Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop [Thu Aug 11 2022]

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in

The Register

{* Daily Headlines *}

11 August 2022

 
The word Linux spelled out

Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop

It makes perfect sense for enterprises as well as enthusiasts. Just ask GitLab

 
 

Off-Prem

Google Cloud expands to Thailand, Malaysia and New Zealand

Hopes to tap expected growth as it levels up to match rivals' presences

webinar_Nipping_ransomware

Nipping ransomware in the bud

Detecting pre-ransomware activity

Open-Source

Orchestrating open-source storage solutions more efficient IT

Partnered with Intel® and OSNEXUS

On-Prem

Facebook hands over chats to cops in post-Roe abortion case

'If your business model depends on more aggressive surveillance, maybe you need a new business model'

18 Comments

The silicon goldrush is coming, but chip demand is evaporating

Leave it to the economy to throw another wrench into the semiconductor supply chain

1 Comments

Polaris supercomputer boots up, paves way for Aurora exascale system

Researchers cue up AI sims, code and workloads for Argonne Lab's most powerful beast

1 Comments

The sins of OneDrive as Microsoft's cloud storage service turns 15

SkyDrive? Placeholders? Outages? Yes, it's all gone swimmingly

29 Comments

Foxconn will have to forget about investing in Tsinghua Unigroup

International relations are hot as chips, and Taiwan cannot afford to empower China

3 Comments

BT union wants pay dispute talks with telco's largest shareholders

The game of corporate poker continues but CWU may find investors more interested in dividends

18 Comments

Unity game engine attracts big cash from China's tech titans

Chinese game devs targeted – maybe data protection laws too

4 Comments

Clouds lift Lenovo ISG to third consecutive profit

Sees sunlit uplands ahead with plans for factory and ITaaS expansions

webinar_Why_HCI_is

Why HCI is a Good Bet for Database Workloads

Sponsored by Nutanix

x

Secure Your Multi-Cloud Environments

See how cloud-agnostic network security can help

Security

Ex-CISA chief Krebs calls for US to get serious on security

Black Hat kicks off with call for single infosec agency with real clout and less confused crossover

1 Comments

As Black Hat kicks off, the US government is getting the message on hiring security talent

Katie Moussouris tells it like it is

Maui ransomware linked to North Korean group Andariel

Attack origins point to April 2021 first strike on Japanese target

1 Comments

Google's bug bounty boss: Finding and patching vulns? 'Totally useless'

Disclosing exploits, however, will earn you $100k

6 Comments

Cloudflare: Someone tried to pull the Twilio phishing tactic on us too

Attack was foiled by content delivery network's hardware security keys

5 Comments

Businesses should dump Windows for the Linux desktop

It makes perfect sense for enterprises as well as enthusiasts. Just ask GitLab

145 Comments
X

Cloud Or Colo? The Point When AI Startups Need To Make The Switch

Whitepaper

Software

Tech industry stuck over patent problems with AI algorithms

Lawyers at Google are unsure if they can patent chip floorplans created by machines

1 Comments

Google tells Apple to 'fix text messaging' in bid to promote RCS protocol

iMessage talks to Android users via outdated SMS/MMS, ad giant complains

13 Comments

Microsoft unveils native Arm64 support in the .NET Framework

Older operating systems excluded from the 4.8.1 release party

Microsoft asks staff to think twice before submitting expenses

Business travel, outside training, and picnic overheads all under watchful gaze of Redmond's accountants

23 Comments

NetBSD 9.3: A 2022 OS that can run on late-1980s hardware

Need a cold shower? This is xNix like Windows users imagine it still is

34 Comments

Iran cheerfully admits using cryptocurrency to pay for imports

Trade minister says to expect more of this sanctions-busting stuff starting in September

27 Comments

GitHub courts controversy by suspending Tornado Cash developers and reneging on cookie commitments

If you're looking for free speech or privacy, move along

50 Comments

Offbeat

Microwaved fish could help scientists create sustainable LEDs

Supermaterial created from heated scales. Sorry about the smell

10 Comments

You'll soon be able to ghost a WhatsApp group without making everyone hate you

Well, until they find out that you've left, but at least they won't be immediately notified of your every move

7 Comments

Elon Musk sells Tesla shares worth $6.9b as Twitter lawsuit looms

Market immediately reacts as tech titan looks to free up cash for 'unlikely' Twitter deal

