To patch this server, we need to get someone drunk [Mon Sep 9 2024]

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To patch this server, we need to get someone drunk

When maintenance windows are hard to open, a little lubrication helps

 
 

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Huawei debuts triple-folding Mate XT smartphone

Plus: 550MW more DCs for India; Australia poised to use decryption powers; Indonesia creates cyber warfare unit

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Xockets rockets Nvidia: Blackwell debut threatened by DPU patent claims

GPU giant accused of colluding with Microsoft, RPX to sideline startup

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FTC urged to stop tech makers downgrading devices after you've bought them

Some brick devices they'd rather not support, kill apps that drive functions, or add post-sale subscriptions

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Qualcomm reportedly eyeing Intel's PC design biz and more

Chipzilla hasn't collapsed yet but the vultures are circling

Dutch government takes ASML export measures off Uncle Sam's hands

Photolithography giant assures customers it is under no new restrictions

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Salesforce now owns Own Company after $1.9B bargain hunt

Acquisition of SaaS backup vendor ends mega-merger moratorium

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Competition watchdog accuses Google of abusing ad dominance

Provisional findings echo worries in the US and EC about the search giant's dominance

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Foot-thick wall workaround: Gigabit network links beamed through solid concrete

Makes cabling a bit less onerous, says WaveCore maker

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Datacenters to emit 3x more carbon dioxide because of generative AI

Carbon capture outfits could be making up to $45B, say analysts

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Pat Gelsinger's grand plan to reinvent Intel is in jeopardy

Foundry faces a reckoning

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Oak Ridge boffins enlist Quantum Brilliance to make supercomputers sparkle at room temp

Diamond-based accelerators could help smash science problems

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Despite cyberattacks, water security standards remain a pipe dream

White House floats round two of regulations

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Cisco merch shoppers stung in Magecart attack

The 'security issue' was caused by a 9.8-rated Magento flaw Adobe patched back in June

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To patch this server, we need to get someone drunk

When maintenance windows are hard to open, a little lubrication helps

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What do Uber drivers make of Waymo? 'We are cooked'

Robotaxis, low pay may be end of the road for app cabbies in San Francisco

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Google says replacing C/C++ in firmware with Rust is easy

Not so much when trying to convert coding veterans

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Defense AI models 'a risk to life' alleges spurned tech firm

Chatterbox Labs CEO claims Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office unfairly cancelled a contract then accused him of blackmail

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VMware revenue bounces for Broadcom, chips were a little undercooked

CEO says market for non-AI silicon has bottomed out

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Boeing's Calamity Capsule returns to Earth without a crew

What now for these pod people?

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Blood boffins build billions of nanobots to battle brain aneurysms without surgery

Good news for rabbits, maybe great news soon for humans?

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Trump taps Musk to lead 'government efficiency' task force

Surely this duty will be executed without bias toward NHTSA, FAA, DOJ, NLRB

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ESA prints 3D metal shape in space for first time

Tech demo paves way to producing spare parts and tools during missions

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SQL king Larry Ellison becomes sequel sultan with controlling interest in Paramount Global

Oh, great: another tech billionaire owns a media company – although his son probably runs the show

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NASA's solar sailing spacecraft is tumbling – but that's part of the plan

Who needs fuel – or even engines – when you could use the sun to push a spacecraft along?

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