copilot's text-to-image tool, has gone public with his allegations....
Olympic-level server tossing contest seeks entrants – warranty voiding guaranteed
It's geeks gone wild Many sysadmins no doubt will have wanted to fling a server from the top of a suitably tall building during moments of professional frustration, and now they can get the chance to chuck one competitively....
Want to be a NASA astronaut? Applications are open
Time flies for The Flies NASA has wheeled out its latest set of astronaut graduates, dubbed "The Flies," and announced that it is accepting applications for the next batch of astro-wannabes....
Apple's trademark tight lips extend to new iPhone, iPad zero-days
Two flaws fixed, one knee bent to the EU, and a budding cybersecurity star feature in iOS 17.4 Apple's latest security patches address four vulnerabilities affecting iOS and iPadOS, including two zero-days that intel suggests attackers have already exploited....
Governments not keen on pushing citizen-facing AI services, for obvious reasons
As soon as public sector implements GenAI, someone will do their best to break it... or even flirt with it Gartner says governments remain wary of AI-enabled citizen-facing services, while cybersecurity experts at NordVPN have warned against getting too chatty with chatbots....
'We had to educate Oracle about our contract,' CIO says after Big Red audit
Estimates put audits at $3B revenue for Ellison's company, so go at your own pace, experts recommend A retired CIO has offered advice in dealing with Oracle audits: the vendor will try to work from its current licensing policies, yet users should stick to their contracts with the global tech giant....
EU users can't update 3rd party iOS apps if abroad too long
Remember how Apple told you security was of paramount concern? It really seems like Apple is doing everything it can to make its new EU compliance rules for third-party iOS app stores a pain for any user or developer that wants to take advantage of them....
Russia plans to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon – with China's help
Roscosmos has had a few problems landing on the lunar surface recently Roscosmos and China are considering putting a nuclear reactor on the Moon, according to the Russian space agency's boss....
OpenAI goes public with Musk emails, claiming he backed for-profit plans
Be careful what you write in that message OpenAI has responded to Elon Musk's lawsuit over an alleged breach of contract, publishing a trove of emails that appear to show Musk was not only aware of the need to become a for-profit entity, but also wanted to merge OpenAI into Tesla and become CEO....
Dutch government in panic mode over keeping ASML in the country
Lithography kitmaker has 'concerns' over ability to get the right staff amid reports of visa, immigration worries Updated The Dutch government is reportedly concerned that chipmaking equipment vendor ASML may move operations out of the country due to policy decisions that would restrict its ability to hire skilled staff....
Capita says 2023 cyberattack costs a factor as it reports staggering £100M+ loss
Additional cuts announced, sparking fears of further layoffs Outsourcing giant Capita today reported a net loss of 106.6 million ($135.6 million) for calendar 2023, with the costly cyberattack by criminals making a hefty dent in its annual financials....
Year of Linux on the desktop creeps closer as market share rises a little
25% increase in seven months... But it depends how you count it Statcounter says Linux's share of the desktop moved up from three percent last July to four percent in February, which on the face of it is pretty good....
Boffins propose fiber-optic network for the Moon
To detect seismic waves, silly Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in the US are proposing the deployment of a fiber-optic network on the Moon to probe our natural satellite's interior by detecting seismic waves....
Logitech MX Brio 705 – where Ultra HD meets Ultra AI
Because your face surely deserves to be rendered in glistening 4K, right? Review Logitech has marched back into the webcam world with the MX Brio, an Ultra HD device sprinkled with copious AI. But is it worth $199.99?...
Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP, Vista, and 7
If you really need obsolete OSes, here's a modern(ish) browser Supermium is a browser based on the Google Chrome 121 codebase that works fine on Windows 7 and even, for the truly desperate, for Vista and XP....
Chip lobby group SEMI to EU: Export restrictions should only be used in self-defense
Please don't scare away foreign investors - who do you think pays for this stuff? SEMI, an industry association representing 3,000 chip vendors, would really appreciate it if the European Union would back off plans to impose export controls on China, arguing that they should only be used as a "last resort" to protect national security....
Google dresses up services for the EU's Digital Markets Act
Apple also unpeels its offerings before Europe makes its pips squeak On Tuesday, Google elaborated on its efforts to comply with the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA) - a set of competition obligations that take effect on Thursday....
