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WebKit updated to kill 'supercookies' Apple has moved to block an abuse vector in the WebKit framework that underpins its Safari browser and allows HSTS to be abused to act as a 'supercookie' for user tracking.…

The ten-year odyssey from concept to product continues Last week, we noted the re-emergence of a sleeper technology, Information-Centric Networking (ICN). we've now learned that Cisco's been hard at work on it: Switchzilla has unveiled a trial implementation with Verizon.…

No Maduro funbux stateside, declares White House The US has formally banned the trade of Venezuela's new state-backed cryptocurrency.…

Police cyber-hunt reveals massive gap in legal protections Efforts to track down criminals in the US state of North Carolina have laid bare a dangerous gap in the law over the use of location data.…

IT security in America's Water Wonderland deemed so-so in tech audit Network security for the US State of Michigan has been rated as "moderately sufficient" in an audit of its Department of Technology, Management, and Budget (DTMB).…

Hardware, services all down at the House of Larry Oracle is shaking off falling revenues in hardware and services by pointing to soaring cloud numbers in the three months to March.…

Hardware, services all down at the House of Larry Oracle is shaking off falling revenues in hardware and services by pointing to soaring cloud numbers.…

Undercover investigation reveals dodgy tactics and sparks search warrant Updated Controversial data analytics firm Cambridge Analytics has been hit with an emergency data seizure order in England following an extraordinary series of events Monday night that revolved around a TV undercover expose.…

New model sees Red Planet turning Blue early on A team of geophysicists have developed a new theory explaining how eruptions from some of the biggest volcanoes in the Solar System could have led to oceans on Mars.…

Boffins warn of legal risks from arbitrary data distribution Bitcoin's blockchain can be loaded with sensitive, unlawful or malicious data, raising potential legal problems in most of the world, according to boffins based in Germany.…

Samsung, Toshiba sulking in 30TB tiddler territory Nimbus Data has introduced its 100TB ExaDrive DC series SSD, the highest-capacity flash drive available.…

Autonomous auto system tests halted after woman dies A woman has died after she was hit by one of Uber's autonomous cars in the US.…

Hybrid arrangement hatched, union says it's best they'll get Former UK state-owned telco monopoly BT has confirmed the closure of the defined benefit BT Pension Scheme (BTPS) from the end of May with a "hybrid" replacement waiting in the wings.…

Freebie tool restored after 4 weeks offline The systems of freebie open-source code scanning tool Coverity Scan were hacked and abused to run a cryptocurrency mining operation, its operator has confirmed.…

That's an Adaptive Compute Acceleration Platform btw Xilinx is developing a monstrous FPGA that can be dynamically changed at the hardware level.…

Today it's Audi, complete with a 49" face-recognising screen Comment Audi and Airbus are pondering a self-driving car that can also fly, according to the latest Ripley* statement from a hype-filled sector.…

64-layer TLC 3D-NAND tech is ca(t)ching on Toshiba is making a play for expanded data centre flash drive sales with a trio of 64-layer 3D NAND products.…

64-layer TLC 3D-NAND tech is caching on Toshiba is making a play for expanded data centre flash drive sales with a trio of 64-layer 3D NAND products.…

About that business model of buying legacy software brands.. The brief tenure of Micro Focus CEO Chris Hsu came to an abrupt end today when he quit following a sales slide and confirmation of execution missteps since the purchase of HPE’s Software division.…

All client-side app code to be released over next six months VPN tunneller Private Internet Access (PIA) has begun open sourcing its software.…

Founded pro-Big Tech think tank Readie Former UK lottery quango Nesta pocketed cash from Google to set up a Big Tech-friendly think tank.…

Software engineer? Lawyer? Not a lawyer, even? Sure, have a go RTBF trial Google allows software engineers, as well as its dedicated Right To Be Forgotten (RTBF) operatives, to make decisions about which search results ought to be deleted on request – and places such requests onto its internal bug-handling systems.…

Ex still has place in the helicoptery, defencey bit of Airbus’s heart Airbus won't eradicate Microsoft Office from its entire user base after all it seems: the Defence, Space and Helicopters units will retain the on-premises version due to the "legal and national security implications" of storing sensitive data in the cloud.…

Help desk covered his tracks by telling ALL callers to reboot their PCs Who, me? Welcome to the ninth edition of Who, me? In case you’ve come late to the party, it’s The Register’s Monday column featuring readers’ tales of stuffing things up.…

Data science firm says it did have Facebook data, but didn’t harvest it Chris Wylie, the whistle-blower who has alleged the knowingly improper use of Facebook data by Cambridge Analytica, says The Social Network™ has suspended his account.…

