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Democrats demand to know WTF is up with that DOGE server on OPM's network

Thu, 2025-02-06 01:49
Are you trying to make this easy for China and Russia?

Who bought it, who installed it, and what's happening with the data on it.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Robocallers who phoned the FCC pretending to be from the FCC land telco in trouble

Thu, 2025-02-06 00:04
Don't laugh: The $4.5m fine proposed for carrier Telnyx shows how the Trump administration will run its comms regulator

In its first enforcement action of the Trump presidency, the FCC has voted to propose fining Telnyx $4,492,500 – after scammers pretending to be the watchdog's staff started calling actual FCC staffers via the VoIP telco.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Mixing Rust and C in Linux likened to cancer by kernel maintainer

Wed, 2025-02-05 23:09
Some worry multi-lang codebase makes it harder to maintain open source uber-project, others disagree

Developers trying to add Rust code to the Linux kernel continue to face opposition from kernel maintainers who believe using multiple languages is an unwelcome and risky complication.…

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Cisco patches two critical Identity Services Engine flaws

Wed, 2025-02-05 22:32
One gives root access, the other lets you steal info and reconfig nodes, in the right (or should that be wrong) circumstances

Cisco has fixed two critical vulnerabilities in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) that could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root or access sensitive information, modify configurations, and reload affected devices.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Poland’s 2nd astronaut brings pierogi to the ISS party

Wed, 2025-02-05 20:30
Here's hoping freeze-dried Polish dumplings are just as good as ones freshly fried in butter

When Axiom Space's fourth mission to the International Space Station arrives in orbit this spring it'll include Poland's second-ever astronaut, who will bring an essential comfort from home: Pierogi.…

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Musky minion granted 'read-only' access to federal payment systems

Wed, 2025-02-05 19:30
Nothing to see here, just a 'special government employee' doing his job

The US Treasury Department has assured Congress that a "special government employee" associated with Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has just "read-only" access to vital federal government payment systems that disburse trillions of dollars annually.…

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Trump admin seeks to reclassify federal CIOs, opening door to political appointees

Wed, 2025-02-05 18:15
Fall in line with executive policy or you're gone, acting OPM chief insists

Chief Information Officers across the US federal government face increased job uncertainty as the Trump administration recommends agencies reclassify these positions, potentially making them political appointees.…

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Blue Origin spins up lunar gravity for New Shepard flight

Wed, 2025-02-05 17:33
Bezos' rocketeers tout capability as useful for NASA and other tech providers

Blue Origin has sent its reusable New Shepard rocket on another suborbital lob, this time simulating lunar gravity for capsule payloads.…

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Netgear fixes critical bugs as Five Eyes warn about break-ins at the edge

Wed, 2025-02-05 16:27
International security squads all focus on stopping baddies busting in through routers, IoT kit etc

Netgear is advising customers to upgrade their firmware after it patched two critical vulnerabilities affecting multiple routers.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

You know something's wrong when Clippy fills you with nostalgia for simpler times

Wed, 2025-02-05 15:35
It looks like you want to irritate Windows users. Do you want some help with that?

There are some things that can't be unseen, including Microsoft posting a hand-drawn image of the company's infamous assistant, Clippy, on social media.…

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Los Alamos lab to research next-gen chip technologies

Wed, 2025-02-05 14:38
Radiation-hardening for space environments and energy efficiency tweaks for above and below

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is leading a project to transform how chips are designed and manufactured, to make them more energy efficient and able to better tolerate environmental conditions such as radiation.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

US cranks up espionage charges against ex-Googler accused of trade secrets heist

Wed, 2025-02-05 13:33
Mountain View clocked onto the scheme with days to spare

A Chinese national faces a substantial stint in prison and heavy fines if found guilty of several additional charges related to economic espionage and theft of trade secrets at Google.…

Categories: Linux fréttir

Workday erases 8.5% of workforce because of...AI

Wed, 2025-02-05 12:51
That's 1,750 positions about to join the employment queue and it's only February

Workday is erasing 8.5 percent of its personnel under a restructuring scheme because… AI.…

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Microsoft's final Exchange Server 2019 update still missing as support deadline ticks down

Wed, 2025-02-05 11:45
CU15 MIA as Redmond scrambles to fix issues

Microsoft has yet to deliver its promised Cumulative Update 15 for Exchange Server 2019 due to some issues, as the countdown to the end of support for the email platform continues.…

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Early mornings, late evenings, weekends. Useless users always demand support

Wed, 2025-02-05 11:01
Techie complains as biz ignores contractual working hours

OnCall... even when I'm not Do you ever feel like you’re on-call even when you’re technically not on call?…

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Boeing, Boeing, burned: Over half a billion dollars by Starliner in 2024

Wed, 2025-02-05 10:15
More Catastrophic Capsule than Calamity Capsule for Boeing's beancounters

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner project has added a reach-forward loss of $523 million for the aviation giant, taking total losses for the program beyond the $2 billion mark.…

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Remember it'll cost ya to keep the lights on for Windows 10

Wed, 2025-02-05 09:30
At $61 per device, doubling each year, security updates from November are going to add up quickly

Microsoft has quietly updated a support document on how the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program for Windows 10 will work and how much it will cost - and for some it might cause their stomach to churn.…

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Microsoft quietly erases Windows 11 TPM 2.0 bypass workaround from help page

Wed, 2025-02-05 08:26
You'll upgrade that aging piece of kit and you'll like it

For the past three years, Microsoft documented a way to run Windows 11 on PCs that lack Trusted Platform Module 2.0 hardware - but that workaround has now disappeared from its help page.…

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Oracle starts laying mines in JavaScript trademark battle

Wed, 2025-02-05 07:31
Big Red accused of stalling or derailing legal fight by challenging fraud claim

Oracle this week asked the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to partially dismiss a challenge to its JavaScript trademark.…

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Rackspace moving some of its own workloads off VMware to address bigger Broadcom bills

Wed, 2025-02-05 06:33
New home, Platform9, says it’s also helping a Fortune 500 company to migrate 40,000 VMs

Exclusive Rackspace is moving some of its back-office workloads off VMware and onto a platform called Private Cloud Director offered by cloud infrastructure outfit Platform9.…

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