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Microsoft's Outlook: Cloudy with a chance of junk-mail-stuffed inboxes

Redmond fixed the spam filtering problem, but it was a wild day-long ride for some

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Server DRAM to be biggest part of memory market for years

Analyst haus Trendforce sees DC gain where there's consumer pain

Starlink tempts users with $200 Global Roaming service

'Almost anywhere on land' ... that's a bold promise

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Bosch-backed VCs pour more funds into Brit quantum silicon chips

Pret and Starbucks rubbing hands with glee as some cash will go to larger London HQ

Results are in for biggest 4-day work week trial ever: 92% sticking with it

Struggling to keep staff? Pilot brings huge dive in attrition, sick leave

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Swedish network biz Ericsson chops 1,400 jobs at home

More to come in other country ops? Company talks of admins 'sweating assets' and slowdown in 5G network builds

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Activist investor tells Airbus to end Atos Evidian talks now

TCI Fund says buying stake in tech biz would be 'extremely inefficient use of shareholder funds'

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Chinese boffins call for research on ‘countermeasures’ to US chip bans

Suggest fundamental semiconductor physics research is needed if China is to build viable local industry

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Accidental WhatsApp account takeovers? It's a thing

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Who needs sailors? US Navy's latest robo-ship can run itself for 30 days

Maybe one day war will just be machines fighting machines

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Apple: No more sneak-peek previews of iOS unless you pay for the privilege

iGiant shuts dev beta loophole

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OnlyOffice treated to an update – and fresh plugins

If the Ribbon is your sort of thing, penguin-flavored options include this and WPS Office

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Deutsche Bank's takeover of Postbank hasn't gone well, according to customers

4 million contract migration went as planned, spokesperson insists

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FTX is back in Japan, where users can withdraw fiat and crypto

System back online with money still there, thanks to Japanese regulations

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Can YouTube be held liable for pushing terror vids? Asking for a Supreme Court...

Will Section 230 immunity just be revoked? We can answer that

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ISS rescue Soyuz launches this week, won't return crew until September

Leaving another Russian craft in orbit for months ... what could go wrong?

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Research raises questions: Are instruments taken to Mars sensitive enough to find life?

Study in Chile desert finds NASA Mars mission instruments unlikely to detect signs of life in Earth's most arid regions

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Marketing company chases Twitter for $7,000 over 'swag gift box for Elon'

This is just a sliver of the $400,000 allegedly owed for branded merch

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Behold Big Tech's mightiest new innovations: Minecraft Crocs, recycled cubicles

Thank you, Microsoft and Meta, for firing thousands and then sharing your very finest inventions

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APNIC calls in lawyers to handle election code of conduct breach allegations

Threats to voters also reported as vote for regional internet registry heats up

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Hong Kong to crypto exchanges: get a securities broker's licence, or go home

Crashes like FTX and Terra have made regulation necessary, say authorities, even as Territory seeks to become a virtual asset hub

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