2024

ASML caves to US pressure to cease servicing some kit used by Chinese customers 2024-04-27 at 00:17 By Matthew Connatser Not even maintenance is OK in the eyes of the Uncle Sam Under US pressure, Dutch photolithography giant ASML will no longer service certain chipmaking equipment purchased by Chinese customers.… This article is an excerpt […]

Microsoft dusts off ancient MS-DOS 4.0 code for release on GitHub 2024-04-26 at 23:03 By Richard Speed Nobody’s favorite operating system is now available for inspection In partnership with IBM, Microsoft has released the source code for MS-DOS 4.0, more than 35 years since the operating system made a muted appearance ahead of Windows 3.x.…

Two indicted for illegally exporting chip gear from US to China 2024-04-26 at 22:16 By Dan Robinson One Chinese national arrested in Chicago while another suspect thought to be abroad Two Chinese nationals were this week charged in the US with attempting to illegally export chipmaking kit to a company back home, in another twist

Kaiser Permanente shared 13.4M people’s data with Microsoft Bing, Google, others 2024-04-26 at 21:32 By Jessica Lyons Ouch! Millions of Kaiser Permanente patients’ data was likely shared with Google, Microsoft Bing, X/Twitter, and other third-parties, according to the American healthcare giant.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Amazon to ditch WorkDocs sharing service, support countdown begins 2024-04-26 at 21:17 By Dan Robinson Cloud giant directs users to pack their bags for DropBox, gives them a year to get affairs in order Amazon is killing its WorkDocs document sharing and content collaboration service, notifying users that sign-ups are no longer available and giving

Huawei and partners reportedly plan to produce high bandwidth memory by 2026 2024-04-26 at 20:02 By Matthew Connatser Getting their hands on AI memory one Huawei or another… A group of Chinese semiconductor firms including Huawei are reportedly looking to get domestic production of high bandwidth memory (HBM) up and running by 2026.… This article

Second time lucky for Thoma Bravo, which scoops up Darktrace for $5.3B 2024-04-26 at 19:02 By Connor Jones Analysts brand deal a ‘nail in the coffin’ for UK tech investment Private equity investor Thoma Bravo has successfully completed a second acquisition attempt of UK-based cybersecurity company Darktrace in a $5.3 billion deal.… This article is

The eight-bit Z80 is dead. Long live the 16-bit Z80! 2024-04-26 at 18:17 By Liam Proven Yes, they are harder to solder, but there’s way more potential Feature  The Z80 has a long series of successor models – some compatible and some not. There are multiple options for hobbyist computer builders.… This article is an

Severe Flaws Disclosed in Brocade SANnav SAN Management Software 2024-04-26 at 18:16 By Several security vulnerabilities disclosed in Brocade SANnav storage area network (SAN) management application could be exploited to compromise susceptible appliances. The 18 flaws impact all versions up to and including 2.3.0, according to independent security researcher Pierre Barre, who discovered and reported them. The issues range from incorrect