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What a coincidence. Spyware makers, Russia's Cozy Bear seem to share same exploits
Google researchers note similarities, can't find smoking-gun link Google's Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has spotted an interesting pattern: A Kremlin-linked cyber-espionage crew and commercial spyware makers exploiting specific security vulnerabilities in pretty much the same way....
AMD's Victor Peng: AI thirst for power underscores the need for efficient silicon
Moore's Law may be running out of steam, but there are still knobs to turn and levers to pull Hot Chips Speaking at Hot Chips this week, AMD president Victor Peng addressed one of the biggest challenges facing the semiconductor industry as it grapples with growing demand for ever larger AI models: power....
Feds claim sinister sysadmin locked up thousands of Windows workstations, demanded ransom
Sordid search history 'evidence' in case that could see him spend 35 years for extortion and wire fraud A former infrastructure engineer who allegedly locked IT department colleagues out of their employer's systems, then threatened to shut down servers unless paid a ransom, has been arrested and charged after an FBI investigation....
Yelp accuses Google of being a local search bully in antitrust lawsuit
Chocolate Factory claims rival is trying to revive cases it's already lost Yelp has waded through legal floodgates opened by the Department of Justice's antitrust victory with a lawsuit of its own, alleging Google is monopolizing local search and advertising markets....
Salesforce mulls charging per AI chat as investors sweat over fewer seats
Benioff sees 'very high margin opportunity' in bid to 'monetize' productivity gains Salesforce is considering a new charging model based on AI agent conversations as it attempts to allay investor concerns that improving productivity among users will lead to them buying fewer license seats....
Rock Chrome hard enough and get paid half a million
Google revises Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program with higher payouts for bug hunters Google's Chrome Vulnerability Rewards Program (VRP) is now significantly more rewarding - with a top payout that's at least twice as substantial....
Verizon taps another satellite operator to make texting from the middle of nowhere easier
iPhone-like functionality coming to other devices on the network soon Verizon has teamed up with another satellite operator to offer US customers a commercial direct-to-device messaging service for when a terrestrial cell network is not available, starting this fall....
Ex-Windows boss who tried to save the Start Menu now Shopify tech wizard
Time to make e-commerce great again instead? Mikhail Parakhin, the former Windows boss who pledged to "make Start Menu great again" before departing Microsoft shortly after, has popped up as CTO of e-commerce outfit Shopify....
Fintech outfit Klarna swaps humans for AI by not replacing departing workers
Insists it's not cutting jobs and pays harder-to-automate people more with AI savings Buy-now-pay-later outfit Klarna's CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski is so thrilled with the performance of AI at his business that he's planning to shrink the human headcount by half - and predicts he won't be alone....
Brain Cipher claims attack on Olympic venue, promises 300 GB data leak
French police reckon financial system targeted during Summer Games Nearly four weeks after the cyberattack on dozens of French national museums during the Olympic Games, the Brain Cipher ransomware group claims responsibility for the incident and says 300 GB of data will be leaked later today....
DataVita declares sovereignty with 'National Cloud' for UK
Scottish provider promises no hidden fees, full control, and safe haven for data British hosting biz DataVita has launched what it calls "National Cloud," a service offering clients data residency within the UK, and claims to have full transparency over costs, with no hidden fees or egress charges....
Brit teachers are getting AI sidekicks to help with marking and lesson plans
Isn't the education system in enough trouble already? Updated The UK government is set to equip teachers with AI tools to help them "mark and plan lessons."...
Hangover from messy Walmart tech divorce ongoing at Asda
UK grocer suffers IT issues with clothing orders, self-scanning, and store picker app The UK's third-largest grocery retailer continues to see its IT operations beset with problems as it struggles with its fraught divorce from US retail giant Walmart....
Sweet 16 and making mistakes: More of the computing industry's biggest fails
As the hardware got more capable, the messes got more expensive Part 2: The 16-bit era Welcome back to The Reg FOSS desk's roundup of the slip-ups and missteps from the dawn of the microcomputer industry onward - at least those that are most memorable to us....
Astronomers back call for review of bonkers rule that means satellite swarms fly without environment checks
Space boffins want pollution from the likes of Starlink regulated Astronomy researchers from several US universities have joined a campaign coordinated by US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) to pause low Earth satellite launches and convince the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reconsider exempting swarms of small satellites from environmental review requirements....
EU tries to pin down China on definition of 'important data'
Rules on cross border data transfers have European businesses scratching their heads The European Union and China have launched an initiative aimed at addressing issues faced by European companies in the Middle Kingdom related to the transfer of non-personal data....
Nvidia's growth slows to a mere 122 percent but it’s still topping expectations
Still growing in China, ramping Hopper prods and predicting Blackwell billions soon Nvidia has again achieved triple-digit year-over-year growth, but its expansion is slowing....
