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'It has completely distorted the way we speak to each other,' says Swift and Rust boffin Aria Beingessner, a member of the teams that implemented both Rust and Swift, has an interesting new take on some of those (and other) language's problems – that C isn't a programming language anymore.…

The project lives on as part of the ISS – but for how much longer? Today marks 21 years since Russia's space station, Mir, returned to Earth.…

Aim for prevention rather than outrunning this malware Ransomware moves more quickly than most organizations can respond. Though knowing they have a specific limited window should help inform where to put their defenses, according to security data shop Splunk.…

Why use 20 systems when one will do Microsoft is replacing at least some of its natural-language processing systems with a more efficient class of AI model.…

Which could be useful for people writing code to run across CPUs, GPUs, etc GTC Nvidia said the lines are blurring between the standard C++ and Nv's CUDA C++ library when it comes to parallel execution of code.…

As England's controversial scheme to grab 55 million citizen's medical data is withdrawn, emergency powers are extended Concerns are being raised over UK government proposals to extend emergency powers introduced during the pandemic, giving it access to patient data held by general practitioners (GPs).…

Short-term release includes Simple Web Server, pattern matching for switch expressions, and more Oracle's Java 18 development environment has hit the streets, with Big Red promising nine enhancements including the ability to add sample source code to API documentation.…

And it's right more often than rapid antigen tests An Australian software developer claims to have created a smartphone app that can accurately diagnose COVID-19 by listening to a user's coughs.…

Still won't let Hong Kong buyers use terms Beijing may not appreciate Apple has stopped political censorship of terms that buyers choose to have engraved onto its products in Taiwan – but has kept the policy in both mainland China and Hong Kong, leading an academic research group to wonder whether Apple does not fully understand its own censorship policies and applications, or is bowing to Beijing's wishes.…

Russia is Putin together plans to create its own versions of banned products and local business is promising to buy Between 50,000 and 70,000 Russian IT professionals have left the country in recent weeks, and more plan to follow, according to the Russian Association of Electronic Communications – an organization that promotes online businesses.…

Plus: Microsoft reveals gang pulled off limited source code heist after single account compromised Identity management as-a-service platform Okta says the Lapsus$ extortion gang may in fact have managed to see some of its customers' data, and Microsoft has admitted the crew got its grubby paws on some source code.…

China's smartphone and IoT gadget champ says it might even see a glut by 2023 Chinese smartphones-and-more manufacturer Xiaomi believes its silicon supply chain will return to normal in the second half of 2022 – and by next year it may even have an embarrassment of riches to consider when it shops for components.…

We wonder how deep this rabbit hole will go GTC Nvidia teased several updates to its Morpheus AI security framework at GTC this week, and also announced it would make the application framework generally available in April.…

It's just a business expense at this point Apple has just been assessed a ninth fine of €5m ($5.5m) in the Netherlands for failing to allow Dutch dating apps to process transactions using a third-party payment service, as required by the European country's competition watchdog.…

Everything from molecular structure to freezer distribution involved ML, says tech chief GTC AI algorithms were involved in every step of the way to design and deliver Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and antiviral tablets to hundreds of millions of people as coronavirus spread around the world.…

Firefighters' report: Wooden ceiling rated to resist blaze for an hour The OVHcloud datacenter in Strasbourg, France, that was destroyed in a fire last year had no automatic fire extinguisher system nor an electrical cutoff mechanism, according to a report from the Bas-Rhin fire service.…

Ex-CEO Eric Schmidt sticks his own cash into startup and rules as chairman Alphabet has spun off yet another biz - this time Sandbox AQ - which has been working on mixing quantum computing and AI with a focus on "post-quantum cryptography," data security and even clean energy.…

And 'AI factories' GTC Nvidia has continued its shift away from primarily emphasizing its consumer GPU business that brought it into the wider market, instead focusing on emerging enterprise opportunities at its GPU Technology Conference, which is being held this week.…

There's nothing like a bit of good ol' filial piety Everyone's favorite search engine (no, the other one) is caving to pressure and turning off suggestion algorithms for Chinese users.…

Adds a load of distributors to as-a-service charge in hope of getting thouands more resellers on board HPE has added a dozen new services to its subscription-based GreenLake platform, including self-provisioned block storage, high performance computing (HPC), and entirely moving the Aruba networking portfolio to it.…

Plethora of updates for what the GPU giant believes will be its 'biggest growth driver this year' GTC Nvidia wants to help you build digital twin worlds, provided you have the cash and the patience.…

OK, who needs a takeover? GTC Nvidia is cramming two Arm-based CPU processors and a DDR5 memory subsystem into one package, its newly revealed 144-core Grace "CPU Superchip," which the graphics giant claims will be much faster and 2x more energy-efficient than two of AMD's best Epyc processors combined.…

Performance boost promised, power stakes raised by 300 Watts GTC Nvidia has unveiled its H100 GPU powered by its next-generation Hopper architecture, claiming it will provide a huge AI performance leap over the two-year-old A100, speeding up massive deep learning models in a more secure environment.…

Claims shell company formed to license mainframe products for reverse engineering IBM is taking legal action against LzLabs, a company specializing in mainframe modernization services, claiming that it has violated IBM's intellectual property rights in relation to its mainframe technology.…

'Communicate with Care' baked into orientation for newbies, according to fresh filing in ad search monopoly case The US Department of Justice has accused Google of training staff to issue "false requests for legal advice" that it alleges effectively allowed it to hide documents from the discovery process while it fights off the search monopoly lawsuit launched against it in 2020.…

