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With millions of euros, we'll do you a QSolid, say scientists Germany is getting more serious about quantum computing with the foundation of the QSolid project which aims to build a complete quantum computer based on cutting-edge native technology.…

They’re not bothering to be particularly polite about it either Toshiba's plan to split itself into two companies has been opposed by two significant groups of investors.…

Meanwhile, Anonymous claims it's popped Putin's comms regulator Moscow has set up its own certificate authority to issue TLS certs to Russians affected by sanctions or otherwise punished for president Putin's invasion of Ukraine.…

Sanctions work, who knew? The screw is tightening on Russian chip makers as America moves to further cut off semiconductor supplies to Vladimir Putin's regime.…

More than $28m in crypto-coins found in home, it is claimed US prosecutors on Thursday said they have extradited a Canadian man to America to face charges that he conspired to distribute ransomware.…

Not only is this payback sweet, it gives network defenders valuable intelligence It was a Ukrainian security specialist who apparently turned the tables on the notorious Russia-based Conti, and leaked the ransomware gang's source code, chat logs, and tons of other sensitive data about the gang's operations, tools, and costs. …

Xie claims his custom chips lower infosec computing costs by up to 10x As security and networking converge, Fortinet CEO Ken Xie believes the company he co-founded will win this particular $200bn market with its custom application-specific ICs, or ASIC chips.…

Code Verify tool confers with Cloudflare to warn of any shenanigans WhatsApp and Cloudflare have teamed up to provide desktop users of WhatsApp's web client with a browser extension called Code Verify that checks the integrity of the software running in their browser.…

Gee, could this be something Intel or IBM actually lead? Neuromorphic chips that mimic the way brains work may have broad applicability for high-performance computing applications and could be a better fit than CPUs and GPUs in some cases, according to Sandia National Laboratories in the US.…

We seem to give away stuff for free at just the right time, says CFO If Cloudflare CFO Thomas Seifert's take on his company's direction is accurate, expect future strategy to focus on how it can use its slew of newly announced tools to make the biggest dent in existing markets. Profit motivations come a distant second, as least for now.…

Focused on price point, energy-efficiency compute for midsized enterprise Lenovo is rolling out customized infrastructure bundles for midsize organizations that include new servers and a range of new services, mostly focused on bolstering security.…

Little doubt about US federal court outcome A Ukrainian national alleged to be a member of the REvil ransomware gang has been extradited to the US and charged with multiple criminal offences.…

Sets is still dead, but perhaps some more Tabs might help? Microsoft has sent a fresh build of Windows 11 into the Dev Channel, and eagle-eyed insiders have already spotted some hidden treats among the updates.…

Energy and air costs rise, inflation is up... and Russia 'likely turn to Chinese vendors' says analyst The pandemic revived the fortunes of PC makers but now another crisis, the gut-wrenching invasion of Ukraine by Russia, threatens to disrupt the supply chain in Western Europe and beyond.…

One malicious network packet can theoretically spark billions more against a victim Miscreants have launched massive, amplified distributed denial-of-service attacks by exploiting a vulnerability in Mitel collaboration systems.…

Fall is coming: Devs encouraged to prune 'leaf packages' Following discussion on the mailing list, the Fedora team is taking another small step away from x86-32 support, with developers urged to stop building i686 versions of "leaf packages" – in other words, packages that nothing else depends upon.…

No more than 10 alphanumerics, no special characters – in 2022? A Register reader has raised concerns over UK ISP Virgin Media's password policies after discovering he couldn't set a password longer than 10 characters or one that includes non-alphanumeric characters.…

The plan? Pay for low code and Azure services subscription in one shot. The price? Double pre-paid plans Microsoft is adding a pay-as-you-go tier for users of its low-code Power Apps platform, linking usage to an Azure subscription. However, this comes at a cost compared to pre-paid plans.…

Thanks for that GPU purchase, we'll start a tab for you Nvidia is repositioning itself as a software and services company, allowing it to regularly extract revenue from those using its graphics processors.…

Ukraine's digital transformation minister asked for action to bore Russians into protest – he has his wish Sony Interactive Entertainment has suspended all software and hardware shipments to Russia and closed the local PlayStation store.…

Keep Russia's citizens online but block its military networks, say The former head of ICANN, two EU parliamentarians, and a handful of technical, security, and legal experts on Thursday plan to publish an open letter to the internet governance community arguing that the time has come to develop a targeted internet sanctions system.…

Knights depart Chinese mega-corp's round table Updated Multiple reports have surfaced claiming that two members of Huawei's UK board have resigned over the company's stance – or lack thereof – on Russia's illegal invasion of the Ukraine.…

Pony.ai pulls three of its test fleet from Californian roads Chinese driverless car company Pony.ai has scored an unwanted first: it's recalled some versions of its AI software from US roads after admitting to faults.…

Secondary sanctions well and truly in play now US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has suggested Chinese companies consider Huawei's recent history before they sell their wares to Russia.…