CrowdStrike's meltdown didn't dent its market dominance … yet
Total revenue for Q2 grew 32 percent CrowdStrike's major meltdown a month ago doesn't look like affecting the cyber security vendor's market dominance anytime soon, based on its earnings reported Wednesday....
Public clouds are 'dirty' about VMware's on-prem push, says Broadcom CEO Hock Tan
Virtzilla's sales swing decisively to the Cloud Foundation bundle VMware Explore Broadcom CEO Hock Tan has told members of VMware's user group that public clouds are not entirely happy with his private cloud push....
AT&T to shell out $950,000 after quad-state 911 outage
Service takes another dive just as settlement is announced US telco giant AT&T has reached a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission and will pay nearly $1 million after shutting down 911 emergency calls in four states last year....
Microsoft hosts a security summit but no press, public allowed
CrowdStrike, other vendors, friendly govt reps...but not anyone would can tell you what happened op-ed Microsoft will host a security summit next month with CrowdStrike and other "key" endpoint security partners joining the fun - and during which the CrowdStrike-induced outage that borked millions of Windows machines will undoubtedly be a top-line agenda item....
Proof-of-concept code released for zero-click critical Windows vuln
If you haven't deployed August's patches, get busy before others do Windows users who haven't yet installed the latest fixes to their operating systems will need to get a move on, as code now exists to exploit a critical Microsoft vulnerability announced by Redmond two weeks ago....
Supermicro delays 10-K filling due to accounting issues
Financial research org labels server-maker a serial recidivist', alleges quality product problems Server-maker Super Micro Computer has warned investors it's not able to meet deadlines for its annual report due to issues with its internal financial reporting....
Google trains a GenAI model to simulate DOOM's game engine in real-ish time
The proof of concept shows promise despite big limitations A team from Google and Tel Aviv University have developed a generative AI game engine capable of simulating the cult classic DOOM at more than 20 frames per second because research....
Warren Buffett’s favorite insurer, GEICO, drops VMware for OpenStack
Seeks customizable cloud and less lock-in US auto insurer GEICO has decided to migrate from VMware to OpenStack....
Iran's Pioneer Kitten hits US networks via buggy Check Point, Palo Alto gear
The government-backed crew also enjoys ransomware as a side hustle Iranian government-backed cybercriminals have been hacking into US and foreign networks as recently as this month to steal sensitive data and deploy ransomware, and they're breaking in via vulnerable VPN and firewall devices from Check Point, Citrix, Palo Alto Networks and other manufacturers, according to Uncle Sam....
Elon Musk reins in Grok AI bot to stop election misinformation
Because who needs yet another lawsuit? Elon Musk's X has caved to requests from several US Secretaries of State and updated Grok AI to no longer push out misinformation about the 2024 presidential election....
TikTok isn't protected by Section 230 in 10-year-old’s ‘blackout challenge’ death
Want a bot to pick engaging content and immunity from liability? Sorry, no A US appeals court has issued an opinion that could have wide-ranging implications for social media platforms, finding that content selected for users by TikTok's algorithms doesn't qualify for Section 230 protection....
Dick's Sporting Goods discloses cyberattack
Authorities probing unwanted intrusion; hard questions ahead Dick's Sporting Goods, America's largest retail chain for outdoorsy types, has admitted that it suffered a cyberattack last week....
HP secures $50M CHIPS Act boost to adapt inkjet tech for life sciences
Major funding backs printer giant's microfluidics work as market waits to see if regular printing revs recover HP Inc is in line for $50 million from the US CHIPS Act fund for a microfluidics facility it operates to develop technology for applications such as cell research and pharmaceutical development....
NASA's billion-dollar launcher is behind schedule and burning cash
Stop us if you've heard this one before NASA is receiving yet another Moon-related kicking. This time, it is over the Mobile Launcher 2 (ML-2) project, on which the agency plans to assemble and launch the beefier versions of its Space Launch System....
'Uncertainty' drives LinkedIn to migrate from CentOS to Azure Linux
Significant improvements to Microsoft's in-house Linux may follow Microsoft's in-house professional networking site is moving to Microsoft's in-house Linux. This could mean that big changes are coming for the former CBL-Mariner distro....
Microsoft partners beware: Action Pack to be retired in 2025
Windows giant continues march away from on-prem and into a cloudy future Microsoft is to discontinue the Microsoft Action Pack and Microsoft Learning Pack on January 21, 2025, sending partners off to potentially pricier and cloudier options....
From Copilot to Copirate: How data thieves could hijack Microsoft's chatbot
Prompt injection, ASCII smuggling, and other swashbuckling attacks on the horizon Microsoft has fixed flaws in Copilot that allowed attackers to steal users' emails and other personal data by chaining together a series of LLM-specific attacks, beginning with prompt injection....
Missing Fujitsu PCs? It's back with a fresh lineup of 16 models
Business left Europe last year, but remains ticking away Fujitsu this week announced 16 new business notebooks, desktops, tablets, and workstations....