Followed by Switzerland, Canada, and the UK A survey has highlighted the disparity in engineer salaries around the world, with US developers pocketing far more than their British equivalents.…

Cloudflare takes no chances, hits the identity reset button The Lapsus$ extortion crew has turned its attention to identity platform Okta and published screenshots purportedly showing the group gaining access to the company's internals.…

Ruling says it doesn't disseminate info as widely but some suspect it's because of the app's popularity Meta app's Instagram and Facebook, but not Whatsapp, were found guilty of extremist activity on Monday in Moscow's Tver Court following Meta's decision to allow expressions condoning or encouraging violence towards Russia from within the Ukraine.…

Nice work if you can get it – it bagged £322m deal for Test and Trace last year Updated Serco has won a £212m ($278m) contract for disease testing and contract tracing from the UK Health Security Agency, the organisations set up to replace the controversial NHS Test & Trace and doomed Public Health England.…

Paid-for subs introduced three years ago now getting attention from Big Red's management services team Oracle has begun to include Java in its software licensing audits as part of a classic move set to catch customers on the fringes of non-compliance and beyond.…

We didn't have high hopes for our sacrificial machine but were pleasantly surprised Hands on How was your weekend? Ours was spent trying to persuade the first Asahi Linux Alpha release to run on some Apple silicon.…

£7m Gloucestershire County Council deal the first for RISE with SAP in the UK public sector Gloucestershire County Council (GCC), a public authority in the sleepy west county of England, is preparing for a major upgrade to its ERP system in a project using the so-called "RISE with SAP" program.…

One bit of kit using EUI-64 screws up protections – study A single device within an IPv6 home network can reduce the privacy of every computer, handheld, and other gadget on that network, enabling all devices to be tracked around the internet, even those with IPv6 privacy protections.…

Several hundred US orgs given classified briefings as critical infrastructure felt to be at risk United States President Joe Biden has revealed "evolving intelligence that the Russian Government is exploring options for potential cyber attacks" and that the risks posed to critical infrastructure are so significant that hundreds of US organizations have been given classified briefings on the matter.…

One hopes this won't hike the price of Cu Scientists claim to have found a way to stop copper from oxidizing. If they're right, this could potentially allow copper to replace gold in electronics, leading to lower costs and, ultimately, cheaper components.…

Chinese giant expands share buyback program, Big E still working through corruption issues Alibaba has announced that Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm will retire from its board on March 31, 2022, after almost seven years as an independent director.…

Singapore-only release means this is not a major move on the DaaS or VDI markets Alibaba Cloud has brought its palm-sized Wuying cloud client device to Singapore – its first foray outside China.…

Plus: Android trojan in 100,000+ app installs, Solaris malware Cybersecurity researchers with Cisco have outlined probable links between the BlackMatter/DarkSide ransomware ring responsible for last year's high-profile raid on the Colonial Pipeline, and an emerging ransomware-as-a-service product dubbed BlackCat.…

Sure, licensing is a mess. Packaging, distribution in good shape, tho Containers may already be your best bet when building and running applications that run in hybrid environments, according to Arun Chandrasekaran, a distinguished vice president and analyst at Gartner.…

CEO chats to us about zero trust, data protection, and more Skyhigh Security, formed from the Secure Service Edge (SSE) pieces of McAfee Enterprise and FireEye, today announced its name and data-guarding portfolio. …

Arid Gopher sticks its head out from its burrow The folks at Deep Instinct say they have studied a Go-written variant of the malware used by the Arid Viper cyber-crime ring.…

He faces conspiracy, laundering, tax evasion charges A now-former Apple employee accused of causing the iGiant to lose more than $10m in a super-scam has been charged with conspiracy, laundering, and tax evasion.…

Plus: FTC orders model destruction In brief Tesla reportedly fired an employee after he uploaded videos to YouTube critiquing the automaker's autonomous driving software.…

Hashed text, phone call logs collected without opt-out nor specific notice Google's Messages and Dialer apps for Android devices have been collecting and sending data to Google without specific notice and consent, and without offering the opportunity to opt-out, potentially in violation of Europe's data protection law.…

Biz claims ultra-composable server platform is future-proof Supermicro’s new "Universal GPU" servers, announced on Monday, is as equal-opportunity as silicon tech can get – it does not discriminate on CPUs, GPUs, storage, and networking technologies.…

If boasts are legit, Windows giant will join Nvidia, Samsung, others as victims Updated The Lapsus$ extortion gang briefly alleged over the weekend it had compromised Microsoft.…

Ten-year deal goes ahead after rival Leidos withdraws bid protest General Dynamics, a top US aerospace and defense company, won a ten-year contract to revamp America's National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's cloud infrastructure in a deal worth up to a whopping $4.5bn.…

Bigger changes are afoot in the next release, too A significant rewrite of the Linux kernel's random-number generator is underway, ensuring Linux-based cryptography is a bit more secure, particularly in virtual machines, and some software a bit smoother to run.…

Memory and storage maker skips over Intel this time Micron Technology is now using AMD's newly announced third-generation Epyc server CPUs to power most of its high-demand applications for designing memory and storage chips.…

Don't wanna buy the latest stuff? Here's your watermark Those running Windows 11 on unsupported hardware are getting an update, though not the kind that low-end hardware and VM users might be hoping for.…