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Be honest. Would you pay off a ransomware crew?
Kettle Believe us, we wish there was a simple solution that could stop ransomware dead in its tracks for good.…
Kia crashes CES with modular electric vehicle concept
CES Korean automaker Kia has returned to CES after a five-year absence to unveil an eagerly anticipated electric vehicle concept: Modular vehicles that can be kitted out to fit various purposes.…
Microsoft's HoloLens goes galactic in $19.8M augmented reality adventure
The US Space Force's Space Systems Command (SSC) has signed a deal with Microsoft to create an "Immersive Intelligent Environment" augmented reality space simulation.…
Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers
Exclusive Broadcom is tossing the majority of VMware's Cloud Services Providers as part of its shakeup of the virtualization pioneer's partner programs, say sources, leaving customers unclear who their IT supplier will be.…
Cybercrooks play dress-up as 'helpful' researchers in latest ransomware ruse
Ransomware victims already reeling from potential biz disruption and the cost of resolving the matter are now being subjected to follow-on extortion attempts by criminals posing as helpful security researchers.…
Data wrangler Zuckerberg becomes world's least likely cattle rancher
More used to farming data via his social media empire, Mark Zuckerberg is expanding his horizons to raise cattle at his Ko’olau Ranch in Hawaii - the one where he’s also preparing for the end of the world.…
The Hobbes OS/2 Archive logs off permanently in April
Bad news for OS/2 fans: the Hobbes OS/2 software archive is to be shuttered once and for all in April.…
ShinyHunters chief phisherman gets 3 years, must cough up $5M
A key member of the ShinyHunters cybercrime group is facing three years in the slammer and being forced to return $5 million in criminal proceeds.…
44-year-old Voyager 2 data sheds light on solar system's magnetic personalities
Researchers, after discovering magnetosheath jets around Jupiter, now believe these phenomena may exist on all solar system planets.…
SAP reshuffles leadership as cloud crusade continues
Global ERP giant SAP has announced two changes to its executive board in order to spur its quest to shift customers to the cloud.…
STMicroelectronics slims to be lean, mean, chipmaking machine
Euro chipmaker STMicroelectronics is reorganizing into two product groups, down from three, saying it wants to boost efficiency and get closer to customers in a decision that will also cut overhead.…
Biggest Linux kernel release ever welcomes bcachefs file system, jettisons Itanium
The latest stable Linux kernel, 6.7, is out and finally includes the new next-gen copy-on-write (COW) bcachefs file system.…
Boffins demo self-eating rocket engine in Scotland
Interview The concept of a self-eating rocket is rearing its head once again as engineers showcase their work at the AIAA SciTech Forum.…
Top large language models struggle to make accurate legal arguments
Interview Top large language models tend to generate inaccurate legal information and should not be relied upon for litigation, according to new research.…
Google's TPUs could end up costing it a billion-plus, thanks to this patent challenge
Allegations that Google's Tensor Processing Units (TPUs) were developed using stolen designs are being put to the test as a jury trial brought against the search giant by Singular Computing kicks off this week.…
NASA's Artemis Moon missions take a rain check until 2025 and beyond
NASA's Moon mission launch dates have slid by about a year – Artemis II to September 2025 and Artemis III to September 2026. Artemis IV, the first mission to the Gateway lunar space station, remains scheduled for September 2028.…
Next BT CEO Allison Kirkby takes the wheel from next month
UK telco giant BT is confirming a start date for Allison Kirkby, who will become its chief executive on February 1, facing down the challenge of the company's nationwide fiber rollout and trying to reverse its declining share price.…
Former Post Office boss returns CBE to sender over computer system scandal
Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells, at the center of a media storm in recent days, is returning her CBE* following multiple calls for her to be stripped of the title.…
Need to make some 3D models but lack the skill and talent? Say, have you tried... AI?
Luma, a generative AI startup building software that transforms text descriptions to corresponding 3D models, just raised $43 million (£34 million) in a series-B funding round led by Andreesen Horowitz, Nvidia, and others. …
Cutting-edge microscopy reveals bottled water has 'up to 100 times' more bits of plastic than previously feared
The average store-bought bottle of water contains somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 to 100 times more minute plastic particles than previously believed, judging from a study published this week.…