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FTC to probe IBM’s $6.4B takeover of HashiCorp 2024-07-15 at 22:31 By Matthew Connatser Cloud biz claims it’s full speed ahead – and damn the torpedoes The FTC is probing IBM’s acquisition of HashiCorp, according to a filing made to America’s financial watchdog.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Net neutrality in danger again: US appeals court stays new FCC rule 2024-07-15 at 21:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo ‘Likelihood of success is even clearer,’ after Chevron and Loper Bright decisions, say telco industry appellants The Federal Communications Commission’s attempt to reassert net neutrality rules has been put on hold by the US Sixth Circuit of

Smartphones sales bounce, Xiaomi biting at Apple’s heels 2024-07-15 at 20:48 By Dan Robinson Chinese brand giving iPhone a run for its money Global smartphone sales are continuing to rebound, partly thanks to a “buzz” around high-end devices supporting Gen AI, but mostly due to budget conscious consumers seeking out low-end devices.… This article is

GitHub Token Leak Exposes Python’s Core Repositories to Potential Attacks 2024-07-15 at 20:17 By Cybersecurity researchers said they discovered an accidentally leaked GitHub token that could have granted elevated access to the GitHub repositories of the Python language, Python Package Index (PyPI), and the Python Software Foundation (PSF) repositories. JFrog, which found the GitHub Personal

Linux kernel 6.10 arrives with punched-up hardware support 2024-07-15 at 20:03 By Liam Proven Plus: Broader Rust abilities, better sandboxing, and more The latest Linux kernel is here, with relatively few new features but better support for several hardware platforms, including non-Intel kit.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Southwest latest to aim at electric air taxi dream with Archer partnership 2024-07-15 at 19:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo You have to plan for the future, but we’re pretty far from a license to fly Southwest Airlines and Archer Aviation have penned a preliminary deal the pair hope will give them a slice of the electric

From check-in to check-out: Ensuring cybersecurity in hospitality 2024-07-15 at 19:18 By A secure and seamless guest experience is no longer a luxury, but a necessity in today’s digital age. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Evidence for Moon caves emerges as humans hunt for hospitable hideaway under lunar surface 2024-07-15 at 18:46 By Lindsay Clark Lava tubes promise shelter in future Moon missions Scientists have uncovered evidence of underground caves on the Moon that humans could potentially use for shelter during a mission to the Earth’s natural satellite.… This article

ZDI shames Microsoft for – yet another – coordinated vulnerability disclosure snafu 2024-07-15 at 18:17 By Jessica Lyons ‘It seems like they really don’t have a full grasp of what’s going on with this patch’ Exclusive  A Microsoft zero-day exploit that Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative team claims it found and reported to Redmond in

Is Teams connector retirement a tweak to fit EU laws, or a sign of price rises to come? 2024-07-15 at 17:34 By Richard Speed Customers debate reasons behind move, say halo of Teams has slipped now Copilot is here Analysis  Arguments over the retirement of Office 365 connectors within Teams shows no sign of abating,

Infoseccers claim Squarespace migration linked to DNS hijackings at Web3 firms 2024-07-15 at 17:01 By Connor Jones Company keeps quiet amid high-profile compromises Security researchers are claiming a spate of DNS hijackings at web3 businesses is linked to Squarespace’s acquisition of Google Domains last year.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

AMD predicts future AI PCs will run 30B parameter models at 100 tokens per second 2024-07-15 at 16:16 By Tobias Mann They’re gonna need a heck of a lot of memory bandwidth – not to mention capacity – to do it Analysis  Within a few years, AMD expects to have notebook chips capable of running

AMD spills the beans on Zen 5’s 16% IPC gains 2024-07-15 at 16:16 By Tobias Mann Fatter front end and execution engine meets a higher bandwidth backend and a true AVX-512 implementation With the first Zen 5 CPUs and SoCs set to ship later this month, AMD offered a closer look at the architectural improvements

SpaceX’s Falcon anomaly could have serious implications for the space industry 2024-07-15 at 16:02 By Richard Speed Musk firm to work with the FAA on why the second stage leaked liquid oxygen SpaceX has confirmed the payload of last week’s Starlink launch is pretty much a total writeoff. However, standing down Falcon 9 as authorities

Atos secures funding for rescue plan, lives to fight another day 2024-07-15 at 15:16 By Dan Robinson Demain est un autre jour The future of French IT heavyweight Atos is on firmer ground after the company secured funding for its rescue plan by signing a Lock-Up Agreement with creditors, although the restructuring remains subject to

Fresh programmer’s editor on Linux lies Zed ahead 2024-07-15 at 14:20 By Liam Proven New project from Atom developer gains a second host OS Zed – sorry, US readers, that’s its name, not “Zee” – is a new coding tool. Until very recently it was Mac-only, but not any more.… This article is an excerpt

CRYSTALRAY Hackers Infect Over 1,500 Victims Using Network Mapping Tool 2024-07-15 at 14:20 By A threat actor that was previously observed using an open-source network mapping tool has greatly expanded their operations to infect over 1,500 victims. Sysdig, which is tracking the cluster under the name CRYSTALRAY, said the activities have witnessed a 10x surge,

10,000 Victims a Day: Infostealer Garden of Low-Hanging Fruit 2024-07-15 at 14:20 By Imagine you could gain access to any Fortune 100 company for $10 or less, or even for free. Terrifying thought, isn’t it? Or exciting, depending on which side of the cybersecurity barricade you are on. Well, that’s basically the state of things

The graying open source community needs fresh blood 2024-07-15 at 13:31 By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols Deep experience of the older tech crowd is nothing short of vital, yet projects need new devs to move forward Opinion  A “Youth and Open Source” panel was held at the United Nations (UN) Open Source Program Office (OSPO) for

Lenovo hit with higher patent payout, both sides claim a win 2024-07-15 at 13:02 By Dan Robinson Case centers on 3G, 4G, and 5G patents held by US wireless IP holder InterDigital Lenovo is claiming a victory of sorts in a UK Court of Appeal ruling that bumps up the amount it owes US patentholder