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by David Gordon on (#5NGP0)
Sometimes you need a little help with those big questions Promo When you’re constantly told that data is your organisation’s most precious resource, it’s natural to want to gather as much of it as you can, to hoard it, keep it safe. But all that data is meaningless unless you and your colleagues have the tools to make sense of it.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5NGMY)
China is ahead of US and Europe on regulation, says company prez The President of Chinese web giant Tencent has predicted that Beijing has more regulations in store for the nation's internet companies, and welcomed whatever's coming.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5NGJE)
Remote sensing data to be shared among BRICS bloc, so they can all watch the world from above The space agencies of the BRICS bloc – Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – have agreed to share some satellite sensing data.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5NGH4)
Four months after Microsoft went public, ex-RIM biz puts its hand up BlackBerry this week issued a critical security advisory for past versions of its QNX Real Time Operating System (RTOS), used in more than 175m cars, medical equipment, and industrial systems.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5NGG0)
The day before Elon's big party, too Two US senators have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Tesla over concerns the automaker is misleading people by exaggerating or misrepresenting the abilities of its vehicles' Autopilot and Full-Self Driving (FSD) features.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5NGD9)
Starting with: Neural net already found in iOS, hash collisions, and more Apple's system to scan iCloud-bound photos on iOS devices to find illegal child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is supposed to ship in iOS 15 later this year.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5NG97)
Could it be a trap? The mysterious thief who stole $600m-plus in cryptocurrencies from Poly Network has been offered the role of Chief Security Advisor at the Chinese blockchain biz.…
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by Richard Speed on (#5NG2Y)
Stripped-down OS prepares to unroll the birthday bunting Microsoft has updated its internal-use (and now public) container Linux, CBL-Mariner.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5NFZR)
Mitigation: Don't let randomers from the internet log in to your firewall Updated A command injection vulnerability exists in Fortinet's management interface for its FortiWeb web app firewall, according to infosec firm Rapid7.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5NFWD)
The Reg speaks to chief scientist in fuel-compression experiment The US government's nuclear physicists say they are closing in on fusion ignition – the point at which a fusion reaction becomes self-sustaining – in the lab by compressing matter with lasers.…
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by Richard Speed on (#5NFSC)
Looking forward to bright, IE-less future. Kind of Microsoft has pulled another block from the Internet Explorer Jenga, with the end of support for IE11 in Microsoft 365.…
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by Lindsay Clark on (#5NFNW)
18 months after controversial project began, non-departmental public body finally gives up the goods The health and social care data watchdog for England chastised the UK government for failing to publish details of information released from the Palantir-based COVID-19 data store within a year of the project's start.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5NFKM)
Affected users to get free McAfee ID protection, so that's OK then T-Mobile US has begun admitting to the theft of 100 million user accounts in stages, confessing overnight that 8 million people's personal details had been stolen from its servers.…
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by Tim Anderson on (#5NFH8)
Essential reading for developers in search of performance and efficiency The forthcoming .NET 6 will be significantly faster than its predecessors, according to a monster post by Microsoft Partner Software Engineer Stephen Toub.…
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by Richard Currie on (#5NFFT)
Harry Potter and the Unstoppable Simpletons A misguided attempt to "seize" Edinburgh Castle yesterday evening under "Magna Carta" – a Latin royal charter signed by King John of England in 1215 – proved short-lived.…
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by Tim Anderson on (#5NFDW)
Fascinating project but will it ever be practical? Developer Hector Martin has reported on progress with Asahi Linux, a port for Apple Silicon Macs, and said that the OS now works but with some limitations, notably a lack of accelerated graphics.…
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by Lindsay Clark on (#5NFCD)
Capita won current deal worth £325m to run public-sector networks until 2023 The Scottish government is re-tendering the deal giving public bodies access to wide-area network services in contracts that could be worth up to £350m.…
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#5NFB8)
