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Astronomers back call for review of bonkers rule that means satellite swarms fly without environment checks 2024-08-29 at 10:47 By Thomas Claburn Space boffins want pollution from the likes of Starlink regulated Astronomy researchers from several US universities have joined a campaign coordinated by US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG) to pause low Earth […]

EU tries to pin down China on definition of ‘important data’ 2024-08-29 at 09:31 By Laura Dobberstein Rules on cross border data transfers have European businesses scratching their heads The European Union and China have launched an initiative aimed at addressing issues faced by European companies in the Middle Kingdom related to the transfer of

French Authorities Charge Telegram CEO with Facilitating Criminal Activities on Platform 2024-08-29 at 08:46 By French prosecutors on Wednesday formally charged CEO Pavel Durov with facilitating a litany of criminal activity on the popular messaging platform and placed him under formal investigation following his arrest Saturday. Russian-born Durov, who is also a French citizen, has

Nvidia’s growth slows to a mere 122 percent but it’s still topping expectations 2024-08-29 at 07:46 By Simon Sharwood Still growing in China, ramping Hopper prods and predicting Blackwell billions soon Nvidia has again achieved triple-digit year-over-year growth, but its expansion is slowing.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Protecting financial institutions in the era of AI-driven threats 2024-08-29 at 07:02 By For financial institutions, being proactive about cybersecurity is the only way to protect the business and its customers. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

CrowdStrike’s meltdown didn’t dent its market dominance … yet 2024-08-29 at 05:31 By Jessica Lyons Total revenue for Q2 grew 32 percent CrowdStrike’s major meltdown a month ago doesn’t look like affecting the cyber security vendor’s market dominance anytime soon, based on its earnings reported Wednesday.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Public clouds are ‘dirty’ about VMware’s on-prem push, says Broadcom CEO Hock Tan 2024-08-29 at 03:32 By Simon Sharwood Virtzilla’s sales swing decisively to the Cloud Foundation bundle VMware Explore  Broadcom CEO Hock Tan has told members of VMware’s user group that public clouds are not entirely happy with his private cloud push.… This article

AT&T to shell out $950,000 after quad-state 911 outage 2024-08-29 at 03:01 By Iain Thomson Service takes another dive just as settlement is announced US telco giant AT&T has reached a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission and will pay nearly $1 million after shutting down 911 emergency calls in four states last year.… This

Microsoft hosts a security summit but no press, public allowed 2024-08-29 at 01:31 By Jessica Lyons CrowdStrike, other vendors, friendly govt reps…but not anyone would can tell you what happened op-ed  Microsoft will host a security summit next month with CrowdStrike and other “key” endpoint security partners joining the fun — and during which the

Proof-of-concept code released for zero-click critical Windows vuln 2024-08-29 at 00:31 By Iain Thomson If you haven’t deployed August’s patches, get busy before others do Windows users who haven’t yet installed the latest fixes to their operating systems will need to get a move on, as code now exists to exploit a critical Microsoft vulnerability

Supermicro delays 10-K filling due to accounting issues 2024-08-28 at 23:46 By Simon Sharwood Financial research org labels server-maker a ‘serial recidivist’, alleges quality product problems Server-maker Super Micro Computer has warned investors it’s not able to meet deadlines for its annual report due to issues with its internal financial reporting.… This article is an

Google trains a GenAI model to simulate DOOM’s game engine in real-ish time 2024-08-28 at 23:01 By Tobias Mann The proof of concept shows promise despite big limitations A team from Google and Tel Aviv University have developed a generative AI game engine capable of simulating the cult classic DOOM at more than 20 frames

Warren Buffett’s favorite insurer, GEICO, drops VMware for OpenStack 2024-08-28 at 22:16 By Simon Sharwood Seeks customizable cloud and less lock-in US auto insurer GEICO has decided to migrate from VMware to OpenStack.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Iran’s Pioneer Kitten hits US networks via buggy Check Point, Palo Alto gear 2024-08-28 at 21:16 By Jessica Lyons The government-backed crew also enjoys ransomware as a side hustle Iranian government-backed cybercriminals have been hacking into US and foreign networks as recently as this month to steal sensitive data and deploy ransomware, and they’re breaking

Elon Musk reins in Grok AI bot to stop election misinformation 2024-08-28 at 20:46 By Brandon Vigliarolo Because who needs yet another lawsuit? Elon Musk’s X has caved to requests from several US Secretaries of State and updated Grok AI to no longer push out misinformation about the 2024 presidential election.… This article is an

TikTok isn’t protected by Section 230 in 10-year-old’s ‘blackout challenge’ death 2024-08-28 at 20:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Want a bot to pick engaging content and immunity from liability? Sorry, no A US appeals court has issued an opinion that could have wide-ranging implications for social media platforms, finding that content selected for users by TikTok’s

Fortra Issues Patch for High-Risk FileCatalyst Workflow Security Vulnerability 2024-08-28 at 20:01 By Fortra has addressed a critical security flaw impacting FileCatalyst Workflow that could be abused by a remote attacker to gain administrative access. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-6633, carries a CVSS score of 9.8, and stems from the use of a static password