2024

Taiwan connects its first home-grown quantum computer to the internet 2024-01-24 at 06:46 By Simon Sharwood Five mighty qubits, delivered before deadline, but they won’t stop imports of alternatives Taiwanese research institute Academia Sinica has connected a home-brew quantum computer to the internet.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Seoul restores smartphone subsidies because premium handsets are apparently essential 2024-01-24 at 05:37 By Laura Dobberstein Buyers in Samsung’s home will be offered cheaper Galaxies South Korea on Monday decided to abolish its ban on smartphone subsidies – in part to make premium devices more affordable.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Tesla Cybertruck gets cyberstuck during off-roading expedition 2024-01-24 at 04:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Owner pledges to try again once software update improves performance Video  A Tesla Cybertruck owner who took his wheeled wedge off-road ended up with busted wheel fairings and self-detaching wheel covers for his trouble – and all without the thing being able

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Macy’s and Sunglass Hut sued for $10M over face-recog arrest and ‘sexual assault’ 2024-01-24 at 03:17 By Katyanna Quach Man, 61, cuffed and allegedly attacked after ‘faulty’ AI software blundered A 61-year-old man is suing US retail giant Macy’s and the parent biz of chain store Sunglass Hut for $10 million, claiming he was mistakenly

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Intuit ordered to use the word ‘free’ less freely in its ads 2024-01-24 at 02:31 By Thomas Claburn FTC slams TurboTax’s marketing as deceptive Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, is no longer free to tout its tax filing software as “free” when it isn’t free to most customers.… This article is an excerpt from The

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United Airlines’ patience with Boeing is maxed out after repeated safety issues 2024-01-24 at 01:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo Plans for life without the 737 Max 10 after CEO rated door plug blowout ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back’ United Airlines, which boasts one of the world’s largest fleets of Boeing aircraft, is considering a

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Ex-IBM staff urge US Supreme Court to straighten out age-discrim complaints 2024-01-24 at 00:31 By Thomas Claburn Clock is ticking, in more ways than one Twenty-nine former IBM employees who were denied the opportunity to sue the IT giant for age discrimination by arbitration agreements have petitioned the US Supreme Court to let them bring

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Identity-based incidents accounted for 64% of all incidents 2024-01-23 at 22:16 By According to a threat report by Expel, identity-based incidents accounted for 64% of all investigated, a volume increase of 144% from 2022 to 2023. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample finally opened after NASA gets inventive 2024-01-23 at 22:02 By Katyanna Quach Invents new tools just to get that precious dust PIC  After struggling for months, NASA has finally cracked open the canister storing its dirt sample scooped off the surface of the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample.… This article is an excerpt from

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CISA boss swatted: ‘While my own experience was certainly harrowing, it was unfortunately not unique’ 2024-01-23 at 20:46 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Election officials, judges, politicians, and gamers are in swatters’ crosshairs CISA Director Jen Easterly has confirmed she was the subject of a swatting attempt on December 30 after a bogus report of a

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88% of organizations use passwords as primary authentication method 2024-01-23 at 20:31 By According to a recent password report by Specops Software, passwords remain the primary authentication method for 88% of organizations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Europe’s first exascale system will be slotted into modular containerized datacenter 2024-01-23 at 19:46 By Dan Robinson Fancy updating it? Just click in a fresh unit – or that’s the idea anyway… Europe’s first exascale supercomputer will be delivered as a modular datacenter consisting of container units intended to allow for easier updates or replacement

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Musk lashes out at Biden administration over rural broadband 2024-01-23 at 19:16 By Richard Speed Claims FCC’s justification for ditching Starlink ‘utterly false’ Elon Musk has reacted angrily to the Biden administration pledging millions of dollars to bolster high-speed internet access.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this

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