Almost any org that could expose data needs a dedicated security team with an obligation to report breaches China's government has introduced rules for protection of critical information infrastructure.…
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by Team Register on (#5NFB9)
Tune in on the first Thursday of every month to learn about algorithms, tools, and services from field experts Special series Join us for a series of practitioner-led webcasts on all things software development and machine learning, inspired by our MCubed conference series.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5NF9J)
Sarah Connor is safe for now Video Boston Dynamics has released its flashiest promo video yet: a one-minute clip of not one but two Atlas robots competently completing a parkour obstacle course.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5NF89)
Claim members already pay plenty, and might build fewer networks if asked to pay more Telco lobby groups have argued that their members should be exempt from proposed global tax rules that aim to stop multinational companies – especially large technology outfits – legally but cynically avoiding tax by conducting online activities in low-tax jurisdictions.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5NF59)
Internet standards body admits to gender issues, communications problems, pledges fix for undefined 'high priority concerns' The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), the open standards organisation that defines and develops internet standards, has surveyed its membership, and found that many of its key efforts are merely "minimally acceptable" – rather than efficient or inclusive.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5NF3M)
Terrorists' complaint service a bridge too far for encrypted chat biz For months, Facebook's WhatsApp paid no attention to the way the Taliban used the messaging service to sell surrender to the people of Afghanistan.…
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by Iain Thomson on (#5NF2P)
Because what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas After going entirely virtual this year, the Consumer Electronics Show has said it will hold a physical mega-event in 2022 – and you'll need proof of vaccination against the coronavirus to attend in person.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5NF02)
Here's $15,000 to make that third-party inspection happen, says Florida outfit Updated Last week, Apple essentially invited security researchers to probe its forthcoming technology that's supposed to help thwart the spread of known child sexual abuse material (CSAM).…
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by Tim Anderson on (#5NES4)
Those other AlmaLinux offerings with 'software plans'? Not affiliated, says community leader CentOS replacement AlmaLinux will be available on Azure Marketplace at no extra software cost, and Microsoft will sponsor a global mirror network for the operating system, it was announced today.…
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by Tim Anderson on (#5NEN1)
Also: Guidelines for gender-neutral documentation Git 2.33 has been released, including a new optional merge process called merge-ort, which the team hopes will become the default in the next version.…
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by Lindsay Clark on (#5NEHV)
Am I blue? Am I green? Government report isn't quite transparent The UK government has released its delayed hydrogen strategy which – in a strange move for a colourless gas – hedges its bets between green and blue.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5NEC6)
Callooh! Kalay! Outdated SDK component poses threat, says intel firm A critical vulnerability affecting tens of millions of digital video recorders powering baby monitors and CCTV systems across the world has been uncovered by Mandiant, which claims the vuln allows for unauthorised viewing of live camera footage.…
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by David Gordon on (#5NE90)
The next chapter in digital forensics: Long live cloud forensics Promo On the face of it, the cloud fundamentally changes how security teams investigate and remediate incidents.…
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by Jude Karabus on (#5NE91)
Takes aim at US videoconferencing software as tech world+dog calls lawyer for a quick chat The acting Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information has officially warned the city's Senate Chancellery not to use the on-demand version of Zoom's videoconferencing software.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5NE6B)
UK.gov shrugs at calls for national security intervention British defence tech specialist Ultra Electronics has been bought for £2.6bn by a US private equity firm, through a wholly owned UK subsidiary that was itself once a proud standalone business.…
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by Jude Karabus on (#5NE47)
Suit could net $750 a pop under GDPR-ish rule for complainants who allege info 'unencrypted' A judge in South Carolina has struck out a number of claims in a consolidated class-action suit alleging cloud CRM provider Blackbaud didn't do enough to prevent a 2020 ransomware attack, but allegations under California's Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will move forward.…