A billion here, a billion there, after a while it starts adding up to real money NASA's request for $24bn in funding for its 2022 fiscal year will be considered by US lawmakers this month.…

Now is the time to be a prepper – the computer security kind As the invasion of Ukraine heads into its third week with NATO allies ratcheting up sanctions against Russia, infosec vendors have urged Western governments and businesses to prepare for retaliatory cyberattacks.…

We just want to make sure you do only good everyday with these coins President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an Executive Order directing US government agencies to develop a framework to promote and police digital currencies.…

And it'll be in an 8-K for all to see A new rule proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) would force public companies to disclose cyberattacks within four days along with periodic reports about their cyber-risk management plans.…

Modest cash infusion to boost Great White North's computing industry The Canadian government is investing CA$240m ($187m) to boost the country's semiconductor and photonics segments in hopes of bolstering its role in the global market.…

Enterprises should shift left to protect themselves, says Immersive Labs Enterprises need to create a more strategic alliance between their application security and cybersecurity teams if they are going to better protect themselves against cyberthreats.…

This doesn't align with our approach, PC giant tells us Yet another top-tier PC maker seemingly isn't interested right now in Microsoft's vision of hardware-level security for Windows 11 systems.…

Expansion of 5G plus 4k and 8k video help drive ever-higher networking tech speeds Spirent Communications has announced availability of new test appliances for high-speed Ethernet networks, including what the firm claims is the industry's first 800G test platform.…

It's close as Microsoft finds favor with surveyed enterprise IT pros Microsoft Azure has nosed ahead of AWS in the public cloud adoption stakes, according to a report from IT Management outfit Flexera.…

Never can say goodbye to those documents? Now you can Lurking within this month's Patch Tuesday batch of updates is a fix for a Windows issue in which locally synchronized OneDrive data was not always deleted during a reset.…

'Ithaca' brings deep learning to the Greek epigrapher set AI software can help historians interpret and date ancient texts by reconstructing works destroyed over time, according to a new paper published in Nature.…

Toward a globally recognized standard for understanding business technology assets The ITAM Forum, the professional body for IT asset management, is in the final validation stage of an independent, globally recognized standard for understanding business technology assets.…

Latest iteration of procurement in model dating back to 2011, how has that cloud first policy gone? The UK government is launching a set of deals for cloud services and software which could be worth up to £5bn ($6.58bn).…

Both companies say they're doing everything they can to support associates affected by Ukraine war Red Hat has joined the growing list of tech companies to withdraw from Russia over the war in Ukraine, stopping sales just a day after Linux rival SUSE announced a similar move.…

The more intricate in-car chippery gets, the happier it is Execs from chipmaker NXP Semicondcutor spoke in San Francisco this week about industry supply chain problems, but also noted the increasing complexity of in-car networking was working in the firm's favour.…

French startup helping oil giant see how its business can benefit from the tech Saudi Aramco, the world's largest oil producer, is working with French startup Pasqal to find out if quantum computing can give it a boost in the energy sector.…

Critical zero-day vulns spotted in popular Schneider kit If you're managing a smart model from ubiquitous uninterrupted power supply (UPS) device brand APC, you need to apply updates now – a set of three critical zero-day vulnerabilities are making Smart-UPS devices a possible entry point for network infiltration.…

When 8.8 isn't as lucky as one hopes Trade restrictions, sanctions, and other challenges are putting a dampener on China's ambition to become a chip manufacturing hot spot.…

Former Red Hat boss Jim Whitehurst's $22.5m share award got shareholders all steamed up, documents confirm IBM moved to appease shareholders that last year revolted against executive compensation proposals when they contested the massive one-time equity award granted to former Red Hat boss Jim Whitehurst.…

Sure, HermeticWiper and IssacWiper are bad, but they're not BAD in capital letters Column I'm heartsick over Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But, before it began, I'd been really worried about Russian cyberattacks, which would overrun Ukraine and flood into the West's infrastructure. …

Great Resignation? Flexibility and work-life-balance key factors in how IT staff choose next employer Researchers at Gartner are finding that only 29 per cent of IT workers globally have a "high intent" to stay in their current roles.…

Just say no to websites bypassing privacy protections with sneaky redirects Browser maker Brave has developed a new way to ground "bounce tracking," a sneaky technique for bypassing privacy defenses in order to track people across different websites.…

Crowdsourced and unofficial info for when you want to run ESXi for fun ... or when official rigs aren't right Vendors' hardware compatibility lists detail the kit on which they guarantee their software will work at useful levels of performance.…

This time the intelligence is not artificial An algorithm capable of estimating the risk that a particular patient will develop prostate cancer over the next five years should be used in a national screening program in the UK, one of the software's creators has said.…

Disconnects small group of customers to protect 'integrity of the global internet' Lumen Technologies, the internet backbone provider formerly known as CenturyLink, has quit Russia.…

Step right this way, budding Azure addicts – er, sorry, entrepreneurs Microsoft has flung open the doors to its Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub, a means for the Windows giant to give people free Azure credits to run stuff on its cloud.…