2024

Europe’s monopoly cops want a word with Microsoft about that $13B for OpenAI 2024-01-09 at 22:47 By Thomas Claburn Redmond’s classic three Es strike again: Embrace, Extend… EU Microsoft’s $13 billion investment in OpenAI is being checked by the European Commission to see if the deal runs afoul of the continent’s merger rules.… This article […]

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Private lunar lander Peregrine mission’s now measured in hours, not days 2024-01-09 at 19:47 By Richard Speed UK trumpets British tech aboard doomed spacecraft The Peregrine Mission One lunar lander has just hours of power left before its ambitious mission will be prematurely terminated.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

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FCC’s Affordable Connectivity Program dangles by a financial thread 2024-01-09 at 19:17 By Richard Speed On the wrong side of the digital divide in the US? The clock is ticking The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) warns it will start winding down the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) unless more funds are released to keep it

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Trustwave Transfers ModSecurity Custodianship to the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) 2024-01-09 at 19:17 By After serving as its steward for over a decade, Trustwave has agreed to transfer the reins of the renowned open-source web application firewall (WAF) engine, ModSecurity, to the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP). This landmark move promises to

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US Navy officer swaps sea for cell after accepting bribes from Chinese snoops 2024-01-09 at 18:49 By Connor Jones Petty officer Wenheng Zhao admitted to taking as many as 14 payoffs in return for non-public military information A US Naval sailor will face more than two years behind bars after pleading guilty to taking bribes

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Alert: Water Curupira Hackers Actively Distributing PikaBot Loader Malware 2024-01-09 at 18:49 By A threat actor called Water Curupira has been observed actively distributing the PikaBot loader malware as part of spam campaigns in 2023. “PikaBot’s operators ran phishing campaigns, targeting victims via its two components — a loader and a core module — which enabled unauthorized

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Qualcomm CEO’s pay jumps 395% in slow year for phone chips 2024-01-09 at 18:18 By Paul Kunert C-suite exec gets 223 staffers’ worth of pay after cyclical headwinds dampen consumer demand for kit Qualcomm might have had a relatively rough ride in 2023 given the continued decline in smartphone chip shipments across the industry but

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Another airline finds loose bolts in Boeing 737-9 during post-blowout fleet inspections 2024-01-09 at 17:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo Someone please remind Boeing how to build airplanes … again Both US operators of Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft are finding loose parts in the aircraft during the latest inspections that were prompted by an emergency exit

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It’s not all watching transparent TV from a voice-commanded bidet. CES has work stuff too 2024-01-09 at 17:16 By Dan Robinson Fancy a Windows laptop that’s also an Android tablet or a mouse and keyboard powered by kinetic energy and solar CES  Where can you find a voice-controlled luxury toilet seat and a transparent television

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