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Analysts scratch heads over MariaDB’s decision to ditch DBaaS crown jewels 19/10/2023 at 14:33 By Lindsay Clark ‘Their future is murky at the moment’ Database industry observers are slamming MariaDB’s decision to ditch two of its core products as it restructures the business in the face of financial challenges.… This article is an excerpt from […]

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Iran-Linked OilRig Targets Middle East Governments in 8-Month Cyber Campaign 19/10/2023 at 13:46 By The Iran-linked OilRig threat actor targeted an unnamed Middle East government between February and September 2023 as part of an eight-month-long campaign. The attack led to the theft of files and passwords and, in one instance, resulted in the deployment of a PowerShell

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NASA celebrates 40 years of Discovery, the longest-serving Space Shuttle 19/10/2023 at 12:48 By Richard Speed OV-103 was there for Hubble and the assembly of the ISS Never one to ignore a bit of history, NASA this week marked the 40th anniversary of Space Shuttle Discovery’s public debut during a rollout at the Palmdale manufacturing

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In-memory database Redis wants to dabble in disk 19/10/2023 at 11:31 By Lindsay Clark Aims to lower costs and broaden appeal of system popular with devs Redis, the go-to in-memory database used as a cache and system broker, is looking to include disk as part of a tiered storage architecture to reduce costs and broaden

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Mars chilled for aeons, but stayed so stressed it gets crusty marsquakes 19/10/2023 at 11:20 By Simon Sharwood Multiple orbiters failed to find a crater matching rumble. Boffins now blame Red planet’s internal problems Mars doesn’t have tectonic activity but still manages to have marsquakes, according to a paper that probed a 2022 shake detected

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HashiCorp CEO talks license changes and the role of foundations 19/10/2023 at 11:20 By Richard Speed Open Source or Source Available? Does anyone really care? Interview  Controversial cloud wrangler HashiCorp came out swinging last week at its San Francisco HashiConf shindig when the topic of licensing came up.… This article is an excerpt from The

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Microsoft Warns of North Korean Attacks Exploiting TeamCity Flaw 19/10/2023 at 10:16 By North Korean threat actors are actively exploiting a critical security flaw in JetBrains TeamCity to opportunistically breach vulnerable servers, according to Microsoft. The attacks, which entail the exploitation of CVE-2023-42793 (CVSS score: 9.8), have been attributed to Diamond Sleet (aka Labyrinth Chollima) and Onyx Sleet (aka

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Amazon unveils new drone design, plans liftoff of aerial delivery in UK, Italy 19/10/2023 at 09:33 By Laura Dobberstein Smaller, quieter, and expected to deliver millions of packages in coming years Amazon on Thursday released photos of its newest delivery drone, the MK 30, and announced will expand its Prime Air drone delivery operations to

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India courts IBM, Intel, and Tower for chip partnerships – all in one day 19/10/2023 at 08:03 By Simon Sharwood Big Blue in early talks to advance local RISC-V designs India’s pursuit of a slice of the world’s semiconductor industry has seen it court three major players – Intel, Tower Semiconductors, and IBM – on

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Google TAG Detects State-Backed Threat Actors Exploiting WinRAR Flaw 19/10/2023 at 07:33 By A number of state-back threat actors from Russia and China have been observed exploiting a recent security flaw in the WinRAR archiver tool for Windows as part of their operations. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2023-38831 (CVSS score: 7.8), which allows attackers to execute

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‘How not to hire a North Korean plant posing as a techie’ guide updated by US and South Korean authorities 19/10/2023 at 06:17 By Simon Sharwood Advise turning off and never using remote desktop protocol, prohibiting private VPNs, not trusting recruiters’ due diligence US and South Korean authorities have updated their guidance on how to

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San Francisco mayor suggests police drones and CCTV can cure city’s crime woes 19/10/2023 at 04:03 By Iain Thomson Suggests bodycam footage should replace paperwork for simple arrests San Francisco’s mayor, London Breed, has proposed drone surveillance and cameras on public buildings to curb the city’s crime problems.… This article is an excerpt from The

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What’s unconstitutional about Google keyword search warrants? Nothing, says Colorado Supreme Court 19/10/2023 at 02:03 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Arson case produces a very tricky precedent for anyone who values digital privacy The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that police can use Google search histories to identify suspects in criminal investigations, leading digital rights orgs

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Paying for WinRAR in all the wrong ways – Russia and China hitting ancient app 19/10/2023 at 01:21 By Brandon Vigliarolo Incidentally, Windows 11 has native rar support now If you needed another reason to keep your installation of venerable decompression app WinRAR updated, Google’s Threat Analysis Group says it has spotted a vulnerability patched

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Nvidia sells Foxconn on AI factories that turn raw data into profit 19/10/2023 at 00:17 By Tobias Mann Or, at least, information that can drive profits anyway Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn plans to build so-called “AI factories” with the help of Nvidia.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to

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Now we can blame spacecraft for polluting the atmosphere 18/10/2023 at 23:19 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘My god, it’s full of aerosolized metals!’ A group of scientists studying the effects of rocket and satellite reentry vaporization in Earth’s atmosphere have found some startling evidence that could point to disastrous environmental effects on the horizon. … This article

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Critical Citrix bug exploited by data thieves weeks before being patched 18/10/2023 at 22:17 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Time to close those active sessions Bad news for anyone using Citrix NetScaler ADC and NetScaler Gateway appliances: miscreants have been exploiting a critical information disclosure bug in these devices since late August — almost two months

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Want a clean energy transition? Better start putting cash into electrical grid 18/10/2023 at 21:22 By Brandon Vigliarolo Spending needs to double to $600B by 2030 if we want to stay within 2°C warming Renewable energy investments continue to rise, but a key component of our planned zero-carbon future is being ignored, and could endanger

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Come work at HQ… or find a new job, Roblox CEO tells staff 18/10/2023 at 20:32 By Paul Kunert Games developer latest to row back on WFH flexibility. ‘Zoom fatigue is real,’ says bigwig The CEO at gaming biz Roblox Corporation has given employees two stark choices: haul their asses to the company’s HQ offices

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Hyperscale datacenter capacity set to triple because of AI demand 18/10/2023 at 19:47 By Dan Robinson And it’s going to suck… up more power too Total capacity of hyperscale datacenters is set to grow almost threefold over the next six years on the back of AI demand, substantially increasing the amount of power required by

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