28-year-old accused of major ransomware attacks across Europe An alleged cog in the Conti and LockBit ransomware machines is now in handcuffs after Ukrainian police raided his home this week.…
Lees meerVows to have a 'commercially relevant' system within five years Quantum startup Diraq is to produce sample devices at GlobalFoundries fabs, making it another developer following Intel down the route of using standard CMOS production techniques to bu…
Lees meerTrade body bemoans move as 'notably unfair' but no countermeasures yet China has issued a withering response to the EU's decision to raise tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles, describing the move as "notably unfair."…
Lees meerChocolate Factory accused of misleading Chrome browser users Privacy campaigner noyb has filed a GDPR complaint regarding Google's Privacy Sandbox, alleging that turning on a "Privacy Feature" in the Chrome browser resulted in unwanted tracking by t…
Lees meerSimulation stimulates social media panic NASA provided an inadvertent insight into its training techniques when it accidentally broadcast audio that sounded like an emergency on the International Space Station.…
Lees meerConfidential patient information found by member of the public A data protection gaffe affecting the UK's NHS is being pinned on a medical student who placed too much trust in their bin bags.…
Lees meerAnd it's subsuming another bit of Linux by replacing sudo The latest version of the systemd init system is out, with the openly confrontational tag line: "Available soon in your nearest distro, now with 42 percent less Unix philosophy."…
Lees meerRaymond Chen talks teapots, and a fully engaged marketing team Archaeologic Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has shared the origin story behind the Windows 3D Pipes screensaver.…
Lees meerA legacy of scientific discovery, inspiration and engagement Obit Edward C Stone, the project scientist for NASA's Voyager mission from 1972 to 2022, has died.…
Lees meerGroup will also look into protecting subsea communications infrastructure More than three years after the pandemic crippled semiconductor supply chains, it seems G7 nations are getting ready to do something to prevent future disruptions.…
Lees meerThe plan is a slow build – not a breakout into enterprise tech Taiwan's ASUS is best known for its laptops and Wi-Fi kit, but it's quietly building an enterprise tech and cloud business – and slowly introducing it to the world after big successes at…
Lees meerDMA-like law passes in pursuit of a more innovative and open smartphone market Japan's parliament has passed a law that will require Apple and Google to allow access to third-party app stores and payment providers on devices running their mobile ope…
Lees meerCosts cut deeply, with more to come, and forward bookings surge VMware's quarterly revenue appears to have fallen by $600 million during its first full quarter of ownership by Broadcom, which revealed strong growth in forward bookings and huge cost …
Lees meerSapeon and Rebellions think they can do better together Two South Korean members of the AI Platform Alliance – a group that advocates an open alternative to Nvidia – have proposed a merger to accelerate their work and achieve greater scale, and perh…
Lees meerWho tracks the trackers? Life360, purveyor of "Tile" Bluetooth tracking devices and developer of associated apps, has revealed it is dealing with a "criminal extortion attempt" after unknown miscreants contacted it with an allegation they had custom…
Lees meerHuman settlement of the Moon made a little easier, maybe? A study proposes that the Moon's dusty topsoil, also known as regolith, can produce thermal energy.…
Lees meerFeeling empowerment and autonomy at work reportedly key when toiling remotely Many office workers no longer want to sacrifice their entire working week at their desk – the corporate altar of commerce – but for some with "a higher level of neuroticis…
Lees meerNHTSA already probing robo-car biz over crashes with 'clearly visible objects' Waymo is updating its self-driving cars' software after another accident in Phoenix, Arizona, that the driverless taxi biz is blaming on faulty maps and code.…
Lees meerHuman settlement of the Moon made a little easier, maybe? A study proposes that the Moon's dusty topsoil, also known as regolith, can produce thermal energy.…
Lees meerSymantec suggests Black Basta crew beat Microsoft to the patch The Black Basta ransomware gang may have exploited a now-patched Windows privilege escalation bug as a zero-day, according to Symantec's threat hunters.…
Lees meerBut candidate Victor Miller tells The Reg he'll use machine learning to help govern Officials in Wyoming are trying to figure out how to respond to an application to run for mayor of the City of Cheyenne that comes with the promise of AI-assisted go…
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