Enterprise SAP users split between on-prem and cloud as migration challenges loom
This is despite the German vendor's preferred upgrade path There is an even split for large enterprise customers of SAP ERP systems between on-prem and the public cloud - the German vendor's preferred upgrade path - according to NTT Data, a major global SI and partner....
As the Apple Watch turns 10, disabled users demand real accessibility
Forget wrist acrobatics, we need smarter wake word detection and on-device voice recognition Opinion Apple is gearing up for its annual fall event, where new iPhone and Apple Watch models traditionally make their debut. This year marks a significant milestone: It's been 10 years since the launch of the original Apple Watch. To commemorate this anniversary, the tech giant is expected to unveil a special edition, unofficially named the Apple Watch X....
Where the computer industry went wrong – the early hits
A personal collection of the memorable missteps and fumbles Part 1: The eight-bit era You'll find below an informal roundup of the slip-ups and missteps that stick in the mind of The Reg FOSS desk, from the dawn of the microcomputer industry onwards. We are certain that we've missed plenty - let us know your favorites....
Rocket Factory Augsburg breaks down the SaxaVord blowout
'Enjoy the footage. It has cost us quite some money to generate' With impressive speed and candor, Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has provided an update on the anomaly that caused last week's rocket firing at SaxaVord in Shetland, Scotland, to end explosively....
Woman uses AirTags to nab alleged parcel-pinching scum
Phew! Consumer-grade tracking devices are good for more than finding your keys and stalking Theft of packages is an ongoing problem, so one California woman tried a high tech solution to the problem - and her use of Apple's consumer-grade AirTags tracking devices led to two arrests....
Gartner warns Omnissa – formerly VMware's end-user compute biz – represents new risks
Weak roadmap, tricky migration path, and Broadcom dependencies add up to uncertainty Analyst firm Gartner has advised customers of Omnissa - the company spun out from VMware's end-user compute business - that they need to take stock because the new org isn't yet able to offer a strong roadmap....
Big Tech: Malaysia won't let us set our own rules and that's not fair and makes us grumpy
Asia Internet Coalition asks for rethink of social media licensing law with the old 'You'll scare away investors' line - a week after AWS opened a region The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), a lobby group whose members include Google, Meta, Amazon, Twitter (aka X), LinkedIn, Apple, and other Big Tech players, has called on the prime minister of Malaysia to rethink laws requiring social media and instant messaging providers to secure operating licenses....
Chinese broadband satellites may be Beijing's flying spying censors, think tank warns
Ground stations are the perfect place for the Great Firewall to block things China finds unpleasant The multiple constellations of broadband-beaming satellites planned by Chinese companies could conceivably run the nation's "Great Firewall" content censorship system, according to think tank The Australian Strategic Policy Institute. And if they do, using the services will be dangerous....
Copper's reach is shrinking so Broadcom is strapping optics directly to GPUs
What good is going fast if you can't get past the next rack? In modern AI systems, using PCIe to stitch together accelerators is already too slow. Nvidia and AMD use specialized interconnects like NVLink and Infinity Fabric for this reason - but at the 900-plus GB/sec these links push, copper will only carry you so far....
Facebook whistleblower calls for transparency in social media, AI
Frances Haugen says navigating the digital world requires a North Star Frances Haugen, a transparency and accountability advocate known for blowing the whistle on Facebook, believes the tech industry needs to find a North Star to navigate through ethical and privacy risks....
Tenstorrent's Blackhole chips boast 768 RISC-V cores and almost as many FLOPS
Shove 32 of 'em in a box and you've got nearly 24 petaFLOPS of FP8 perf Hot Chips RISC-V champion Tenstorrent offered the closest look yet at its upcoming Blackhole AI accelerators at Hot Chips this week, which they claim can outperform an Nvidia A100 in raw compute and scalability....
Intel's Software Guard Extensions broken? Don't panic
More of a storm in a teacup Today's news that Intel's Software Guard Extensions (SGX) security system is open to abuse may be overstated....
A last look at the Living Computers museum before collection heads to auction
A guided tour of vintage hardware set to be scattered to the winds The Living Computers museum's tech collection is set for auction. Retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer took a last look and mused on the theme of donor's remorse....
Google’s Irish bit barn plans denied over eco shortfall
DCs on the Emerald Isle better be green, says Dublin council - unless your name is Microsoft Google's plans to expand its Dublin datacenter presence have been derailed by Irish county officials who say the project isn't sustainable enough....
Broadcom boss Hock Tan says public cloud gave IT departments PTSD
While datacenter silos have left you so screwed' VMware Explore Broadcom CEO Hock Tan has opened the VMware Explore conference by saying CEOs' decisions to push their companies into public clouds have left their IT departments with post-traumatic stress disorder, while silos of datacenter tech have left tech teams screwed"....
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