20 Comments

Russian anti-satellite test added to a 'pressing threat to security' in space

Too much junk in the orbital trunk

31 Comments

South Korean regulator worried Apple, Google, may be working around app store payment choice law

Feels some actions may amount to coercion to stick with giants' own payment schemes

9 Comments

NASA's six-mile-wide orbital telescope is 1/6th built

Interferometry will be used to turn six toaster-sized satellites into one giant solar observatory

10 Comments
 
 
  
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
  
    

This email was sent to you

You can update your preferences or unsubscribe

Situation Publishing Ltd, 315 Montgomery Street, 9th & 10th Floors, San Francisco, CA 94104, USA

The Register and its contents are Copyright © 2022 Situation Publishing. All rights reserved.

Privacy Policy

Older messages

Slack leaked hashed passwords from its servers for years [Tue Aug 9 2022]

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 9 August 2022 Slack leaked hashed passwords from its servers for years Slack leaked hashed passwords from its servers for years

Be careful where you install software, and who installs it [Mon Aug 8 2022]

Monday, August 8, 2022

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 8 August 2022 army Be careful where you install software, and who installs it I have bigger problems than where you put our code

GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts [Fri Aug 5 2022]

Friday, August 5, 2022

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 5 August 2022 Delete button with trash icon GitLab plans to delete dormant projects in free accounts Hopes to save a quarter of

Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an ancient Xeon [Thu Aug 4 2022]

Thursday, August 4, 2022

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 4 August 2022 Illustration of a broken padlock over some binary numbers Post-quantum crypto cracked in an hour with one core of an

Oracle staff share news of sizable layoffs [Wed Aug 3 2022]

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Hi The Register Subscriber | Log in The Register {* Daily Headlines *} 3 August 2022 Layoffs Oracle staff share news of sizable layoffs CX and marketing teams seem to have borne the brunt of it Off-

You Might Also Like

GeekWire's Most-Read Stories of the Week

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Catch up on the top tech stories from this past week. Here are the headlines that people have been reading on GeekWire. ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: GeekWire's special series marks

9 Things That Delighted Us Last Week: From Fleece Shellaclavas to Portable Sound Machines

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Plus: Ceremonia's new nonaerosol dry shampoo. The Strategist Logo Every product is independently selected by editors. If you buy something through our links, New York may earn an affiliate

LEVER WEEKLY: How To End This Disaster Movie

Sunday, January 12, 2025

We get to decide whether the LA fires are a wake-up call or a funeral pyre. How To End This Disaster Movie By David Sirota • 12 Jan 2025 View in browser View in browser A helicopter drops water on the

6 easy(ish) ways we’re resetting for the new year

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Future you will thank you View in browser Ad The Recommendation January 12, 2025 Ad How Wirecutter journalists reset for a fresh year An image of Wirecutter's picks for best kids backpacks, best

☕ Fannie and Freddie

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Can the NHL pull off outdoor games in Florida? Morning Brew January 12, 2025 | View Online | Sign Up | Shop Walking a bike on a snow-covered bridge in Amsterdam. Marcel Van Hoorn/ANP/AFP via Getty

DEI Loses Popularity, Death Toll Rises in LA, and a Special Kind of Library

Sunday, January 12, 2025

Meta is ending its key diversity, equity and inclusion programs, joining corporate giants Ford, McDonald's and Walmart that have pulled the plug on DEI initiatives. ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌

UW and computer science student reach truce in ‘HuskySwap’ spat

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Blue Origin set for first orbital launch | Zillow layoffs | Pandion shutdown | AI in 2025 ADVERTISEMENT GeekWire SPONSOR MESSAGE: GeekWire's special series marks Microsoft's 50th anniversary by

Cryptos Surrender Recent Gains | DOJ's $6.5 Billion Bitcoin Sale

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Bitcoin and other tokens retreated as Fed signaled caution on rate cuts. Forbes START INVESTING • Newsletters • MyForbes Presented by Nina Bambysheva Staff Writer, Forbes Money & Markets Follow me

Just Buy a Balaclava

Saturday, January 11, 2025

Plus: What Raphael Saadiq can't live without. The Strategist Every product is independently selected by editors. If you buy something through our links, New York may earn an affiliate commission.

Up in Flames

Saturday, January 11, 2025

January 11, 2025 The Weekend Reader Required Reading for Political Compulsives 1. Trump Won't Get the Inauguration Day He Wanted The president-elect is annoyed that flags will be half-staff for