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#5NE1X)
The saying is that they aren't making any more land yet here we are A new island formed by a submarine volcano was spotted off the coast of Japan this weekend.…
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by Lindsay Clark on (#5NE06)
Internal structure extends to 60% of gas giant's radius, study shows New analysis of data from the Cassini space probe has revealed Saturn possesses a fuzzy or diffuse core without clearly defined boundaries.…
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by Richard Speed on (#5NDY9)
BSODs should be scary, not soothing Bork!Bork!Bork! A reminder today that the beloved Blue Screen of Death is sadly not forever as the irritating emoticon of Windows 10 puts in an appearance.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5NDV4)
Government's promised review hasn't emerged, but Wingtech and Companies House say the deal is done The controversial sale of the Newport Wafer Fab to Chinese smartphone assembly concern Wingtech Technologies is done and dusted.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5NDV5)
PC and smartphone numbers also grew in 2021, suggesting supply chains are strong China has reported dramatic increase in local production of semiconductors and other electronics.…
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by Laura Dobberstein on (#5NDT1)
Ground facility to be finished this year as early trials focus on balloons just 300m away A Chinese ground-based facility for converting solar energy bounced to Earth is scheduled for completion by the end of 2021 and has already conducted energy transfer tests up to 300-meter altitudes, a key project member told state-run media China Science Daily.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5NDQF)
Swiss uni challenges world record after 108 days and 9 hours of divisive effort Switzerland's University of Applied Sciences Graubünden has challenged the world record for calculating Pi, claiming it has computed the mathematical constant to 62.8 trillion digits.…
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by Simon Sharwood on (#5NDN8)
Local reports suggest Microsoft Hyper-V crack was the cause, as rumours swirl of data leak Pakistan's Federal Board of Revenue – the nation's tax office – has experienced a lengthy outage after a migration project went bad, perhaps as the result of a cyber-attack.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5NDN9)
Nations from Indonesia to Japan to score 190 terabits per second of capacity some time in 2024 Google and Facebook will together build an underwater cable system to provide internet access to island nations stretching in an arc from Indonesia to Japan.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5NDK4)
Chocolate Factory mum as remaining feed fans search for alternatives Google has either turned off RSS support in Google Groups without telling anyone, or has failed to notice that RSS in Groups no longer functions.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5NDH5)
In Jeff's world, it's not 'you snooze, you lose', it's 'you lose, you sues' Updated Blue Origin sued NASA late on Friday, claiming the space agency unfairly awarded top rival SpaceX a $2.94bn contract to develop the next lunar lander.…
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by Thomas Claburn on (#5NDCX)
Devices from 60+ manufacturers affected, says infosec outfit Taiwanese chip designer Realtek has warned of four vulnerabilities in three SDKs accompanying its Wi-Fi modules, which are used in almost 200 products made by more than five dozen vendors.…
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by Iain Thomson on (#5NDAV)
Plus: Signal expands auto-deleting messages, SIM-swap thief pleads guilty, and more In brief T-Mobile US is investigating claims that highly sensitive personal data of 100 million customers has been stolen and peddled via the dark web.…
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by Tim Anderson on (#5ND65)
New templates will use system install for frameworks like React and Vue Microsoft has reworked its JavaScript/TypeScript projects in the forthcoming Visual Studio 2022 to bring them more up to date with modern development.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5ND37)
Lights, cones, illuminated arrows all involved, say investigators A US government agency has formally opened a probe into Tesla's so-called Autopilot system following a spate of well-publicised crashes over the past few years.…
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by Katyanna Quach on (#5ND10)
Plus: Self-driving Humvees funded by US Army to the tune of millions In Brief OpenAI has released its new and improved version of Codex, its AI code-completion model, to beta testers through an API.…
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by Gareth Corfield on (#5NCTP)
Murder trial affected last week A bungled data migration of a network drive caused the deletion of 22 terabytes of information from a US police force's systems – including case files in a murder trial, according to local reports.…
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