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by Laura Dobberstein on (#5RP23)
Big Red's 33rd region to mitigate Southeast Asia demand Oracle has flicked the switch on another cloud region in Singapore.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5RP0F)
Robinhood, Robinhood, had a data leak. Robinhood, Robinhood, infosec was weak Investment app Robinhood has revealed an extortionist accessed its internal systems and siphoned off customer data after tricking a support desk worker.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5RNYV)
US appeals court allows legal battle to resume, says it will be an 'easy case' Spyware maker NSO Group cannot use its government clients to shield itself from litigation, a US appeals court ruled on Monday, a decision that allows WhatsApp's lawsuit against the Israel-based firm to resume.…
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by Chris Williams on (#5RNXS)
Microsoft cloud first to privately preview Milan-X parts AMD teased a bunch of enterprise-class developments today, from claiming the AI and HPC accelerator crown to word of 3D-stacked cache, all perhaps to spoil rival Nvidia's forthcoming GPU conference.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5RNT9)
'Understanding the meaning of such expressions relies on shared cultural and commonsense cues' ... which machines lack, new study details Unlike most humans, AI chatbots struggle to respond appropriately in text-based conversations when faced with idioms, metaphors, rhetorical questions, and sarcasm.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5RNTA)
American, European officials announce raft of arrests, indictments, sanctions, rewards In a major ransomware bust US and European authorities on Monday announced separate but related indictments and arrests linked to extortionware attacks on IT service provider Kaseya and other firms.…
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by Iain Thomson on (#5RNRE)
Plus: Uncle Sam gets tough on patching, NIST needs you, and more In brief A consortium of private equity types have stumped up $12bn in cash to acquire what's left of McAfee the company plus another couple of billion to pay off its debts.…
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by Tim Anderson on (#5RNGY)
Both released with new features and better performance Microsoft has released .NET 6.0 with long-term support, and Visual Studio 2022, its all-purpose Windows IDE.…
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by Richard Speed on (#5RNEN)
Finding the hardware hard to come by? The software is just a download away It's been a while, but the Raspberry Pi OS has had a major version bump, taking this flavour of Linux for the diminutive computer to Debian Bullseye.…
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#5RNAF)
Webshells and backdoors come with Chinese instructions Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 research team has said criminals using tools accompanied by Chinese instructions gained access to high-interest networks and stole passwords after exploiting at least 370 password management services in the US.…
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by Lindsay Clark on (#5RN81)
Real-time bidding advertising tested by European authorities Belgian's data protection authorities are set to make a ruling which could have far-reaching implications for the multibillion-euro online advertising market in Europe.…
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by Tim Anderson on (#5RN82)
'There are things we'd like to do that we can't simply achieve through extensions in GNOME' System76, makers of Linux PCs and laptops running Pop!_OS, has spoken about its plans to create a new desktop written in Rust as an evolution of its current GNOME-based product.…
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by Paul Kunert on (#5RN5J)
We've signed everyone up for PornHub Premium, crow immature attackers Miscreants have hijacked the systems of Angling Direct, diverting traffic from its websites to Pornhub and threatening to wipe its internal data.…
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by Richard Speed on (#5RN37)
It'll be 10 and 11 only if you want that personal file synchronisation action Microsoft has reminded everyone that OneDrive is for the chop in Windows 7, 8, and 8.1 by the end of the year.…
by Tim Anderson on (#5RN13)
Also: Engineers call for 'a diverse set of browsers across all platforms including iOS' Google held an online Chrome Dev Summit last week, including an "Ask me anything" session in which the company was posed some awkward questions concerning its browser standards strategy.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5RMYW)
Plus: Waymo's self-driving cars are mapping the mean streets of NYC In brief Alphabet has launched a new AI company, Isomorphic Labs, focused on developing new drugs.…
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by Dave Cartwright on (#5RMYX)
Scaling up or down – how do you cope? Reg Reader Survey Technology in the 2020s is very forgiving, particularly if our processing happens in the cloud. By this, we mean that if things start to perform sub-optimally, the issue is usually quite easy to resolve.…
