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Memory-maker Micron predicts new wave of server consolidation 2024-09-26 at 10:31 By Simon Sharwood AI boosted revenue last year, demand for more RAM in devices to help in 2025 Micron has told investors it expects a new round of server consolidation to add to its already strong growth.… This article is an excerpt from The […]

Cloudflare Warns of India-Linked Hackers Targeting South and East Asian Entities 2024-09-26 at 10:03 By An advanced threat actor with an India nexus has been observed using multiple cloud service providers to facilitate credential harvesting, malware delivery, and command-and-control (C2). Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare is tracking the activity under the name SloppyLemming, which

Apple quietly removed 60 more VPNs from Russian app store, researchers claim 2024-09-26 at 09:47 By Iain Thomson iThing-maker is Putin Kremlin repression ahead of privacy, rights orgs argue Apple has pulled 60 VPNs from its App Store in Russia, according to research from anti-censorship org GreatFire.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Infosys scores deal to write code for EV-maker Polestar 2024-09-26 at 08:46 By Simon Sharwood HQ in Sweden, made in China, programmed in Bengaluru, but with a traditional offshoring marque Indian tech services giant Infosys has scored a deal to write code for Swedish electric vehicle outfit Polestar.… This article is an excerpt from The

Chinese Hackers Infiltrate U.S. Internet Providers in Cyber Espionage Campaign 2024-09-26 at 08:01 By Nation-state threat actors backed by Beijing broke into a “handful” of U.S. internet service providers (ISPs) as part of a cyber espionage campaign orchestrated to glean sensitive information, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The activity has been attributed to a

India extends IT hardware import license scheme that enraged Big Tech 2024-09-26 at 07:33 By Laura Dobberstein And hints at revised rules to come later this year India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has extended the scheme that enraged hardware makers by requiring them to secure import permits – and indicated it will be revised

Uncle Sam accuses Aussie AI startup boss of financial fakery that duped investors 2024-09-26 at 06:02 By Iain Thomson Crikey! $40M of investments in ‘digital employees’ allegedly went down faster than a frosty Fosters The former CEO of an AI startup that promised to replace humans with “digital employees” has been accused by the US

WordPress.org denies service to WP Engine, potentially putting sites at risk 2024-09-26 at 04:50 By Thomas Claburn That escalated quickly WordPress on Wednesday escalated its conflict with WP Engine, a hosting provider, by blocking the latter’s servers from accessing WordPress.org resources – and therefore from potentially vital software updates.… This article is an excerpt from

OpenAI to reveal secret training data in copyright case – for lawyers’ eyes only 2024-09-26 at 03:36 By Thomas Claburn Counsel for aggrieved authors will view info in a secure room, without internet access, and no devices present OpenAI has agreed to reveal the data used to train its generative AI models to attorneys pursuing

If your AI does the crime, you’ll do the time, warns DoJ 2024-09-26 at 03:02 By Tobias Mann Add compliance requirements to your AI to-do list If juggling the extreme cost and hazy ROI of AI weren’t enough of a headache, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) now expects enterprise compliance officers to start

China’s Salt Typhoon cyber spies are deep inside US ISPs 2024-09-26 at 01:03 By Jessica Lyons Expecting a longer storm season this year? Another Beijing-linked cyberspy crew, this one dubbed Salt Typhoon, has reportedly been spotted on networks belonging to US internet service providers in stealthy data-stealing missions and potential preparation for future cyberattacks.… This

Unions 2, Apple 0: Cupertino caves after fresh strike threat 2024-09-26 at 00:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo You’re doin’ fine, Oklahoma! Apple’s anti-union posturing is looking like quite the paper tiger: The iPhone goliath has reached an agreement with unionized retail workers in Oklahoma, marking the second time it has caved to organized labor after facing

91% of polled Amazon staff unhappy with return-to-office 2024-09-25 at 23:48 By Iain Thomson ‘Decisions like the one from Jassy are a big reason why I don’t want kids’ Amazon CEO Andy Jassy last week sent a memo to staff informing them everyone is now expected in the office five days a week from the

Altman reportedly asks Biden to back a slew of multi-gigawatt-scale AI datacenters 2024-09-25 at 23:17 By Tobias Mann With 2.5 million Blackwell GPUs, would gobble enough energy to power millions of homes OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is reportedly trying to convince the Biden administration that an enormous network of AI datacenters, each consuming up to

US Army drafts AI to combat recruitment shortfall 2024-09-25 at 22:02 By Brandon Vigliarolo No more cold calls: Recruit 360 pinpoints top prospects from millions Plagued by recruiting shortfalls, the US Army is turning to AI to help it sift through the chaff for fresh recruits.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

A look under the hood of the 3D-printed, Raspberry Pi powered ‘suicide pod’ 2024-09-25 at 21:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo Design files will be available soon, but no word yet on the software A highly controversial 3D printed suicide pod has been used for the first time, leading to multiple arrests in Switzerland. The device is

RansomHub genius tries to put the squeeze on Delaware Libraries 2024-09-25 at 20:46 By Connor Jones Extorting underfunded public services for $1M isn’t a good look Despite being top of the ransomware tree at the moment, RansomHub – specifically, one of its affiliates – clearly isn’t that bright as they are reportedly trying to extort

Google’s Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52% 2024-09-25 at 20:16 By Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered in Android dropping from 76% to 24% over a period of six years.

Google’s Rust belts bugs out of Android, helps kill off substantial unsafe code 2024-09-25 at 20:02 By Thomas Claburn Memory safety flaws used to represent 76% of ‘droid security holes. Now they account for 24% Google’s effort to prioritize memory-safe software development over the past six years has substantially reduced the number of memory safety