Social network plans to 'take action' against all who misused data UPDATED Chris Wylie, the whistleblower who has alleged the knowingly improper use of Facebook data by Cambridge Analytica, says The Social Network™ has suspended his account.…

Promises launches by 2020, no word on whether wooden heat shields will make a comeback China’s told the world it plans to get into the recoverable satellite business.…

Intel tosses in code because data centre hypervisors are too bloated for embedded use The Linux Foundation has announced a new hypervisor for use in embedded and internet of things scenarios.…

Grab some popcorn: Redmond’s asked for feedback on the idea Microsoft’s about to test a new feature of Windows 10 that will force users to employ its Edge browser under some circumstances.…

50 million profiles leaked and ‘politically weaponized’ against US voters Analysis Facebook has “suspended” any business with controversial analytics firm Cambridge Analytica (CA) and its holding company, following claims by CA’s former director that the social media ad slinger’s data was purloined and used for political dirty tricks.…

50 million profiles leaked and ‘politically weaponized’ against US voters Analysis Facebook has “suspended” any business with Cambridge Analytica and its holding company following claims by CA’s former director that the social media ad slinger’s data was purloined and used for political dirty tricks.…

Begun, the battle of the home eco-systems has Comment After years of hype, the connected home is finally here thanks to a range of new products available this week from Google-owned Nest.…

Developments for our future overlords Roundup Welcome to this week's AI roundup. We have news on a machine learning model used by Google to make music that doesn't sound completely bad, improved translation between English and Chinese from Microsoft, and a new test bed for Waymo's self-driving trucks.…

It's the week in security Roundup The lingering fallout of security flaws in AMD processor chipsets has dominated the news this week, and it ain't over yet.…

Come for the nose job, stay for the... denials of any wrongdoing A Los Angeles plastic surgeon has been accused of watching porn videos on a screen while performing surgery.…

Biz left with fewer reps after limit on sales, marketing spend Rimini Street, the third-party support thorn in Oracle's side, has reported increased revenue and operating profit in 2017 – but complained unspecified covenants have prevented it from investing in sales staff or marketing.…

Hardware flaws may be amplified by slapdash software, tuning out bug now a priority Google has escalated the priority and severity rating of a bug that has been silencing microphones on its Pixel smartphones running Android 8.1, aka Oreo.…

To ensure privacy, stay offline, don't maintain public repos that trace back to you Talk about the ultimate Git Blame.…

New commercial alt-cash crafters turned away from slurping cheap electricity A city in upstate New York has become the first in America to effectively ban any new commercial-grade cryptocurrency miners from powering up.…

Governments refuse to get sucked into policy shambles, kibosh DNS GDPR plans An effort to resolve conflicts between upcoming European privacy legislation and the global Whois service for domain names has, predictably, failed, raising fears that cybercriminals will take advantage of the impasse.…

Bezos Bunch under the microscope of anti-monopoly cops Amazon has had its Japanese headquarters raided by police as the web giant finds itself the focus of an antitrust probe.…

CCTV commish welcomes amendment 3 years after first suggested UK government will be forced to debate a code of practice for cops' use of automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) systems after Labour MPs tabled an amendment to the Data Protection Bill.…

Study examines the cutting edge of cybercrime Crooks are increasingly turning to Monero over Bitcoin, according to a new study on the economics of cybercrime.…

Yeah, well... can they do it on a cold rainy night in Stoke? A neural network can wipe the floor with fleshy researchers at that most tedious of cosmic tasks – spotting craters.…

Slurps HyperFile chum for file, cloud storage gateway chops Object storage supplier Cloudian is buying Italian firm Infinity Storage to add file access and cloud storage gateway functionality to its services.…

App biz's Nice Guy makeover yet to convince all regulators Birmingham authorities have asked for more information on Uber's business model and operations before granting it a new licence.…

Oh, and billionaire owner Li Ka-shing retires Mobile operator Three UK reported a fall in earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA)* of 2 per cent to £437m for its full-year results – largely due to an IT and network upgrade.…

It's your body Notch your mind "The Notch"* is either the curse of 2018 phone designs – or the only interesting thing about boring phone designs in 2018, depending on how you look at it. Now details of a Microsoft phone patent have emerged that could make future phones less Notchy.…

'Entrepreneurs!' 'Elon Musk!' 'Smartphones!' chirps Lord as UK space stares into abyss Countries are pouncing on space work originally destined for the UK like a “feeding frenzy of hyenas” according to a selection of representatives from the UK industry and education sectors.…

Citizens not keen on having habits tracked are watching closely A spec for online age verification is due to be published on Monday, a decision backers hope will pacify opponents of the smut checks.…