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by Lindsay Clark on (#5RMX2)
Replacement in preparation for 10 years, but not quite ready to replicate legacy functionality The UK's Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system is set to retire in 2023, according to a National Audit Office, 10 years after plans to phase it out began and 29 years after it came into service.…
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by Rupert Goodwins on (#5RMVJ)
Are you syncing what I'm syncing? Opinion "I don't want AI," the message read. "I don't want the metaverse. I just want my Teams calendar to sync with my Google calendar."…
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by Richard Speed on (#5RMSS)
I don't care about your problems, it works fine here Who, Me? Although a little late for Halloween, today's entry into the Who, Me? archives concerns mysterious outages and some electrics that were perhaps a touch too cunning.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5RMST)
Nvidia partner EVGA voids warranties - that'll show whoever nabbed 'em, or maybe flush them out US-based Nvidia partner EVGA has reported that a shipment of GPUs it was sending to a distribution centre has been stolen from a truck.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5RMRC)
COVID didn't stop crooks, but law enforcement doesn't seem to have realised Public reports of computer-linked crimes are soaring thanks to a huge rise in data breaches, even as prosecutions against Computer Misuse Act offenders slump.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5RMRD)
It's not a place to spend all day, but a useful alternative when friends are distant, or the real world is dangerous I've spent rather a lot of time lately in an online environment that nails the Oxford Dictionary's definition of a metaverse – "a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users" – and I find it so useful I expect to visit it frequently in future.…
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#5RMPV)
Centaur's brains will be transplanted to make hybrid AI tech for Chipzilla Taiwanese manufacturer VIA has traded employees from its CPU design subsidiary Centaur Technology to Intel.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5RMM9)
Offers scant details to back assertions, won't say where chips have been deployed Tencent Cloud, China's third-largest cloud by revenue behind Alibaba and Huawei, has revealed that three home-grown chips are powering its services – and claimed they offer world-beating performance.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5RMH8)
Season Two looks like it'll be a courtroom drama Netflix has rejected the premise of the lawsuit brought against it by South Korean telco SK Broadband, which demanded the streaming video giant pay up for the colossal amount of bandwidth consumed by hit shows such as Squid Game.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5RK1Z)
'We are absolutely losing some science' Feature Hundreds of scientists around the world have been quietly volunteering their time to prevent low Earth orbit satellites from destroying astronomy.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5RJV8)
Turns out making code public with the right fine-print is harder than rocket science Houston, we've had a problem: our rocket scientists don't entirely understand the nuances of software licensing.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5RJR4)
Low Earth orbit is going to be chockablock with broadband-beaming birds Amazon wants to launch another 4,538 satellites to provide wireless broadband internet under Project Kuiper, according to a fresh filing to America's communications watchdog.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5RJR5)
Chocolate Factory thirst hidden behind non-disclosure agreement claims Google says responsible water usage is one of its top sustainability goals but the mega-corp tries to keep its data center water usage secret.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5RJND)
Even your telly is now a moneymaking gadget for someone else A Register reader triggered a kerfuffle for Samsung after asking the electronics biz if he could disable large and intrusive adverts splattered across his new smart TV's programme guide.…
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by Liam Proven on (#5RJK7)
Finally – a purpose for the least-used key on your keyboard Do you remember the days before desktop processors needed heatsinks? Are you wearied by the constant churn of new computer tech that never seems to make things easier?…
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by Richard Speed on (#5RJH7)
No more loyalty deals or spanking customers for going elsewhere The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved a final order intended to curb Broadcom's "anticompetitive conduct."…
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by Paul Kunert on (#5RJEK)
That thing about discontinuing technical content was all a 'misunderstanding' IBMers were last week treated to a re-enactment of the Hokey Cokey*, sources claim, as staff working on Redbooks technical papers were told of planned reassignment, only to be told days later by the architect of the change that it was all a "misunderstanding."…