China pushes 'AI Plus' initiative to integrate technology and industry
Beijing used a similar moniker for program that arguably gave us TikTok, Tencent, and Xiaomi A plan to integrate AI into industry was among the top goals China's government revealed in the annual Report On the Work of the Government delivered at its 14th National Party Congress on Tuesday....
What a surprise! Apple found a way to deliver browser engine and app store choice
We know this because those features just landed in iOS 17.4, along with lots of other goodies Apple has debuted version 17.4 of its iOS & iPadOS, and by doing so made them compliant with European law....
Citrix reveals invitation-only 'Platform' license
Follows the Broadcom playbook by ending standalone sales of some products Citrix has created a "Platform License" that it will offer by invitation only, and stopped selling some products outside bundles....
Japan orders local giants LINE and NAVER to disentangle their tech stacks
Government mighty displeased about a shared Active Directory that led to a big data leak Japan's government has ordered local tech giants LINE and NAVER to disentangle their tech stacks, after a data breach saw over 510,000 users' data exposed....
NASA and Japan's X-ray satellite space 'scope sends first snaps of distant galaxies
Calibration is done, operations nominal, science starts in August The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced on Monday that the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) - its joint mission with NASA - has transitioned into nominal operations....
Uncle Sam intervenes as Change Healthcare ransomware fiasco creates mayhem
As the crooks behind the attack - probably ALPHV/BlackCat - fake their own demise The US government has stepped in to help hospitals and other healthcare providers affected by the Change Healthcare ransomware infection, offering more relaxed Medicare rules and urging advanced funding to providers....
Stuck paying for your apartment's crummy internet? FCC boss Rosenworcel wants to help
Proposed regulation would bar building owners from forcing internet services on tenants One of the oddities of American apartment living is "bulk billing" - a practice that sees landlords determine which ISP serves the entire complex and requires residents to use that provider even if they would prefer a rival....
Trump supporters forge AI deepfakes to woo Black voters
Perps argue that if you vote based on one fake pic you get what you deserve Admirers of Donald Trump are creating fake AI-generated images depicting the former US president interacting with Black people, in the hope the pictures are interpreted by voters as a sign of increasing support from a key voter group that would bolster his attempt to regain the White House....
Microsoft drags Windows Subsystem for Android into the trash
Amazon Appstore tieup fizzles out, too Next year Microsoft will kill off the Windows Subsystem for Android, its framework for running Android applications from the Amazon Appstore on Windows 11 devices....
Fidelity customers' financial info feared stolen in suspected ransomware attack
Insurance giant blames Infosys, LockBit claims credit Criminals have probably stolen nearly 30,000 Fidelity Investments Life Insurance customers' personal and financial information - including bank account and routing numbers, credit card numbers and security or access codes - after breaking into Infosys' IT systems in the fall....
Amazon bends to Euro watchdogs, waives egress fees for folks ditching AWS
Now the pressure is on for Microsoft to stop holding user data hostage Amazon Web Services has joined Google in waiving egress fees for customers looking to ditch its platform for a rival cloud provider or on-prem datacenter....
FCC: April is last month for Affordable Connectivity Program payments
US broadband customers prepare for the great disconnection The end is nigh for the US Affordable Connectivity Program, with April being the final full month of the program....
AMD hires former Oak Ridge chief to punt AI to governments
You get a 'sovereign' AI, and you get a 'sovereign' AI, everybody gets a 'sovereign' AI AMD is betting that it can get governments and other public bodies to sign off on investment in AI infrastructure by enlisting the former head of America's prestigious Oak Ridge National Laboratory research center....
US accuses Army vet cyber-Casanova of sharing Russia-Ukraine war secrets
Where better to expose confidential data than on a dating app? Yet another US military man is facing a potentially significant stretch in prison after allegedly sending secret national defense information (NDI) overseas....
IP address X-posure now a feature on Musk's social media platform
If you're still on X you'd better disable this insecure-by-default calling feature Video and audio calling features for X Premium users added last year to Elon Musk's version of Twitter have been expanded to everyone on the platform, and we're warning Reg readers yet again to disable the feature - this time because it appears to expose user IP addresses....
Facebook, Instagram and Threads kicking users off with password reset
Millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced Updated Those trying to log into Meta's Facebook, Instagram, and Threads for their social media fixes are facing panic this morning after being locked out of their accounts....
