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Alphawave Semi swallowed in Qualcomm's $2.4B connectivity conquest
Qualcomm has bid $2.4 billion to buy connectivity specialist Alphawave Semi. If approved it will see yet another London Stock Exchange-listed tech biz put under the control of an overseas owner.…
Blocking stolen phones from the cloud can be done, should be done, won't be done
Opinion A lot of our tech world is nightmarish, but sometimes this is literally true.…
Chinese spy crew appears to be preparing for conflict by backdooring 75+ critical orgs
An IT services company, a European media group, and a South Asian government entity are among the more than 75 companies where China-linked groups have planted malware to access strategic networks should a conflict break out.…
Seagate still HAMRing away at the 100 TB disk drive decades later
Feature Seagate says it has a clear way forward to 100 TB disk drives using 10 TB per platter technology, but HAMR tech is nearly 25 years old and full mass production is still not underway. What has been taking so long?…
BT won't budge over pay hike for manager grade employees
Emotions are running high at BT over the Brit telco's refusal to "improve their derisory and insulting" pay offer to manager grade staff, according to John Ferrett, national secretary at union Prospect.…
Field support chap got married – which took down a mainframe
Who, Me? Reg readers are so dedicated it seems some of you are married to the job, although you also admit that no relationship is perfect when you send stories to Who, Me? It's the column in which we share your tales of making massive mistakes and somehow staying together with your employer afterwords.…
Chap claims Atari 2600 'absolutely wrecked' ChatGPT at chess
The Atari 2600 gaming console came into the world in 1977 with an eight-bit processor that ran at 1.19MhZ, and just 128 bytes of RAM – but that’s apparently enough power to beat ChatGPT at chess.…
China’s asteroid-and-comet hunter probe unfurls a ‘solar wing’
China’s space agency has revealed its Tianwen 2 probe has unfurled a ‘solar wing’.…
US infrastructure could crumble under cyberattack, ex-NSA advisor warns
Infosec in Brief If a cyberattack hit critical infrastructure in the US, it would likely crumble, former deputy national security adviser and NSA cybersecurity director Anne Neuberger said last week.…
Enterprises are getting stuck in AI pilot hell, say Chatterbox Labs execs
Interview Before AI becomes commonplace in enterprises, corporate leaders have to commit to an ongoing security testing regime tuned to the nuances of AI models.…
£127M wasted on failed UK nuclear cleanup plan
The center for the UK's nuclear industry wasted £127 million ($172 million) during delays and replanning as it scrambled to find alternatives for facilities which treat and repackage plutonium, a Parliamentary report found.…
Trump lifts US supersonic flight ban, says he's 'Making Aviation Great Again'
On Friday, President Trump signed an executive order telling the FAA to lift its 52-year ban on supersonic flight over the US and told the FAA to devise a scheme to limit noise pollution from such aircraft.…
Schneier tries to rip the rose-colored AI glasses from the eyes of Congress
Security guru Bruce Schneier played the skunk at the garden party in a Thursday federal hearing on AI's use in the government, focusing on the risks many are ignoring.…
Linux Foundation tries to play peacemaker in ongoing WordPress scuffle
The Linux Foundation on Friday introduced a new method to distribute WordPress updates and plugins that's not controlled by any one party, in a bid to "stabilize the WordPress ecosystem" after months of infighting.…
ChatGPT used for evil: Fake IT worker resumes, misinfo, and cyber-op assist
Fake IT workers possibly linked to North Korea, Beijing-backed cyber operatives, and Russian malware slingers are among the baddies using ChatGPT for evil, according to OpenAI's latest threat report.…
Musk and Trump take slap fight public as bromance ends
Fire up those popcorn makers. The bromance between tech mogul Elon Musk and US President Donald Trump has come to an ignominious end as the billionaires feud on their respective social media platforms.…
Fresh strain of pro-Russian wiper flushes Ukrainian critical infrastructure
A new strain of wiper malware targeting Ukrainian infrastructure is being linked to pro-Russian hackers, in the latest sign of Moscow's evolving cyber tactics.…
As Europe eyes move from US hyperscalers, IONOS dismisses scaleability worries
Interview European cloud providers and software vendors used this week's Nextcloud summit to insist that not only can workloads be moved from the US hyperscalers, not considering it is "negligent" on behalf of IT bosses.…
Uncle Sam moves to seize $7.7M laundered by North Korean IT worker ring
The US is looking to finally capture the $7.74 million it froze over two years ago after indicting alleged money launderers it claims are behind North Korean IT worker schemes.…
Your ransomware nightmare just came true – now what?
Feature So, the worst has happened. Computer screens all over your org are flashing up a warning that you've been infected by ransomware, or you've got a message that someone's been stealing information from your server.…