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by Liam Proven on (#5RJBJ)
Eight years after Snowden, you'll never know how much they spy on you… The US Supreme Court this week refused [PDF] to hear a case that would have forced the country's hush-hush Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC) to explain its justifications for giving the Feds the right to help themselves to bulk amounts of the public's data.…
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by Richard Speed on (#5RJ8S)
Beta and Release Preview Channels receive a fix while Dev gets Windows Subsystem for Android Microsoft has rushed out updates to its Windows 11 beta and release preview channels to deal with an expired digital certificate - while at the same time confirming bleeding-edge testers will as last get the fabled Windows Subsystem for Android.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5RJ5E)
Plus: Interpol boasts of infosec companies' help nabbing Cl0p suspects US authorities are dangling a $10m reward for information on the DarkSide gang, while Interpol says half a dozen people were arrested in Ukraine on suspicion of being part of the Cl0p extortionist crew.…
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#5RJ2J)
Just like NASA did in spacecraft... and Fujitsu did for mobiles in 2015 Mobe and matress maker Xiaomi has unveiled its latest tech for keeping phones cool – a small heat pipe mechanism called Loop LiquidCool.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5RJ2K)
'Anon firm lost your data, don't worry' just makes people more fearful Mystery surrounds the Labour Party ransomware attack, with former party members who left years ago saying their data was caught up in the hack – while official sources refuse to say what really happened.…
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by Richard Speed on (#5RHZK)
A software workaround for an iffy component looms. Sound familiar? Ever had a component spew garbage and had to bodge around it? Engineers appear to be faced with a similar issue as they continue work to rouse the science instruments of the Hubble Space Telescope from their Safe Mode slumbers.…
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Some get a halo from the boss. Others barely get a hello Register Debate This week, Register readers debated the motion The Pandemic improved the status of IT workers… forever.…
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by Andrew Rose on (#5RHVC)
Brit telco to test out broadband tech in UK labs before customer trials next year Government-owned satellite broadband slinger OneWeb says it is planning to loft 648 Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites in the next eight months, after signing terms with BT for a new Distribution Partner Agreement.…
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by Alistair Dabbs on (#5RHSA)
Gimme gimme gimme fried chicken Something for the Weekend, Sir? I have a self-flushing toilet.…
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by Richard Speed on (#5RHQE)
It's on a computer screen. It must be some sort of technical jargon, right? On Call We do like our acronyms and initialisms in the IT world. Some might suggest we conceal the simplest of concepts behind a bewildering array of letters. And sometimes users try to join in. Welcome to On Call.…
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Nvidia, though, expects this virtual-reality world to be as vast as the internet Is the Facebook-driven metaverse opportunity for real? Chip makers seemingly have more important things to worry about than a concept that could either take off or emerge as the Myspace of virtual reality.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5RHMY)
When IBM sold it back in 2014, it was a breakeven proposition. Seven years later not much has changed Lenovo has come within $17 million of recording a profit for its Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG), the enterprise hardware division within the PC giant.…
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#5RHKH)
Chinese media wonders why it hasn't been reported in the West - hang on, you're reading this ... China's Ministry of State Security released details this week of three alleged security breaches that saw sensitive data illegally transferred abroad.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5RHJA)
But central bank worries about security, usability – and business continuity 140 million digital wallets capable of storing China's central bank digital currency – the Digital Yuan or E-CNY – have already been issued to individuals, and another ten million businesses have signed up too.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5RHGZ)
NASA and SpaceX to resume working on the next lunar lander The US Court of Federal Claims has dismissed Blue Origin’s complaints that NASA unfairly awarded its $2.89bn next-generation lunar lander system contract to SpaceX.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5RHCF)
Email tells bosses to down-level open positions to control costs Exclusive Next year, IBM's Red Hat plans to cut back on hiring senior engineers in an effort aimed largely at controlling costs.…
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