Copilot pane as annoying as Clippy may pop up in Windows 11
It's in the Beta Channel build for now... but oh my, you're not going to love this Copilot in Windows is set to get even more assertive after Microsoft added a function that makes the AI assistant's window pop up after a user's cursor hovers over the icon in the task bar....
YouTube workers laid off mid-plea at city hall meeting
Caught on camera: 'Our jobs are ended today, effective immediately' The moment 43 unionized YouTube Music subcontractors lost their jobs was dramatically caught on camera during an Austin City Hall meeting in Texas last week....
Class action claims Snowflake is an overhyped sales blizzard
Investors unhappy after 2022 revenue guidance cut Snowflake is the subject of a would-be class action lawsuit alleging it made misleading statements and failed to disclose important data about sales practices and its commercial model between September 16, 2020, and March 2, 2022....
Tesla Berlin gigafactory goes dark after alleged eco-sabotage
Left-wing extremist group claims responsibility, says goal is to 'bring Tesla to its knees' An alleged arson attack at a power substation outside Berlin has knocked Tesla's nearby gigafactory offline, and a left-wing activist group is claiming that disrupting Tesla was their entire intent....
Microsoft: Copyright law didn't stop the VCR and shouldn't stop the LLM
Lawyers argue content used to train LLMs does not 'supplant the market' for news Microsoft is coming out swinging over claims by the New York Times that the Windows giant and OpenAI infringed copyright by using its articles to build ChatGPT and other models....
Rapid7 throws JetBrains under the bus for 'uncoordinated vulnerability disclosure'
Exploits began within hours of the original disclosure, so patch now Updated Security shop Rapid7 is criticizing JetBrains for flouting its policy against silent patching regarding fixes for two fresh vulnerabilities in the TeamCity CI/CD server....
Brit chip industry wonders if UK budget will put its money where its silicon is
Don't hold your breath Brit tech industry association Techworks wants to see more support for the UK semiconductor sector in this week's budget to help the nation's chip companies better compete on the global stage....
Nvidia now plays kingmaker in the server court, says Omdia
AI's appetite for compute means general refreshes stalled as customer used budgets elsewhere The server market is bouncing back in value terms, as customers demand beefier systems to train or run AI models - and the success of server makers is now largely dependent on getting GPUs from Nvidia....
Watchdog calls for more plugs, less monopoly in EV charging network
Exclusivity deals a no-no, and 'charging deserts' must be avoided The UK's competition regulator is calling for more competition, interoperability, and better reliability in the local electric vehicle (EV) charging network....
Juno fly-by detects lower levels of oxygen on Europa than expected
Less abundant molecular oxygen narrow chances of life being found on Jupiter's icy moon Jupiter's moon Europa has a lot less free oxygen than previously thought, narrowing the odds that life may have evolved in this remote orb....
Spam crusade lands charity in hot water with data watchdog
Penny Appeal sent more than 460,000 texts asking for money to help war-torn countries, no opt out Typically it is energy improvement peddlers or debt help specialists that are disgraced by Britain's data watchdog for spamming unsuspecting households, but the latest entrant in the hall of shame is a charity....
US and Europe try to tame surveillance capitalism
Trade watchdog argues that browsing and location data are sensitive and deserve to be defended The US Federal Trade Commission on Monday warned that data brokers need to rethink how they define sensitive data in light of recent enforcement actions involving antivirus vendor Avast, and location data providers X-Mode and InMarket. Europe too is moving in this area and crackdowns move around the world....
Dell exec reveals Nvidia has a 1,000-watt GPU in the works
Hot and hungry, yet direct liquid cooling may not be required If you thought Nvidia's 700W H100s were hot and power-hungry machines, just wait until the GPU slinger's B100 arrives later this year....
AMD may have failed to dumb down its chips enough to allow China sales
Washington reportedly decided chipmaker hadn't done too little AMD reportedly failed at an attempt to dumb down its AI chips to a level at which Washington is happy for them to be exported to China....
Grab shrank its superapp by a quarter in order to survive
Large APKs and disk footprints spell doom in a developing market In 2019, Southeast Asian superapp developer Grab spotted a problem: its app was growing in size by one percent per month, making it less suited to the modest smartphones found across the region in which it operates, degrading user experience and ultimately threatening its prospects for attracting more users....
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