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Compared to other distros, Vanilla OS 2 ‘Orchid’ is rewriting how Linux works 2024-07-31 at 12:31 By Liam Proven In front, unmodified GNOME; underneath, it’s all a bit strange, but purposefully so Vanilla OS is an experimental distro testing out new implementations of immutability, cross-distro packaging, A/B failover, and more.… This article is an excerpt […]

UK Electoral Commission slapped for basic cybersecurity fails 2024-07-31 at 11:46 By Connor Jones It took 13 months to notice 40 million voters’ data was compromised The UK’s Electoral Commission has received a formal slap on the wrist for a litany of security failings that led to the theft of personal data belonging to around

Microsoft Dynamics 365 called out for worker surveillance 2024-07-31 at 10:48 By Thomas Claburn Redmond disputes some claims made in Cracked Labs report Microsoft Dynamics 365 provides “field service management” that allows customers to monitor mobile service workers through smartphone apps – allegedly to the detriment of their autonomy and dignity.… This article is an

China stops worrying about lack of GPUs and learns to love the supercomputer 2024-07-31 at 10:03 By Laura Dobberstein The workaround is going to be inevitable in the future anyway, say Chinese boffins Leading Chinese computer scientists have suggested the nation can build large language models without imported GPUs, by using supercomputers instead.… This article

Canceled meeting between US and UAE throws fresh scrutiny on Microsoft-G42 deal 2024-07-31 at 09:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo All a simple misunderstanding, we’re told A meeting intended to allay fears that Emirati AI firm G42’s deal with Microsoft could result in China accessing advanced US technology was reportedly cancelled by the UAE ambassador to the

Microsoft remains massively profitable, investors await AI payoff 2024-07-31 at 08:46 By Simon Sharwood Everyone loves Copilot, execs claim – and hope they can say the same for Copilot Plus PCs Microsoft has tried to convince investors that AI is paying off, but they appear unimpressed by news of customer adoption and revenue revealed Tuesday

Meta Settles for $1.4 Billion with Texas Over Illegal Biometric Data Collection 2024-07-31 at 08:16 By Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, agreed to a record $1.4 billion settlement with the U.S. state of Texas over allegations that it illegally collected biometric data of millions of users without their permission, marking one

Superior Court of Los Angeles County closes after ransomware attack 2024-07-31 at 07:17 By A ransomware attack caused Superior Court of Los Angeles County to close all 36 courthouse locations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Ridesharing makes new and unique mess in Japan’s taxi industry 2024-07-31 at 07:03 By Laura Dobberstein Minister accuses cab drivers of gaming algos to score more lucrative fares Taxi drivers are gaming ride-sharing algorithms in Japan to find more and more lucrative fares, according to digital transformation minister Taro Kono.… This article is an excerpt

Asia’s regional internet registry APNIC names new director general 2024-07-31 at 06:02 By Simon Sharwood ICANN’s local boss Jia Rong Low gets the gig – and a challenging to-do list The Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC) has named its new director general: ICANN regional managing director and vice president Jia Rong Low.… This article

AMD sold $1B of Instinct GPUs last quarter, driving triple-digit datacenter growth 2024-07-31 at 05:01 By Tobias Mann Which is nice, but way behind Nvidia, while other segments are soft and supply-chain pain persists AMD has told investors that its Instinct MI300X GPUs – the chip designer’s alternative to Nvidia AI accelerator hardware – landed

DigiCert gives unlucky folks 24 hours to replace doomed certificates after code blunder 2024-07-31 at 04:46 By Jessica Lyons For the want of an underscore DigiCert has given some unlucky customers 24 hours to replace their SSL/TLS security certificates it previously issued them – due to a five-year-old blunder in its backend software.… This article

No, Amazon, you will handle the recall of stuff sold through your site, watchdog barks 2024-07-31 at 02:46 By Thomas Claburn E-super-souk isn’t having any of it Amazon has been ordered by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to take responsibility for recalling faulty and dangerous products sold by third-party merchants.… This article is

No love lost between Apple and Nvidia as iGiant chooses Google chips for AI training 2024-07-31 at 01:16 By Matthew Connatser Things are getting Tensor between Cupertino and Nv Apple has detailed in a research paper how it trained its latest generative AI models using Google’s neural-network accelerators rather than, say, more fashionable Nvidia hardware.…

Can’t get Minecraft, MongoDB Cloud, others to work today? Blame that Azure outage 2024-07-30 at 22:47 By Matthew Connatser Shut the Front Door! If you’ve had or are having problems using websites and apps today, it might well be due to the Microsoft Azure outage.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Meta to cough up $1.4B to end fight over ‘unlawful’ facial recognition of friends 2024-07-30 at 22:31 By Jessica Lyons Everything’s bigger in Texas – even the settlement deals Meta will pay a record $1.4 billion to settle a lawsuit with Texas, which accused the Facebook giant of breaking privacy laws by performing facial recognition on

Delta Air Lines dials up Microsoft’s legal nemesis over CrowdStrike losses 2024-07-30 at 22:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Oh, Boies, here we go again Delta Air Lines lost hundreds of millions of dollars due to the CrowdStrike outage earlier this month – and it has hired a high-powered law firm to claw some of those lost

Qualcomm goes budget with Snapdragon 4s Gen 2 5G chipset 2024-07-30 at 21:17 By Dan Robinson Latest silicon aims to bring Gigabit connectivity to sub-$100 handsets Qualcomm has been pushing high-end smartphone platforms recently, but its latest release targets the budget segment, aiming to deliver Gigabit 5G connectivity to sub-$100 handsets.… This article is an

Zuck dreams of personalized AI assistants for all – just like email 2024-07-30 at 20:31 By Tobias Mann A model finetuned on your social media profile? What could possibly go wrong? SIGGRAPH  Big public AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot have become near ubiquitous over the past few years – but Meta CEO Mark

TSMC confirms it’ll dig into Dresden for chip giant’s first fab on Euro soil 2024-07-30 at 19:46 By Matthew Connatser Partnership with NXP, Infineon, and Bosch finally gets under way TSMC and partners will break ground in Dresden, Germany, to start building the Taiwanese chip maker’s first European fab.… This article is an excerpt from