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Five months after takedown, LockBit is a shadow of its former self

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

An unprecedented period for an unparalleled force in cybercrime Feature  For roughly two years, LockBit's ransomware operation was by far the most prolific of its kind, until the fateful events of February. After claiming thousands of victims, extor…

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Skype goes ad-free, which is unusual for Microsoft

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Feedback prioritized, unless it's about a feature customers really miss Microsoft has announced an ad-free update for Skype, now headed to testers in the company's Insider program. However, this update is unlikely to appease users who are still miss…

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EU AI Act still in infancy, but those with 'intelligent' HR apps better watch out

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Users and developers warned to prepare for what's coming with human resources a focus in 'high-risk' category As the world's first legislation specifically targeting AI comes into law on Thursday, developers of the technology, those integrating it i…

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It is 60 years since a US spacecraft first took a close-up of the Moon

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Ranger 7 finally gets its shot. Five years later, humans would follow It has been 60 years since a spacecraft snapped the USA's first close-up images of the lunar surface, a mere five years before astronauts set foot on the Moon. Ranger 7 finally ac…

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Delta Air Lines dials up Microsoft's legal nemesis over CrowdStrike losses

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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 funds back, potentially from the Falcon maker and…

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OpenTofu hits version 1.8 with more crowd-pleasing features

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Open source TerraForm rival introduces a new file extension so users can 'keep older code around for compatibility' Terraform alternative OpenTofu has reached version 1.8 amid further signs of fragmentation.…

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Compared to other distros, Vanilla OS 2 'Orchid' is rewriting how Linux works

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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.…

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UK Electoral Commission slapped for basic cybersecurity fails

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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 40 million voters.…

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Microsoft Dynamics 365 called out for worker surveillance

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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 di…

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China stops worrying about lack of GPUs and learns to love the supercomputer

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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.…

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Canceled meeting between US and UAE throws fresh scrutiny on Microsoft-G42 deal

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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 US.…

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DigiCert gives unlucky folks 24 hours to replace doomed certificates after code blunder

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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.…

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Amazon, you will do a total recall of bad stuff sold through your site, watchdog barks

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

E-super-souk isn't having any of it Amazon has been ordered by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to take full and proper responsibility for recalling faulty and dangerous products sold by merchants through its website and app.…

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Microsoft remains massively profitable, investors await AI payoff

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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 in the s…

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Ridesharing makes new and unique mess in Japan's taxi industry

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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.…

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Asia's regional internet registry APNIC names new director general

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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.…

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Asia's regional internet registry APNIC names new director general

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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.…

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Microsoft's Azure networking takes a worldwide tumble

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

Ready to talk it up to investors today, Redmond? Updated  Microsoft's cloud services are having a bad day with users worldwide reporting difficulty connecting to Azure.…

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AMD sold $1B of Instinct GPUs last quarter, driving triple-digit datacenter growth

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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 over $1 billion of d…

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DigiCert gives unlucky folks 24 hours to replace doomed certificates after code blunder

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

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.…

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No, Amazon, you will do total recall of bad stuff sold through your site, watchdog barks

woensdag 31 juli 2024 inThe Register Headlines (Tech News)

E-super-souk isn't having any of it Amazon has been ordered by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to take full and proper responsibility for recalling faulty and dangerous products sold by merchants through its website and app.…

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