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Apple missed screenshot-snooping malware in code that made it into the App Store, Kaspersky claims
Kaspersky eggheads say they’ve spotted the first app containing hidden optical character recognition spyware in Apple’s App Store. Cunningly, the software nasty is designed to steal cryptocurrency.…
If Ransomware Inc was a company, its 2024 results would be a horror show
Ransomware extortion payments fell in 2024, according to blockchain analyst biz Chainalysis this week.…
DOGE geek with Treasury payment system access now quits amid racist tweet claims
Marko Elez, a former SpaceX, Starlink, and X engineer who was granted deep access to a critical US Treasury payment system by the Trump-blessed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), has quit that team after he was linked to a racist Twitter account.…
Amazon-backed X-energy bags $700M more for itty nuke reactors that don't exist yet
Months after Amazon joined a half-billion-dollar funding round for next-gen modular nuclear startup X-energy, the biz has announced a supplemental Series C-1 raise - despite its fission reactor design remaining unproven.…
Coordinates of millions of smartphones feared stolen, sparking yet another lawsuit against data broker
Gravy Analytics has been sued yet again for allegedly failing to safeguard its vast stores of personal data, which are now feared stolen. And by personal data we mean information including the locations of tens of millions of smartphones, coordinates of which were ultimately harvested from installed apps.…
Federal judge tightens DOGE leash over critical Treasury payment system access
Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has had its access to US Treasury payment systems restricted - at least temporarily - following a lawsuit from advocacy groups and unions.…
Dems want answers on national security risks posed by hiring freeze, DOGE
Elected officials are demanding answers as to whether the Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) are hamstringing US national security.…
When it comes to AI ROI, IT decision-makers not convinced
Many business leaders remain unconvinced that AI is worth the expense despite continued hype from an industry that has bet billions on developing the tech and desperately needs to recoup that spending.…
Eggheads crack the code for the perfect soft boil
Researchers have put computational fluid dynamics software to good use in devising a solution to the age-old problem of the perfect soft-boiled egg.…
Google exec sees enterprise quantum app on closer horizon
Despite ongoing breakthroughs, quantum computing has struggled to shake the perception that it's always another ten years away from being practical. However, researchers at Google now argue the tech is actually much closer to commercial viability than some would have you believe.…
Veterans Affairs reboots Oracle health records project for $330M
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has restarted a project to implement Oracle electronic health records in its hospitals after the project was suspended in 2023.…
Microsoft makes sweet, sweet music with Windows MIDI Services
Microsoft has released its first in-box public preview of Windows MIDI Services with full support for the MIDI 2.0 standard.…
Uber CEO warns robotaxis can't find a fast route to commercial viability
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is warning that it's not yet possible to commercialize autonomous vehicles due to high costs, seasonal demand fluctuations, and the need to prove "superhuman" safety.…
Copilot+ PCs? Customers just aren't buying it – yet
There remains little love for notebooks containing AI-capable processors and even less for Microsoft's Copilot+ models, with premium pricing, software compatibility, and opaque benefits cited as the reasons.…
Agent P waxes lyrical about 14 years of systemd
FOSDEM 2025 FOSDEM returned to Brussels for the first weekend in February – not without some controversial people.…
Robot dogs learn bomb disposal tricks in trials
You can teach a robotic dog new tricks, it seems, with mechanic canines now being deployed in tests to detect and defuse bomb threats.…
Openreach tests 50 Gbps broadband – don’t expect it anytime soon
Network builder and maintainer Openreach says it has tested a 50 Gbps fiber broadband connection in the UK, as a first step towards making it commercially available at some point in the distant future.…
Why UK Online Safety Act may not be safe for bloggers
Analysis Individuals who run their own website could be held liable for, weirdly enough, off-topic visitor-posted comments that break the UK's Online Safety Act.…
Tesla sales crash in Europe, UK. We can only wonder why
Registration of new Tesla cars slumped across Europe in January, as Chinese electric-vehicle makers racked up enormous growth.…
Arm gives up on killing off Qualcomm's vital chip license
Arm has given up on terminating one of its key licenses with Qualcomm, leaving the latter free to continue producing homegrown Arm-compatible chips for PCs, phones, and servers.…