October 2024

It’s not just AI datacenters that need their own power: Taiwanese server-maker Quanta has bought microgrids 2024-10-04 at 05:16 By Laura Dobberstein California utilities couldn’t deliver for hyperscalers’ favorite hardware-maker Its not just datacenters running AI that need their own energy sources: Taiwanese hardware manufacturer to the clouds Quanta has revealed the purchase of three

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AI’s energy appetite too big for Texas grid, regulators warn 2024-10-04 at 03:16 By Tobias Mann Datacenters coming online in the next 15 months will need to supply at least some of their own power As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas, but as datacenter footprints explode amid the AI boom, regulators fear

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Cloudflare beats patent troll so badly it basically gives up 2024-10-04 at 02:16 By Thomas Claburn Networking giant pockets $225K, foe promises to stop suing and abandons IP Cloudflare on Thursday celebrated a victory over Sable Networks, which the former described as a “patent troll.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Scammers in the slammer after ripping off Apple with fake iPhone returns 2024-10-04 at 01:31 By Jessica Lyons Duo must cough up $1.5M for pulling off multi-million-dollar swindle Two fraudsters will spend nearly five years behind bars each and pay a combined $1.5 million for bilking Apple out of millions of dollars worth of iPhones. …

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John Deere accused of being full of manure with its right-to-repair promises 2024-10-04 at 00:01 By Thomas Claburn Tractor maker has only turned over shoddy tools, half-baked info, may be breaking the law, says senator US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has sent a letter to John May, CEO of agricultural equipment maker Deere & Company,

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Saying goodbye to the tech dreams Microsoft abandoned with Windows 11 24H2 2024-10-03 at 22:18 By Richard Speed Is that a Mixed Reality headset, or just a complicated paperweight? Oh and farewell WordPad With the release of Windows 11 24H2, it is time to pay our respects to the features and functions removed from Microsoft’s

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Alabama hospital admits cyberattack compromised data on 61,000 patients 2024-10-03 at 21:31 By Connor Jones Pwned info includes medical records, insurance details, and Social Security numbers in some cases An Alabama hospital is officially informing more than 61,000 patients that their personal data was compromised after a cyberattack in October 2023.… This article is an

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It’s true, social media moderators do go after conservatives 2024-10-03 at 21:01 By Lindsay Clark Because that’s the group most likely to share misinformation online Since Elon Musk bought Twitter nearly two years ago – a $44 billion acquisition he tried to pull out of – the mogul has driven a narrative that moderation of

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Android 14 Adds New Security Features to Block 2G Exploits and Baseband Attacks 2024-10-03 at 20:46 By Google has revealed the various security guardrails that have been incorporated into its latest Pixel devices to counter the rising threat posed by baseband security attacks. The cellular baseband (i.e., modem) refers to a processor on the device

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Google expands visual, audio search, lets AI handle layout 2024-10-03 at 20:01 By Thomas Claburn AI Overviews get links to referenced websites – and ads Almost two decades ago, the head of Google’s then nascent enterprise division referred to the firm’s search service as “an uber-command line interface to the world.”… This article is an

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DOJ, Microsoft seize 107 domains used in Russia’s Star Blizzard phishing attacks 2024-10-03 at 19:18 By Jessica Lyons Winter is coming The US Department of Justice and Microsoft have seized 107 websites used by Russian cyberspies in a phishing campaign to steal sensitive information from US government agencies, think tanks, and other victims.… This article

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The Secret Weakness Execs Are Overlooking: Non-Human Identities 2024-10-03 at 18:47 By For years, securing a company’s systems was synonymous with securing its “perimeter.” There was what was safe “inside” and the unsafe outside world. We built sturdy firewalls and deployed sophisticated detection systems, confident that keeping the barbarians outside the walls kept our data

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Valve powers up Arch Linux – because who needs Windows when you have a Steam Deck? 2024-10-03 at 18:31 By Liam Proven Distro behind the handheld console announces corporate sponsorship Valve is officially sponsoring the Linux distro that powers the gaming giant’s Steam Deck console.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Fujitsu teams up with Supermicro on Arm-based server CPU 2024-10-03 at 18:01 By Laura Dobberstein Liquid cooling on the mind Fujitsu and server maker Supermicro are jointly working on a platform featuring Fujitsu’s upcoming Arm-based high-performance MONAKA processor, as well as liquid cooling systems.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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New Perfctl Malware Targets Linux Servers for Cryptocurrency Mining and Proxyjacking 2024-10-03 at 17:46 By Linux servers are the target of an ongoing campaign that delivers a stealthy malware dubbed perfctl with the primary aim of running a cryptocurrency miner and proxyjacking software. “Perfctl is particularly elusive and persistent, employing several sophisticated techniques,” Aqua security

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Average North American CISO salary now $565K, mainly thanks to one weird trick 2024-10-03 at 17:02 By Iain Thomson Best way to boost your package is to leave, or pretend to A survey of nearly 700 CISOs in the US and Canada has found that salaries have risen over the last year to an average

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