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Xlibre fork lights a fire under long-dormant X.org development

Fri, 2025-06-20 16:20
X11 is very far from dead – no matter if some want it to be

Comment Considerable new activity is happening both in the established X.org X11 server and around its new fork, Xlibre.…

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OVHcloud chief talks up sovereignty discussions with the European Commision

Fri, 2025-06-20 15:28
... And then promptly deletes comment. Optimism or an opportunity? Or perhaps both

French cloud business, OVHcloud, claimed yesterday that it is in discussions with the European Commission (EC) regarding a possible migration to a sovereign cloud – in an X post that has since been deleted.…

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DHS warns of sharp rise in Chinese-made signal jammers it calls 'tools of terrorism'

Fri, 2025-06-20 14:28
Seizures up 830% since 2021, with devices linked to interference in emergency responses

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is concerned about the rate at which outlawed signal-jamming devices are being found across the US.…

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Broadcom's answer to VMware pricing outrage: You're using it wrong

Fri, 2025-06-20 13:01
VCF bundle is worth it if you make the most of every part, says CTO

Customers dismayed by Broadcom's move to selling costly bundles such as VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) will realize its value if they'd just use more of the components, the company's CTO says.…

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Windows 11 migration heats up... on desktops

Fri, 2025-06-20 12:31
What about notebooks, including AI-ready devices? Ah well, still months to go, eh Microsoft

With fewer than four months before Microsoft pulls the plug on standard support for Windows 10, businesses are replacing dusty – but in some cases perfectly working – desktop PCs in preparation for the migration to the little loved next generation of the Windows OS.…

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SAP ECC 6.0 lives to fight another decade under Rimini Street

Fri, 2025-06-20 11:39
Third-party provider pledges to support legacy ERP until 2040

Enterprise software support specialist Rimini Street has announced that it will continue to support SAP's ECC 6.0 until 2040, more than ten years after the German vendor plans to retire support for the legacy ERP platform.…

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Attack on Oxford City Council exposes 21 years of election worker data

Fri, 2025-06-20 10:45
Services coming back online after legacy systems compromised

Oxford City Council says a cyberattack earlier this month resulted in 21 years of data being compromised.…

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Deal to 'save' UK colleges £45M in Oracle Java licensing fees followed audit requests

Fri, 2025-06-20 09:27
Framework agreement may rescue some unis from 'financial abyss' after Oracle per-employee Java license, says insider

Exclusive Oracle requested Java audits with UK higher education institutions leading up to the negotiation of a national framework agreement — set to be worth up to £9.86 million ($13.33 million) — which aims to save the institutions £45 million when compared to standard commercial pricing.…

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Remembering when NASA stuck a Space Shuttle on top of a Boeing 747

Fri, 2025-06-20 08:41
'Black side down,' Lego style

Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with a Space Shuttle perched on top.…

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Techie traveled 4 hours to fix software that worked perfectly until a new hire used it

Fri, 2025-06-20 07:29
Sometimes the 'R' in RTFM stands for 'Remember'

On Call The trek through the working week can be long and tiring, which is why The Register always offers a little Friday morning refresher in the form of On Call – the reader-contributed column in which you share tech support stories.…

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Australia finds age detection tech has many flaws but will work

Fri, 2025-06-20 06:28
Probe into how to implement social media ban finds privacy risks, developer overreach, infosec uncertainties

Australia’s trial of age assurance technology has found it’s up to the task of preventing children under 16 years of age from using social media, despite many problems.…

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AFRINIC election proceeds after ICANN’s attempt to replace officials fails

Fri, 2025-06-20 04:02
Regulator remains concerned about election integrity

Elections at troubled regional internet registry the African Network Information Centre (AFRINIC) will continue, after the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers’ (ICANN’s) attempt to appoint new officials to oversee the poll failed.…

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China just two years behind USA on chip design, says White House tech Czar

Fri, 2025-06-20 01:31
Expects Huawei to start exporting AI chips soon, creating global fight for tech stack dominance

China’s AI and chipmaking prowess lags the USA’s by just two years, and America’s efforts to slow its progress could be hobbling its own semiconductor industry, according to Trump administration tech czar David Sacks.…

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Japan's sequel to Fugaku supercomputer will be Arm'd to the teeth

Thu, 2025-06-19 22:34
Fujitsu picked to build system using 'MONAKA-X' CPUs

Fujitsu has bagged the contract to design Japan's next-gen supercomputer to succeed the Fugaku system, and it looks set to be another Arm-based behemoth, using a CPU derived from its upcoming MONAKA datacenter silicon.…

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American coders are most likely to use AI

Thu, 2025-06-19 21:07
Baseball, apple pie, and assisted programming

US-based software developers are the world's most prolific users of AI coding assistants, a trend that researchers believe has national economic implications.…

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Boffins devise voice-altering tech to jam 'vishing' schemes

Thu, 2025-06-19 19:25
To stop AI scam callers, break automatic speech recognition systems

Researchers based in Israel and India have developed a defense against automated call scams.…

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Microsoft 365 brings the shutters down on legacy protocols

Thu, 2025-06-19 18:03
FrontPage Remote Procedure Call and others set to be blocked in the name of 'Secure by Default'

Microsoft has warned administrators that legacy authentication protocols will be blocked by default from July, meaning that anyone who hasn't made preparations already could be in for a busy summer.…

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EU Advocate General advises top court to toss Google appeal against €4B fine

Thu, 2025-06-19 16:53
Case over bundling Play Store with Chrome and Google Search set to continue

A European court has advised [PDF] that Google's appeal against a ruling that found it had abused its market dominance should be dismissed.…

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Uncle Sam seeks time in tower dump data grab case after judge calls it 'unconstitutional'

Thu, 2025-06-19 16:30
Feds told they can't demand a haystack to find a needle

The United States is requesting [PDF] a month-long extension to the deadline for its final decision regarding an appeal against a judge's ruling that obtaining tower dumps is unconstitutional.…

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Interactive IEA tracker shows where AI is guzzling the most energy

Thu, 2025-06-19 15:04
Observatory maps datacenter hubs and power demand worldwide

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has unveiled an online platform to closely monitor and analyze the impact of AI across the energy sector worldwide.…

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